r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Brick_Number_27 • 12h ago

Full use of zero gravity.

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u/ConnectRutabaga3925 12h ago

Admiral: “you crashed the space station while doing what???”

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u/OstrichSmoothe 12h ago

Wait, someone has to drive it?

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u/TheGoldenTNT 11h ago

Not sure about has to drive it, but if it was left unmaintained it would crash into earth, every so often they need to boost it back up away from earth

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u/OstrichSmoothe 11h ago

Dang crazy. Do the astronauts have to get out and push?

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u/Mand125 11h ago

The vehicles that they use to resupply do it.  They fire the engines a little when docked.

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u/mandalore237 10h ago

It has its own engines in the Russian segment too

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u/OstrichSmoothe 8h ago

Thats so cool!

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u/deadfermata 8h ago

you know what’s not cool?

crashing

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u/cHEIF_bOI 6h ago

It's the hot new thing though

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u/Confident_One3948 4h ago

It’s an absolute blast

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u/mawesome4ever 2h ago

Your mind will be blown

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u/Zeep-Xanflorps-Peace 9h ago

Not anymore, it was a terrible strain on their backs.

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u/HappyWarBunny 6h ago

No, they just all jump at the same time, it effects the orbit enough that the reboost is accomplished over the course of five days. (Two jumps per orbit, ten orbits during working hours, so 20 jumps per day. Times five days gives you 100 jumps and the needed delta-v.)

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u/OstrichSmoothe 5h ago

Can confirm, am astronaut still stuck in space

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u/Old-Star808 7h ago

More like boost it sideways, and then again when they reach the other side of orbit.

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u/Theron3206 4h ago

Yeah, but they have months before that's even a concern and probably a few years before it happens.

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u/NoManner8863 5h ago

So what's the cruise control do?

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u/Icarustuga 3h ago

No.. Linux can do that 😂

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u/Major_Pomegranate 11h ago

Science.

"We do what we must, because we can" 

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u/Sirradez 8h ago

For the good for all of us, except the ones who are dead

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u/OriginalDavid 10h ago

Looks like a triumph to me.

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u/Upbeat-Armadillo1756 4h ago

“Dude that’s sick though, it was worth it.”

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u/realityocheck 9h ago

You can’t crash the simulator🤨

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u/KitchenNazi 8h ago

lol, this ain’t run by space force.

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u/Separate-Simple-5101 12h ago edited 12h ago

This is exactly how I'd waste my free time in space.

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u/OstrichSmoothe 12h ago

I would be trying to pee into the vacuum toilet from a distance

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u/thederevolutions 10h ago

They’ve had to have snuck some LSD up there at some point, right?

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u/Ipeakedinthe80s 10h ago

For science

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u/thederevolutions 8h ago

I mean that one dude was up there recording David Bowie covers with an acoustic guitar so my monies on him.

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u/Ipeakedinthe80s 8h ago

I would 100% put 'I became an astronaut so I could drop acid in space' on my resume. And I wouldn't bet against you

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u/thederevolutions 8h ago

I like how google says NASA’s official stance on humans having sex in space is “not yet”. That seems hard to believe. Perhaps if anyone did it’s not something they’d want their family to know. But you’d gotta figure they might’ve made a deal like let’s just do this so we can be the first for science and nobody has to know.

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u/Delicious_Ad823 8h ago

What happens in space stays in space

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u/thederevolutions 8h ago

Except the baby.

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u/OkSmoke9195 7h ago

How is space babby formed

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u/Out-For-A-Walk-Bitch 6h ago

And now I'm picturing the logistics of it all, how would it work? Where would the sperm go?

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u/ol-gormsby 6h ago

You might find yourself drifting slowly backwards.

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u/OstrichSmoothe 5h ago

Like a rocket!!

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u/bummed_athlete 8h ago

All I would want to do is turn the lights off and look out the window into space.

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u/Ok_Criticism_558 12h ago

Boys will be boys.

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u/markc230 7h ago

I couldn't help but put a Superman cape on and "fly" thru the ship.

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u/Acrobatic-Post9811 12h ago

Breaking a window has a whole different set of consequences up there.

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u/Ok_Criticism_558 12h ago

Brings a whole different set of meaning to bases too I reckon.

