Zico
26th April 2007, 20:50
The British physicist Stephen Hawking has taken off on a zero-gravity flight in a specially modified plane.
Professor Hawking, who suffers from motor neurone disease, was able to float free, unrestricted by his paralysed muscles and his wheelchair.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6594821.stm
Just me? or was that not the coolest news.. Experiencing weightlessness after living in a wheelchair most of his life... Awesome!
Professor Hawking, who suffers from motor neurone disease, was able to float free, unrestricted by his paralysed muscles and his wheelchair.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6594821.stm
Just me? or was that not the coolest news.. Experiencing weightlessness after living in a wheelchair most of his life... Awesome!