neatorama.com — NASA International Space Station Science Officer Don Pettit demonstrates how a spinning CD acts as a stabilizing gyroscope in microgravity. When two and three CD players are combined in perpendicular planes, they provide a relatively stable platform.
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dzneillMay 24, 2009
I would have thought NASA would have thought of gyros long before they started bringing CD players up there.
krishnaavatarMay 24, 2009
Very creative. Sometimes, discoveries like this one are sitting right under our nose.
tin94May 25, 2009
How could you believe in god and not science? It's rediculous.
mrredneckMay 25, 2009
Was gonna say.. 3 CD players? What?
drmobutuMay 25, 2009
Your typical braniac NASA engineer is way to preoccupied with his work, to think much about food...burritos are much better suited for consumption, in microgravity, anyway...
0260May 25, 2009
Should've played some heavy metal, that would make it stable
Closed AccountMay 25, 2009
Or used more advanced tech, like a mp3 player.