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Leonard David writes about space sports, an activity that many have thought about for years, but now seems much closer to coming true.
Posted by Rand Simberg at December 09, 2005 12:45 PM
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I've always wanted to see a good 0-g kendo fight filmed by a Hong Kong director. The inside of a STS ET would have been perfect (perhaps with a Bigelow balloon inflated inside).
It would take wire-work to a whole new level.
Posted by Ken Murphy at December 9, 2005 07:43 PM
Imagine zero-gee soccer, with players drifting backwards and spinning every time they kick the ball forward; I think that we'd see a lot of guys mule-kicking the ball with the bottom of the foot to minimize the spinning.
Posted by Ed Minchau at December 9, 2005 08:32 PM
John Carmack & co. do judo, so they tried it out on zero-g parabolic flights. It wasn't too successful. His analysis is here:
http://groups.google.ca/group/rec.martial-arts/msg/ea2b9831c182b0d7?hl=en&
Posted by Roger Strong at December 9, 2005 10:20 PM
Quidditch.
Posted by Bob Hawkins at December 10, 2005 02:03 PM
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