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[–]Blackcat008 264 points265 points ago

Zero gravity must never get old

[–]Beeslo 223 points224 points ago

Can you imagine what it'd be like to suddenly take it for granted? And just as you are used to it, you go back to Earth...I'd imagine most meals would be pretty messy. "Hey, check it out when I squirt my food in the air in front of my.........oh, right. Gravity."

[–]GrinningPariah 103 points104 points ago

Apparently they recommend recently returned astronauts not hold fragile objects or babies, because they're too used to things just floating.

[–][deleted] 66 points67 points ago

You don't have floating babies where you live? Weird.

[–]zyks 10 points11 points ago

Reminds me of this guy from the phantom tollbooth.

They're born floating and then grow down instead of up, so they don't get hurt when learning to walk. If one of them is born upside down, they never stop growing.

[–]JBHUTT09 121 points122 points ago

They actually did something like that in Gundam SEED. The workers on the ship's bridge would let their drinks float next to them when in space (they're in these little bottles with straws so they don't spill) since it was convenient. Then when they're on the surface you see one of them try just letting go of their drink and it falls on the ground. I laughed but I know I'd do the same thing.

EDIT: Clip in question.

EDIT 2: If the youtube link is unavailable click here and skip to 6:43ish.

[–]Sofasoldier 7 points8 points ago

Mind linking to it? That sounds hilarious.

[–]JBHUTT09 6 points7 points ago

[–]Tiop 88 points89 points ago

Sounded a lot funnier than it was :/

[–]nitefang 8 points9 points ago

According to some interviews and AMAs, that actually happens. For about a week after an astronaut returns they are dropping things constantly because they expect it to just float there in mid air.

[–]reddit_hates_freedom 55 points56 points ago

It's actually microgravity.

[–]Warlord9929 83 points84 points ago

Technicalities.

[–]jamie1414 24 points25 points ago

Wouldn't every place in the Universe have "microgravity"? I'm not sure on this but doesn't gravity's force from other objects just get increasingly smaller? But never really disappears.

[–]Sir_Jeremiah 8 points9 points ago

Yes

[–]krische 6 points7 points ago

The space station isn't in microgravity, they are technically in constant free fall towards the surface. Its tangential velocity just means that it never actually gets closer to the surface. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Orbital_motion.gif

[–]mchugho 46 points47 points ago

Technically there is 89% of earth's gravity on the international space station. Its just constantly in free fall. Its not like you suddenly escape from the atmosphere and you are freed of the gravity of the huge planet underneath you.

[–]Blackcat008 74 points75 points ago

Yes, but when you are in freefall, you get the effects of zero gravity

[–]DubiumGuy 62 points63 points ago

Zero gravity is just a poor name. Weightlessness is a more accurate description.

[–]Doc88888888 2 points3 points ago

Wouldn't they still have weight? Not criticising you, just seeking an even more precise answer.

[–]DubiumGuy 5 points6 points ago

Depends how you define weight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight

There is also a rival tradition within Newtonian physics and engineering which sees weight as that which is measured when one uses scales. There the weight is a measure of the magnitude of the reaction force exerted on a body. Typically, in measuring someone's weight, the person is placed on scales at rest with respect to the earth but the definition can be extended to other states of motion. Thus in a state of free fall, the weight would be zero. In this second sense of weight, terrestrial objects can be weightless.

[–]benjamg 571 points572 points ago

As intensely hard as training to be an astronaut would be, it would pay off immediately in that instant.

[–]wolvers 360 points361 points ago

12 years hard training for some sweet karma? totally agree

[–]Se7en_Sinner 76 points77 points ago

Especially since everybody gets their own complimentary female.

[–]MF-Brofist 50 points51 points ago

The gay astronauts must get pretty frustrated.

[–]its_funny-because 4 points5 points ago

It's funny because they could still have someone to gossip with.

[–]HolographicMetapod 17 points18 points ago

Fuck gossip, we just want some space head.

[–]CrowKaneII 8 points9 points ago

Imagine the space facials

[–]sithjustgotreal 39 points40 points ago

Spacials.

