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Planking... Owling... I am more a fan of Hawking myself. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]revile221 82 points83 points ago

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I've always loved this picture. It's so great to see the man that has contributed so much to science and humanity with such a big smile on his face while experiencing the feeling of zero-gravity.

[–]sjhall 11 points12 points ago

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I agree, it always brings a tear to my eye. There's something very beautiful about this picture.

[–]sirbernardbongington 4 points5 points ago

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The woman is touching his bum?

[–]SecretOperative48 6 points7 points ago

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Nah, it's not like he could feel it anyway.

[–]swagstaff 0 points1 point ago

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Did they just toss him around like a beach ball?

[–]ezodragon5 0 points1 point ago

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No, they just support him.

[–]MoonDaddy 5 points6 points ago

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You bastard, he isn't smiling! That's just how his face normally looks!

[–]Razenghan 0 points1 point ago

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In all fairness, he's always 'smiling'. I'm sure he looks the same way on the shitter.

[–]meco03211 7 points8 points ago

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I think a lot of people smile on the shitter.

[–]bifftastic 4 points5 points ago

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I'm on the shitter and I am now smiling. Your statement is correct.

[–]sporkus 21 points22 points ago

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I know there's a Planck's constant joke in there somewhere...

[–]down_vote_magnet 26 points27 points ago

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And it would be the least funny joke in the universe.

[–]ConstipatedNinja 6 points7 points ago

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Or at the very least the smallest.

[–]GNG 2 points3 points ago*

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      What, like this?

[–]down_vote_magnet 5 points6 points ago

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Ctrl + Scroll Wheel

...ENHANCE!

[–]Pinpeople 0 points1 point ago

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TIL, damn..

[–]kernelhappy 0 points1 point ago

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Well played your brilliant bastard

[–]TheZooo 3 points4 points ago

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One may plank constantly only if there are no forces acting upon you

[–]Howard_Beale 1 point2 points ago

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Stephen (h)awking. That guy is constantly Plancking. To the Max.

[–]fogmachine 7 points8 points ago

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Some people might say "Tumblers are better than Pumpers", it's a personal choice I guess.

[–]MFChrisB 1 point2 points ago

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Ain't those tumblers cute?

[–]T0mServo 1 point2 points ago

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I prefer pumpers while iJammin'

[–]psyki 0 points1 point ago

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Look, they're E-Bumpin!

[–]veltrop 7 points8 points ago

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Is that Shatner on the left?

[–]mrmyxlplyx 16 points17 points ago

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I think if I had an opportunity to go on one of those zero G flights, I'd shatner myself, too.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Shatner? You hardly know her!

[–]feureau 1 point2 points ago

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nope

[–]AdmStevens 5 points6 points ago

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He looks so happy :)

[–]LifeGURU 2 points3 points ago

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Look how much fun he's having haha

[–]Nrksbullet 4 points5 points ago

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Do a Hawking Roll!

[–]Charl3magne 1 point2 points ago

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Hardest I have laughed on this site in a while.

[–]patchesandpeaches 2 points3 points ago

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He sort of looks like he has the troll face

[–]feureau 1 point2 points ago

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He's the original trollface.

Did his supertrolling when he concluded his book with that understand the mind of God crap. Almost blew up the world.

[–]Frenchy-LaFleur -1 points0 points ago

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He does, and he can walk too.

[–]ledzep4life 1 point2 points ago

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Stephen Hawking, you magnificent bastard.

[–]decollo 0 points1 point ago

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It costs over $5,000 for one of those flights. Damn, I was hoping it was a little bit cheaper. I would defiantly go if it was.

[–]LordUb3r 8 points9 points ago

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defiantly go

"Fine. I'll go if you really want me to. Hmph."

[–]Penultimatum 1 point2 points ago

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"I'll go even though you really don't want me to. Ha!"

FTFY

[–]LordUb3r -3 points-2 points ago

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defiantly go

"Fine. I'll go if you really want me to. Hmph."

[–]decollo 0 points1 point ago

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It was definitely the spell check. lol.

[–]comface 0 points1 point ago

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DEEEEGENERATIOOOON EEEEXXXXXXX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[–]zunetoon 0 points1 point ago

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“It was amazing. The zero-g part was wonderful. I could have gone on and on. Space here I come.” - Professor Stephen Hawking, Astrophysicist

[–]mellonandenter 0 points1 point ago

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I doubt he felt the physical effect of the lack of gravity seeing as he can't feel his body as it is.

[–]Howard_Beale 0 points1 point ago

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That guy on the left is trying to smack that other guy with Stephen Hawking.

[–]Psychedelic_Leg 0 points1 point ago

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what would the hawkings computer have said at that point - weeeeeeeeee

due to the fact the lady underneath him is fisting his bum ಠ_ಠ

[–]kquizz 0 points1 point ago

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this made me so happy, i actually cried.. what a great man, its great to see him having fun.

[–]Lucky_Striker 0 points1 point ago

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Well, I take your Hawking and score a Birdie

[–]SpermWhale 0 points1 point ago

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Looks Fun!

[–]LeavingFaith 0 points1 point ago

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For some reason this image is inspiring to me.

[–]bongoloid 0 points1 point ago

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you can tell hes happy

[–]RaucousBurrito 0 points1 point ago

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I guffawed until I Hawking'd

[–]bunsofcheese 0 points1 point ago

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This picture makes me happy.

[–]truefinn 0 points1 point ago

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Funny coincidence, just yesterday I read Richard Branson's book where he wrote about this flight and how Hawking is now ready to fly on a Virgin Galactic flight when they start.

[–]sfitzer 0 points1 point ago

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He's the ONLY one in the universe that can do this. We can't fucking compete.

[–]johnq-pubic 0 points1 point ago

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Planking,Owling,Hawking,Walken

[–]Diablo_En_Musica 0 points1 point ago

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See. That's how you do it. The man is attempting to plank between 2 subatomic particles.

[–]terf2004 0 points1 point ago

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I think doing that in public would be exceptionally offensive

[–]Knight203 0 points1 point ago

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First real laugh Ive had in days.

[–]2112n 0 points1 point ago

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Excellent. Upvote that.

[–]jceez 0 points1 point ago

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I used to work for ZERO-G, although I quit a few months before the Hawking flight.

[–]tjbdef -1 points0 points ago

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HAHAHAHAHAHA.... now wheres the video of when they let him go as the plane descended and lost its zero gravity?

[–]kuklavudu -2 points-1 points ago

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hawking can be fun, if it means u get on top of something, lean forward and spread your arms, this hawking went not very far from planking, no offence to poor disabled genius.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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Smh...

[–]Horny_Troll -2 points-1 points ago

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is nice to see a granny having fun :)

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