According to wikipedia, the difference between explosive/violent decrompression and rapid decompression is if the air is able to safely exit the lungs. On an a

According to wikipedia, the difference between explosive/violent decrompression and rapid decompression is if the air is able to safely exit the lungs. On an aircraft that means that decompression that takes less than half a second (or a tenth of a second depending on the pressure differential). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontrolled_decompression#Explosive_decompression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontrolled_decompression#Exp...