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Blogging a Ride on the 'Vomit Comet'
An anonymous reader writes "Four Duke engineering students have launched a weblog
to document their preparations and impending ride on NASA's 'vomit comet.' The students will study the effects of microgravity on the shapes of cells and the positions of their organelles, such as the nucleus. The schedule is subject to change, but the students expect to take their 12,000 foot plunges Monday in NASA's KC-135A. They plan to provide photos and video."
I would like to shake the hand of the person that came up with the name "Vomit Comet".
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Best...name...ever.
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The preceding message was based on actual events. Only the names, locations and events have been changed.
Actually, the entire planet sucks... hence gravity.
Gentoo Linux - another day, another USE flag.
Shape of the cells:
Flattened, fractal-shaped
Position of nucleus:
Roof, wall, the face of co-researcher 2
Test setup:
o Zero gravity
o Container with missing lid
Test verification result:
No verification was possible, container broken on impact with forehead of co-researcher 1 after container was accellerated by a furious co-researcher 2
Step 1: Obtain NASA Grant ......
Step 2:
Step 3: Vomit!
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If I'm not mistaken, the vomiting happens at the bottom of the arc. As such, you probably won't get to see video of zero-gravity vomit formations (hopefully to classical music).... Just some dudes sitting on the floor throwing up.
It was similar shenanigans which saw Barry Humphries (AKA Dame Edna Everage) banned as a teenager for life from an Australian airline - a ban which remained throughout his stardom and ended only with the closure of the airline.
His notorious "sick bag" prank involved carrying a tin of condensed soup onto an aircraft, which he would then surreptitiously emptied into an air-sickness bag. At an appropriate juncture, he would walk up and down the aisle pretending to vomit very loudly and violently into the bag. Then, he would proceed to eat the contents to the horror of the passengers and crew, many of whom would start vomiting (for real) as a result. Best...Prank...Ever!
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