Brice Yokem <[log in to unmask]> wrote:    When I say 'disintegrate' I mean 'vaporize'. Once that 
happens the energy get dissipated. End of story. If the
paint chip is large enough to act like a bullet, then the
astronaut is in trouble.


  Brice,
  
I really wish I could find the picture.
  
I sure you can imagine the "windshield" glass at the front of the Space Shuttle is several inches thick and bulletproof.
   
  I doubt I could re-create the effect with a sledge hammer.
  
As the article says, the odds of hitting an external space walker is extremly low, but if it did hit, I am sure it would be deadly.
   
  -Craig
  
 


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