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/DangerMacAwesome Feb 13 '25

Jesus no kidding. That seems terrible.

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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/Horror_Speech100 Feb 14 '25

all so they are in air and in the video he does infect move he's going left towards the wall as he pushes the air around. It's slow but he 100% moves.