Timeline for Would a higher air pressure on the ISS or elsewhere make it easier to "swim" in microgravity?
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| Jul 15, 2020 at 19:25 | history | edited | Organic Marble | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 11, 2020 at 8:52 | comment | added | Pere | @BMF - I think that has been addressed in other questions in the site. As far as I can remember, the answer was that the acceleration you can get from inspiring and blowing in opposite directions is very small. A similar question about farting got a similar answer. A small battery powered fan, or even a manual hand fan, would be more efficient because they can propel a very larger an continuous air flow. | |
| Jul 11, 2020 at 3:32 | comment | added | BMF | @Pere Maybe substitute the air of the fan with the air in your lungs? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 22:16 | comment | added | Organic Marble | @DarrelHoffman your intuition is good. Astronaut Dan Barry actually did this. space.stackexchange.com/a/18485/6944 | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 19:09 | comment | added | Darrel Hoffman | @CarlWitthoft Though in the OP's video, the guy does not appear to be wearing any shoes, so that's out. I suppose in a pinch you could use other articles of clothing, but then you just arrive at your destination slightly more naked. I guess if it was some kind of emergency it might be worth it? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 11:31 | comment | added | Carl Witthoft | or take off a shoe and throw it opposite to where you want to go :-) | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 9:56 | comment | added | LoveForChrist | @user253751 That would work well only in vacuum when you let air off which will blow you away. Onboard a spacecraft there'd be air resistence so you'd have to hyperventilate permanently but that would lead to fainting. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 9:38 | comment | added | Criticizing Israel not allowed | @LoveForChrist Worst case, could they just blow some air (hyperventilating a bit) and then wait a few minutes? | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 9:32 | comment | added | Pere | Or if we have a large volume with a single astronaut, we can provide them with a battery powered pocket fan - although I know I'm slipping from space exploration to worldbuilding. | |
| Jul 9, 2020 at 6:11 | comment | added | LoveForChrist | Well, the astronauts are lucky that they aren't alone. If an astronaut is stuck in mid-air he/she can cry for help. | |
| Jul 8, 2020 at 17:25 | history | answered | Organic Marble | CC BY-SA 4.0 |