----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Beth susanbeth33@mindspring.com
Iain Coleman wrote:
On Wed, 14 Mar 2001, Harriet Monkhouse wrote:
What *does* happen to bodies in deep space (when they're not Vargas)?
Not a lot.
Hmm. Wouldn't it be like an extreme case of "freezer burn"? The water freezes right away, but slowly disappears (evaporates? sublimates?) and you're eventually left with the dried-out fibrous parts?
In which case, yuck. Who wants a universe littered with unwrapped, freeze-dried mummies? If I die in space, launch my corpse on an intercept course with a star or a planet with an atmosphere. Better to go out in a flash of flames, imho.
More than that, though-- think of the possibilities for spreading disease suggested by "Killer." OK, that was deliberate, but still...
Fiona
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