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I was wondering if it was possible to cry in space

asked Jun 08 '10 at 15:25

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For about two seconds, because the pressure pushing the tears out is greater than the zero pressure outside your body.

Then you die.

answered Jun 08 '10 at 15:29

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Do you die from the lack of air, or because there's too much pressure in your head?

(Jun 08 '10 at 16:23) Macoder Macoder's gravatar image
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You can survive with no air for about five minutes. The death comes from the extreme loss of pressure not just on your head, but on your entire body. In fact, your blood would literally boil...

(Jun 08 '10 at 16:24) lebull lebull's gravatar image

holy cow! that is incredible; we learn new things everyday don't we :P

(Jun 08 '10 at 16:29) da1bearsfan da1bearsfan's gravatar image
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So there's nothing really to cry about?

(Jun 08 '10 at 16:32) lolitsmejk lolitsmejk's gravatar image

Actually, boiling blood is an urban legend, and has no scientific proof whatsoever.

(Jul 02 '10 at 02:59) HHBones HHBones's gravatar image

HHBones put some water into a vacuum chamber and you will see that the water begins to boil with less pressure even at 21 degrees Celsius (70F). The same is true with blood

(Jul 02 '10 at 03:08) Lestat611 Lestat611's gravatar image

I actually saw a vacuum machine with COLD water inside and it boiled.

(Jul 02 '10 at 12:25) archaeme archaeme's gravatar image
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I kinda doubt that you can cry in space since in order for tears to come out, there must be pressure and gravity...although there is pressure in you, there is no gravity...thus, no tears will come out.

answered Jun 08 '10 at 16:27

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Great answers already, but to add one no one else has supplied yet --

You could also cry just fine if you were in space in a spacesuit or a spacecraft that had a shirtsleeve environment inside (Space Shuttle, Soyuz, International Space Station.)

answered Jun 13 '10 at 17:30

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Don't think so unless there's gravity cause that's what pulls your tears down your face. Your eyes could water up though.

answered Jun 08 '10 at 15:27

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Technically, yes. If you were exposed to vacuum conditions (=<0P.S.I.) and your eyes started watering, you would cry. However, if your eyes were open, and the air pressure was less than about -15 P.S.I., your eyes may be sucked out. Also, you would lose consciousness in about 15-30 seconds, depending on blood pressure and heart rate. However, your blood would NOT boil, that is a myth, and any injuries ("the bends", sunburn, swelling of tissues, etc.) you may sustain would quickly go away if you are saved in time.

answered Jun 08 '10 at 16:42

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But tears don't come from the eyes, they come from the ducts right next to the eyes. So you can cry even after your eyes are sucked out.

(Jun 08 '10 at 17:22) tsilb tsilb's gravatar image

I stand corrected. However, it is likely that you would close your eyelids after your eyes are sucked out.

(Jul 02 '10 at 03:01) HHBones HHBones's gravatar image

There's no nothing in vacuum. Because in space "no one can hear you scream..."

answered Jun 08 '10 at 16:45

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thats stupid

but i wanna know! any one know if you can cry under water?

answered Jun 08 '10 at 17:23

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(Jun 08 '10 at 17:32) Feras Feras's gravatar image

you can try but trust me bro you can't cry

but one thing you can do is try try until u cry

answered Jun 13 '10 at 17:36

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I don't understand why you'd be crying in the first place, unless it was something like you mom/dad dying. I believe that it is possible, but I'm not a rocket scientist. I do however think that you could cry, or else you wouldn't be able to breathe if there wasn't enough pressure in the air.

answered Jul 02 '10 at 03:23

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"In space no one can hears you cry" or is it scream. "In space no one can hear you cry scream for ice cream" If you say this answer is stupid, the question is even more stupid. Unless you are in a controlled environment, you can not cry because you probably dead.

answered Jul 02 '10 at 12:09

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