In movies, and in the videos of astronauts in the space station and other space videos, the people always move like they're immersed in water. Everything they do is at sloth speed. Imagine something like shaking a sugar packet... I've never seen a video of an astronaut shaking a sugar packet and I'm not sure it's something that would even need doing in space (do they even have sugar packets? Probably not) but regardless, I can see the action in my head, exaggerated slow movements back and forth, the sugar packet sailing gracefully to and fro as if the video were shot at 120fps.
I understand that without gravity acting against them, prudence would dictate that when relocating their bodies within the vessel, they should move slowly so as to avoid propelling themselves uncontrolled into a sharp corner or something. But it seems every movement, even minor hand gestures, is done as if through a vat of molasses. Why?
I understand that without gravity acting against them, prudence would dictate that when relocating their bodies within the vessel, they should move slowly so as to avoid propelling themselves uncontrolled into a sharp corner or something. But it seems every movement, even minor hand gestures, is done as if through a vat of molasses. Why?