2012/08/16: That’s Your Plan? That’s a Horrible Plan!
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I'm a little surprised he figured out the plan on his own.
Lt.Cook, 2012-08-16 07:32:18 UTC
oh wow thats actual reletitivly correct, maby less considering what little thermal protection he has
if he actualy had thermal protection i'd guess maximum of minute an a half provided he exhales
drakeye, 2012-08-16 12:11:13 UTC
Marty is not totally brain dead! Huzzah! Also, when sucked into the vacuum of space, don't hold your breath and you might live enough to survive....maybe :P
Tria, 2012-08-16 13:08:47 UTC
I actually had some trouble finding reports of what would actually happen to the human body in vacuum. I hope I'm at least kind of accurate.
TagalongDT, 2012-08-16 13:21:09 UTC
Marty's faces on this page...:33
TaraSwanwing, 2012-08-16 16:53:58 UTC
Just remember to breath out before you go into space! Else you'll just explode... and that's a bloody mess.
KsaRedFx, 2012-08-16 17:14:49 UTC
Titan AE lesson = And Bring a Fire Extinguisher!
Crestlinger, 2012-08-16 21:20:56 UTC
Just think Marty, Sue's ship is small so you'll get to spend some close personal time and space with her. And all you have to endure is 20-25 seconds of a potentially horrible crippling pain (and Sue's inevitable wrath).
IRS Agent, 2012-08-16 22:37:05 UTC
Brace yourself for long-winded explanation to follow: You haven't seen many reports of what happens to humans exposed to vacuum because there aren't many. It's one of those things that sort of tricky to experiment on if you're not a Nazi war criminal (which would be why they're about the only ones who have).
Rapid decompression might rupture lung tissue (even if you do exhale, though that helps), along with sinus tissue and eardrums. While the low pressure could vaporize the fluids in your body, that's mostly counteracted by the elastic pressure of blood vessels and skin.
Temperature isn't a big concern. Radiation is the only method of heat transport that works in space, and it isn't very efficient. You're not going to suddenly freeze to death, because it takes a while to radiate your body heat away. That said, the rapid pressure change and subsequent flash-vaporization of any moisture on your skin might cause some rapid cooling, or even form some frost. Nothing major, though.
What gets you is hypoxia. Loss of oxygen to the brain will cause loss of consciousness in about 10 seconds, and, based on animal testing, death after 90 seconds or so.
Steve, 2012-08-16 22:54:30 UTC
@steve Thanks for that explanation. Got to love how this comic attracts all types :) But that last comment about animal testing was mildly unsettling. Which animals?
mcfood, 2012-08-17 04:15:17 UTC
yea the biggest issue with the temp thing is the you could possibly permenently loose feeling in some extremidys due to frostbite and maby have to loose em but yea hypoxia very bad the good news is you will most likly pass out before most of the really bad stuff hits.
drakeye, 2012-08-17 10:40:00 UTC
There was an episode of the podcast "The skeptic's guide to the universe" where they got on someone who new all this stuff, and he talked about it. But it's been a while and I forgot all the details. It was mostly like "bad stuff might happen, but you'd be dead from no air first" or something.
Tria, 2012-08-17 16:02:13 UTC
Aside from breathing out so your lungs don't rupture, you also want to keep your eyes closed so they don't get frostbite.
I don't know why I thought it was four minutes to death. Maybe that's four minutes before the brain damage is too severe to recover even with full medical attention.
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I'm a little surprised he figured out the plan on his own.
Lt.Cook, 2012-08-16 07:32:18 UTC
oh wow thats actual reletitivly correct, maby less considering what little thermal protection he has if he actualy had thermal protection i'd guess maximum of minute an a half provided he exhales
drakeye, 2012-08-16 12:11:13 UTC
Marty is not totally brain dead! Huzzah! Also, when sucked into the vacuum of space, don't hold your breath and you might live enough to survive....maybe :P
Tria, 2012-08-16 13:08:47 UTC
I actually had some trouble finding reports of what would actually happen to the human body in vacuum. I hope I'm at least kind of accurate.
TagalongDT, 2012-08-16 13:21:09 UTC
Marty's faces on this page...:33
TaraSwanwing, 2012-08-16 16:53:58 UTC
Just remember to breath out before you go into space! Else you'll just explode... and that's a bloody mess.
KsaRedFx, 2012-08-16 17:14:49 UTC
Titan AE lesson = And Bring a Fire Extinguisher!
Crestlinger, 2012-08-16 21:20:56 UTC
Just think Marty, Sue's ship is small so you'll get to spend some close personal time and space with her. And all you have to endure is 20-25 seconds of a potentially horrible crippling pain (and Sue's inevitable wrath).
IRS Agent, 2012-08-16 22:37:05 UTC
Brace yourself for long-winded explanation to follow: You haven't seen many reports of what happens to humans exposed to vacuum because there aren't many. It's one of those things that sort of tricky to experiment on if you're not a Nazi war criminal (which would be why they're about the only ones who have). Rapid decompression might rupture lung tissue (even if you do exhale, though that helps), along with sinus tissue and eardrums. While the low pressure could vaporize the fluids in your body, that's mostly counteracted by the elastic pressure of blood vessels and skin. Temperature isn't a big concern. Radiation is the only method of heat transport that works in space, and it isn't very efficient. You're not going to suddenly freeze to death, because it takes a while to radiate your body heat away. That said, the rapid pressure change and subsequent flash-vaporization of any moisture on your skin might cause some rapid cooling, or even form some frost. Nothing major, though. What gets you is hypoxia. Loss of oxygen to the brain will cause loss of consciousness in about 10 seconds, and, based on animal testing, death after 90 seconds or so.
Steve, 2012-08-16 22:54:30 UTC
@steve Thanks for that explanation. Got to love how this comic attracts all types :) But that last comment about animal testing was mildly unsettling. Which animals?
mcfood, 2012-08-17 04:15:17 UTC
yea the biggest issue with the temp thing is the you could possibly permenently loose feeling in some extremidys due to frostbite and maby have to loose em but yea hypoxia very bad the good news is you will most likly pass out before most of the really bad stuff hits.
drakeye, 2012-08-17 10:40:00 UTC
There was an episode of the podcast "The skeptic's guide to the universe" where they got on someone who new all this stuff, and he talked about it. But it's been a while and I forgot all the details. It was mostly like "bad stuff might happen, but you'd be dead from no air first" or something.
Tria, 2012-08-17 16:02:13 UTC
Aside from breathing out so your lungs don't rupture, you also want to keep your eyes closed so they don't get frostbite. I don't know why I thought it was four minutes to death. Maybe that's four minutes before the brain damage is too severe to recover even with full medical attention.
Android, 2013-04-27 06:07:03 UTC