[–]Always_Negotiable_QK 2 points3 points ago

The mega-exclusive 1000 mile high club.

[–]tealcdargoworf 10 points11 points ago

I love how someone who is an aerospace engineer, pilot, and astronaut easily gets wittled down to a mere sex object by some bro banging away on his computer in his mom's basement.

I also love how your average redditor talks like a Ferengi from star trek - which was a sexist, capitalist race meant to be an exaggerated mirror for the worst of human's past.

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 1064 points1065 points ago

Looks like she barely missed hitting her head.

[–]vertigo1083 137 points138 points ago

Probably did on takes 1-4. She has a concussion during the filming of this one.

[–][deleted] 39 points40 points ago

Her name is Marsha Ivins in case anybody wondered.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Ivins

[–]thefutureisugly 172 points173 points ago

curious question (i'm really bad at physics) would the head still hurt considering she has zero weight?

[–]masterxel 1125 points1126 points ago

yes of course

[–]Crim91 516 points517 points ago

The reason being: she still has mass. And it takes an unbalanced force to accelerate a mass.

Her hitting her head would apply a force to the ship, and because of newtons third law, on her head as well. Since the ship has much more mass, she will be much more affected by the force. And that would be evident when she says 'ow' after hitting her head, and probably space drop kicking that other guy.

But she didn't hit her head so everything's good :)

[–]t_Lancer 69 points70 points ago

Fun fact: the exercise machines on the ISS are isolated from the actual hull of the station, since this would otherwise create an oscillation through the whole of the station and make it wobble.

[–]ClariNerd617 45 points46 points ago

If there is anything we have learned from Kerbal Space Program, it is that wobble is the enemy of the universe.

[–]t_Lancer 12 points13 points ago

that and Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly, R.U.D.

[–]racercowan 5 points6 points ago

Of course, both of these problems can be fixed with struts. Struts everywhere.

[–]Crim91 2 points3 points ago

Great game. /r/KerbalSpaceProgram for those who don't know.

[–]Doc88888888 16 points17 points ago

The station itself is not the problem, more so the enormous solar panels!

[–]pingthepong 97 points98 points ago

kudos for "space drop kick"

[–]TheyCallMeStone 57 points58 points ago

But there is no drop in space!

[–]chambana 185 points186 points ago

So space is the only place safe from shitty dubstep.

[–]itsachickenwingthing 24 points25 points ago

That's why there's a build-up to the drop, literally creates gravity.

[–]FutureMeme2016 18 points19 points ago

Are you ready for the drop?

[–]Currentlybaconing 3 points4 points ago

There are some people who like dubstep here... I understand that you, (and a good portion of reddit) don't, but can't we just respect each other's taste?

[–]chambana 7 points8 points ago

Shitty dubstep does not equal all dubstep.

[–]Curdo 13 points14 points ago

Actually, they are constantly falling into the earth. That's why they can "float". The thing is, they are falling and at the same time maintaining the same altitude.

[–]TheyCallMeStone 14 points15 points ago

Yes, I know how orbits work, but relative to each other the centers of masses are not moving.

[–]hyperacti 34 points35 points ago

Good thing he didn't just let her float up to the ceiling

[–]Dimath 156 points157 points ago

Or may be it was floor.

[–]servercobra 62 points63 points ago

The enemy's gate is down!

[–]Disconsolate 89 points90 points ago

Woah.

[–]Crim91 53 points54 points ago

(•_•)

did we just ( •_•)>⌐■-■

Turn your world upside down? (⌐■_■)

YYYYEEEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH.

[–]Jrodkin 29 points30 points ago

You can't YYYYEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHH yourself.

[–]Crim91 132 points133 points ago

[–]fishyguy13 33 points34 points ago

Wat

[–]justsomefuckinguy 9 points10 points ago

This reminds me of Ender's Game

[–]InDriverSeat 9 points10 points ago

just finished it literally yesterday. Awesome book.

