Why do I have to go to Russia...

- In spacesettlers, Al Globus wrote:

> Both of these are fairly close, but not the quite same. Water is
> much more viscous than air and you need scuba gear. Wearing bulky
> clothing is, well, like wearing bulky clothing.

Yep. And there's a difference between *simulating* weightlessness
an *being* weightless. That said, I'd probably like the underwater
stuff, and I'd really like to try the indoor skydiving.

> Also, I think part of the commercial vomet comet's business plan
> is doing shoots for the film, TV, and advertising businesses.

Right! Come on, Hollywood, give us some zero-G martial arts fight
scenes! Do it NOW! Jackie Chan isn't getting any younger.

Hhhmmmmnnn...........

I'd reccommend that they find a... more attractive name than "Vomit
Comet." Maybe "Weightless Wonder" or some such.

Xenophile (munching on ginger root as he buys his Drammamine)