Re:How long? (Score 1)

Have none of your heard of altitude sickness? This is a problem that affects mountain climbers when they climb at high altitude. There are 2 main effects that result: pulmonary and cerebral oedema. This is what happens when the fluid in your body starts to pool in places that the body is used to having a bit of space - namely around your lungs and brain respectively. This problem can easily be fatal when travelling from sea level to 5000m (if you go quickly), and would be much worse in space. So even with a body covered in vaseline and a face mask, you'll still die. (and I wont even begin to talk about the radiation and cold) Now to get back to the topic (very rare on /. I know) I'm not sure if a giant squid is going to have that problem because of it's body structure. It may not suffer from cerebral oedema because it doesn't have a hard skull encasing it's brain (and not much brain I guess either since it has a penis that large!). It may not suffer from pulmonary oedema because it doesn't rely on having a gas move in and out of it's body (i.e. no lungs).