Comic Discussion > QUESTIONABLE CONTENT
WCT Jan 19th-23rd
akronnick:
Is opening an airlock really the best method for execution?
I mean, how can you be sure the person dies? There's no verification.
Yeah, the odds are low, but there are several instances in sci-fi where people survive airlock ejection.
If I'm ever on a starship and there's an enemy I have to dispatch, laser pistol to the head, followed by examination to confirm death, followed by airlock defenestration.
Just sayin'
kgbisouttogetme:
the human body cant withstand the vacuum of space. 3 reasons:
1. temperatures near absolute 0
2. no breathable air
3. such a drastic differance between pressure inside the body and outside in the vacuum
basically instant death
Rocketman:
--- Quote from: kgbisouttogetme on 19 Jan 2009, 23:01 ---the human body cant withstand the vacuum of space. 3 reasons:
1. temperatures near absolute 0
2. no breathable air
3. such a drastic differance between pressure inside the body and outside in the vacuum
basically instant death
--- End quote ---
So very, very wrong.
1. Space has no temperature. There's no air to carry heat away from your body. You'd only lose the little bit your body radiates.
3. One atmosphere of pressure difference is not drastic. The various tissues in the body hold up quite well in vacuum. Your eyes would dry out, but they wouldn't burst (at least not before you die of other causes).
2. No air means you'd suffocate. You'd have...oh, three to five minutes before you die.
akronnick:
Also, who says the adversary is human. Data can survive hard vacuum, so can the borg.
If the decompressee is not human, who knows how long they could survive.
kgbisouttogetme:
--- Quote from: Rocketman on 19 Jan 2009, 23:11 ---
--- Quote from: kgbisouttogetme on 19 Jan 2009, 23:01 ---the human body cant withstand the vacuum of space. 3 reasons:
1. temperatures near absolute 0
2. no breathable air
3. such a drastic differance between pressure inside the body and outside in the vacuum
basically instant death
--- End quote ---
So very, very wrong.
1. Space has no temperature. There's no air to carry heat away from your body. You'd only lose the little bit your body radiates.
3. One atmosphere of pressure difference is not drastic. The various tissues in the body hold up quite well in vacuum. Your eyes would dry out, but they wouldn't burst (at least not before you die of other causes).
2. No air means you'd suffocate. You'd have...oh, three to five minutes before you die.
--- End quote ---
fine we'll send you out into space with an airtank and see how long you last. im guessing instant death but if you dont think then so lets try it
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