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my name is dan Asked by dan41790 9 months ago, 9 answers.

Since space is a vaccum, if you go into space without clothes, will you be pulled apart? Whan you are, will your blood be blue?
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yin yang Answered by emoprepgal on Jan 29, 2009, 12:55PM
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... wow um... I ..think ...so?

GOAT! Answered by 6metal6freak6 on Jan 29, 2009, 01:04PM
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I'm pretty positive your blood wouldn't be blue...

Me - Created by maggot4 (Raven) Answered by ichibanarky (Online now) on Jan 29, 2009, 01:09PM
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Blood is always red, but without oxygen it's just a darker red. Blood being blue is a myth.

As for getting pulled apart, well, no - I doubt that would happen, but there certainly would be pressure problems and you'd be dead within about 2 minutes - mainly from lack of oxygen.

Gir rules. Answered by mikeh on Jan 29, 2009, 01:13PM
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From Nasa.gov:

You do not explode and your blood does not boil because of the containing effect of your skin and circulatory system. You do not instantly freeze because, although the space environment is typically very cold, heat does not transfer away from a body quickly. Loss of consciousness occurs only after the body has depleted the supply of oxygen in the blood. If your skin is exposed to direct sunlight without any protection from its intense ultraviolet radiation, you can get a very bad sunburn.

They have a whole page discussing this here:
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970603.html

Why would it be blue? At most, it would tend toward a little on the purple side as the hemoglobin lost some of its oxygen, but it would never be blue.

Answered by rosielili on Feb 01, 2009, 06:18PM
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yes you will be pulled apart and yes your blood will be blue

poopers Answered by moistpanda on Feb 02, 2009, 04:50PM
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im pretty sure blue blood isnt a myth...but you wont be pulled apart, no.

poopers Answered by moistpanda on Feb 02, 2009, 04:50PM
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im pretty sure blue blood isnt a myth...but you wont be pulled apart, no.

Answered by gibo on Feb 10, 2009, 07:07AM
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your blood wont be blue but darker red like you have a higher iron content (I realise you wouldnt) as for the vacum this is a predicted thing and it has not actly been tested therefore there is no definitive proof that there is a vacum in space for all we know when you go into space nothing will happen tot he human body but as there is no oxygen and no gravity it is a nationaly recognised theory and in all honestly is prabley the correct one

Smile Answered by heart55 on Feb 14, 2009, 02:29AM
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I think whatever happens, your blood will stay red. No point of becomming blue. So I think its a myth

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