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KungFuHamster t1_ixirx06 wrote

This has been a concept thrown around by sci fi writers for a long time; people with one or two legs missing or diminished in mass due to disability or intention are in some ways more adapted to working in zero gravity. Legs aren't really needed on a spacecraft, but take up space, maintenance calories, and grams of accelerant needed for lift out of the gravity well.

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Jaded_Prompt_15 t1_ixit478 wrote

It's based off an old school fighter pilot with no legs.

Because his blood couldn't pool in his feet, he could sustain more G's.

So when Sci Fi, they extrapolated that. Sometimes giving them robot legs to keep the benefit but still walk

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MikeyMIRV t1_ixjmwat wrote

So, I get where you're going here with the Gs and all, but how does the fighter pilot work the rudder pedals with no legs?

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_Mechaloth_ t1_ixle3bi wrote

It allows them to more effectively do a barrel roll.

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Cynical_Cabinet t1_ixj5pq4 wrote

Another interesting idea was to use deaf astronauts. Certain types of deafness make a person immune to motion sickness, which could be ideal when using centrifugal gravity.

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Ambiwlans t1_ixknx10 wrote

Becoming an astronaut will cost an arm and a leg.

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