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Why can't a regular hammer be used in micro-gravity?

A comment under this question states that "A good smack of a hammer" - is not a simple thing in zero gravity. You need a special hammer with absorption of inertia. Why is this the case? ...
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Moment of inertia data for rocket stage?

I'm modeling a rocket launch and would like to compare my calculated moments of inertia to actual real-world data from other rockets. Any rocket would do, though those similar in size to Falcon 9 ...