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Surviving in Space Without a Spacesuit

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-just-wear-a-nice-sweater dept.

Geoffrey writes "The recent movie Sunshine features a scene (echoing the famous scene in 2001: a Space Odyssey) in which two astronauts have to cross from one ship to another without spacesuits. But, can you survive in space without a spacesuit? Morgan Smith, writing in Slate, asks whether this is realistic, and concludes: "Yes, for a very short time.""

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  1. If you don't panic by dodobh · · Score: -1, Redundant

    and take a deep breath, you can survive for 30 seconds.

    --
    I can throw myself at the ground, and miss.
  2. Re:So did Farscape by choongiri · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You sir, and or madam

    Well, I suppose the GP could be a hermaphrodite.

  3. Re:So did Farscape by hcgpragt · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Almost completely correct. It is indeed episode 221. With the genius catchphrase : "never leave the boat".
    The name of the episode however is: Look At The Princess Part II: I Do, I Think source
    Oh, I miss it!

    H
    p.s
    Farscape lives!