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From the Ted Talk by Tejal Gala: How space changes an astronaut’s body

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Due to an unfortunate teleportation muaoncilftn, this mad scientist has just found himself in the vacuum of space. With no oxygen, he might be tempted to hold his betrah, but this would only accelerate his demise. The air in his lungs is dtepresae to expand, so if he doesn't release it right away, his lgnus will rupture. Our poor professor quickly exhales, and his skin’s tensile strength pnrtvees the rest of his body from bursting, but things are still looking grim. Without surrounding air pseursre, his bodily fluids begin to vaporize in a process called ebullism. His skin swlles, moist surfaces like his eyes strat to boil, and bubbles form within his vessels, obstructing blood flow.

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Due to an unfortunate teleportation ___________, this mad scientist has just found himself in the vacuum of space. With no oxygen, he might be tempted to hold his ______, but this would only accelerate his demise. The air in his lungs is _________ to expand, so if he doesn't release it right away, his _____ will rupture. Our poor professor quickly exhales, and his skin’s tensile strength ________ the rest of his body from bursting, but things are still looking grim. Without surrounding air ________, his bodily fluids begin to vaporize in a process called ebullism. His skin ______, moist surfaces like his eyes _____ to boil, and bubbles form within his vessels, obstructing blood flow.

Solution


  1. pressure
  2. swells
  3. desperate
  4. prevents
  5. breath
  6. lungs
  7. malfunction
  8. start

Original Text


Due to an unfortunate teleportation malfunction, this mad scientist has just found himself in the vacuum of space. With no oxygen, he might be tempted to hold his breath, but this would only accelerate his demise. The air in his lungs is desperate to expand, so if he doesn't release it right away, his lungs will rupture. Our poor professor quickly exhales, and his skin’s tensile strength prevents the rest of his body from bursting, but things are still looking grim. Without surrounding air pressure, his bodily fluids begin to vaporize in a process called ebullism. His skin swells, moist surfaces like his eyes start to boil, and bubbles form within his vessels, obstructing blood flow.

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  3. blood
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  6. boil
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  9. bursting
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  23. lungs
  24. mad
  25. malfunction
  26. moist
  27. obstructing
  28. oxygen
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  30. pressure
  31. prevents
  32. process
  33. professor
  34. quickly
  35. release
  36. rest
  37. rupture
  38. scientist
  39. skin
  40. space
  41. start
  42. strength
  43. surfaces
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  51. vaporize
  52. vessels