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According to this [1] they didn't need them: > Outer space is just as effective a suicide agent as a cyanide capsule, perhaps even more so. Exposure to its emp
by YCode 9y ago
According to this [1] they didn't need them:
> Outer space is just as effective a suicide agent as a cyanide capsule, perhaps even more so. Exposure to its empty vacuum often results in a blissful loss of consciousness in a matter of seconds. Death by asphyxiation usually follows within two minutes.
[1] http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/10/astronauts-and-suicide-pills.html http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2013/10/astronauts-and-...
- firebones 9y agoTwo minutes is a helluva long time, (But if it's true that the cyanide crunch is 4 minutes, then, point given.)