[–]prodical 3 points4 points ago

Recently finished it myself. Was really taken back by the ending and how it tied back to his dreams. Very poignant.

[–]not_a_wolf 7 points8 points ago

It might hurt less though. A comparable injury in normal gravity might be falling and hitting your head on a table. In normal gravity you are exerting the full inertia of the fall downwards. In zero gravity you would start to spin exerting some of that inertia rotationally.

[–]TheDesktopNinja 57 points58 points ago

Weight and mass are very different. You experience no weight, but your mass gives you inertia which governs how hard you hit things (therefore how much it will hurt).

[–]Se7en_Sinner 26 points27 points ago

The only thing I know about inertia is that it's a property of matter.

Thanks, Bill.

[–]Leviathin 6 points7 points ago

Science rules.

[–]TheDesktopNinja 2 points3 points ago

berf indeed

[–]sprinkles123 10 points11 points ago

momentum and collision applies here, so yes.

[–]jscxxii 9 points10 points ago

She still has mass.

[–]empw 42 points43 points ago

DAT MASS

[–]comradeTJH 55 points56 points ago

It's still a collusion. Yes.

Edit: sorry, I accidentally the i with a u.

[–]nair88 305 points306 points ago

Yes, her head and the wall would definitely make a secretive agreement.

[–]doclobster 15 points16 points ago

Thank you for being you.

[–]Se7en_Sinner 11 points12 points ago

If he was really being himself, you wouldn't have anymore hair and your testicles would be burning.

[–]v4mp_work 2 points3 points ago

First time I've laughed out loud all day, thanks.

[–]theonlysamintheworld 11 points12 points ago

U was just covering for I.

Now I owes U.

[–]monkeyfish99 38 points39 points ago

Only in 7th grade here, and I'm mostly guessing, but she does have no weight (because weight is just how much force is pushing down on us), and an object in motion stays in motion, so she would move forever, with that force. When she hits something, she will feel the pain, because the force of the push will go into her head, then the metal. But it wasn't that hard of a push, and there isn't any force of gravity, so it would hurt less. God, that was a pain to type on my phone.

[–]MyHorseIsDead 57 points58 points ago

  1. Well done. Correct as far as I can see.

  2. Wow, in seventh grade and you have a smart phone! The times have changed... I feel old.

[–]moparornocar 67 points68 points ago

Sorry about your horse.

[–]MyHorseIsDead 10 points11 points ago

Thank you, he was a great guy to be around until that accident in the glue factory.

[–]riqk 18 points19 points ago

His horse was amazing.

[–]DirtOne 10 points11 points ago

Just, give it a lick.

[–]IICVX 10 points11 points ago

It tastes just like raisins!

[–]PaplooTheEwok 12 points13 points ago

I looked at his username, did the math, and realized that there are kids born in the new milennium that are now in middle school. Damn.

Also: he doesn't remember 9/11, much less the world before 9/11. That's the most striking (and perhaps a bit depressing) part, to me.

[–]Cynical_Walrus 15 points16 points ago

Honesty, if we put 9/11 behind us, without forgetting about it, it will be for the better.

[–]PaplooTheEwok 6 points7 points ago

Well, I don't mean it in the "9/11 NEVER FORGET" sense, but in that the increased paranoia and resultant encroachment on privacy is the status quo for the next generation. They have nothing to compare it to. I sure hope that we can put this chapter behind us, though.

[–]TI-89_Titanium 8 points9 points ago

He isn't really in seventh grade, he just knew he'd get more karma if he posed as one because we love STEM kids.

/r/karmaconspiracy

[–]mchugho 6 points7 points ago

Actually assuming this is taken from the international space station she will have weight, she is only experiencing the "weightlessness" due to constantly being in free fall but the force of gravity is 89% that of earth.

[–]s7r1k3r 2 points3 points ago

Wow 7th grade? That is pretty impressive. When I was in 7th grade all I was worried about was recess and the wasted time in between.

[–]sexbobomb91 2 points3 points ago

For a moment there I was sure that she's gonna get hit. Phew.

