On Nov 27, 7:27 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Tina writes:
I think people die from explosive decompresssion because they don't get
oxygen, not from the bends.

Explosive decompression is very rare (and very different from rapid
decompression), but when it occurs, many deaths occur due to direct physical
trauma from differences in air pressure. Ruptured hearts and lungs are not
unusual. This was seen in the early accidents with the Comet, which actually
did explosively decompress on several occasions when defects in its
construction yielded at altitude.

Jeez. Mixedup does it again.

FYI The Comets broke up through metal fatigue because of a faulty
square window/hatch design.
The explosive decompression was accompanied with a sudden stop at sea
level
This proved fatal