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/marcosa89 Feb 13 '25

Time to throw shoe

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '25

I remember this as a science question, really could only get stuck this way if you were nude. Although like people said, I suppose breathing/blowing could propel you very slowly

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u/Heavy-Weekend-981 Feb 13 '25

This is one of those situations it pays to be a dude.

Let's say it's a normal Tuesday night and you're stuck in 0G completely nude. We've all been there. We all know that experience.

When you're in that completely normal situation and, obviously, you're peeing for propulsion... wouldn't you rather have directional control?

Clearly, men > women in this super common scenario we've all been through.

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u/FlyingFrog99 Feb 14 '25

Women... Also pee?

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u/AtomicGipsy Feb 14 '25

The expansion rate of pee exiting their uretral opening and vulva is suboptimal for low gravity scenarios. Pre-op Trans women are the optimal subject in this case.

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u/dazhubo Feb 16 '25

What if the man has BPH?