Forgetting About Gravity

NASA Astronaut Ken Cameron '78, SM '79 talks about a time he forgot to account for gravity just after getting back from being in space.

This Space Short was filmed and produced by the MIT Alumni Association in collaboration with the MIT Department of AeroAstro's 100th Anniversary Symposium.

[watsonwrote]

I like how he remembered gravity enough to pour a glass of liquid but not enough to know the glass will fall straight down lol

[imbobb]

"wtf why did it go down lmao"

[thespaceelefant]

The music in the beginning was a really nice touch, haha.

[AStaff-ghvo]

Well I hope he realises the gravity of this situation...

[supersusscrofa]

Orange juice is heavier in earth than it is in space. If he brought home some light orange juice from space, then this wouldn’t have happened

[Lambda_Ovine]

I think this speaks volumes about just how flexible and plastic the brain is. Through out the entirety of our evolution, going back to the very beginnings of life on earth, gravity has always been a factor to consider, and it's reflected in our physiology. You would assume that experiencing gravity would be hard wired in our brains, beyond forgetting, but no, it's learned and if the situation demands it, it can be forgotten for the sake of a whole new way to interact with your environment. That's so fascinating to me and really puts into question just how much of what we assume "human nature" truly is just "nature."

[ulugbek]

Now i know where does that meme sound came

[hugekingkibblefan]

Bob from stranger things went to space?

[jpowel]

Why did i read the title as "forgetting about christianity"?

[AlyssaNguyen]

Sounds like you developed a drinking problem.

[jib.]

my grandpa forgot about oxygen now he has been under water for 1 hour what should i do

[michaelryd]

What that supposed to be intellectual, funny or plain stupid?