Professor Stephen Hawking has a trip on the Vomit comet....

[Zico]

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!
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[grassrootsracer]

Huzzah, as they say! I hope he has some fun.

[jim mcglinchey]

That was a smart idea of someones to lease a 727 and charge thrill seekers and space cadets two grand for a glorified roller coaster ride. I wish I'd though of that.

[grassrootsracer]

A bit more (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vomit_comet) about the "vomit comet".

[dchen]

That was a smart idea of someones to lease a 727 and charge thrill seekers and space cadets two grand for a glorified roller coaster ride. I wish I'd though of that.

They actually do alot more than that in the vomit comet. They do many science in there, including testings for the shuttle program.

[oily oaf]

Good! It's about time the lazy sod moved himself about a bit :mad:
No wonder this country is being overun by Eastern Europeans and darkies when our leading astro physicist can't even be arsed to shake a bloody leg.

Yours faithfully
Prof Earnest Cumblast
Advanced Institute For Brain Disorders
Africa