Video: why things float in space[views:1683][posts:7]______________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 2:08am - the_reverend ""] http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/defy_gravity/apple.html |
| ________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 2:28am - retzam ""] Wow, I just always assumed that it was because there is lower gravity in space... |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 2:30am - the_reverend ""] nope. low gravity means that you won't be attracted to something as stongly, but you would still be attracted to the earth.. I mean, do the math... |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 2:32am - the_reverend ""] ps: when you are born, the doctor delivering you has 1/2 the gravitational pull as the planet jupiter on you. |
| ____________________________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 5:45pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] I never understood how astronauts can sleep in space being weightless. It would be the same sensation as skydiving (minus the wind resistance). I don't remember the last time I felt sleepy on a rollercoaster. |
| ______________________________________ [Jul 31,2005 6:12pm - the_reverend ""] ha! though think about it. you are in are 1) constantly falling in towards the center of the earth 2) on a planet spinning at 1000mph which is traveling around the sun which is traveling around our arm of the milky way 3) ever slept in a car? |
| _________________________________________ [Aug 1,2005 12:11am - SacreligionNLI ""] that right there is some expensive animation...why was that funnier than it was informative when it was meant to be serious? |
| ___________________________________________________ [Aug 1,2005 1:24am - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] the_reverend said:ever slept in a car? Yes. gravity pushes me down into my seat and keeps my stomach from floating into my throat, which makes for a great sleep. |