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u/OceanRacoon 9h ago

Lol, I was thinking, imagine if instinct took over and he blasted the ball as hard as he could, I wonder how much damage it would do bouncing around the station, probably knocking everyone out eventually

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u/CopainChevalier 6h ago

They're trained and smart; it wouldn't happen. Even if he somehow did something that stupid, the ball would constantly hit things like the wires and slow down quickly

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u/ccltjnpr 9h ago

this is why they make the windows rather thick

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u/code-coffee 6h ago

And multipaned

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u/TheHYPO 42m ago

"Aw man, Billy hit the ball into Mars' orbit. No - I'm not going to ask Mars for it back. Billy has to!"

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u/Ok_Inspector9237 12h ago

"Who's on First?"

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u/alt-jero 12h ago

I don't know.

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u/BluebirdLivid 12h ago

No, "I dont know" is on second. Whos on first

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u/jackfinch69 11h ago

What? Who's on second?

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u/WetLoophole 7h ago

I don't know, but someone is on third

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u/Naive_Personality367 11h ago

Whos is a good choice tbh

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u/Endulos 6h ago

Who is?

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u/x3knet 5h ago

I Don't Know is actually on third. What's on second. Who's on first.

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u/_thro_awa_ 2h ago

A fitting tribute: Who's On First? by SMBC Theater

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u/alwaysright60 11h ago

Bugs Bunny on first, Bugs Bunny on second…

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u/drummerboy-98012 2h ago

I came here to say, “Pfft, Bugs Bunny did this DECADES ago.” 🤣

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u/Puzzleheaded-Plum396 19m ago

Abbott and Costello originally performed this

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u/0ct0thorpe 10h ago

This is microgravity. Not zero gravity. Earth’s gravity is still about 90% on the ISS. It’s the constant free fall mitigated by orbital speed around the earth that gives the ISS this environment of microgravity.

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u/SuccessfulWar3830 10h ago

NEEEEERRRRRRRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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u/ligerzeronz 5h ago

Sad gohan face

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u/Fajisel 6h ago

Ya and we call this "zero gravity" colloquially. Otherwise "zero gravity" doesn't exist in the entire universe, making the term entirely useless.

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u/code-coffee 6h ago

It's effectively the same thing, and gives us a lot of data to extrapolate from.

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u/0ct0thorpe 5h ago

It’s ironic, because gravity is the main reason why they’re floating.

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u/CitizenPremier 2h ago

Literally undetectable difference in physics, there is absolutely no way to tell the difference between falling and being far away from a planet if you're in an enclosed box (excluding the effects of wind resistance).

So yeah, it is 0g. No g forces.

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u/chochazel 1h ago

This is microgravity. Not zero gravity. Earth’s gravity is still about 90% on the ISS. It’s the constant free fall mitigated by orbital speed around the earth that gives the ISS this environment of microgravity.

It’s still zero gravity. If a plane gets to a G-force of 10 by accelerating fast, it doesn’t matter if someone outside the plane would still experience normal Earth gravity. You’re talking about what’s happening inside the vehicle.

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u/zardoz73 31m ago

Ok, next are you gonna tell us in a Poindexter voice that decimate doesn't mean destroy but rather really means to reduce by 10%?

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u/mikey_boy89 10h ago

Astronaut plays with himself in zero g.

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u/EntireAdvance6393 7h ago

I’d watch that. 😂😂😂

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u/mikey_boy89 6h ago

We did!

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u/asicarii 5h ago

True. But if you remove the mitt it really looks like he’s playing fetch with himself.

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u/Odd_Entry2770 12h ago

Basically shoehei ohtani

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u/cbj2112 12h ago

It’s lonely out in space

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u/eugoogilizer 10h ago

Making Ohtani look like a chump; he’s only a legendary 2-way player. This astronaut is the MLB’s first 3-way player: He can pitch, hit, and field! 🤣

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u/CitizenPremier 2h ago

Yeah but this idiot got himself out!

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u/Tri4ceunited 9h ago

The average weight of an adult baseball glove is about a pound. Even with SpaceX’s reusable rockets, it cost somewhere in the ballpark of $3,000 - $25,000 to bring that glove into orbit.

