You think an astronaut has ever dropped something because he's so used to things floating where you leave them

Question

It's so much better without the chore of having to move objects to a suitable surface just to let go of them..

Answer 1

Your question does not make any sense because in space you cannot drop anything. Now if you mean once he has returned to earth, I would doubt it.

Answer 2

I've wondered about this from a safety point of view. First of all, I think you would have to spend a lot of time in space for that to happen, but I'll bet some astronauts have already had some amusing experiences with it. One thing that isn't so amusing is if for a moment, an astronaut forgets that he can't just step off of a top stair and float. Like I said, I think something like that would only happen if the astronaut had spent years in space. I'd be worried about sleep walking.

Answer 3

Yes, they do.

" After we landed, we went back to crew quarters so the flight surgeons could get some bodily fluid samples for research purposes. I was talking to the flight surgeon in my flight suit and tennis shoes. He asked if I wanted some lemonade, and they brought me a little Dixie cup. I'm sitting in a chair, my forearms on my knees, and I reached down to take my shoes off. But before I did, I released my cup without giving it a thought, because I expected it to float. And of course, as soon as I did, it fell right to the floor. We both sat there and laughed, and I thought to myself, "Well, that's all over with now."- Joe Edwards

Answer 4

The answer to your question, if you bother to read past the ones that miss the point, is yes. Astronauts on return from space have occasionally absent-mindedly let go of something in mid-air and been faintly surprised when it fell to the floor before they remembered that gravity once again applied to their everyday lives. Even two weeks in space is enough to get them accustomed to zero gravity.

Answer 5

Yeah, good ol' space junk. Just what we need to come along and tear into a space craft like the ISS. You're right. Being a lazy *** is preferred over cleaning up after yourself.

Your wife's gonna love you. Silly question, silly answer.

Answer 6

I would think that they'd be much more used to things falling than floating, since they spend most of their time on Earth.

Answer 7

Probably. When I was in 891E quadrant of the Fartino galaxy I got so used to zero G that I'm still dropping things to this day. Sh!t, I just dropped my peanutbutter porkchops.

Answer 8

I guess the odd thing is dropped up,er,ah side er a down

Answer 9

probably not but a interesting thought