Re: Could a human walk on Titan's surface?
From: Shawn (sdotherecurry_at_bresnananotherdotnet)
Date: 01/19/05
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Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:06:37 -0700
allisonki@IGNmail.com wrote:
> What about on Mars, without a spacesuit?
>
> Warmest temperatures on Mars are something like +40F (+4C) as I recall.
> Could a human at one of these warm locations take a big gulp of air
> inside the spaceship and run outside holding his breath for a few
> seconds, then run back inside, without getting killed? Assuming no dust
> storms, volcanoes, etc. are in progress at the time, of course. What
> would kill him, if anything?
Didn't you see "Mars Attacks"?
Seriously (not!) I'd just complain to the newspaper company. Tell the
boy to get it closer to the porch. :-)
Don't exhale. At that pressure, you would lose O2 from your blood
through your lungs. You'd pass out faster trying to breath than you
would if you held even a small amount of air in your lungs.
Shawn
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