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Re:Titan Submersible Suffered Catastrophic Failure: Debris F... by Maxion on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:40PM (#36437627)
The latter clearly as you’d definitely have a longer time of being conscious.
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Re:Titan Submersible Suffered Catastrophic Failure: Debris F... by accrual on Thursday June 22, 2023 @03:52PM (#36437814)
One would survive at the Armstrong limit for much longer indeed:

> Exposure to pressure below this limit results in a rapid loss of consciousness, followed by a series of changes to cardiovascular and neurological functions, and eventually death, unless pressure is restored within 60–90 seconds. [0]

[0] http://www.geoffreylandis.com/vacuum.html

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