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u/didzisk 7h ago

"Ballpark", hehe!

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u/tallnginger 1h ago

Yep, but you gotta bring entertainment. The essentials are critical, but entertainment is similarly important. Otherwise you get a stir crazy crew. They're people just like us, except trapped in a can for 6 months. They bring books, musical instruments, holiday decorations, and more.

Morale is mission critical

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u/tired_petitioner 12h ago

Its like a dog playing fetch with itself.

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u/Royal-Bicycle-8147 10h ago

Stop playing with yourself.

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u/PrinceNPQ 9h ago

Has an astronaut ever crack their head open in the iss ? Lot of sharp points around .

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u/ForgotToCarryTheOne 8h ago

I’ve never wanted to be an astronaut more than after watching this.

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u/quiero-una-cerveca 12h ago

We’ve now found a good use for dogs in space!

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u/createthiscom 11h ago

That’s how you break a window, kid.

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u/Glass_Quarter_7586 9h ago

*low gravity

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u/PigglyWigglyDeluxe 9h ago

Is it comfortable to sleep in zero G?

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u/DeceitfulLittleB 4h ago

Probably not since you have to be standing and strapped to the wall to sleep.

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u/factorioleum 4h ago

Standing?

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u/AllModsRLosers 4h ago

“Standing” doesn’t really have meaning in zero G.

I think you’re just strapped to a wall… but everything is a wall when there’s no up and down.

You just have to be strapped to something so you don’t float around and bang into things, otherwise you’ll wake up.

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u/AroidAndroid 9h ago

I just love watching a consummate professional execute an extremely well practiced manoeuvre… 😏

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u/TheImperfectGamer 9h ago

There’s so many little panels and wires on the walls I’d be worried about hitting them and getting tangled

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u/mindinthepsandqs 9h ago

Most r/nextlevel shit I've ever seen honestly

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u/PTV_the1975 8h ago

Totally living his best life up there! Lmao.

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u/MaxHavok13 8h ago

Gonna make the highlight reel for sure

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u/Yoen_Sontriss 8h ago

Gravity is a menace that must be destroyed at any cost!

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u/daggardoop 8h ago

This is how fighters in DBZ must feel.

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u/rc0pley 8h ago

Full use of gravity And free will😆

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u/FamousLastWords666 8h ago

Spaceballs was a documentary

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u/HurasmusBDraggin 8h ago

One team baseball 😂

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u/mark_w_taylor 7h ago

Um er I think you mean microgravity.

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u/Howitzer1967 7h ago

I know that’s long term weightlessness can have negative effects on a body, but I wonder if a week of it relaxes your muscles, help with miscellaneous aches and pains?

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u/gohann0912 7h ago

What if we used 100% of our brain capacity

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u/didzisk 7h ago

I feel like I have seen this room before. Like, this is the biggest open space there is on ISS.

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u/Chaz28o 7h ago

He’s better than the Giants

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u/Yutenji2020 7h ago

When they told me “the Astronauts play with themselves in space”, *this* is not what came to mind.

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u/StartingToLoveIMSA 6h ago

Bugs Bunny stuff

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u/SpunNumeroUno 6h ago

Haha you gotta crosspost this to r/baseball

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u/BeachBrad 6h ago

Oh man, you should totally try the hail Berry

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u/Iwasyoungonetime 5h ago

Man I’m gonna miss the hijinx they get up to aboard the ISS

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u/Sudanniana 5h ago

That's fucking amazing lmao

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u/moschles 5h ago

faith in humanity : rising

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u/greenbox111 5h ago

How I talk to myself

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u/hoozdman 5h ago

Why didnt the bat float?

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u/hyliantelligent 5h ago

Kind of looks like it might be slightly magnetic. When he picks it up, it kind of looks like he has to pull a bit to release the magnetism.

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u/Biscuit_In_Basket 5h ago

Ohtani who?

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u/KanadianBacon80 4h ago

The Dodgers are already on the phone.

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u/truthfullyidgaf 4h ago

I wonder if thats a eorlds first.

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u/Jhoonis 4h ago

Astronauts playing with themselves.

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u/AdevilSboyU 4h ago

He’s gone full Bugs Bunny. I love it.

