MasterPatricko t1_jdyne1i wrote on March 28, 2023 at 3:34 AM

Reply to comment by ZZ9ZA in If there was a hole in the ISS, would everyone get sucked out like in Sci-Fi movies? by hobbitlover

Quite easy. Atmospheric pressure = 14psi (pounds per square inch) = 100000 Pascal = 10 Newtons / centimeter^2.

The total force acting over a dime-sized hole is about 10 Newtons or the equivalent weight of a ~2-pound object on earth. Paper or thin card might tear but a piece of strong multilayer corrugated cardboard should be fine. Might need to give it some help sealing (glue or something) too.

ZZ9ZA t1_jdyxws8 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 5:19 AM

It’s more the seal I’m thinking of… like, if it starts to bow out, then it starts getting either squeezed through the hole or something.