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Ah, I'm gonna have to take your word for it ;) The diving comparison comes up a lot with these space exposure questions. Even the article mentions Scuba diving
by eksith 13y ago
Ah, I'm gonna have to take your word for it ;)
The diving comparison comes up a lot with these space exposure questions. Even the article mentions Scuba diving. But diving is applicable in many ways not just in terms of physiology, but behavior and psychology as well.
I remember there was once also an experiment in an undersea lab where a group of people spent time to see what would happen on similar long duration space missions.
- jlgreco 13y agoDiving comparisons can actually give us real-world examples of Hollywood style decompression too. In real life human bodies don't explode when decompressed in space, but if you depressurize a diving bell on the surface then all bets are off: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving_bell_accident http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byford_Dolphin#Diving_bell_acci... 1atm->0atm won't do it, but apparently 9atm->1atm can.
- eksith 13y agoThat's one of the most horrifying things I've ever read. I thank you for the lesson; not so much for the nightmares.
- scott_s 13y agoMythbusters did something similar. They tested what would happen to a diver if you cut the hose in one of those old-school diving suits that had a hose connecting them to the surface. It's not pretty: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEY3fN4N3D8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEY3fN4N3D8 Pressure differentials are powerful.