2006-08-19 13:51:51 · 20 answers · asked by Darth Jhon 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sometimes, the back of my head itches
like crazy but I still have to act cool inside
my protective helmet.
2006-08-19 14:06:28 · update #1
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2006-08-19 16:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by Amer O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The forehead isn't the problem. It's the nose. Haven't you ever noticed that your nose starts to itch as soon as your hands are either full or covered with goop?
For that reason, NASA mounted a small bit of the hook side of Velcro on the inside of the helmet, so that the astronauts could turn their head slightly and rub their noses up against it.
The astronauts couldn't have scratched their foreheads anyway. They wore a cap over their heads that held their earphones in place. The cap was white over the head with black pockets to hold the earphone speakers. For this reason, and because Peanuts cartoonist Charles Schultz had done a series of strips where Snoopy flew to the Moon on his doghouse, the cap is called the "Snoopy ears."
2006-08-19 21:44:10 · answer #2 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I spent time in an enviro-suit when I was station at Vandenberg AFB, in California. Worked on systems that provided liquid rocket propellant for Titan missiles. The stuff is corrosive and highly toxic. We had to wear sealed suits with self-contained oxygen. The times I was in the suit, yeah I got itches. At first it drove me bats but with time and patience I learned to ignore it.
2006-08-19 21:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by Albannach 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Next time you are wearing a hat imagine that you have an itch. Hold your hat still and turn your head back and forth. Same with a space suit.......I think.
2006-08-19 21:23:06 · answer #4 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a good question, but I think they can pull there hand back within the suit and just scratch there head.
2006-08-19 20:56:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They put on this astro-anti-itch lotion. But if they still got the itch then they will need to go back to their spaceship and relieve their need to scratch.
2006-08-19 20:58:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your floating in space, with the fear of death...prob the last thing on your mind is scratching.
2006-08-19 20:56:37 · answer #7 · answered by Hard Rocker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are in a space suit, you are usually doing something important
when you are doing something important
you normally dont get scratches
if they did
then that really stinks
2006-08-19 20:57:37 · answer #8 · answered by anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same as Darth Vader in his helmet.... uses the force
2006-08-19 20:55:35 · answer #9 · answered by shazam 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
they just deal w/ it. its not like the end of the world
2006-08-19 20:55:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