Author Topic: Lose Weight, not Mass!! (Read 1026 times)

CyranoAH · « **on:** July 22, 2001, 04:37:00 PM »

Hi there,

I've been away from AH for two weeks, but for a very good reason, to experience weightlessness!

I'm part of a team who was chosen to fly in the last Parabolic Flight Campaign of the European Space Agency, I just returned home from Bordeaux, France, where the plane we used, the Airbus 300 "Zero-G", is parked.

I'll send some pics and avis if you are interested, but let me tell you, it's something totally incredible... can't compare it to anything I've experienced before.

It's a bizarre mixture of euphoria, invulnerability, not knowing where your feet are, and wanting to stay that way forever

Here's a link to some realmedia footage where I'm in (the guy doing some loops to the end of the video)

http://www.terra.es/ciencia/articulo/html/cie5259.htm

Now I'm thinking on how to get on the program again... 36 parabolas are not enough, damn it!

I'm the third one from the left.

Daniel, aka Cyrano

[ 07-22-2001: Message edited by: CyranoAH ]

StSanta · « **Reply #1 on:** July 23, 2001, 06:10:00 AM »

I'm so jealous it's sickening.

WTG dude

Maniac · « **Reply #2 on:** July 23, 2001, 06:19:00 AM »

That girl to the right looks good

Very cool stuff cyrano!

CyranoAH · « **Reply #3 on:** July 23, 2001, 08:39:00 AM »

Her name is Gloria, now studying her PhD in Physics (Gravitational waves), and we have been together for 5 and a half years now, thanks for asking

I'll post some pics soon!

Daniel, aka Cyrano

Animal · « **Reply #4 on:** July 23, 2001, 09:30:00 AM »

Maniac beat me to it, Cyrano.

Tu novia esta bien buena

Peliroja??

R4M · « **Reply #5 on:** July 23, 2001, 10:21:00 AM »

I dont think there is a single forum I read where he hasnt posted it....

I'm not jealous. REally I'm not...I'm simply tired of reading the same everywhere...yeah thats it. Nothing to do with being jeallous, just too repetitive.

I promise.Not jealous. Yah. Thats it.

mamonsuertudojodiooooo

CyranoAH · « **Reply #6 on:** July 23, 2001, 11:06:00 AM »

Animal: No, no es pelirroja, tiene el pelo castaño con reflejos caoba. Y si, opino exactamente lo mismo que tú

RAM: I posted it 3 times, one in TK, one in the private squad forum (101 ECV) and one here, that's not too much!

I'm just ecstatic about what I just experienced not to share it with everyone!

Oh, and BTW, you are studying physics, aren't you? Then get 3 more people and design an experiment with chances of being selected! What are you waiting for?

If you need help, just ask.

Now, 2 pics of Gloria, that's what you all wanted, after all

Daniel, aka Cyrano

[ 07-23-2001: Message edited by: CyranoAH ]

R4M · « **Reply #7 on:** July 23, 2001, 11:09:00 AM »

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Originally posted by CyranoAH:
Animal: No, no es pelirroja, tiene el pelo castaño con reflejos caoba. Y si, opino exactamente lo mismo que tú

RAM: I posted it 3 times, one in TK, one in the private squad forum (101 ECV) and one here, that's not too much!
I'm just ecstatic about what I just experienced not to share it with everyone!

Oh, and BTW, you are studying physics, aren't you? Then get 3 more people and design an experiment with chances of being selected! What are you waiting for?

If you need help, just ask.

Huhm?...yo hablaba de tu novia no del experimento1!!!!!!!!!

no, en serio, para preparar un proyecto en condiciones hace falta tiempo y de momento bastante liao ando...eso sin contar que a la minima que pueda dejo la carrera pa meterme a controlador

eso no quita pa q te siga odiando

.

Animal · « **Reply #8 on:** July 23, 2001, 11:23:00 AM »

Los latinos siempre tenemos las mejores mujeres

Si, confirmado: tu novia esta muy buena. Deberias presentarsela a RAM cuando lo veas, para que se muera de la envidia

CyranoAH · « **Reply #9 on:** July 23, 2001, 12:31:00 PM »

On a more serious note, let me share a couple of images from our experiment, called "Firefighters".

With this experiment, we tried to prove that the current products used in zero-g fire suppression are not 100% effective.

The results clearly indicated that.

Water or water with soap (currently used by the russians) was not effective at all. This picture shows a flame hit by 5 cl of water. The flame kept on burning.

Sometimes the water just splitted the flame in two, returning to its normal state after the water had passed through.

We'll keep on looking for a better way to extinguish fire in zero-g. We are currently researching several resines from ignifuge plants so that we can find a product that sticks to the fire source, thus suppressing it.

Daniel, aka Cyrano

[ 07-23-2001: Message edited by: CyranoAH ]

CyranoAH · « **Reply #10 on:** July 25, 2001, 09:53:00 AM »

Finally got a decent picture...

ALL YOUR GRAVITY ARE BELONG TO US!

A typical zero-g monkey...

Daniel, aka Cyrano

Saintaw · « **Reply #11 on:** July 26, 2001, 09:22:00 AM »

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Now, 2 pics of Gloria, that's what you all wanted, after all

Well...you CAN do better than that can't you ?

... let's give SOB an incentive to post HIS pics...

Tuomio · « **Reply #12 on:** July 26, 2001, 07:19:00 PM »

Hmmmmmm...

I know what kind of REISINS you could use in your "fire extinguisher" prototype..Im sure, that it would mix perfectly with the weightlesness.

CyranoAH · « **Reply #13 on:** July 27, 2001, 04:15:00 AM »

If it's a joke it just went right over me

If not, thanks! I'll add it to the database of plants we are working on!

Daniel, aka Cyrano

Maniac · « **Reply #14 on:** July 27, 2001, 05:10:00 AM »

Nice bud