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Originally Posted by Xanthe
Until Mythbusters can prove it by testing it in the actual vacuum of outer space, I'll hold off on buying their proof. Besides, I like the conceit of holes blasted into hulls sucking out people.  |
I saw that Mythbusters ep, too. In case you don't regularly watch it, I will attest to their thoroughness in testing their myths (in this case, the "sucked through an airplane window" myth, but the theory applies to vacuum too), and I agree that they busted that idea.
In fact, the situations shown in the latest
Star Trek movie are found to be more accurate, where large chunks of hull being opened to space create large amounts of air and debris being blown out and carrying people out with it. But typical air pressure is simply not strong enough to pull large objects through tiny holes... they just plug it.
I mentioned the "fun" aspect of SF before, and I agree the idea is "fun." But when it is proven to be so glaringly inaccurate, sometimes you have to let the "fun" stuff go...
(...says the guy with FTL drives in 4 of his novels and who backs up a
Trek movie...)
