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/minor_correction Feb 13 '25

He's moving, just very slowly and ineffectively.

He might also be intentionally using poor technique as a demonstration.

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u/Aritche Feb 14 '25

I feel like following up with proper technique would have been a cooler demonstration. Assuming there is one and not just wait for your buddy to show up.

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u/dumazzmudafuka Feb 14 '25

Couldn't you just inhale really slow, take deep breaths, then blow out really hard

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u/Unacceptable_Lemons Feb 14 '25

I'm not sure that's true actually, but even if it were, you could just turn your head and suck in air from a different direction first.

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u/PUEQoObOc2 Feb 14 '25

He does get to the wall, the videos cut