• Zerush@lemmy.ml
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      5 months ago

      No, space is hard because of radiation and great distances, but a hole in the hull of the ship, for example due to a micro meteorite, can even be covered with a piece of duct tape. A hole in the hull of a submarine however is a catastrophe, if it does not directly cause the hull to implode, the water that enters has enough pressure to cut you in two.

      • ulterno@lemmy.kde.social
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        5 months ago

        The current "space" we go into, tends to have a tinny amount of atmosphere. (1.322×10-11 Pa according to some random top result on Google)
        So if you want to keep inside conditions at around 1 atm for a human to stay, that's all the difference you need to keep, and a duct tape might work.

        But the void I refer to, is very different.
        Think:

        • Vaporising metals
        • Theoretical quantum bubble formation

        Normal spacecrafts made for "space", might even have their outer surface constantly being diffused in the void.


        Disclaimer: I'm not a space nerd. The above is just speculation