Neatorama » zero gravity http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:58:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 In Microgravity, a CD Player Becomes a Gyroscope http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/in-microgravity-a-cd-player-becomes-a-gyroscope/ http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/in-microgravity-a-cd-player-becomes-a-gyroscope/#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 18:00:35 +0000 Queuebot http://www.neatorama.com/2009/05/24/in-microgravity-a-cd-player-becomes-a-gyroscope/

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NASA International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how a spinning CD acts as a stabilizing gyroscope in microgravity.  When two and three CD players are combined in perpendicular planes, they provide a relatively stable platform.

– via reddit

From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

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For security reasons, we must remain circumspect about exactly how this video got to Neatorama headquarters from outer-space. It’s footage of an act almost as heinous and terrifying as cat juggling. This time, it’s a cat in zero gravity.

Note that the audio has been removed to protect the innocent.

Courage.

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