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The Future of Space Sports

Posted by Soulskill on from the enemy's-gate-is-down dept.

Loether writes "Space.com has a fun article about how astronauts aboard the ISS play 'sports' in zero gravity. It talks about learning how to throw in a straight line instead of the arc we all take for granted, relay races, and using large water filled bags as medicine balls. 'We realized that you could toss and catch and then go for a ride on this big thing as it takes you away.' The astronauts also put out a request for new ideas for space sports. Have any suggestions?"

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  1. Remember by glwtta · · Score: 4, Funny

    The enemy gate is down!

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  2. basketball by OrochimaruVoldemort · · Score: 4, Funny

    in zero g, the white guy could finally compete with the black guy (flaimbait, i'm sure)

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    1. Re:basketball by iamhigh · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Why would that be flamebait? It is merely a statement of facts. Blacks make up 12-15 percent of the population, but 90+ percent of professional athelets.

      It pisses me off to no end that we can't conlude that one race may be better at things than another (due to P.C.).

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    2. Re:basketball by bennomatic · · Score: 4, Interesting

      You're totally right on. There was a time that a significant portion of pro basketball players were Jewish, too. Was it because of cultural or economic reasons? No, of course not. Sports pundits of the time indicated that shorter men would be better at basketball because they would have greater balance and agility... A quick Google search on "jews in basketball" reveals that and other interesting statements.

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  3. Calvin Ball by LordSkippy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Calvin Ball!

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  4. Re:Clever "Dept." by Ironsides · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Speaking of which. If they want Zero G and low G sports, I suggest reading through the Science Fiction section a bit. The Enders Game battles were some of the first to pop into my mind. Then there are the human butterfly (strap wings to yourself and fly) sports on the moon from "This place has no atmosphere". There was one in the Tom Swift series that started with "The City in the Stars". I'll have to reread it to check what it was about. Some form of low G basketball if I remember right. There was another series that had a sport where you tried to get around the (quite large) station as fast as you could. You used tow ropes to pull yourself along by realing in your line by hand. A relay/sprint in zero G if you will.

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  5. Flatulence races? by bonkeydcow · · Score: 4, Funny

    Flatulence races? Do you have enough fuel to make it across the finish line?

  6. Re:Hmmm.... by alan_dershowitz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mmmmm, Street Fighter II. But how would that be different in space?