[Chris]

Originally Posted by lyb42 (View Post) Actually, that same hypothesis probably works better if applied to the show's writers going, "How can we make Data look like he doesn't quite get it?"

hmm ... true. And it does seem typical Data - to notice that Spot was used frequently as a name for a pet, but not pay attention to it usually being attached to a dog.

[lyb42]

So, my Chem professor showed this in class, today, and I felt it was an appropriate addition to this thread: CATS IN SPAAAAAAAACE!!

[crazy_diamond]

WOO, that cat seems to be enjoying it

[Chris]

poor kitties!

[lyb42]

Okay, so they weren't really in space. They were riding in the Vomit Comet, a jet that NASA uses to train astronauts to deal with weightlessness.

[crazy_diamond]

They could have picked a better name than Vomit Comet..I wouldn't go in it

[Chris]

Originally Posted by lyb42 (View Post) Okay, so they weren't really in space. They were riding in the Vomit Comet, a jet that NASA uses to train astronauts to deal with weightlessness.

Hubby thinks he'd like to try that. He's welcome to it as far as I'm concerned.

[lyb42]

Originally Posted by crazy_diamond (View Post) They could have picked a better name than Vomit Comet..I wouldn't go in it

That's not the official name for it. It's what the astronauts call it. They fly the thing in a series of parabolic arcs that essentially result in periods of weightlessness (or at least the conditions). I imagine the ride is similar to a really expensive, free-flying roller coaster, and have no doubt that the regurgitative moniker is well earned.

ETA: Chris - I'm on the fence about that one

[crazy_diamond]

Ahh right , good one astronauts

[lyb42]

Reduced gravity aircraft - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[crazy_diamond]

Nice

[Chris]

Thanks for the clip Martin.

[wickedrum]

Originally Posted by lyb42 (View Post) So, my Chem professor showed this in class, today, and I felt it was an appropriate addition to this thread: CATS IN SPAAAAAAAACE!!

awww. would that experiment be allowed nowadays! I hope it wouldnt, they looked so freaked!

[crazy_diamond]

and the astronauts did too..

[Chris]

Originally Posted by wickedrum (View Post) awww. would that experiment be allowed nowadays! I hope it wouldnt, they looked so freaked!

Probably not.