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Throwawaycuzawkward t1_ix4s6ee wrote

Reply to comment by This_Username_42 in What are some horrifying space facts. by galactic_oblivion

Yeah, I mentioned "zero pressure" with the idea that was understood. But I get why it's not.

I also failed to mention that the most horrific part is that the human body - unlike the ISS or the SLS - is built by evolution to create homeostasis under all conditions.

Your skin is, in fact, a skin-diving suit for all conditions. And it tries really hard not to let you die, even when the liquid in your body is trying to change state.

Ok, Now I'm just being gratuitous. Must be Spooky Season.

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This_Username_42 t1_ix4sndp wrote

I like your comment and agree, and in some ways I think the freeze-dry flavor of boiling might even be spookier to many people.

People have been getting boiled for a lot of human history, but not freeze dried — that’s some space-age torture

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