10 Things Movies Get Wrong About Space
3. You Wouldn't Freeze To Death Without A Suit - Mission To Mars
A lot of movies are quite fond of freezing their characters as soon as they enter the vacuum of space without a space suit on.
Yes, it makes for a distinct image seeing one of your main characters slowly frosting over, but in all honesty a human being wouldn't actually turn into a block of ice within seconds... like we see during Woody Blake's dramatic death in Mission to Mars (2000) and Yondu's in Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2.
In reality, heat wouldn't escape from the body that quickly, so it could actually take you quite some time to freeze solid in the vacuum of space.
You also wouldn't instantly blow up, either - as many films lead us to believe - though the air in your lungs would expand and probably cause some tissue tearing.
So, how would you meet your end?
If you were unfortunate enough to find yourself exposed to the harsh nothingness of space without a space suit, you'll be pleased to know that you would likely die of asphyxiation after about 90 seconds.
Which again wouldn't make for a moment quite as emotional as Blake in Mission to Mars or Yondu both slowly freezing to heaven, explaining why we barely see something close to the real thing on the big screen.