What happens to the body in space?

 

Have you ever wondered what happens to the human body if no protective clothing was worn in space; or the space suit fails? We all have that one simple assumption that you would die from lack of oxygen or it would be cold and we would freeze to death. Which certainly is the case however there is much more too it. At first you would be freezing since the further up you go the colder the temperature is. During this time as the atmospheric pressure drops and vapor pressure goes up your blood would start to boil. You also would not be able to breathe which most likely would kill you before the rest does. Now what would happen if you held your breath? The lack of atmospheric pressure outside of your body would cause the existing air in your lungs to expand. Which ultimately would cause your lungs to explode. Radiation from the sun would also leave you quite sunburned. You might even suffer from decompression sickness like scuba divers can. I find that it is probably wise to add just for ones own knowledge that your corpse would not decompose. In order for decomposition to occur oxygen would be necessary. So if you were near a heat source say close by the sun then you would be instantly mummified. However if you weren't then you would be frozen in suspension for millions of years just drifting through space. Talk about a terrifying way to die!

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