Is a vacuum literally an area that has no chemical elements ie oxygen, helium, etc etc, and if so what would happen to a human being if he was to step into a vacuum? would he vaporise instantly?
2006-10-23 21:29:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
vacuum is not nothing. Vacuum has space. Nothing is no space and no time.
2006-10-23 22:09:31 · answer #1 · answered by sumone^^ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, your blood boils pretty quick. I'm not sure if your eyes pop out or if your tongue sticks out, but things are really bad. Yeah, a true vacuum has nothing in it at all, except for of course vacuum energy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccuum
Well, as wiki has it, and I'm okay with this, a vacuum is a philosophical concept which does not exist, for one reason because quantum physics predicts that it cannot, but that we talk about anyway as an idealization of the effects of low pressure.
You really need to check this section out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccuum#Effects_on_humans_and_animals
2006-10-24 04:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
His blood would boil and then he'd freeze solid.
Vacuum is actually a pretty complicated thing with distorted space, electromagnetic fields, virtual subatomic particles popping in and out of existence, dark matter, dark energy and a whole lot of stuff we don't even suspect yet.
2006-10-24 09:08:41 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An appliance used for cleaning carpets, if you step in one you get all dirty. If you got out of a spacecraft without a space suit, all the air in your body would be sucked out and you'll be a minor planet like Pluto, only you'll taste better after being thawed out and cooked.
2006-10-24 07:24:34 · answer #4 · answered by spir_i_tual 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bet if you go to library and physics section theres probably some book titled Nothingness.
2006-10-24 07:18:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