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WakkaBomb t1_jc883a5 wrote

Because if you went fast in real life you could hurt yourself.

The movie Gravity is pretty good for showing how fast someone should probably move.

Remember if you are outside the shit untethered you would really really really want to make sure you could grab a hold of the next thing.

Going fast you might just bounce off something.

Inside you don't want to collide with another person or whatever.

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bryguy432 t1_jc8gklf wrote

I didn't even think about this but it makes so much sense now! Thanks for the explanation

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SireBlew OP t1_jc8uyoq wrote

Guys no -- they are chilling inside of the spaceship. "Hey Mike, catch this wrench you need for whatever thing you are tightening". Guys throws in slow motion other guy reaches and grabs in slow motion.

Is it just for dramatic cinematography?

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WakkaBomb t1_jc91gvu wrote

Imagine hurtling a wrench at normal throwing speed in 0G and then think about how dumb it would be to actually do in a spaceship

They throw it slow because regardless of speed. It's going to make it to its target.

Sure. There are slow motion practical effects that help with dramatic cinematography but I mean...

Here watch this spacewalk there are very practical reasons why they don't move very fast. #1 being safety.

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AncientProduce t1_jc94b33 wrote

Yes, its to indicate theres a difference in the usual environment.

Its just a thing, like turning a steering wheel when in a car driving straight.

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LatterNeighborhood58 t1_jc8das6 wrote

Speculating here but if they are hanging by ropes and they move too fast they might end up swinging, which will break the effect.

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Jagid3 t1_jc8981v wrote

If you want to experience it, you can play a VR simulation of a spacewalk outside the ISS. You really want to have handholds nearby.

It's free on Q2, or at least it was when I got it.

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Bahiga84 t1_jc96rus wrote

Watch some clips from astronauts on the ISS, they too move slow inside the ISS. The reason might be, that every move you make has an effekt, you raise your right arm and your whole body start turn in the opposite direction. The faster you move the more prominent this gets and you start to float and turn out of control and you dont want that inside a space Station...

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[deleted] t1_jc8i771 wrote

It just developed over time as a way for the film maker to portray weightlessness.

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FreddyFromunda t1_jc8mjdc wrote

Time dilation makes the camera run fast, resulting in video footage that looks slow./s

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pmjdang t1_jc97mxm wrote

Leverage since they’re in micro gravity? If I throw a wrench on earth it’s easy to plant my foot and use that as leverage to throw something. Now try the same movement on the moon.

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sifuyee t1_jc9btb0 wrote

They're trying to convey the gravity of the situation!

I'll see myself out...

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Dismiss_wo_evidence t1_jc8uckb wrote

The people together with the spacecraft are wheezing around the earth once every 90min. If you regard this as slow I would concede that you are probably making reference to speed of light.

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