Being an astronaut may sound glamourous , but for the most part , life in space is utter tedium — suss out arrangement log , label trial tubes for workaday science experiments . Not to mention the fact that simple things like using the can and running on a treadmill require monk - like longanimity and bungee cord .
Every now and then , however , astronauts do get to kick back and have fun . As these GIFs released today by NASA show us , even extremely trained blank space professionals still once in a while have the childlike wonder I ’m sure we ’d all feel if thrown into a weightless surround . And it ’s a very good matter that these valet de chambre and woman can find ways to think about themselves ; if they could n’t , we ’d probably have a space mutiny on our hand .
Here are just a few of the fun matter you’re able to do in zero - gee :
Flying!
You develop some serious acrobatic skills trying to amble about the space post . Here ’s Tom Marshburn ninja - tumbling his room around Kibo , Japan ’s experimental module on the ISS .
Eating and Drinking
As if we need more validation that we ’re living in the Matrix .
Hey , the coffee may smack like derriere , and you may have lose your sentiency of taste anyway thanks to there - distribution of fluids inside your skull , but I have yet to witness a hipster coffeeshop on Earth that offer “ house of cards shots ” of espresso .
Sportsballs!
This is likely the close affair to Quidditch we Muggles can ever hope to accomplish .
[ NASA ]
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