i.e,if its without any protection(will it shrink,explode...etc)
2007-12-19 18:50:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Explosive decompression, freeze-drying, baking on one side and freezing on the other depending on how far from the sun.
2007-12-19 21:28:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because space is a vacuum, the pressure outside a body is less than it is on Earth. All the gases and liquids in the body will attempt to escape, and everywhere else will bloat out somewhat. However human skin is prety strong stuff, so the body won't explode or anything dramatic like that. Just massive organ damage and death.
The first things to go are the lungs, followed by ears, eyes and bowels. If you're ever kicked out the airlock, expel all the air in your lungs, otherwise your lungs will rip themselves to shreds.
If the body is in shadow, or further out than Earth's orbit, it will also freeze.
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A note about temperature: A body in earth orbit won't be burned up by the sun. Because it's in roughly the same place as earth, the energy-per-area from the sun will be the same, and so the body will be roughly the same temperature as the earth.
However, without the atmosphere, high-energy radiation from the sun will not be absorbed, and the sun will be a point source, rather than diffused across the sky. Looking at it will cause instant blindness.
2007-12-20 03:04:27 · answer #2 · answered by Tunips 4 · 4⤊ 1⤋
On Earth, and therefore in most aircraft, the human body exists in an atmospheric pressure of 14 PSI. On certain aircraft and in some space capsules, the atmospheric pressure is slightly different, but in the same range.
So, the internal organs of your body, and all fluids within your body are stressed to push back with an equal and opposite pressure of around 14 PSI. Gases are forced into the liquids of your body by this pressure. The normal temperature of the human body is 98.6 Degrees F.
Space has an atmospheric pressure of ZERO, and a Temperature of Minus 359 Degrees F.
So, if a human body was suddenly ejected out into space unprotected, it would instantly expand (explode) and shortly thereafter, the component parts and fluids would quick (flash) freeze. Therefore, it is a good idea to wear your space suit when venturing out into a space like environment.
2007-12-20 07:32:31 · answer #3 · answered by zahbudar 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Gases would blast from the lungs and stomach,nitrogen would accumulate in all the joints,the body would rapidly dehydrate and mummify.
The guy would surely be in rough shape,but once it settled down he would look like a rubberized mummy and go on his merry way in that shape for a long time.
2007-12-20 10:04:16 · answer #4 · answered by Billy Butthead 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will continue to go in the same direction until it is acted upon by any external force..
Hence, it will continue to go in the same direction forever......
but certainly, any star or a planet will act on it..
2007-12-20 07:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by Vipul C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will explode I think ... they did it for a dog and it exploded !!!
2007-12-20 02:58:21 · answer #6 · answered by Someone 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
www.earthsim.com..check that sight out..its frickin cool.
ohhh,,lol..by the way..the body will just float around..i guess.
2007-12-20 02:57:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