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From: stanfiel@testeng2.misemi (Chris Stanfield)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: A human being in vacuum
Message-ID: <5722@testeng2.misemi>
Date: 13 Dec 90 13:57:04 GMT
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In article <1990Dec12.183847.13785@helios.physics.utoronto.ca> neufeld@physics.utoronto.ca (Christopher Neufeld) writes:
>   I'd be curious to know what is the rate of heat loss which a human
>body experiences in 15 degree water or zero degree air, both of which
>are surviveable with no special equipment, if not particularly
>comfortable.
Survivable, yes, but for how long? Obviously, time is a very important
fctor in these calculations, as heat loss cannot be instantaneous,
however large the delta t may be.

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