[–]b24stmode 4 points5 points ago

Yeah he was about two inches from getting bitchslapped

[–]FuriousJ 14 points15 points ago

spacebitchslapped

[–]flatcap 195 points196 points ago

If you watch this in reverse, the astronauts throw another astonaut down the hole and then throw some bags on top of her. Those bastards!

Edit: Removed unintended sexism. Shame on me!

[–]telekinetic 148 points149 points ago

It's your idea, so feel free to resubmit it, but it totally looks like "What a breakup in space looks like"

http://img.reversegif.com/34759.gif

[–]Shortsonfire79 68 points69 points ago

Hahaha. "Out you go. Heres your stuff, and heres even more of your stuff."

[–]jtobin85 26 points27 points ago

dont let the air lock hit you on the ass

[–]Skvid 16 points17 points ago

pack your shit and gtfo

[–]amichaux 2 points3 points ago

It shouldn't be resubmitted, this is the exact right place for it. According to the reddiquette that no one follows.

[–]endercoaster 29 points30 points ago

If you watch this in reverse, the astronauts throw a woman another astronaut down the hole and then throw some bags on top of her. Those bastards!

[–]wi11co 13 points14 points ago

She is also an astronaught? Why call the men astronaughts and the women just women?

[–]asshatnowhere 308 points309 points ago

I wish I could pick up chicks that easy

[–]CTRL_ALT_RAPE 31 points32 points ago

but once you let go they just float away

[–]themikeysteve 26 points27 points ago

OAG would orbit you

[–]Knetic491 70 points71 points ago

You did what i saw there!

[–]whatthefuckmanseriou 51 points52 points ago

I, also, can read.

[–]Toha83 21 points22 points ago

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5cGHk7hSp0 around 0:20.

Its a movie from 2002, "Space station 3D" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290296/

[–]incudude311 28 points29 points ago

The enemy's gate is down.

[–]EmperorSofa 13 points14 points ago

I wonder if they ever worry about bumping into stuff and breaking something important. There's a lot of exposed wire and metal bits there.

[–]redhatGizmo 7 points8 points ago

Space Station as narrated by Tom "Xenu" Cruise

[–]Nizzo 7 points8 points ago

Tom Cruise

[–]iTiamo 4 points5 points ago

Stop it. Right here.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

Well that ruins it. Nothing like a loon narrating real science.

[–]rells 11 points12 points ago

I cringe every time she just misses the hatch with her head

[–]1leggeddog 29 points30 points ago

This made me smile so much and i don't know why.

oh well

"SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE!"

[–]epvdude 9 points10 points ago

Space looks so fun.

[–]thebravelittlenublet 515 points516 points ago

Oh man, they ship them women!? Suddenly I want to be an astronaut.

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 97 points98 points ago

Sex in space would be awesome! I wonder if anyone's ever done it.

[–]thebravelittlenublet 195 points196 points ago

I bet it would be a lot of pulling and pushing, since there is no gravity... and, for the sake of other astronauts, I would avoid the "pull out" prevention method :)

[–]strayclown 65 points66 points ago

Ever done it underwater? It helps to have something to hold on to. Also, pulling out is inadvisable there as well.

[–]Limeo 36 points37 points ago

ಠ_ಠ

[–]strayclown 54 points55 points ago

Don't knock it 'til you've waterlogged it. Just avoid nasty looking water. If it's not safe to drink, it's probably not safe for that either. And don't use someone else's pool, unless y'know, they're cool with it.

[–]nico326 82 points83 points ago

Seriously, you can end up with a UTI/kidney infection if funky water gets in your pee hole.

Source: These old balls.

[–]Taedirk 54 points55 points ago

Source: These old balls.

Now I'm picturing a PBS show like This Old House, only instead it's about getting it on.

[–]onegaminus 19 points20 points ago

Still features Bob Villa

[–]Beeslo 7 points8 points ago

You drink pool water??

[–]Depressed_Downvoter 19 points20 points ago

"So thirsty after fucking in the pool. What to do...

