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October 15, 2017 12:06 PM Subscribe
8 European kids living with disabilities experience zero gravity. The experience was made possible by the European Space Agency, and Novespace, a subsidiary of French CNES. The kids rode a converted Airbus A310 which flew in repeated parabolic arcs to simulate the effects of zero-gravity without having to visit space.
It's dusty in here.
posted by bilabial at 12:41 PM on October 15, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by bilabial at 12:41 PM on October 15, 2017 [2 favorites]
To be fair, the leaky eyes are seemingly part of the joy of the experience, here's Simone Giertz of Shitty Robots fame doing it [lots of vigorous cussing].
posted by Bee'sWing at 12:42 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Bee'sWing at 12:42 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
OK so SOMETHING is good today.
posted by Freedomboy at 12:56 PM on October 15, 2017 [6 favorites]
posted by Freedomboy at 12:56 PM on October 15, 2017 [6 favorites]
Ahh man, they're flying out of Long Beach next weekend. I wish I had the $$!
posted by drewbage1847 at 1:22 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by drewbage1847 at 1:22 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
I received some alarming news about my sister who may have something serious going on with her health. This made my day better. Thank you.
posted by Fizz at 1:31 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by Fizz at 1:31 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
To not be weighed down by your body, the one thing that should be yours to trust but which betrayed you somehow, for just a few moments? I might trade off years of my life to experience that, and I only have a hip and hand going bad. I have often wondered if free-fall would help those of us with degenerative joint conditions, allowing things to heal without constant stress on them. Those smiles made my day. Thank you.
posted by strixus at 2:05 PM on October 15, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by strixus at 2:05 PM on October 15, 2017 [5 favorites]
oh my god the look on the face of that little girl with the bright red hair
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:00 PM on October 15, 2017 [5 favorites]
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 3:00 PM on October 15, 2017 [5 favorites]
I think we have found the world's grouchiest people: They're the ones clicking "thumbs down" on this video.
posted by clawsoon at 6:43 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by clawsoon at 6:43 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
Amazing
posted by gryphonlover at 8:04 PM on October 15, 2017
posted by gryphonlover at 8:04 PM on October 15, 2017
Hi, I'm a disabled adult and I volunteer to be sent up FOR SCIENCE
posted by Soliloquy at 8:39 PM on October 15, 2017 [4 favorites]
posted by Soliloquy at 8:39 PM on October 15, 2017 [4 favorites]
That red hair! So long! So flowy! Way not a fan of this music, way a fan of this backflipping zero gravity hijinx.
posted by karmachameleon at 9:23 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by karmachameleon at 9:23 PM on October 15, 2017 [1 favorite]
I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
posted by nushustu at 4:24 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by nushustu at 4:24 AM on October 16, 2017 [2 favorites]
Big crying here.
Almost exactly one year ago I got a new hip after lifelong deforrmity and pain, and every single day I feel just like these kids.
posted by kinnakeet at 1:54 PM on October 17, 2017
Almost exactly one year ago I got a new hip after lifelong deforrmity and pain, and every single day I feel just like these kids.
posted by kinnakeet at 1:54 PM on October 17, 2017
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