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[–]thatblondechickkk 5 points6 points ago

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Aww this made me smile. That must have been an incredible experience for him. Well... That would be an incredible experience for anyone. But still!

[–]Jamotron 2 points3 points ago

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Models everywhere are jelly.

[–]raptordrew 1 point2 points ago

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So, I'll be the asshole and ask... Could he feel the sensation?

[–]IncidentalyAmbiguous 1 point2 points ago

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Stephen Hawking has ALS (wikipedia). ALS makes people weak, often until they are unable to breathe. I don't think it affects their ability to feel. I think I remember hearing that it made people feel very very heavy - so being weightless might offer some relief.

[–]katyngate 0 points1 point ago

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He still feels parts of his body, doesn't he?

[–]GTftw[S] 0 points1 point ago

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Wouldn't a lot of the sensation from this be mental and visual? Obviously there would be some amount of sensation that he would miss, but I would guess that there are other elements that would be the same.

[–]ablatner 0 points1 point ago

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Balance and acceleration is felt in the inner ear, so probably (I'm not totally sure though).

[–]SimilarImage 6 points7 points ago

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[–]GTftw[S] 4 points5 points ago

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well sorry. damn.

[–]larsendt 6 points7 points ago

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I wouldn't take it personally. The newest of those is 4 months ago, which is practically forever. Personally, I'm glad you posted it! I've never seen it before. He looks ecstatic.

[–]SisRob 1 point2 points ago

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the newest one is 11 hours old. But I agree with the rest.

[–]larsendt 0 points1 point ago

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Ooops. Haha. Apparently I can't read.

[–]crazydog99 0 points1 point ago

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Would he have a more comfortable life if he was sent to the ISS? Without the restraints of gravity.

[–]nothing282 0 points1 point ago

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video works everytime

[–]zt2000 1 point2 points ago

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If anyone else is curious, I was!

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