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From: polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry Polard)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Getting stuck in the middle of space
Message-ID: <5262@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-May-85 12:13:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: fortune.5262
Posted: Fri May 10 12:13:57 1985
Date-Received: Mon, 10-Jun-85 04:20:03 EDT
References: <1637@mordor.UUCP>
Reply-To: polard@fortune.UUCP (Henry polard)
Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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Summary: 

In article <1637@mordor.UUCP> @S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC:hqm@SCRC-STONY-BROOK.ARPA writes:
>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 heard that the Challenger astronoauts could move around with a rapid 
doggie-paddle swimming stroke.  I guess moving in air is somewhat like 
moving in water.  You might also move yourself by blowing hard.




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