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Fun With Retro Spacesuits From The Smithsonian

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[citation][nom]ZEPd3Z[/nom]Is That how you pee in space?(far right)[/citation]
I Mean Left
 
Why is the chair on the 'ground' but the spaceman seems to be hovering in mid-(space?) while stepping onto it? I'm no physics major, but one would think that gravity holding the chair down would also be holding him/her down?
 
Can you guys not bring politics into a discussion on the history of science (of space suits)?
 
[citation][nom]rubix_1011[/nom]Why is the chair on the 'ground' but the spaceman seems to be hovering in mid-(space?)[/citation]
It's an optical illusion because the picture is taken at an angle. You can see the top of chairs seat, which you couldn't see if it were level with the camera. The camera appears to be at head height looking down.
 
All posts referencing the Nazis have been deleted.

We are interested in spacesuits ... not the Nazis ... or politics.

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