Where and when can I see it? What part of the sky does is appear in?
2007-03-19 05:04:50 · 7 answers · asked by angrysandwichguy_2007 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Eat 5 dollar menu hamburgers from MacDonalds with a large vanilla shake, then drink a 12-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon or Miller Hi-Life in under 2 hours. You'll see it very soon thereafter...
2007-03-19 05:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by DarkLord_Bob 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The "Vomit Comet" is the nickname of NASA's KC-135 that flies in a parabolic arc to give astronauts the experience (for a few seconds at a time) of weightlessness. The result is often a stomach-churning experience, and many have been known to lose their lunch. It's not an experience open to the public, but many of the scenes of the movie "Apollo 13" were shot aboard it to give true weightlessness, not just a Hollywood special effect.
2007-03-19 12:11:08 · answer #2 · answered by gamblin man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a plane that dives and creates 0 gravity thus know as the vomit comit.
2007-03-19 12:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think that's actually a nickname for a plane that travels in and out of the earth's gravitational field, so riders experience weightlessness. That's how much of Apollo 13 was filmed. Named for the rider's common reaction to the flight. It's not a real comet
2007-03-19 12:08:46 · answer #4 · answered by Bombadil 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"... plane that travels in and out of the earth's gravitational field..." is incorrect. The plane flies a parabolic course that mimics the course of a falling object. This makes it seem as if gravity is not affecting you. It actually is... but it's also affecting the plane in the same way.
2007-03-19 12:12:54 · answer #5 · answered by Surveyor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the vomit comet is plane used by NASA to create zero gravity.
2007-03-19 12:35:58 · answer #6 · answered by neutron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly seen on Friday and Saturday nights, it's very very close to the horizon.
2007-03-19 12:07:57 · answer #7 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