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Pigeons In Zero Gravity

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What would it be like if we brought pigeons into outer space? Well, you’d have a lot of crazed and confused pigeons, that’s what. How come more of our space budget can’t go towards projects like these?

Quick pedantry: the pigeons aren’t technically in zero gravity; the effect is actually an illusion, achieved by inertia from the plane’s parabolic path. Okay, now back to watching those goofy birds be goofy! [The Daily What]

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