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What happens if someone dies in space?
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Hah!
Indeed, circumstances matter, but the process would be not as dramatic as often portrayed. The instant boiling blood on contact with the vacuum is a myth. It wouldn't be pleasant, but not very violent.
After all, the pressure difference is about one bar. Deep sea structural collapse is way more dramatic than the same thing happening in space.