Changes: Vacuum

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A vacuum was a volume that was virtually empty of matter. The most commonly known was that of outer space. Most lifeforms could not survive in a vacuum for very long.

According to the Twelfth Doctor, there was no pressure in the vacuum of space, so one's lungs would explode if they tried holding their breath. Blood vessels would also rupture, and exposed areas of the body would swell up. The boiling point of water was much lower in a vacuum, so one's sweat, saliva and the fluid around their eyes would also boil.

Within 15 seconds, a humanoid exposed to the vacuum of space would lose consciousness, as oxygen bubbles would form in their blood. Within 90 seconds, they would be dead. (TV: Oxygen)

The Fourth Doctor claimed that so long as one did not attempt to hold their breath, it was possible to survive in the vacuum of space, with no ill effects, for at least 30 seconds. (AUDIO: The Perfect Prisoners)

Vacuum survival

There were, however, those who were able to survive in the vacuum of space for extended periods of time or even indefinitely.

Time Lords could survive in a vacuum for limited periods, (TV: Four to Doomsday, The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, GAME: TARDIS) but extended exposure to the vacuum of space would have adverse physical effects on Time Lords, such as the Doctor. The Twelfth Doctor survived such an exposure, but went blind as a result. (TV: Oxygen)

Daleks, (TV: The Parting of the Ways) Cybermen, (TV: The Moonbase) Olympians, (COMIC: The Life Bringer!) Sensorites, (TV: The Sensorites) Ptings, (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum) and star whales (TV: The Beast Below) were all capable of indefinite survival in a vacuum.

Wirrn could live within a vacuum for a period of years. (TV: The Ark in Space)

Toby Zed was able to survive in a vacuum whilst possessed by the Beast. (TV: The Impossible Planet)

Rutans could survive in a vacuum indefinitely. (PROSE: Shakedown)

Vacuum deaths

Katarina sacrificed herself to help the First Doctor and was blown out into space along with Kirksen. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan)

Varan was killed in the vacuum of space after the Marshal of Solos destroyed a wall of his Skybase. (TV: The Mutants)

Yukio Nakaguchi was killed in the vacuum of space when the walls of the space elevator he was in tore open. (PROSE: Lucifer Rising)

Lynda Moss was killed when Daleks broke the barrier between her and space. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)

Scooti Manista was killed in the vacuum when Toby Zed, possessed by the Beast, broke open one of Sanctuary Base 6's outer windows. (TV: The Impossible Planet)

The Chief Steward on the Titanic spaceship was blown out into space after accidentally opening a door to the outside following a meteorite strike on the spaceship. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

Ahab was killed when teleported to the vacuum of space in the year 50,000 by Professor Alistair Gryffen's Space-Time Manipulator. (TV: The Bounty Hunter)

