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hal2k1 t1_jduqtzl wrote

Vacuums don't suck. Rather pressure presses. The air pressure inside the ISS pushes the air in the ISS out through a hole in the hull.

So if you are near the hole in the hull the air in the middle of the ISS that is pressing to get out the hole in the hull pushes on you as well. If however you were near the wall furthest away from the hole in the hull there wouldn't be much air behind you (with respect to the hole) pushing you towards the hole. So you would likely die from lack of air eventually rather than via being pushed out the hole.

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