... people consider 90 degrees to be a break from the heat.
Any other time, 90 degrees would be the heatwave!
Universal Constants
A friend's example of things that never change (I laughed so hard at this! :D )
My Friend
"Over the years I watched lots of little children play with the dollhouse we had in the store. And they'd all play the exact same ways and do the exact same things. They'd always act out the same little stories and make the same little sounds... They'd always put the baby on the toilet... and stick somebody in the oven..."
Thanks, but no
According to a credit card offer I received in the mail, if I sign up for their rewards program, I can earn enough points to stay at a hotel for one night - If I spend $1,000 a month on their card.
Do normal people regularly put $1,000 on their credit card every month??
How about I not run up a thousand dollar credit card bill each month, and with the money I save in interest fees, I'll pay for the hotel room myself.
Do normal people regularly put $1,000 on their credit card every month??
How about I not run up a thousand dollar credit card bill each month, and with the money I save in interest fees, I'll pay for the hotel room myself.
This made me smile
I couldn't see the whole message because it got lost behind trees (it wasn't for me anyway so that's ok!) but it still made me smile. I love skywriting. I wonder if it will always be around.
Shoes and Socks
Exercise
I mentioned yesterday that socks are worn around the Space Station. There's an exception to that. When astronauts are exercising (or going to and from exercising) they wear sneakers.
The guy in the back of the 2nd picture is wearing a treadmill harness. See those loops on either side of the harness? There are elastic straps that attach to each loop and then straight down to the floor of the treadmill to keep the astronaut pulled down onto the treadmill's surface during exercise. It'd be difficult to get traction if they kept floating away ;)
I'm pretty sure this is the treadmill. They were working on it this morning and it may have been making an odd sound because they kept holding a microphone to it while it was running. Either that or it's a very small conveyer belt to nowhere - that talks.
Space Socks
It was hard for me to get a good picture of the darker socks Sandy was wearing the other day. I thought maybe the white patterns on them were starbursts, or snow flakes, or maybe even Christmas trees. Today I saw another astronaut wearing the same socks, and Sandy was still wearing hers so they hadn't mistakenly grabbed the wrong pair ;) I figured that, unless they happened to shop at the same sock store, these might be Nasa issued socks, and it looks like they might be.
Look closely. Those are little white astronauts on there! - I want a pair!!! :D (Ok I want two pairs. One to save and one to wear :) )
Things I'm learning from watching the International Space Station
I now know where the snacks, cameras, and laptops are stored. (Very important in case the aliens drop me off there.)
Lots of equipment is stored by sticking it to the walls with what appears to be velcro and/or magnets.
Many supplies, particularly small items like nuts and bolts, are stored in clear baggies. - Most people have baggies and holsters with supplies attached to them as they make their way through the space station.
One guy in particular likes to use his legs to carry equipment as he floats through the station. (If you're not using them for walking, why not? It frees up your arms to keep you from bumping into things.)
It is not unusual for them to spend time cataloging, storing, labeling, and/or looking for a particular nut, bolt, cable, or pair of gloves... The other day a missing piece of equipment was finally found floating in the middle of a room.
Everyone wears socks on the Space Station, not shoes. The men all seem to wear solid colored socks (black, white, gray) and Sandy's socks are more... interesting. - It's hard to get a good picture of them because she flies by so quickly!
* I did a search to see if Sandy was known for having an odd collection of socks, and it turns out she lost the pink, blue, and white striped socks during her last visit to the station, and just found them again a few days ago.
Lots of equipment is stored by sticking it to the walls with what appears to be velcro and/or magnets.
Many supplies, particularly small items like nuts and bolts, are stored in clear baggies. - Most people have baggies and holsters with supplies attached to them as they make their way through the space station.
One guy in particular likes to use his legs to carry equipment as he floats through the station. (If you're not using them for walking, why not? It frees up your arms to keep you from bumping into things.)
It is not unusual for them to spend time cataloging, storing, labeling, and/or looking for a particular nut, bolt, cable, or pair of gloves... The other day a missing piece of equipment was finally found floating in the middle of a room.
Everyone wears socks on the Space Station, not shoes. The men all seem to wear solid colored socks (black, white, gray) and Sandy's socks are more... interesting. - It's hard to get a good picture of them because she flies by so quickly!
Overheard in space
Astronauts, while repairing the outside of the Space Station, 220 miles above Earth.
"Maybe I'll knock on a window and see if anyone's home..."
"Hey Ron… Don't look down!"
"There's something about being at the end of the module that makes it look higher."
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