Why gravity helps people work faster (was Why low-g and low-pressuabad...)

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 7:42 PM, brooksn wrote:
> Fourth, I recall astronauts 'walking' with some difficulty but not at 1/6th the speed and when they were hammering on the surface or working within the space craft I've never heard of their 'work speed' being reduced by 1/6th.
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Walking seemed somehow "difficult" for them, but on the other hand
they could move perhaps a bit quicker than normal walk speed by
hopping instead of walking. See video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY-Vxj4YwSY