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Would you get hypothermia in outer space?

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Well, let's do some maths and find out! As previously observed in the What does "Space is Cold" mean? question, pretty much the only way to lose heat in space is through radiation, and heat lost through conduction is minimal. read more

The temperature — or rather, the lack of temperature — won't get you right away, either. The reason you can get hypothermia so quickly from lukewarm water isn't the temperature of the water itself, it's that water is really, really good at conducting and convecting heat away from you. Any heat your body's metabolism produces gets sucked away. read more

This has been done before you and demonstrated that the clock will be accurate for your FoR, so you could just skip that step and trust the clock. The ISS keeps a clock. And while it is not perfectly aligned with the clocks at NASA, due to relativistic effects, they are certainly close enough that the ISS and NASA can schedule a meeting at the same time (according to their clocks). read more

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