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Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 14:30:56 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 14:30:56 1985
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From: Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS

There have often been discussions on this weighty matter when mixed groups
of L5 members congregate. It is certainly of some concern, since we hope to
live, work AND play in space.

Several solutions have been suggested.

	1) Do it in the sleeping bag. The elasticity should give sufficient
	   restraint.

	2) For the acrobatic types, lock ankles. Of course the need for
	   concentration may detract from the experience.

	3) For those of the wild and wooly persuasion, free flight with
	   elastic ankle tethers seems to get high marks from both sexes.

If any experimentation should be required, I'm certain we can find a
sufficient test population (a few thousand of us should be sufficient) to
verify the possibilities of zero g. I wonder if we should title the
resulting report "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Zero Gee and
Were Afraid to Ask", or maybe "The Kama Spacesuitra"?

PS: One really has to wonder who was the first. I say WAS because I find it
extremely difficult to believe it hasn't been tried yet. After all, we're 
now sending up men and women who went to college in the SIXTIES... (hmmm...
group gropes in space?) I guess we'll find out when we read "The Time Life
History of Manned Space Flight, 1960-2030".