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Space enthusiasts don’t want “nothing,” they want this: https://vimeo.com/108650530 https://vimeo.com/108650530

LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
Exellent. With the exception of the last few seconds. Somewhere on some body in space, with a furred hoodie? Pelt? Fur? REALLY? I've seen this before, and couldn't get over it then.
- Robotbeat 5y ago
  It’s not “some body,” it’s actually the cloud layer of Saturn. And yes, you wouldn’t need a pressure suit at that location, just oxygen mask and cold weather gear because the pressure at that point (400 millibar up to 4-10 bar) is Earth-like! The author of that video was, in fact, intentionally using a fur lined coat/hood/hat to underscore the fact that the pressure is Earth-like at the Saturn cloud layer and the coat is not a pressure suit but just insulation. So it was intentional and accurate (or, rather, a possibility), not an unscientific mistake.
  - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
    Yes, Yes, I got that. (With the atmosphere etc) But really.. I'd expect some hightech fleece instead, maybe with a hexagonal weave pattern in it, or such.
    - Robotbeat 5y ago
      What do people wear on scientific basis in Antarctica?
      - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
        Space, the final frontier... Do you really think they will/should 'ride' there in some rattling rocket, between shaking cargo crates in mesh nets, with clothing from military surplus? SPACE should look like the highest technology ever. In all aspects PERIOD
- kayfox 5y ago
  It could be synthetic fur works best, after hundreds of years of scientific process we find that just recreating animal fur, which evolved over millions of years, is best. Or it could be that someone standing on the desk of a dirigible floating in the clouds of another planet chose to wear gear that harkens back to the explorers of yore, like George Mallory. Or it could be that it was done on a budget and a explorers coat and MSA Millennium mask are what they went for.

Exellent. With the exception of the last few seconds. Somewhere on some body in space, with a furred hoodie? Pelt? Fur? REALLY? I've seen this before, and couldn't get over it then.

Robotbeat 5y ago
It’s not “some body,” it’s actually the cloud layer of Saturn. And yes, you wouldn’t need a pressure suit at that location, just oxygen mask and cold weather gear because the pressure at that point (400 millibar up to 4-10 bar) is Earth-like! The author of that video was, in fact, intentionally using a fur lined coat/hood/hat to underscore the fact that the pressure is Earth-like at the Saturn cloud layer and the coat is not a pressure suit but just insulation. So it was intentional and accurate (or, rather, a possibility), not an unscientific mistake.
- LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
  Yes, Yes, I got that. (With the atmosphere etc) But really.. I'd expect some hightech fleece instead, maybe with a hexagonal weave pattern in it, or such.
  - Robotbeat 5y ago
    What do people wear on scientific basis in Antarctica?
    - LargoLasskhyfv 5y ago
      Space, the final frontier... Do you really think they will/should 'ride' there in some rattling rocket, between shaking cargo crates in mesh nets, with clothing from military surplus? SPACE should look like the highest technology ever. In all aspects PERIOD
kayfox 5y ago
It could be synthetic fur works best, after hundreds of years of scientific process we find that just recreating animal fur, which evolved over millions of years, is best. Or it could be that someone standing on the desk of a dirigible floating in the clouds of another planet chose to wear gear that harkens back to the explorers of yore, like George Mallory. Or it could be that it was done on a budget and a explorers coat and MSA Millennium mask are what they went for.