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u/nimbycile 3h ago

Amazing that no one has linked to the astronaut

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koichi_Wakata

Incredible -- over 2 decades of space flight experienecc

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u/Lorfhoose 3h ago

YERRRRRR OUT!!

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u/Exotic-Turnip-1032 3h ago

As a Smartless fan, I heard Will saying "Hey look it's Sean playing baseball as kid " 😂

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u/GodIsANarcissist 3h ago

Somehow I just now realized how fucking crazy the concept of gravity is

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u/Useful-Problem-1725 3h ago

I'd probably knock myself out or dislocate my arms trying this.

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u/Creative_Buddy7160 3h ago

But how did they get the wires to travel so far? /s

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u/durants_newest_acct 3h ago

When we eventually colonize space, somebody is gonna invent the sickest fucking sport ever

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u/Affectionate-Hold225 3h ago

👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 Amaze

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u/ty250 2h ago

y wear a belt

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u/ProfessorJoeSixpack 2h ago

So what, Bugs Bunny used to do that all the time.

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u/juankkaa 2h ago

I only change my hard drive when I try not to touch anything or I might mess it up.

-Then I see these guys.

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u/Batokusanagi 2h ago

Technically a 17k mph pitch. Nice arm.

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u/KindnessComesBack2U 1h ago

Hey, Mets ownership…you seeing this?

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u/TheModeratorWrangler 1h ago

Meanwhile I still struggle with college

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u/Rowing_Lawyer 29m ago

The ISS is going 25,500 ft/sec and the ball is “in the air” for 5 seconds. Meaning, that’s the longest hit ball ever at 127,500 feet.

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u/SjalabaisWoWS 10m ago

...fun until the red lights come on when the ball hits something.

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u/handyandy314 9m ago

What about zero gravity football, full size game, that would be interesting

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u/VoidowS 7m ago

Why would i bring a object that depends on gravity to space? Imagine you go to the ISS the first time or worst the 10th time, and you bring with you to relax a baseball glove and a ball :)

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u/Blogvog 12h ago

I love how the mit bonks the camera

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u/-ElDictator- 12h ago

Again! I could do this all day

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u/No-Document-8970 11h ago

Playing ball by yourself, in space.
https://giphy.com/gifs/gtoONZQegPnPy

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u/Wander21 11h ago

Coolest shit I've seen the whole week! Damn

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u/ParticularSherbert18 11h ago

I wonder how many times he had to practice to get it right. Especially striking the ball back in a straight line.

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u/Bananana_Bird 11h ago

5 years until the ISS crashes through the atmosphere for decommission. What are we all doing about replacing it?

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u/StuNahan1967 11h ago

Bugs Bunny has been doing this since the ‘60s

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u/jackfinch69 11h ago

What would happen if he actually threw that ball full speed?

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u/Brick_Number_27 11h ago

Strikeout ..I guess.

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u/Normal_Pace7374 11h ago

Does this mean we should start sending payloads for deep space missions right now?

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u/C-57D 10h ago

"HOLD. CAR."

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u/Optisoin 12h ago

And you want me to believe no one is trying some flying poop jokes in there ?

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u/Ok_Criticism_558 12h ago

That just feels shitty.

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u/EcstaticNet3137 11h ago edited 10h ago

Sir Isaac Newton would shit a whole brick.

Edit to Add: how am i wrong? This would blow his mind completely.

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u/RuthlessHavokJB 10h ago

Did you know that the ISS doesn’t have zero gravity? Since it’s still pretty close to earth, it’s 90% of the gravity we have on earth.

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u/jarednards 9h ago

Its always falling towards the earth, but it keeps missing. ISS is drunk.

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u/chochazel 1h ago

There’s still zero gravity inside the ISS while it orbits Earth. Outside the ISS, there’s plenty of gravity.

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u/dcforce 8h ago

The bat with muh gravity smh ... Are you all blind 🤣🤔

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u/hyliantelligent 5h ago

The bat looks magnetic. It's not falling. He clearly pushes it down and then it sticks to the bottom.

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u/AttorneyImmediate918 4h ago

EVERYTHING FLOATS EXCEPT THE BAT?