Joe,
You'd explode only if you tried to hold your breath.  Otherwise, the gasses
in the body would just slowly escape and liquids would vaporize, "boil"
away.  We might swell up with the vapor trying to escape. (like road kill by
the side of the road) I don't think the liquids would go to vapor fast
enough to call it an explosion.

Rainer

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Johnson, Joseph SEA
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:55 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [TN] NTC: Hot debate

 Kathy,

        1 atmosphere is 14.7 lbs per square inch that is exerted on us at
all times.  We don't feel this pressure because after all this is normal for
us.  If that was taken away from us in a catastrophic event we would
explode.

        Now that we all have that visual....  Have a nice day.

        Joe J.

-----Original Message-----
From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kathy Kuhlow
Sent: Friday, May 20, 2005 10:34 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [TN] NTC: Hot debate

Ok, we have differing opinions on the affects on the human body in deep
space. It started over a scene in the new Star Wars movie, in the movie a
character that has human organs is sent unprotected into deep space.
The debate is over what the affects of deep space is on the human body.
One side supports the idea that in a gravity free environment the human body
would be depleted of oxygen and death would come from asphyxiation while the
other side states that the blood would boil and the human organs would
explode. As so, the Star Wars movie in this scene is inaccurate.

Does anyone know which side is correct?

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