I know, I'll just drink the water! We had sex in it, therefore now it's sexy water.

Mm, this is delici--aaaand I have an infection."

[–]Jrodkin 6 points7 points ago

That's what the chlorine is for.

[–]Jurily 2 points3 points ago

Why would you want to have sex in chlorine?

[–]illaqueable 0 points1 point ago

Just with my vagina

[–]pseudolobster 12 points13 points ago

I've heard that's bad. You can end up forcing water into the vagina. I think I read it an a book by Masters and Johnson. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[–]lamptastical 25 points26 points ago

Also, water makes horrible lube.

[–]Hedonopoly 14 points15 points ago

Jesus, no doubt, even shower sex is a lot more romantic in theory than it is in application.

[–]lamptastical 3 points4 points ago

Becomes painful really quick :/

[–]Mr_LonelyLoner 11 points12 points ago

Just have sex in a pool of lube or connect your shower head to a lube tank!

[–]champselysees 1 point2 points ago

I've had three concussions. There's no way I'm risking another. I'll be braindead after having dryed out danger sex. :(

[–]Elon-Musk 38 points39 points ago

A married couple were on the same shuttle crew once... What do you think?

Edit: Also relevant

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 11 points12 points ago

I imagine they did! Are you Elon Musk or just a fan? Because it would be incredibly cool if you were Elon Musk.

[–]Elon-Musk 13 points14 points ago

Just a fan...

I guess I'll just show myself out then... :(

[–]scpnyc2 14 points15 points ago

They actually did a study on it. The main problem was the lack of traction.

[–]vikmourne 19 points20 points ago

Marshall Erickson knows best.

[–]kloober 14 points15 points ago

General consensus is "no"; I'll refer you to the wonderful book Packing for Mars which devotes some ink to the subject. Quarters are very cramped and you're dealing with, at best, curtains for privacy--it's very likely word would've got out.

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 25 points26 points ago

So?

[–]chefmcduck 27 points28 points ago

High fives all around?

[–]Need_a_job_in_SDiego 12 points13 points ago

DM;HS?

[–]Datdus 7 points8 points ago

Unless it was a space orgy!

[–]Streeb-Greebling 7 points8 points ago

Newton's third law makes it quite difficult.

[–]no_myth 4 points5 points ago

Don't have sex in space. It may seem like a good idea, but it's not. Evidence: Prometheus the movie. Sex in space is not a good idea.

[–]pseudolobster 306 points307 points ago

A basic pleasure model. The standard item for military clubs in the outer colonies.

[–]NeedsToShutUp 38 points39 points ago

It's too bad she won't live. Then again, who does?

[–]SirSoliloquy 6 points7 points ago

All these things will be lost in time. Like... tears in rain.

[–]jtr99 2 points3 points ago

I'm going to be that guy, sorry: it's moments, not things.

All those moments will be lost... in time... like... tears in rain. Time... to die.

[–]tealcdargoworf 5 points6 points ago

Marsha Ivins worked her ass off to be where she is, but nice for you to reduce her down to a piece of property ready for sexual use.

no wonder women have a hard time feeling welcome in STEM fields. Men are "never" sexist and just outright fucking ignorant about them. Nope. Never.

[–]tealcdargoworf 3 points4 points ago

Marsha Ivins worked her ass off to be where she is, but nice for you to reduce her down to a piece of property ready for sexual use.

no wonder women have a hard time feeling welcome in STEM fields. Men are "never" sexist and just outright fucking ignorant about them. Nope. Never.

[–]kylkyl 0 points1 point ago

Bangstation.

[–]zagreus9 70 points71 points ago

She floated onto me, I swear your honour!

[–]mexipimpin 18 points19 points ago

It does look like the start of a very interesting porno.

[–]CTRL_ALT_RAPE 22 points23 points ago

in 20 years this will be an actual category

[–]IMP1017 4 points5 points ago

Would NASA fund it?

[–]metallicabmc 0 points1 point ago

It will be a spinoff company nASSa national aeronautics and space sex association.

