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Subject: Getting stuck in the middle of space
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Date: Thu, 2-May-85 15:56:21 EDT
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From: Henry Minsky <hqm@SCRC-STONY-BROOK.ARPA>


  This is something I have wondered about for a long time:  If you are
in the middle of a large air-filled room in zero-g, and you find
yourself with no velocity, is it possible to "swim" to one of the walls,
i.e., by flapping your arms, kicking your legs, waving your shirt...
  I know various s-f authors have speculated on this situation, but I
want to know if any of the astronauts really reported on this situation.