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Re: The Olympics

On Sun, 24 Sep 2000, Chuck Britton wrote:

It seems to ME that a stranded, motionless astronaut should be able
to do an 'about-face' maneuver in empty space, ending up motionless,
but facing 180 degrees from the original direction. (without
violating any basic principles!)

Windmilling your arms causes your body to flip end over end, no?
As long as your NET angular momentum remains zero, there's no problem.


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