Drinking in ZERO-G! (and other challenges of a trip to Mars)

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A trip to #Mars involves radiation, muscle and bone loss, intermediate axis theorem and liquids.
Check out Mars on National Geographic, Monday Nov 12 at 9/8c
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When I got offered the chance to fly in another #zeroG plane, I jumped at the chance. Do you know how hard it is when you are thrust into low-gravity, like the 37% of Earth's gravity of Mars, and you have to remember what you were going to say in a 30 second window as blood floods your head? It's pretty hard. It would be even harder to actually travel to Mars. It would take about 8 months in microgravity during which time your muscles and bones would weaken substantially, even if you exercise for hours a day like the astronauts on the space station. And your heart is a muscle too so it weakens as well. Before I contemplated these rates of muscle and bone loss, I thought the major challenge with a round trip journey to Mars would be the logistics of spacecraft and having enough fuel to get back. But with the weakening of the human body, it's an open question whether anyone would really want to come back.

Filmed by Steve Boxall

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2:49 That guy spinning in the top left! xDD

lumpsnark
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This was my second ride on a vomit comet but this time I didn't take motion sickness medication... AND I found it really hard to remember what I was going to say in the 30 second shoot intervals we had (there were 12 zero-g, 2 lunar and 1 martian) as blood was flooding into my head.

veritasium
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I love how he is totally calm after being kicked

kamaludinmohamed
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4:05 Just constant "WOOOO" for awhile

squidin
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3:18 “ It’s one of the most challenging things “
(You can hear a guy yelling at the back: SO EASY! SOO EAASY!)

lordshagra
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3:08 I love how he kicks simultaneously and he falls over....

mechagodzilla
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Fun fact: you can experience the same feeling by missing a step on your way down a staircase.

fbifederalbureaufbifederal
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Nobody:

The other people in the capsule: “WOOOO” *_while kicking veritasium_*

burgamin
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Apparently microgravity also makes people whale call uncontrollably and endlessly. Also a great look into how good the gross motor skills of the average person tend to be.

MarkusJunnikkala
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I love how Derek is trying to explain the side effects of different gravitational pulls, meanwhile everyone else is screaming

bigtomar
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4:45 When two of your friends are in an argument and you’re in the middle

Channel-lvhl
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3:30 this must look weird to the other guy

farzantriforcegamer
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That t bar handle, incredible effect, never expected that to happen. Thanks so much!

edupuertasfruns
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Alternate title: "Zero Gravity has turned adult men into 3 year old kids."

MartinMizner
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I'd think the biggest problem with zero gravity could be the annoyance of the constant wooing

Pexzee
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3:09 "I can't believe you've done this!"

SiWang
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me: *studying hard to practice aeronautics aeronautics*
Them:

real
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Him: Tries to tell us facts
40 year old guys:

mihailatanasov
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Kids watching: KIDS SHOULD BE THERE
Adult:

julietaarreza
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4:37. its been quiet a while since i was genuinely surprised by something! now this is amazing!

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