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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 (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Kevin Maynes
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Michael Dallaston
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| | | | | | (...) It's been a while since I seen it, but didn't something similar happen in 2001: A Space Oddyssey? When HAL wouldn't let Dave back on, and he had to use the emergency airlock. Remember .spacers, never go out without your helmet :) Michael (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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| | | | | (...) That makes the scenario very difficult then.........I need to remember that episode to get some more info... (...) I see.... (...) LOL! Thanks. Cheers (*clink*) Dean (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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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)
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| | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Markham Carroll
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| | | | | | "Dr. H" <bthennen@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HGGIvE.F0D@lugnet.com... (...) beware, for (...) ceiling. (...) and (...) guys (...) for (...) running. (...) Do these ships have "artificial gravity?" (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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| | | | | | (...) What do you mean? Cheers (*?*) Dean (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dan Mattia
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| | | | | | -snip- (...) Artificial gravity-gravity that is produced by a machine or that is created. The gravity is really not supposed to be in the place where it is, so it's artifical...just like artificial light, except instead of light, gravity. At least (...) (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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| | | | | | (...) So you're saying artificial gravity in Lafiel's ship. If so, there is gravity. Any more questions? Or reasons why the method will work or not? Cheers (*clink*) Dean (21 years ago, 14-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Markham Carroll
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| | | | | | "Dr. H" <bthennen@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:HGHux5.229L@lugnet.com... (...) gravity. (...) I was meaning the lounge where Jinto and his friend. If there is artificial gravity, the g-forces of the rocket-powered rope would be too much for (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) My understanding from all of this is that the rope is rocket-powered to get _to_ the lounge, not to go away from it. That would even help with that whole problem of the rope being able to continue "downward" through the explosive (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.space)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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| | | | | | (...) I see. And they had their eyes really shut and their heads were at regular level. (...) It was shut off before it was wound in. (...) Right. (...) Yeah...but the zero pressure can make your eyes pop out and stuff like that after a while. (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —David Laswell
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| | | | | | (...) That should be enough to reduce the chances of whiplash, and the tears might not completely boil away before they could get back into a pressurized environment. (...) Not before they freeze, and even that will take a while (contrary to popular (...) (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —Dean R. Hennen
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| | | | | | (...) Mmmmmmhhhmmmm. (...) I see. (...) Who knows where they got that rope? :D Well, thanks a lot guys. Cheers (*clink*) Dean (21 years ago, 15-Jun-03, to lugnet.space, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: What do you think would happen if........ —George Haberberger
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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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