Talk:Space exposure

Opps, forgot to sign in to insert that introduction section as per converstation with user:Suniti karunatillake.

A suggestion on cleaning it up would be to simply separate the article into it's facts. The first part is the meat where it is explained what will happen and the details around that. The next section would be the "History" of space exposures where the Dates/time/locations/details of known documented exposures have happened.

By separating them it makes it easier to understand and is then on it's way to being Wikified.

--Pmedema (talk) 00:55, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Earth vacuums vs. Space vacuums=

This article seems to detail the effects witness on subjects in vacuums created on Earth, which I reckon are weaker than those in outer space. If this is true, would the effects than be different? Correct me if I am wrong. ~ UBeR (talk) 17:20, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

There is no exposure to space in The Empire Strikes Back

There just isn't. I don't know where that came from. —Preceding unsigned comment added by

The Millennium Falcon enters a cave in an 'unstable' asteroid where small creatures apparently attack it. This might lead some to falsely believe there the spacecraft is in a vacuum as are these creatures. After Han Solo consults instruments to confirm there is an (apparently unbreathable but sufficiently warm and pressurized) atmosphere in the cave, he and Leah don a breathing equipment and leave the spacecraft briefly to successfully discover the nature of the creatures which are a threat to the external power cables of the Falcon. The creatures. Han shortly thereafter theorizes (not spoken) that they are not actually in an unstable asteroid but inside a large creature. The asteroid reacts violently to a laser bolt, confirming his theory, and he flies the Falcon out expeditiously. After the Falcon exists the mouth of the eyeless creature, it extends out of the cave (that it is in) and attempts to swallow the Falcon again. There is little doubt that at this point, the creature has exposed itself, at least partially, to the vacuum of space (assuming it was in a vacuum previously). However, this would not be at all analogous to human exposure to space. Also, Han's reaction and to finding and identifying the small creatures and what little information he provides about them indicates that they have very little difficulty surviving in a vacuum. Yet again, not analogous to human exposure to space.

No Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy?

I can't remember the book but don't Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect get "spaced" in one of the books and they survive? Yeah, that would make a nice add to the science fiction heading. (forgot how to use wikipedia)

Space Odyssey Exposure

I recall Bownman is only exposed to a vacuum for about 10 seconds, which is survivable. I don't know the exact figure in the film, but in the book it states he was exposed for 15 seconds. 82.4.15.210 (talk) 18:41, 7 July 2009 (UTC)

10,000 feet seems low?

According to this article " hypoxia causes gradual loss of cognitive functions starting at about 3 kilometres (10,000 ft) altitude equivalent". I did a skydiving course where the 1st jump was from 10,000 feet, just from a light plane, no apparatus or anything, surely they don't fly light aircraft high enough where the pilot "begins to lose cognetive function"? Vespine (talk) 05:54, 6 August 2009 (UTC)