eli5 why wouldn’t atronauts survive a fall from the ISS into the pacific?

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eli5 why wouldn’t atronauts survive a fall from the ISS into the pacific?

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When you rub your hands together hard and fast your hands get warm from friction.

Now imagine one hand is an astronaut and the other is the atmosphere/air.

Now imagine you can move your hand at over 17 thousand mph…… That’s a lot of heat.