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-[[File:Vacuum.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Varan]] is killed in the vacuum of space. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]'')]]
+[[File:Vacuum.jpg|right|thumb|[[Varan]] is killed in the vacuum of space. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'')]]
-A '''vacuum''' was a volumethat was virtually empty of matter. The most commonly known was that of [[space]]. Most life forms could not survive in a vacuum for very long.
+A '''vacuum''' was a volume that was virtually empty of matter. The most commonly known was that of [[outer space]]. Most [[lifeform]]s could not survive in a vacuum for very long.
+According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], there was no [[pressure]] in the vacuum of space, so one's [[lung]]s would explode if they tried holding their [[breathing|breath]]. [[Blood vessel]]s would also rupture, and exposed areas of the body would [[swelling|swell]] up. The [[boiling point]] of [[water]] was much lower in a vacuum, so one's [[sweat]], [[saliva]] and the fluid around their [[eye]]s would also [[boiling|boil]].
-==Vacuum survival==
-There were, however, those who were able to survive in the vacuum of space indefinitely or for extended periods of time.
+Within 15 [[second]]s, a [[humanoid]] exposed to the vacuum of space would [[unconsciousness|lose consciousness]], as [[oxygen]] [[bubble]]s would form in their [[blood]]. Within 90 seconds, they would be [[dead]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'')
-[[Time Lord]]s could survive in a vacuum for limited periods. ([[DW]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'', ''[[TARDIS (The Adventure Games)|TARDIS]]'')
+The [[Fourth Doctor]] claimed that so long as one did not attempt to hold their breath, it was possible to survive in the vacuum of space, with no ill effects, for at least 30 seconds. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Perfect Prisoners (audio story)|The Perfect Prisoners]]'')
-[[Dalek]]s, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'') [[Cybermen]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Moonbase]]'') [[Olympian]]s, ([[DWM]]: ''[[The Life Bringer]]'') [[Sensorite]]s, ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sensorites]]'') and [[Star Whale]]s ([[DW]]: ''[[The Beast Below]]'') were all capable of indefinite survival in a vacuum.
+== Vacuum survival ==
-[[Wirrn]] could live within a vacuum for a period of years. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')
+There were, however, those who were able to survive in the vacuum of space for extended periods of time or even indefinitely.
+[[Time Lord]]s could survive in a vacuum for limited periods, ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[TARDIS (video game)|TARDIS]]'') but extended exposure to the vacuum of space would have adverse physical effects on Time Lords, such as [[the Doctor]]. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] survived such an exposure, but went [[blind]] as a result. ([[TV]]: ''[[Oxygen (TV story)|Oxygen]]'')
-[[Toby Zed]] was able to survive in a vacuum whilst possessed by [[the Beast]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'')
+[[Dalek]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'') [[Olympian]]s, ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Life Bringer! (comic story)|The Life Bringer!]]'') [[Sensorite]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'') [[Pting]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tsuranga Conundrum (TV story)|The Tsuranga Conundrum]]'') and [[star whale]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'') were all capable of indefinite survival in a vacuum.
-[[Ahab]], a member of an unknown [[humanoid]] race, was capable of vacuum survival. ([[K9TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter]]'')
+[[Wirrn]] could live within a vacuum for a period of years. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'')
-==Vacuum deaths==
-[[Katarina]], ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') [[Kirksen]], ([[DW]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') [[Lynda Moss]], ([[DW]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]'') [[Scooti Manista]], ([[DW]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet]]'') and the [[Chief Steward]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'') were all killed by vacuum exposure.
-[[Varan]] was killed in the vacuum of space after the [[Marshal of Solos]] destroyed a wall of his [[Skybase]], sucking Varan out. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Mutants]]'')
+[[Toby Zed]] was able to survive in a vacuum whilst possessed by [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'')
+[[Rutan Host|Rutans]] could survive in a vacuum indefinitely. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'')
-==See Also==
-*[[Space]]
+== Vacuum deaths ==
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+[[Katarina]] sacrificed herself to help the [[First Doctor]] and was blown out into space along with [[Kirksen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
-[[Category:Theories and concepts]]
+[[Varan]] was killed in the vacuum of space after the [[Marshal of Solos]] destroyed a wall of his [[Skybase]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mutants (TV story)|The Mutants]]'')
+[[Yukio Nakaguchi]] was killed in the vacuum of space when the walls of the [[space elevator]] he was in tore open. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'')
+[[Lynda Moss]] was killed when [[Dalek]]s broke the barrier between her and space. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'')
+[[Scooti Manista]] was killed in the vacuum when [[Toby Zed]], possessed by [[The Beast (The Impossible Planet)|the Beast]], broke open one of [[Sanctuary Base 6]]'s outer windows. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Planet (TV story)|The Impossible Planet]]'')
+The [[Chief Steward]] on the ''[[Titanic (spaceship)|Titanic]]'' spaceship was blown out into space after accidentally opening a door to the outside following a [[meteorite]] strike on the spaceship. ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
+[[Ahab]] was killed when teleported to the vacuum of space in the year [[50000|50,000]] by Professor [[Alistair Gryffen]]'s [[Space-Time Manipulator]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'')
+[[Category:Outer space]]
+[[Category:Concepts]]
+[[Category:Causes of death]]
+[[Category:Physics from the real world]]