[–]redoxion 0 points1 point ago

No, but NASA will be funded by the porn industry

[–]celticmagnum 0 points1 point ago

Sir Richard Branson would

[–]CTRL_ALT_RAPE 1 point2 points ago

space will be a lot more privatized by then

[–]White_Luigi 0 points1 point ago

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 150 points151 points ago

That sexy astronaut is out-of-this world. But I bet she feels she's above me. She probably has high standards.

[–]shoebob 183 points184 points ago

She probably just needs some space.

[–]nopropulsion 50 points51 points ago

Things with her would be pretty stellar

[–]UCanJustBuyLabCoats 32 points33 points ago

Well... there's the door.

[–]ILL_Show_Myself_Out 0 points1 point ago

[–]lily1346 17 points18 points ago

I wonder how much time they spend up there just goofing off. Also, do you think they send them to space with government issue condoms? You can't take back Space Herpes.

[–]ArtyJoker 6 points7 points ago

Video source?

[–]NakedAndTheDead 16 points17 points ago

Having sex in space would be crazy.

[–]ericshogren 8 points9 points ago

I imagine it would be a bit messy.

[–]ScotteeMC 3 points4 points ago

You could easily set the world record for cumshot distance though.

[–]Venjamin 4 points5 points ago

full orbit

[–]blumpkinowski 0 points1 point ago

Giggidy

[–]Nyarlathotep124 0 points1 point ago

In a few decades, if work on space travel continues, we could have a zero-gravity porn industry.

[–]MightyYetGentle 0 points1 point ago

Don't toy with my emotions. I can't possibly wait around for that. Somebody PM that astronaut redditor to get on this.

[–]niton 3 points4 points ago

The person in the center of the shot is Sergei Krikalev, the human with the most amount of hours logged in space.

[–]shamdalar 9 points10 points ago

gif with a woman in a vulnerable position? time to downvote all the sexist shit!

[–]ologies 5 points6 points ago

WE HAVE GONE

000 DAYS

WITHOUT SEXIST SHIT ON POSTS INVOLVING WOMEN IN ANY CAPACITY

[–]KUSH_MY_SWAG_420_69 1 point2 points ago

[–]SlappaDaBass 1 point2 points ago

Anyone have a mirror?

[–]All_Fallible 0 points1 point ago

I'm 22 and slotted to become a computer engineer but now I just want to be an astronaut all over again. Dammit why does space look like so much god damn fun :(

[–]SoniCloud 1 point2 points ago

Sex in space would be awesome, though very messy.

[–]SaveTheQu33n 25 points26 points ago

Clothes...check
Grooming supplies...check
Space wench...check

[–]gigitrix 44 points45 points ago

DAMMIT I ordered the space wrench! What are we going to do about that coolant leak now :/

[–]seamachine 2 points3 points ago

We can still use the space wench for it! Believe in yourself.

[–]tealcdargoworf 11 points12 points ago

STEM and Reddit centric sexism - check.

[–]KinokoSama 6 points7 points ago

I was really hoping she would bonk her head on that corridor... What's wrong with me?

[–]albequirky 43 points44 points ago

Probably jealousy.

[–]BaoShuzi 3 points4 points ago

I saw this scene as a part if an IMAX movie about Hubble and the ISS. The narration during this part said, "Sometimes a shuttle comes up and brings new supplies, like food, equipment, and occasionally a woman."

[–]Knetic491 1 point2 points ago

The look on his face afterwards was "YEAH! I just did the cool thing, instead of being awkward!"

I know that look.

[–]sharkhuh -2 points-1 points ago

Gif needs to be modified so that those are upvotes that are being passed around

[–]notsurewhatiam 110 points111 points ago

No, not every fucking gif needs upvotes/downvotes.

[–]TheOldBean 73 points74 points ago

EVERY SINGLE GIF NEEDS TO HAVE UPVOTES/DOWNVOTES.

[–]illaqueable 17 points18 points ago

Calm down, old bean

[–]BoringSurprise 5 points6 points ago

correct, not every thing has to turn into a shitty reddit joke