Timeline for Would a broken arm/ leg be more painful in zero gravity?
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| Dec 14, 2021 at 12:20 | comment | added | user3067860 | @Graham I only took one hit (OK, a hit from the ground, off of a horse, at speed) and the injury was objectively not at all bad. Definitely not even torn muscles, since the muscles did ultimately heal up faster than the bone bruises. But I wasn't even trying to swim, just float hanging on to the wall and just floating was so, so much worse than even things like walking or riding in a car. | |
| Dec 13, 2021 at 22:26 | comment | added | Graham | Re ribs, I got plenty of random hits when I used to do karate. By far the worst were ribs. The bones are no big deal, relatively speaking, but torn muscles around your ribcage are a nightmare because every limb requires a working torso. Just about any movement anywhere can re-tear these muscles, so where a bone is useable again after 2-3 weeks, torn muscles around your ribs can be 2-3 months. Twisting motions like in swimming are the worst - so I suspect moving in zero G in a confined space would be bad news. | |
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| S Dec 13, 2021 at 19:12 | history | answered | user3067860 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |