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Easily the happiest man in the room. (imgur.com)

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[–]dwarhall 115 points116 points ago

Why is his name tag upside down?

[–]jceez 175 points176 points ago

I used to work for that company (ZERO-G). After each flight we did this champagne toast and then everyone would flip their name tags right side up and got this certificate that you "went weightless". If you've done it before you start off with the name tag right side up.

[–]KookyGuy 15 points16 points ago

Out of curiosity how much does it cost?

[–]darya521 26 points27 points ago

Used to be $5000 a ticket if a remember correctly. My mother's company sold Zero G the plane they use. Apparently they do a free fall in order for the zero gravity effect to work O.o

[–]KookyGuy 25 points26 points ago

I decided not to be lazy and I went to their website. You're right. It's $4,950 + 5% tax for yourself and others.

[–]splein23 8 points9 points ago

I'm wondering how many people you can bring along.

[–]KookyGuy 2 points3 points ago

I wondered that too. I'm sure there's a limit.

[–]ExcessiveIrritation 0 points1 point ago

This would be one meetup I would go to.

[–]splein23 -1 points0 points ago

I'm thinking one day of doing this with my family and friends if it allows enough people.

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      [–]JumpV 14 points15 points ago

      So he can read it while he looks down.

      [–]CountGrasshopper 1 point2 points ago

      In case he forgets?

      [–]HittingSmoke 0 points1 point ago

      When Stephen Hawking forgets something he just does math until it pops back up as the answer to an equation.

      [–]KarstonVT 14 points15 points ago

      Because the enemy's gate is down

      [–]The_Steampunk 2 points3 points ago

      I love you.

      [–]Soulshell 0 points1 point ago

      I seen that IMBd created a page for a movie for 2013. Hollywood better not fuck this up.

      [–]Brewster-Rooster 49 points50 points ago

      There is no upside down in space :O

      [–]FAILpt 59 points60 points ago

      Actually i think they are not in space, they are in a plane that is diving very fast so it can kind of "counter" de gravity efect, so they´ll be in 0G´s for some seconds/minutes.

      [–]totalBS 30 points31 points ago

      Here's the flight pattern. Just a plane climbing and descending multiple times, but it does it at a rate that counters gravity. Pretty awesome idea

      [–]jhc1415 4 points5 points ago

      So how long are you actually weightless? I have heard that it's only about 30 seconds of weightlessness, followed by 30 seconds of multiple G's while you are in the bottom of the arc, but I am not sure how accurate that is.

      [–]gummychubby 9 points10 points ago

      I've been on the vomit comet, NASA's version of the same thing. It is about 30 sec of 'weightlessness' (microgravity) and then about 30 seconds of approx 2g's. There's not a lot of transition between, a few seconds maybe. We did about 30 parabolas this way.

      [–]totalBS 5 points6 points ago

      I've heard that you're weightless a number of times (not sure how many), each lasting up to 30 seconds. Judging from the photo (assuming it's accurate) a 20 degree decent won't be too rough, certainly nothing that would make people uncomfortable. Here's a CBS report on it. Here's a bunch of ping pong balls floating

      [–]traken -1 points0 points ago

      A 20 degree descent isn't rough?

      You are literally falling out of the sky. According to that graph above, that's a 15,000 feet-per-minute descent. Pilots shit their pants at anything near a 3,000 feet-per-minute descent. The plane would hit the sea-level in ~100 seconds.

      Mr. Fighter Pilot here thinks a 20 degree descent isn't a rough ride. Pffft.

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        [–]randomtroubledmind 4 points5 points ago

        It's not countering gravity. The plane pitches up and then begins to pitch down and travel in a parabola. Everything inside the plane not strapped down is essentially in freefall or, more specifically, traveling in a ballistic trajectory. The plane is also traveling this same ballistic trajectory and is just sort of around you as you fall. Eventually, the plane must pitch up again, thus the floor gets in the way of your free fall and you suddenly must brace for the 2 to 3 g pull out of the dive.

        [–]zhiggins72 12 points13 points ago

        Seems a bit wordy for a joke, no?

        [–]GrinningPariah 6 points7 points ago

        Fine, there's no upside down in 0G. Pedant.

        [–]malenkylizards 7 points8 points ago

        Sorry, but it's not 0G either. The acceleration downward due to gravity is still 9.8 meters per second per second. And when you're in orbit, the acceleration downward due to gravity is only a LITTLE bit less than 9.8 m s-2. The reason you feel weightless in orbit is the same reason you feel weightless at the top of a roller coaster, or in a parabolic plane like this. That reason is basically that you're FALLING. All of the forces that are normally there to "counteract" the gravitational pull towards the center of the earth (usually, this is the floor pushing upwards with an equal force, or in the case of an airplane, the plane gaining/maintaining lift) are gone, and all you feel is the downward tug of gravity. That's all you feel when you're falling. This is why the most correct term for this is "freefall."

        NOTE: You're in freefall when you jump, too. The only difference is, the environment you're in is NOT falling, but in a parabolic plane, or in an orbiting vehicle, the environment is falling at the same rate.

        [–]PineStraw 5 points6 points ago

        my old physics professor always referred to it as "falling around the earth"

        [–]Ellipsis 5 points6 points ago

        Falling and missing the ground.

        [–]malenkylizards 0 points1 point ago

        Nice! I hadn't heard that, it's cute. I suppose you could call it "falling sideways", too.

        [–]robbomoon 2 points3 points ago

        9.81 meters per second per second? I believe you mean 32 FEET per second per second! Go home frenchy! This is 'Merica! I didn't lose my legs in WWII so you can prance around with your metric nonsense!

        [–]malenkylizards 13 points14 points ago

        Sorry. Actually I meant 71 gigafurlongs per fortnight per fortnight.

        [–]Maestro_Average 2 points3 points ago

        http://i41.tinypic.com/2yydqx2.jpg relevant as an argument to what you just said by itself

        [–]gummychubby 0 points1 point ago

        I have used 32 ft/s2 approximately once in my entire undergrad (in the US). I still don't understand why we're on Imperial Units, we're not a colony anymore and they don't even use them in the UK! Metric is so much easier...

        [–]IAmBroom 1 point2 points ago

        INCORRECT. As Mr. Einstein pointed out, inside of a windowless elevator it's impossible to tell whether you are in zero-G, or simply freefalling.

        You don't "feel" the downward tug of gravity while falling. You don't feel any force (aside from air). If you've ever been in freefall you'd know that.

        [–]drockers 0 points1 point ago

        There is if you build all your technical interfaces with one directionality.

        [–]GrinningPariah 0 points1 point ago

        So if I tape my entire computer to the underside of my desk, it's not upside down, the ceiling just becomes the new floor?

        [–]Ergot25 2 points3 points ago

        Something like the Vomit Comet

        [–]akallio9000 0 points1 point ago

        Any parabolic trajectory would do.

        [–]gerryn 1 point2 points ago

        That's for sure, unfortunately Stephen could never - or not with current space-faring technologies endure the g-forces required to break into space or even be allowed to try.

        [–]jrat1120 0 points1 point ago

        The "vomit comet".

        [–]engals -1 points0 points ago

        You just blew my mind.

        [–]imkaneforever -1 points0 points ago

        It's all relative.

        [–]Gebus -1 points0 points ago

        or is there? :O

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          [–]tevert 5 points6 points ago

          I think the better question would be "who in that whole building doesn't recognize him?"

          [–]OneHandsomeSheep 0 points1 point ago

          Because you touch yourself, Dillon.

          [–]Naborino 0 points1 point ago

          In case he gets so excited that he forgets who he is.

          [–]StayFunky 0 points1 point ago

          I'm sure it was a very "cerebral" experience.

          [–]PISS_OUT_MY_DICK 0 points1 point ago

          Because fuck you, that's why.

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            [–]teraflux 55 points56 points ago

            TIL it's $5,197.50 to book a zero gravity flight and you get to experience it in 20-30 seconds intervals about 12-15 times.

            [–]Exaskryz 30 points31 points ago

            Sounds totally worth it. I will do this in 10 years.

            [–]OoogaOoogaYoink 23 points24 points ago

            ... and in ten years it just might be ten times less expensive. This is only wishful thinking, of course.

            [–]Exaskryz 7 points8 points ago

            You may be right, which is just an extra incentive to wait.

            [–]aldude3 1 point2 points ago

            But I want to do it Nooowwwww!!!

            [–]Tyrelxpeioust 3 points4 points ago

            YOU STILL DON'T HAVE A TRAFFIC LIGHT

            [–]frogminator 1 point2 points ago

            The reference! I get it!

            I also have two bro, ya know, in case he needs to borrow one

            [–]Tyrelxpeioust 0 points1 point ago

            Duly noted.

            [–]czw 0 points1 point ago

            Exaskryz could also be dead in ten years, though...

            [–]steezdoug 1 point2 points ago

            It's been over an hour, maybe he already died?

            [–]bacheror_flog 0 points1 point ago

            Just like TI-81 calculators.

            [–]LukaCola 9 points10 points ago

            This actually means the means to experience weightlessness is affordable to most civilians. Maybe not economically feasible, but affordable.

            We live in the future folks.

            [–]weagle11 -1 points0 points ago

            folks

            upvote

            [–]thatguywholikescats 0 points1 point ago

            Wonder how much it cost these cats?

            [–]Surfacetovolume 141 points142 points ago

            This one is also nice.

            [–]sebaz 140 points141 points ago

            When did Ted Mosby join the space program?

            [–]ChuckmanJoney 96 points97 points ago

            "Kids, it was in the year 2012 that I got to throw a paralyzed genius around the inside of a metal can."

            [–]YoureInAGhostStory 28 points29 points ago

            Classic Shmosby.

            [–]sabertoothgringo 15 points16 points ago

            Holy. Shit. Almost identical.

            [–]JamesIreland 6 points7 points ago

            I was thinking more Javier Bardem.

            [–]OhJustNothing 0 points1 point ago

            Is Hawking the other rat?

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              [–]kubwak 0 points1 point ago

              ted mosby is peter diamandis!!! O.O

              [–]Umber_cf 33 points34 points ago

              the apple makes this picture so much greater

              [–]Rizzpooch 75 points76 points ago

              Take that, Newton!

              [–]BongoMadness 81 points82 points ago

              Hey look a fruit and a vegetable.

              [–]zolet 30 points31 points ago

              http://i.imgur.com/o4Zw4.gif

              [–]nakedjedi 2 points3 points ago

              Great clip

              [–]Haydawg 3 points4 points ago

              You're going to hell but I want to carpool with you. Cried from laughing.

              [–]tinlo -1 points0 points ago

              I don't see any pizza...

              [–]Tovora 0 points1 point ago

              You made me happy and then sad.

              [–]SkaTSee -1 points0 points ago

              zingah!!

              [–]ProfessorMcHugeBalls 2 points3 points ago

              Bobbin' for Hawkings'.

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                [–]Gellert 68 points69 points ago

                Whats going through the minds of everyone else in that plane:- Please don't let me kill Stephen Hawking!
                Please don't let me kill Stephen Hawking! Please don't let me kill Stephen Hawking!

                [–]gemcitytiffany 27 points28 points ago

                Here's a really good video with the guy who operated this whole ordeal. That's basically how he felt! They set up an entire ER in the plane. Pretty short video and totally worth a watch.

                [–]Isuress 1 point2 points ago

                That was brilliant. Thank you for that.

                [–]gemcitytiffany 3 points4 points ago

                I teared up the first time I watched it!

                [–]fievelm 0 points1 point ago

                Anything with Peter Diamandis is going to be good. I got to see him at a conference in Vegas a while back and walked away more inspired than I had ever felt. He does some amazing stuff.

                [–]Vmaster 25 points26 points ago

                A very touching photo. He looks so happy.

                [–]felatedbirthday 412 points413 points ago

                SOMEONE STOP THIS CRUEL GAME OF HOT POTATO

                [–]TheCarlos 86 points87 points ago

                http://i.imgur.com/gdO28.jpg

                [–]Smokey651 8 points9 points ago

                It looks like we've discovered the only way to kill the president.

                Edit: Secret Service, if you are looking at this, I am only referencing Breaking Bad.

                [–]niperwiper 3 points4 points ago

                Luke at me Hektore.

                FTFY.

                [–]CanklesAndSteak 18 points19 points ago

                I almost feel bad for how much I laughed at that

                [–]3ggplant 48 points49 points ago

                havent laughed this hard in a while.

                [–]jockojones 19 points20 points ago

                What retard put his name tag upside down?!

                [–]ihatecupcakes 1 point2 points ago

                I was really expecting the Brazzers logo to be the top comment.

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                  [–]DarkGhost209 42 points43 points ago

                  This makes me so happy.

                  [–]ltdan-icecream 19 points20 points ago

                  It makes me fucking sad. I hate seeing Stephen Hawking.... such a brilliant mind trapped in a broken body. I fucking hate it...

                  I feel bad for him, but then I feel bad for that because I know that's fucked up.

                  Shit man.

                  [–]Viking_Lordbeast 20 points21 points ago

                  Just be thankful that he's alive in this time where technology is where it needs to be for his mind to be able to communicate.

                  [–]ltdan-icecream 0 points1 point ago

                  That's a good point.. still though....

                  [–]RedTempo 9 points10 points ago

                  This should be cross-posted to r/aww I fucking melted. And I'm a dude.

                  [–]weareschizo 53 points54 points ago

                  Zero fucks given in zero Gs.

                  [–]DulcisLuna 9 points10 points ago

                  Zero Gs given.

                  FTFY

                  [–]Vanto 3 points4 points ago

                  No, no you didn't 'fix' anything. It was a perfectly fine comment as it was. You think you can just walk around 'fixing' honest, hardworking comments like that, sapping delicious karma from the unknowing masses? You think this is a motherfucking game??? I didn't kill two dozen men in Korea so snide bastards like you could take advantage of the karmaconomy like that! Why don't you just piss all over the reddit coat of arms while you're at it huh?? You make me sick.

                  [–]aMazingBanannas 4 points5 points ago

                  Spy sappin' my karma!

                  [–]DulcisLuna -1 points0 points ago

                  gives medicine offerings to alleviates the physical ailments I have caused

                  GOMENDASAI, SENPAI! D:

                  [–]DulcisLuna 0 points1 point ago

                  gives medicine offerings to alleviates the physical ailments I have caused

                  GOMENDASAI, SENPAI! D:

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                    [–]Manly-man 21 points22 points ago

                    This is fantastic

                    [–]ryan62187 8 points9 points ago

                    In all seriousness, can he actually feel the feeling of weightlessness? Either way, pretty awesome.

                    [–]lacewingfly 17 points18 points ago

                    Hawkings has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or motor neuron disease). It causes progressive destruction of the upper and lower motor neurons. Essentially the brain can't communicate with the muscles anymore. So he still has feeling in the sense that all his receptors still work - he just can't tell his body to do anything.

                    [–]ophello 3 points4 points ago

                    He will feel pressure and pain just like you do. He just can't control his muscles.

                    [–]gummychubby 1 point2 points ago

                    To be honest, for me there wasn't a lot of "feeling" of weightlessness. It was just kind of you were touching the ground and then you weren't. But that's just me, I agree it's awesome :)

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                      [–]wisdom_of_pancakes 7 points8 points ago

                      On my phone, but I know there is a shooped version of this pic with two miniature Paula Deans riding him. I'll post when I get home if someone else doesn't beat me to it.

                      [–]Kinglink 22 points23 points ago

                      I got impatient

                      [–]wisdom_of_pancakes 0 points1 point ago

                      bingo. thanks.

                      [–]Juiceboqz 8 points9 points ago

                      Even happier than William Shatner over there on the left!

                      [–]Discent 11 points12 points ago

                      Satisfaction.

                      [–]ItsPrisonTime 3 points4 points ago

                      Yep.

                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hrL2COkxaA

                      [–]gemcitytiffany 5 points6 points ago

                      Here's a really great TED Talk video with the owner of the "Vomit Comet," as it's called. The first time I saw this, when they start showing how insanely happy Stephen was up there I actually cried tears of joy for him.

                      Totally worth a watch.

                      [–]ophello 9 points10 points ago

                      I made some audio to accompany this photo:

                      I'm Steven Hawking...

                      [–]klanus 11 points12 points ago

                      I wonder, if he was not paralyzed would he be using all his time for science?

                      [–]markidle 39 points40 points ago

                      Pretty sure he did before he was paralyzed.

                      [–]velouria123 13 points14 points ago

                      Actually, he was not a distinguished student during his undergraduate years and an oral examination was required to determine if he was suitable for a phd program at Trinity. I am uncertain if there is a real correlation, but he only began doing noticeable work after developing symptoms of ALS, and then getting married.

                      [–]thyhorrorcosmic 10 points11 points ago

                      he was still sciencing pre-ALS

                      [–]velouria123 15 points16 points ago

                      Hell yeah he was sciencing.

                      [–]erikx213 0 points1 point ago

                      TIL I need to spend more time sciencing. Fucks yea sciencing!

                      [–]Relayer2112 2 points3 points ago

                      Yes, he needed to have an oral examination. However, apparently "the examiners then were intelligent enough to realize they were talking to someone far more clever than most of themselves".

                      [–]eacxxxz 1 point2 points ago

                      Raw intelligence is somewhat irrelevant in most cases.

                      I'd wager that being paralyzed meant that all he could do was study and focus on his field, which meant that he spent more time and effort than just about anyone else contributing to his apparent intellectual superiority.

                      [–]pl213 1 point2 points ago

                      Not many people do noteworthy work during their undergrad career, even noted scientists. He was diagnosed with ALS just as he was finishing undergrad, and I imagine that he didn't see much purpose in a doctorate seeing that most people that get ALS an average of 10 years after diagnosis. I imagine there was also a lot of adapting required by the symptoms of his disease, which couldn't have made graduate study any easier.

                      [–]klanus 2 points3 points ago

                      Wait he was not paralyzed . I am dumb. I am off to google now.

                      [–]suace 14 points15 points ago

                      I just finished reading his wiki, this part blew my mind.

                      Given the deterioration of Hawking's facial nerves continues and there is a risk of him acquiring locked-in syndrome, Hawking is collaborating with neuroscientists on a brain–computer interface that could translate Hawking's thoughts into words.[47][48]

                      [–]klanus 6 points7 points ago

                      Well he is a big Science obsessed person. I don't think I had to read a wiki to know he was trying to do that. I would if I was paralyzed like him.

                      [–]suace 6 points7 points ago

                      For me, the surprise came in two parts: I didn't realize he could very well lose even the tiny bit of movement he still has left one day, and secondly....mind reading tool! That's...absolutely amazing. It would be a huge technological break through, and it would change...everything, and not all in a positive way.

                      [–]greywizard77 0 points1 point ago

                      That thing is going to explode like Cui's scouter.

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                      [–]overusedoxymoron 6 points7 points ago

                      Science, bitches.

                      [–]GrinningPariah 6 points7 points ago

                      I'd be excited too if William Shatner was giving me a foot rub.

                      [–]jooes 2 points3 points ago

                      That's only because everybody else in the room is worried about accidentally killing him.

                      [–]bigjohn426 2 points3 points ago

                      My first thought was, whats wrong with Robin Williams?

                      [–]Ginger-Nerd 3 points4 points ago

                      Is that William Shatner?

                      [–]3dogday 1 point2 points ago

                      absolutely awesome.

                      [–]scaredtopost 0 points1 point ago

                      That lady from Glee is looking terrible.

                      [–]Jables237 0 points1 point ago

                      I have always wanted to do this and saw the website in the back of the picture. It is over $5,000! A little piece of me died.

                      [–]Tarblz 4 points5 points ago

                      What's more important, food or flight?

                      [–]abstract_misuse 3 points4 points ago

                      Getting cheaper every year, though. In a decade you'll be able to afford it.

                      [–]gummychubby 0 points1 point ago

                      If you do an Undergraduate Research Project with NASA you just have to pay for a ticket to Houston!

                      [–]Teh_Smell 1 point2 points ago

                      I can't believe they would just throw him like that

                      [–]Iamstu 0 points1 point ago

                      That's all sorts of awesome.

                      [–]1gabbo 0 points1 point ago

                      Javier Bardem?

                      [–]VGiselleH 1 point2 points ago

                      What a happy image, I just started grinning with joy the moment I recognized him, so great! I do hope the upwards part of the flight doesn't hurt him though, but looking at his face I suspect he'll think it's worth it if that's the case.

                      [–]MyOwnSidekick 0 points1 point ago

                      I can't up vote this enough, made me smile so much!

                      [–]RumToWhiskey 0 points1 point ago

                      and easily the most deserving man to have this experience.

                      [–]eqgmrdbz 0 points1 point ago

                      Why isnt this higher on the boards....its a great picture of JOY..."living the dream Mr. Hawking"

                      [–]InspecterJones 0 points1 point ago

                      His name tag is upside down.

                      [–]kingfabkin 1 point2 points ago

                      he probably just shit himself

                      [–]coleosis1414 1 point2 points ago

                      Who invited William Shatner?

                      [–]j_sciessere 1 point2 points ago

                      Ted Mosby looks like he's having a great time in the bottom right.

                      [–]ephew 0 points1 point ago

                      Led Zeppelin Medley - MC Hawking

                      [–]ubad 0 points1 point ago

                      The person taking the photograph might be the happiest person but it cannot be seen since he is NOT in the photograph itself, being behind the camera.

                      The camera doesn't lie, but it may not tell the whole truth.

                      [–]kindersonde 1 point2 points ago

                      Lookin' 'round the room, I can see that you are the most happiest man in the... room.

                      In the whole wide room.

                      [–]TuPacMan 1 point2 points ago

                      video

                      [–]KingDogegg 1 point2 points ago

                      It strikes me that gravity is still effecting everyone else in the room... I'm guessing they're just playing catch with him.

                      [–]Tsain 0 points1 point ago

                      I wonder if he named his talking wheelchair KITT.

                      [–]TrueMilli -1 points0 points ago

                      Was expecting porn.

                      [–]Urbanviking1 0 points1 point ago

                      Stephen Hawking goes to space.

                      [–]jaytocs 1 point2 points ago

                      Ted Mosby is so nice for helping him out!

                      [–]crabalab2002 0 points1 point ago

                      He's seeing so many numbers.

                      [–]Adios_numero_two 0 points1 point ago

                      I would be happy too if my hands got to touch the legs of a genius.

                      [–]coffedrank 0 points1 point ago

                      Oh Stephen you joker, put your nametag on properly

                      [–]Chesstariam 0 points1 point ago

                      I've seen some pretty amazing pictures on Reddit but this one takes the cake.

                      [–]rogerthelodger 0 points1 point ago

                      And the other people look scared, like they're thinking "I don't want to be the guy who broke Stephen Hawking.."

                      [–]hippiehendrix 1 point2 points ago

                      I think that might be the look of fear. For moments before this photo was taken they had spun him in like a million circles. You try sitting stationary for most of your life then bein tossed around in zero geez, I think it might be a bit unnerving.

                      [–]normalityisahoax 0 points1 point ago

                      I want to write something deep and meaningful, but I will suffice to say: This made me smile.

                      [–]meh65535 0 points1 point ago

                      dunno, what about those three that can walk ?

                      [–]dopetastic -1 points0 points ago

                      I love this pic. YEAH SCIENCE BITCH!

                      [–]Verbose_Slayer 0 points1 point ago

                      Stephen knows how to party.

                      [–]just_a_tech 0 points1 point ago

                      Good for him. Looks like a blast.

                      [–]EODLRD 0 points1 point ago

                      You're right, that dude on the left is having a freakin' AWESOME time.

                      [–]Zelotic 0 points1 point ago

                      Look at this copy pasta. So much spaghetti.

                      [–]bigfig 0 points1 point ago

                      Clearly he just shit himself.

                      [–]Wallace_D_S 0 points1 point ago

                      Wow this must have been a great experience for hawiking :)

                      [–]Gherazz 0 points1 point ago

                      The people either side of him were trying to grab him and pull his head clean off then fuvk the body....AGAIN.

                      [–]pinupsloth 0 points1 point ago

                      This should be the next commercial like the "happier than a witch in a broom factory" one. Happier than Stephen Hawking in zero gravity.

                      [–]kokonkokon99 0 points1 point ago

                      Stephen Hawking? Is that you?

                      [–]Svarazics 0 points1 point ago

                      That made me smile!

                      [–]talldarkandasian 0 points1 point ago

                      I don't know why but he looks more British in zero gravity

                      [–]thorofasgard 0 points1 point ago

                      The usual Professor Hawking?

                      [–]Brechlin 0 points1 point ago

                      he deserves it, hell make him a lab up there to science. And he should fix the name tag.

                      [–]TryAnotherPLEASE -1 points0 points ago

                      I know. Id be happy too if i was throwing a cripple around the room! the other 2 dont seem so happy though.

                      [–]pics-or-didnt-happen -1 points0 points ago

                      I hereby caption this photo "I pooped a little".

                      [–]Exducer 0 points1 point ago

                      Anyone else think the guy on the left sees the uncontrolled release of human waste?

                      [–]adrienbarcelona 0 points1 point ago

                      Fuck, can I give 2 upvotes?

                      [–]ISuperKyle 0 points1 point ago

                      Is that Stephen Hawking? lol sorry I'm slow XD

                      [–]BA_ima_dinosaur 0 points1 point ago

                      "Oh god, don't break him!" -everyone else

                      [–]Evildead818 0 points1 point ago

                      i bet this he was relieved when he got back in his wheelchair

                      [–]ThisIsNotJimmy 0 points1 point ago

                      I know... he got to meet Stephen Hawking... I'm so jelly...

                      [–]pilsung 0 points1 point ago

                      The implications of this picture are poetic...

                      [–]FrostByt 0 points1 point ago

                      I feel happy.

                      [–]sjvreeland 0 points1 point ago

                      Robin Williams got skinny

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