What experiments would you ask the Space Station staff to do

What experiments would you ask the Space Station staff to do

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Simpo Two

85,573 posts

266 months

Monday 17th March 2014
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Ah yes - because if there is no gravity then the density of hot vs cold air makes no difference.

Hence no BBQs on the Vomit Comet...

V8LM

5,174 posts

210 months

Wednesday 19th March 2014
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alock said:
Tell Sandra Bullock that!

McWigglebum4th

32,414 posts

205 months

Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Exactly how bad is a fart in a spacesuit?

Grandpad58

12,545 posts

182 months

Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Halmyre said:
Shagging, obviously.
This ^^ I wonder if anyone has done this yet?

Morningside

24,111 posts

230 months

Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Zero G football wink

4G63T

2,947 posts

173 months

Friday 21st March 2014
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i think they should get a pc up there, put it in a box with no heating exposed to the coldness of space and see just how much over clocking is possible lol.

they could get a quantum computer an see how far they could push it. there simulations would be figured out so much quicker that way, as the thing that over clocking computers is the heat generated making it go pop.

4G63T

2,947 posts

173 months

Friday 21st March 2014
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i think they should get a pc up there, put it in a box with no heating exposed to the coldness of space and see just how much over clocking is possible lol.

they could get a quantum computer an see how far they could push it. there simulations would be figured out so much quicker that way, as the thing that over clocking computers is the heat generated making it go pop.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Saturday 22nd March 2014
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Grandpad58 said:
Halmyre said:
Shagging, obviously.
This ^^ I wonder if anyone has done this yet?
Let's be honest here, 8 months breathing your own recycled gases is enough to drive anyone to distraction.

Someone's gotta tried it..

keslake

657 posts

207 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Has to be the Mentos mint in a bottle of Coke surely.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Yes yes yes but think of the i phones we can flog them....

Morningside

24,111 posts

230 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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newton's cradle.

Halmyre

11,219 posts

140 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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Morningside said:
newton's cradle.
That just plain wouldn't work.

ReaderScars

6,087 posts

177 months

Wednesday 26th March 2014
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I would like them to explore whether probes could be powered by a combination of bicarbonate of soda and water - as in, mix the two together as and when required, collect the resulting gas, release it as a jet.

With the bicarbonate of soda being light in weight, might make a reasonable fuel payload, seeing as the resulting gas would be released into a vacuum.