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First Zero-Gravity Wedding Planned
Trenchcoatjedi writes "A couple from Brooklyn, NY are planning the first wedding in zero gravity. The wedding will take place June 20th aboard a parabolic flight operated by Zero G Corp and will be officiated by Richard Garriott of Ultima fame. The dress is designed by a Japanese haute couture designer and is specifically intended to be worn in zero gravity. Even the wedding rings will be made from meteorite."
Money can't buy good taste.
heh, guy disses use of "zero-g" and counters with "micro-gravity" .. it's amazing how hard the words "in free fall" are to some people.
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Really what's the difference between orbit and a Vomit Comet - besides the fact that the latter is aimed so that it'll hit the ground sooner or or later, and the former isn't? From the relativistic point of view, there isn't really much - just different tracks through a curved region of spacetime. I mean, I suppose objects may be slightly more energetic in orbit and time will elapse at a slightly faster rate, but it's not that much.
Really, we only experience the feeling of gravity when we try to stop it. (Like when the ground's in the way.) Want to free yourself entirely form the influence of gravity from distant objects that affects the shape of the spacetime you're in ? Sorry, buddy, try another universe.
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"There have been skydiving weddings for a long while now. Aren't they Zero-G?"
Not really. In fact, most would say that gravity is a fairly fundamental part of the whole skydiving experience.
Damn, I love it when computer engineers think they're engineers.
rj
while drinking
While alternating between zero and two G every two minutes? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. More like a continuous car crash than a quiet evening.
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Really what's the difference between orbit and a Vomit Comet - besides the fact that the latter is aimed so that it'll hit the ground sooner or or later, and the former isn't?
Uh, nothing. We only call it falling when you're on a collision course, that's how it works. Also I think that's a pretty fucking big difference, it's the difference between whee! and whee! SPLAT.
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You know what'd be interesting? Going back to the way it was about 400 years ago, before the church took over what was a mutual personal vow. See, until the Counter-Reformation, you didn't need a church or anything: you said "I marry you", she said "I marry you", there, done, married, you may now bed the bride. Now seriously, your word was as good as any signed contract; that, I think, is far more beautiful and moving than any pompous ceremony.
Circumcision is child abuse.
Does the man who spends several months of salary just to get a few extra inches on his penis deserve a new TV?
while drinking
While alternating between zero and two G every two minutes? Doesn't sound like a good idea to me. More like a continuous car crash than a quiet evening.
Like a lot of bad ideas, it'll probably make for great stories though....
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