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   Yes, a drop tower would "squish" a person at the bottom -- how severely   
   would depend on how rapid the deceleration was.  Come to think of it,   
   there's a new amusement ride that does pretty much the same thing.   
      
   I'd bet she is either confusing vacuum with microgravity, thinking of   
   broadcasts from orbit, or is one of the UFO-believers who thinks the moon   
   landing was faked.  Occam's razor says antigravity would be far more   
   impressive than landing on the moon.   
      
   /kenw   
      
      
   "Paul O'Neill"  wrote:   
      
   >I've sent this once already, but it hasn't shown up. Sorry if it duplicates.   
   >   
   >>   
   >   
   >We were discussing "Space Cadets" in work today, and someone asked if they   
   >would put the cadets into an "anti-gravity chamber". I told them there was   
   >no such thing, but she insisted.   
   >   
   >There's now money riding on this.   
   >   
   >I've printed off the section of the NASA website, where they say there is no   
   >such thing as anti-gravity chambers. Sweet. Ten quid for me.   
   >   
   >But the page mentions "Drop towers", and just to clarify that's not what my   
   >colleague was referring to, I want to know if it's possible to put a person   
   >into a chamber in a drop-tower, or would they be squished at the bottom?   
   >Could she have seen footage of someone floating about in one?   
   >   
   >I've already discussed the vomit-comet with her, and she says that's not   
   >what she's referring to.   
   >   
   Ken Wallewein   
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