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Old 03-July-2008, 03:36 PM
alainprice alainprice is offline
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Even a few days in space is a problem.

The lack of gravity causes blood to 'rise up' in the body and head. The compensation mechanism? Pump plasma out of the blood and into the chest cavity.

When you get back to earth, instant low blood pressure.
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