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The issue is undetermined. Some scientists believe that exposure to a vacuum may be possible for a short time (as in the movie 2001). Remember that spacecraft only use 1/3 Bar pressure. DANGEROUS THOUGHT EXPERIMENT--DO NOT ATTEMPT: At the bottom of a ten- to twelve-foot pool, breathe with an air hose or Scuba gear. Then disconnect it, hold your breath and push off to the surface. Is it possible to hold your breath? You could do this in several steps, 3 feet, 5 feet, 8 feet, etc. which would be much safer. The difference between 11 feet of water and the surface would be the same as the difference between 1/3 bar and zero pressure. In the 1930's experiments were done to determine how pilots would react to sudden decompression. Pigs were used of course. Some suvived very low pressures. Some Spiders insects survive hard vacuum inside electron microscopes! In a real vacuum, your blood would boil. But is a short exposure to vacuum possible?..nobody knows.

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