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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/18/09

    In reply to Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
    It's a pressurized Tang dispenser..
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    Image of Faceless.Troll Faceless.Troll
    11/18/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Let's be realistic, they're Russians. It's a pressurized Vodka dispenser.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/18/09

    @Faceless.Troll: Ok, Tang flavored Vodka then..
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    Edited by Jrsy Devil's Advocate® at 11/18/09 10:06 PM Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was starred Jrsy Devil's Advocate® was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
    How are all those markers, calculators and stuff sticking to the wall on the left? They look like normal stationery - i.e. not metal. Is it a sticky wall?
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    11/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: You've heard of Velco, I gather?
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    Image of Gnourt-R Gnourt-R
    11/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: This is really quite simple to explain.

    One of the discoveries of space travel that doesn't receive much recognition is something that's defined as "bipolar vacuumization".

    When objects are held against any of the walls on the space shuttle the vacuum of space on the other side acts as a magnetizing force that pulls the objects towards the walls. The only reason that these objects aren't pulled right through the walls is because NASA coats everything, including the astronauts, in a special residue that increases their density.

    That fog like steam that you see Astronauts walk through before entering the space shuttle, that's the density increasing residue.

    Just kidding it's Velcro; the walls are lined with it. Pens, pencils, and anything else that might float away have little Velcro dots on them so that they stick to the walls.
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    RoboBagins promoted this comment Edited by Gnourt-R at 11/18/09 7:24 PM Gnourt-R was starred Gnourt-R was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    @iElvis: Yeah, I figured. I just like to post conversation fodder now and then. Imagine if it was not velcro...
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    Image of bucho54 bucho54
    11/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: Ok, everyone has it completely wrong here. It's simple, that way is DOWN.
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    11/18/09

    In reply to Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
    "Iz a joke, yes? Ehhehehe"
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/18/09

    In reply to Russian Cosmonaut Gets Anti-Matter Ray Gun Onboard ISS
    I can't tell if he is wearing sunglasses, or if someone used the MS Paint brush to draw black marks on his eyes.
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    Image of Purple Umpteenth Purple Umpteenth
    11/18/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: In Russia..blah blah blah.

    It's sunglasses. bad ass ones. ass bad ones.
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    Image of adamgeeeeeee adamgeeeeeee
    11/18/09


    @Hello Mister Walrus: either way, it is nowhere near as creepy as the pits into hell that are Jim Lehrer's eyes.
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    Image of gabuzecs gabuzecs
    11/18/09

    @Purple Umpteenth: But why would he need sunglasses in space?
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    Image of yougottabekidding yougottabekidding
    11/18/09

    @gabuzecs: LOL, I hope that was a joke. I mean...you do know where the sun is located and that they do have windows...right? Assuming those windows don't block out the brightness of the sun, one look into the window at the wrong time could still damage your eyes, as much or possibly even more as if you stared at the sun on earth. Besides, they only spend time in space during the nights, and return to earth during the days. :P

    Looks like photoshopped sunglasses to me though. Could just be how really really dark they appear that makes them not look real to me.
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    11/18/09

    @yougottabekidding: "I mean...you do know where the sun is located and that they do have windows...right?"

    A gazillion dollars for that floating tin can for a space station and they can't even afford window blinds....pffft.
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    Image of AlphaPepper AlphaPepper
    10/12/09

    In reply to Clown Returns from Space Followed by a Martian Dwarf Troupe

    Does he wear the nose everywhere?
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    10/12/09

    @AlphaPepper: It's for when people punch him in the face.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    10/12/09

    In reply to Clown Returns from Space Followed by a Martian Dwarf Troupe

    Bonjourrrrrrr, ya cheese eating surrender-naut.
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    10/12/09

    In reply to Clown Returns from Space Followed by a Martian Dwarf Troupe
    Guy Laliberte:

    "Make fun of me as much as you want, I went to motherf*ing SPACE bitches!!11!!
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    Image of Jacubious Jacubious
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    This guy is famous (or infamous if you are the straight edge type) for the parties he would throw. The things he pulled off could only be done by someone very well networked. Given the lengths people have gone to in order to meet this guy, there are plenty of people, myself included, who would be jealous to spend some time with Mr. Laliberte.
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    Image of Torley Torley
    09/18/09

    @Jacubious: Well-said! Laliberte is no kid's clown. And nevermind the alleged incidents he wants ushered off the bookstands — have any of you not seen Zumanity? The relative unmention of Cirque de Soleil's provocative history here, thus far, is shocking.

    That being said, astronauts may appreciate this flavor of creativity if it doesn't prove too distracting.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    I know we need to fit the Yanks and the Russian space program is strapped for cash however, unlike clown automobiles, making astronauts into clowns will not increase the occupancy of the Soyuz spacecraft.
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    Image of ddhboy ddhboy
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    I wonder how space murder would go down. I mean, could you be prosecuted back on earth? It didn't really take place on the planet, so its out of every country's jurisdiction, and its space so you could always just jettison the body and let it burn up in the atmosphere so there's no physical evidence.
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    Image of 10ninjas 10ninjas
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    Just what i'd want in an airtight capsule for weeks at a time surrounded by other dudes....a french tickler.

    C'mon, seriously. A lifetime of money and training so that they dont die and you're going to go "coochie coochie coo" while they're attaining much needed rest?

    "in stunning news today, a new satellite has been discovered in our orbit. It's said to have a bright red nose and borderline homosexual behavior"
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/18/09

    @10ninjas: In space no one can hear you scream...
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    Image of B52HVet B52HVet
    09/18/09

    @10ninjas: COTD if there still was one... Good stuff.
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    Image of sashaj73 sashaj73
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    Clowns freak me the hell out - they're just not right. You'd think of all places one could be safe from them it would be space. Sucks to be them!
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    Software_Goddess promoted this comment sashaj73 was starred sashaj73 was unstarred
    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    09/18/09

    @sashaj73: So you didn’t see the movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space, I take it?
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    Image of sashaj73 sashaj73
    09/18/09

    @Software_Goddess: Good call. Shame on me! Of course - have it on DVD even. Such a classic. Glad this is Friday because my brain is toast from this week.
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    Image of iwishiwasjeff iwishiwasjeff
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    Is he strapping on his tickle gloves?
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    Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea® promoted this comment iwishiwasjeff was starred iwishiwasjeff was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    09/18/09

    @iwishiwasjeff: If by 'tickle' you mean 'prostate exam', then yes...
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    09/18/09

    In reply to "First Clown In Space" May Also Become First Space Murder Victim
    "while they're sleeping, you know, I'll be tickling them"

    So, now in addition to worrying about any of the thousands of things that could go wrong on a space mission, the astronauts have to worry about a clown molesting them in their sleep. That's just great.
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    Image of laffmakr laffmakr
    09/16/09

    In reply to Buzz Lightyear Back From 468 Days In Spaaace
    Freefalling...with STYLE!
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