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zero G swimming "pool"

Plastic sphere with a hatch for entry. Would need breathing apparatus.

Wouldn't you rather discuss zero G sex??
 
BTox said:
Plastic sphere with a hatch for entry. Would need breathing apparatus.

Wouldn't you rather discuss zero G sex??
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Well, you need somewhere to have sex.


Duh.

Weightlessness in a pool (bubble?) of water would be nifty, for sure, but what about a liquid that can dissolve enough oxygen so you can breathe in it?

No more bulky breathing equipment, no bubbles when you breathe, lots of munuverability etc.

That's what I'd go for.
 
neutrino_cannon said:


Well, you need somewhere to have sex.


Duh.

Weightlessness in a pool (bubble?) of water would be nifty, for sure, but what about a liquid that can dissolve enough oxygen so you can breathe in it?

No more bulky breathing equipment, no bubbles when you breathe, lots of munuverability etc.

That's what I'd go for.
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i'd buy that for a dollar.
 
neutrino_cannon: Yeah, I'd take that, but without the hypoxia and edema.
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Can you be more specific?

I read about some very new development in that area recently. Can't remember what it was though.
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Have you tried googling for LiquiVent ® ? Lots of more recent stuff there.
 
It's not zero-G, and I don't think sex was on the cards, but Heinlein had a nice idea in "The Menace from Earth". Huge air-filled tower on the moon, and BIG artificial wings like a hang-glider only manoeuvreable, and humans could go flying.

(The "menace" was just a gorgeous blonde from Earth who was making a play for the heroine's boyfriend, titles can be SO deceptive....)

Rolfe.
 
Re: Re: zero G swimming "pool"

AmateurScientist: NASA already beat you to it by a few decades. It's a giant pool to simulate microgravity. Neutral Buoyancy Simulator
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Good call. That same thing came to my mind when I first encountered this thread and I almost posted it, but there are some significant differences between NASA's neutral buoyancy pool and a pool in Earth orbit (zero-g). Here are a couple that come to mind:

  1. NASA's pool is essentially stationary, whereas a pool in Earth orbit is in perpetual freefall. The feeling in your stomach is entirely different.
  2. In NASA's pool, the water pressure increases significantly as you go deeper, whereas in orbit, I assume the pressure would be more or less constant thoughout the pool.
A pool in orbit would be more like if a large elevator car was filled with water (turned into a "pool") and then let drop down a bottomless shaft. Assuming no friction, it would accelerate forever, and this is more like what a zero g pool would feel like if you were in it.
 
EdipisReks: the stuff causes edema
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More so than water?

and hypoxia.
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May I ask, do you have a cite handy that LiquiVent ® causes hypoxia?

What I'm asking is please help me out here with more than just your simple declarative statement. Thanks.
 
I think it would be cool to see a big blob of water in space, but the whole novelty of swimming is the boyancy, no?

Doesn't one get that in a micro-gravity environment?

I would much prefer a big empty room with trampolines on the walls, and big red balls from gym class for "Ender's Dodge Ball" games.
 
bewareofdogmas said:
sounds better to me. how about swimming in air? Big webbed gloves and flippers.
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Fine. You can go to one of those amusement parks where they have a jet aircraft engine oriented vertically so that you can ride the exhaust several feet above the fan. In essence, you experience free fall like conditions and can do aerial acrobatics, if you are skilled enough. Spotters nearby, outside the blast, assist you.

I've never done it, but it looks like a lot of fun.

AS
 
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OK you're scuba diving in a large enclosed shpere of water in free fall. Where do your bubbles go?

If you have a big enough space station to have a pool, probably the best place for it is in the center of the centrifugal gymnasium. Bubbles go "up" toward the axis to be recycled, but the perceived "gravity" need not be much more than free fall.

At least that's how I will do it. :D
 
AmateurScientist said:


Fine. You can go to one of those amusement parks where they have a jet aircraft engine oriented vertically so that you can ride the exhaust several feet above the fan. In essence, you experience free fall like conditions and can do aerial acrobatics, if you are skilled enough. Spotters nearby, outside the blast, assist you.

I've never done it, but it looks like a lot of fun.

AS
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It may be tricked out to look like an aircraft engine, but you'd burn up quickly if is really were one.

I have never heard of this ride. Can you tell me where there is one? I'd like to try it.
 
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