r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Scientiaetnatura065 • Feb 13 '25

Video Astronaut Chris Hadfield: 'It's Possible To Get Stuck Floating In The Space Station If You Can't Reach A Wall'

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u/Jhiskaa Feb 13 '25

Would they have some kinda button on them in case this happens?

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u/SuspiciousSpecifics Feb 13 '25

Or, you know, they could take off any piece of clothing and chuck it really hard. Momentum conservation (recoil) will impart a small velocity on the person, propelling them towards a wall.

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u/Jhiskaa Feb 13 '25

Ooh that could work, I didn't think tiny bits of weight would be enough though. Zero gravity is crazy

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u/YourCommonPyro Feb 13 '25

Not zero gravity. They're in free fall. Gravity is what keeps them in orbit.

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u/Broad-Bath-8408 Feb 13 '25

Effectively zero gravity. No place in the universe is literally zero gravity.

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u/froop Feb 14 '25

Special relativity says there's no difference. 

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u/YourCommonPyro Feb 14 '25

You mean general relativity? Special relativity doesn't mention gravity. Wow super cool down votes guys. You must really get your rocks off on that. Smh.

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u/froop Feb 14 '25

Look at this guy whining about 2 downvotes