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   As far as I am aware, the vaccuum of space has one atom per cubic metre  so   
   your body would be frozen fairly quickly in -268 degree Celsius void of   
   space... but I cannot confirm this fact off the top of my head. I also   
   suspect that exposed skin would be fried by the solar radiation and winds   
   that the ozone layer currently protects us from feeling on a daily basis.   
      
   I believe the "explosion" you are referring to would be what happens in   
   theory as the gases expand in our blood vessels, although whether a person   
   would "blow up" or freeze into a solid object of ice to be captured by a   
   gravitaional body and serve as a human popsicle satellite for eternity   
   remains a question I do not know the answer to.   
      
   I therefore offer my uneducated opinion that a man without a space suit   
   would asphyxiate rather quickly without oxygen, the gases in the body would   
   produce tremendous pain as they try to escape from the body without   
   atmospheric pressure, and the exposed flesh would simultaneously turn dark   
   from solar winds whilst becoming solidified as our atoms and molecules slow   
   down and stop moving for eternity.   
      
   Not all that pleasant I would imagine.   
      
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   > I was told that if you venture into space without a suit, you will   
   > essentially explode due to lack of pressure.   
   >   
   > Out of curiosity, is this true?   
   >   
   > Thank you.   
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