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Gary O'Reilly

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1240 total appearances

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StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

So to be so worried about this variation from feet to headβ€”

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

When you apparently weren't worried when I was in no gravity at all.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

So what's a little gravity gradient between friends?

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

I remember the Gravitron.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

That's the rotating thing.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Yeah, it's a centrifuge.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Flying saucer, yeah.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

I only know one thing, can I say it?

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

You can make perfect ball bearings.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Wow.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Because the forces, like back to her sphere comment, the sphere minimizes surface area and maximizes volume.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

Perfect ball bearing.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

That's all I know that you can make in space.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

And by the way, they took a case of wine and put it up into the space station.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

I can neither confirm nor deny.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

No, the point was, so one case went up and one stayed on Earth.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

And then they left it there for like, did the twin experiment.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

It's the twin experiment.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

It was exactly a case of identical wines.

StarTalk Radio
The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

And they brought it back and they wanted me to comment officially on what effect zero G had on the wine.