Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
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Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
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Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#2I read that as 1 meter feet instead of one million feet.
Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#3This is a great crossing of literary flair and fairly sophisticated research. Is this a thing? Can I get more?
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#4I recall a SF story from probably 50 years or so ago where someone had to make a suitless trip between two airlocks in space. According to the story (iirc), they survived.
Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#5I recall a SF story from probably 50 years or so ago where someone had to make a suitless trip between two airlocks in space. According to the story (iirc), they survived.
Are you thinking of Dave in 2001?
"Open the pod by doors, Hal." "I'm sorry, Dave, I can't do that."
Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#6I recall a SF story from probably 50 years or so ago where someone had to make a suitless trip between two airlocks in space. According to the story (iirc), they survived.
There is also such a scene in a certain 2007 sci-fi film (which I won't name in the interest of avoiding spoilers)
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#7What a beautifully written paper. The tone is unusual and works wonderfully well. The author makes it look easy, but it is not.
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#8It would be interesting to see this system in action:
>> Personal Rescue Sphere (‘Space Ball’) Should the shuttle become compromised and unable to return to Earth, a unique emergency system is in place. Each crew member has a Personal Rescue Sphere (PRS), a 34-inch diameter fabric garment into which they can be zipped (Plate 1) (22). The sphere is then inflated with oxygen, and can be carried through space to a rescue vehicle. Each PRS has its own supply of oxygen, a window, and a small telephone. In addition to emergency decompression, the ‘Space Ball’ might also be used if the cabin air became contaminated, allowing a suited crewmember to vent the entire atmosphere and replace it. Simple and rapidly donned, the Personal Rescue Sphere is the final refuge in the event of a decompressive emergency.
Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#9Interesting, the tidbit about the astronaut's finger plugging the hole painlessly enough to not even realize the problem until after. A 1/8" diameter puncture does not seem very small, considering!
Re: Ebullism at 1M Feet: Surviving Rapid/Explosive Decompression (2000)
#10I read that as 1 meter feet instead of one million feet.
That is wrong.
m is the unit for meters
M is the unit for millions