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Re: What do you think would happen if........
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Sat, 14 Jun 2003 03:30:15 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Dean R. Hennen wrote:
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Hello all,
Some weeks ago I watched a sci-fi Anime series. After watching one of the
episodes I got thinking about this “method of escape”.
Here’s the Scenario:
Two guys are stuck in a very large, glass-roofed lounge with the ceiling
pointing into outer space. The room is airtight. They can’t get out of there
by putting on space suits or hopping on a ship in the hangar because the
places are all sealed off. Their friend comes with his ship, floating about
500 feet above the lounge roof. He drops a rope on a fast-reeling pulley (you
know what I mean) towards the roof. Just before it hits the roof, the two
other guys shoot at the roof, breaking it. The air rushes out as the rope
drops in. They hang on as they are reeled in very quickly. The rushing air
provides a little bit of pressure so they can survive on the way up. They
quickly board the ship, and the pilot (by computer) seals the airtight door.
Is this possible? Why or Why not?
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Sorta... Contrary to popular belief (and that one Treehouse of Horror ep of The
Simpsons), people do not explode in a vacuum (though their blood vessels
certainly can. They’ll die of asphyxiation while freezing. It is possible
(though not at all advisable) to survive a brief period in a vacuum, though
you’ll likely suffer some permanent eye damage (your tears would pretty much
instantly crystalize, followed not to far behind by your retinal fluid), and you
might lose some fingers/toes due to severe frostbit/ruptured capilaries.
Another problem is that if you suck in a big breath of air and then blow out the
canopy while holding your breath, you will pop your lungs (just ask any scuba
diver for an explanation on that one).
The biggest physics problem here is that they were thrust out from the room by
the explosive decompression, but it sounds like the rope still continued to drop
towards them...against the rush of gas that was strong enough to chuck them out.
No way that would happen. Then again, who watches anime for realism?
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Message has 4 Replies:
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| (...) The most.. er.. believable (in my far-from-scientific mind anyway) rendition of this kind of 'what-if' scenario that I've come across so far was in the movie Event Horizon. A character gets himself stuck in an airlock on an unstoppable (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
| | | Re: What do you think would happen if........
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| (...) Hello again, This is from the anime "Crest of the Stars" so if anyone watches it, beware, for this post has: *****SPOILERS!*****S...LERS!***** I got the episode segment's story this time. It goes like this: Lafiel (the pilot) brings her ship (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
| | | Re: What do you think would happen if........
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| (...) This is used as a plot twist in Arthur Clarke's Earthlight, when the crew of a crippled spaceship transfers to a space liner in a vacuum. They do a few deep breathes, hold their breath, close their eyes and get pushed into a large airlock. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | What do you think would happen if........
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| Hello all, Some weeks ago I watched a sci-fi Anime series. After watching one of the episodes I got thinking about this "method of escape". Here's the Scenario: Two guys are stuck in a very large, glass-roofed lounge with the ceiling pointing into (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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