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April 29, 2013 04:07 pm -04

How Do You Puke in Zero Gravity?

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How do you throw up in a place where "up" and "down" don't exist?

Puking in the microgravity of the International Space Station can be quite a problem, but that doesn't mean it never happens.

Astronauts get sick even in the weightlessness of the orbiting outpost, and thanks to a new video from Canadian Space Agency astronaut Chris Hadfield, everyone on the surface of the Earth can get a glimpse of how it happens.

"When we first get to space, we feel sick," Hadfield said to a group of students back on the planet. "Your body is really confused. You're dizzy. Your lunch is floating around in your belly because you're floating. What you see doesn't match what you feel, and you want to throw up." Read more...

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