From: someone@from.dk   
      
   Mike Combs wrote:   
   >  wrote in message   
   > news:1154974142.255977.49540@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...   
   >   
   >>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?   
   >   
   >   
   > The people who told you that know it's true because they saw it in a movie.   
      
   Actually, if you hold your breath while decompressing to vacuum, your   
   lungs may just explode (or do something very similar). But agreed, your   
   whole body won't go *pop* like in the movies ;) .   
      
      
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   David   
      
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