anybody else watch that space shuttle take off? - Page 2

wally · 07-05-2006, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Pinnacle

I live in Jupiter.
Where are you at?

Wellington. I remember now asking you where you were before.

dean moriaty · 07-06-2006, 05:41 PM

i saw a shuttle take off when i was in florida years ago. we were a really long way off so you couldn't see much at all, just a really bright light and a huge trail of vapour. it was cool all the same though.

DeviousJ · 07-06-2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by alexthestampede

whoa! according to wikipedia, a 30 second exposure to space would likely not cause permanent damage. youd pass out in 15 because of oxygen levels in the bloodstream and die after 2 minutes, but if pressure were restored and you were back in air or whatever within 90 seconds of suddenly being in space, you could make a full recovery.

That stuff's pretty cool - guess it depends on the exact damage to your suit though, since it's more about the time it takes for the pressure change to make things go awry. If you jumped out into space in your shorts you'd probably pop like a balloon almost immediately. Plus radiation!

bardy · 07-06-2006, 06:59 PM

wouldnt your blood boil

bardy · 07-06-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DeviousJ

That stuff's pretty cool - guess it depends on the exact damage to your suit though, since it's more about the time it takes for the pressure change to make things go awry. If you jumped out into space in your shorts you'd probably pop like a balloon almost immediately. Plus radiation!

that sounds like an awesome music video concept

DeviousJ · 07-06-2006, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by vipbrj

that sounds like an awesome music video concept

It could be a reprise of the No Surprises video

Travis Meeks · 07-06-2006, 07:30 PM

would every cell containing water pop? what would be left, just the bones and millions of pieces of cells?

Lie · 07-06-2006, 08:16 PM

That would be a hell of a thing to live through.

What a story for the grandkids.

Lie · 07-06-2006, 08:27 PM

Being left to die in space must be kind of like posting on Netphoria. You're surrounded by blackness, it's a totally different reality, and no matter what you do, you're going to explode.

twice · 07-06-2006, 10:10 PM

it's cold in here

alexthestampede · 07-07-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by DeviousJ

That stuff's pretty cool - guess it depends on the exact damage to your suit though, since it's more about the time it takes for the pressure change to make things go awry. If you jumped out into space in your shorts you'd probably pop like a balloon almost immediately. Plus radiation!

no you wouldnt dipshit that was the point

DeviousJ · 07-07-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by alexthestampede

no you wouldnt dipshit that was the point

Well that bit you quoted didn't exactly make your case, ho

alexthestampede · 07-07-2006, 02:22 PM

im sorry i was so rude

DeviousJ · 07-07-2006, 02:50 PM

Let's never fight again

Travis Meeks · 07-07-2006, 04:01 PM

can someone answer my damn question already?

alexthestampede · 07-07-2006, 07:15 PM

no, the tensile strength of skin can apparently handle a pressure difference of one atmosphere

Travis Meeks · 07-07-2006, 07:41 PM

interesting. thanks alex

07-06-2006, 05:41 PM	#32
dean moriaty lion of saloons Location: ^ Posts: 7,370	i saw a shuttle take off when i was in florida years ago. we were a really long way off so you couldn't see much at all, just a really bright light and a huge trail of vapour. it was cool all the same though.

07-06-2006, 06:59 PM	#34
bardy Immortal Location: helllllloooooo!! Posts: 20,831	wouldnt your blood boil

07-06-2006, 07:30 PM	#37
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	would every cell containing water pop? what would be left, just the bones and millions of pieces of cells?

07-06-2006, 08:16 PM	#38
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	That would be a hell of a thing to live through. What a story for the grandkids.

07-06-2006, 08:27 PM	#39
Lie Socialphobic Location: Goin' out West where they'll appreciate me Posts: 10,001	Being left to die in space must be kind of like posting on Netphoria. You're surrounded by blackness, it's a totally different reality, and no matter what you do, you're going to explode.

07-06-2006, 10:10 PM	#40
twice Socialphobic Location: kitty in the middle Posts: 10,183	it's cold in here

07-07-2006, 02:22 PM	#43
alexthestampede Banned Location: I am from the sea! Posts: 4,947	im sorry i was so rude

07-07-2006, 02:50 PM	#44
DeviousJ CORNFROST Location: GUREITO DESU YO Posts: 24,891	Let's never fight again

07-07-2006, 04:01 PM	#45
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	can someone answer my damn question already?

07-07-2006, 07:15 PM	#46
alexthestampede Banned Location: I am from the sea! Posts: 4,947	no, the tensile strength of skin can apparently handle a pressure difference of one atmosphere

07-07-2006, 07:41 PM	#47
Travis Meeks Rambling on Posts: 20,548	interesting. thanks alex