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Subject: bubbles
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Date: Wed, 9-Nov-83 14:13:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  9 14:13:34 1983
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According to Clarke in (I think) View from Serendip, the experiment has been
tried with animals, and the current record was held by a dog which survived
several MINUTES! -- not to mention that he also mentions a rumor that at least
one human lab tech had also been (accidentally) exposed without serious
damage.

Also, long ago I read in National Geographic about a guy who was testing
pressure suits and lost pressure in a glove at 100,000 feet...  he got a
tremendous hickey but no embolism.

Remember that the pressure difference is only 10-33 feet of water!  The skin can handle that for some time, so the pressure drop in the bloodstream is much
smaller.

Charlie
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