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WCDT 2106-2110 (January 23-27, 2012) - QC IN SPAAAAAACE!!!
celticgeek:
--- Quote from: DSL on 28 Jan 2012, 08:29 ---Computer! Tom Collins in a squeeze bulb, stat!
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Perfect!
jwhouk:
You know, it's the strip a few after the Tom Collins appearance that does cement the idea that Hannelore would say Marten is one of her "best friends".
I mean, she saw him throw up, managed to recover (albeit with assistance from alcohol) to help clean it up, then decided to do something so it wouldn't happen again.
If that ain't friendship, I don't know what is.
Melauren:
--- Quote from: Mad Cat on 27 Jan 2012, 07:55 ---And I think I'd keep my seat-belt buckled in such a situation. Call me provincial, but I'd prefer to remain tethered to the spacecraft at all times.
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Heh, I think you'd just miss out on all the zero-g fun. Because unless you're afraid you'll waft into a vacuum chamber and get ejected accidentally, there's pretty much no situation in which being "tethered" to a spacecraft will stop you from dying in the event of a malfunction.
Being seatbelted into a car = you'll probably survive a crash. Being seatbelted into a spaceship = who cares, all the air whooshed out when you hit that asteroid, and you're a popsicle to boot :P (or maybe you explode? Any sciencey-types able to verify?)
DSL:
General consensus among sciencey types is that 2001 had it mostly right (but EXHALE and keep your mouth open) and dreckfests like Outland had it wrong. Still, you want to get back into pressure pretty quick. Clarke, quoting someone whose name I forget: "The skin makes a pretty good spacesuit." Also, check out "Space Activity Suit" for current thinking on what the well-dressed spacefarer will be wearing in the future. This 1950s sci-fi again covers weren't that far off.
Is it cold in here?:
NASA accidentally exposed a worker to vacuum once. He didn't explode. The last thing he remembered before passing out was the feeling of his tongue fizzing as his saliva boiled.
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