I went to the National Space Centre today (imma science nerd) and filmed a short vlog (I'm also a media nerd). Something I learnt was that gravity on Earth compresses your spine, but in space, since you're without gravity, you grow taller by 5-6 centimetres. Being 5"3 this is great news to me, now all I need to do is get working on building a rocket... downside though is if you're in space too long your muscles start to waste away, I already have trouble running up stairs soo maybe it's not such a great idea.
There were so many space suits on display (at a space centre? no?!) what fascinated me most was how much more there is to each suit than what people see. The 'EVA' suit (below) is made up of eleven protective layers; including five layers of aluminium coated mylar (for insulation), combination ortho-fabric (the flame resistant outer layer), neoprene coated nylon lining, woven dacron and nylon coated with polyurethane (for protection during pressurisation), spandex (to hold the water cooling system close to the body) and nylon acetate (so it doesn't get uncomfortable in there).
I could make some 'out of this world' puns right now but I'll control myself. While I was filming some girls were laughing at me so I turned and smiled at them (best way to intimidate - smile, it confuses people) although if you're wearing a space helmet it might not make a difference. Sometimes I wonder if I was born out of my time, I mean I love television and I couldn't imagine a world without Hayley Williams but the '60s were a time of such amazing change, I can't help but feel nostalgic for it. Although can you really be nostalgic for a place you've never been? I love the image of the way people in the '60s imagined the world would be now; with everyone driving hovercrafts but still wearing gogo-boots - okay maybe not exactly like that, but you know, it's the image of a world that never existed and I find it kind of exciting. It's something people have tried to recreate in film, and even fashion. I like things that tell a story, that take you places in your mind and make you feel like a part of something bigger than all this emptiness. Woow, feel like I opened up my soul a bit there, yeeeah it's making my skin crawl so I'm gona go. Here's a few other photos of my day, hopefully I'll find a way to integrate them into a project soon, til then...
[all photos taken by me]
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