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We're chasing that dream-like feeling of floating free in the air and playing around, be it real or fantasy. Any post type that conveys this feeling is welcome. Check the post flairs for examples.

What qualifies for Floating Is Fun is open to interpretation. I encourage everyone to post what they like to see. Give us a gentle push and we'll float pretty far.

We started on Reddit /r/FloatingIsFun in 2021 and moved here in 2023. All 400+ posts from the original from the original subreddit have been reposted here, so you're not missing anything.

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Rotating Loop of Chain Holds Its Shape by Don Pettit and Steve Mould (piefed-media.feddit.online)

submitted 1 year ago by hitstun@feddit.online to c/FloatingIsFun@fedia.io

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NASA let me test my weird chain theory in space by Steve Mould: YouTube (main video), YouTube (full video call), YouTube (extra experiments) #microgravity

a GIF of astronaut Don Pettit on the International Space Station; there is a loop of chain floating in front of him, and it's rotating and individual segments are following the course of the loop, with the subtle bends in the loop staying stationary; this is stays stable as Don Pettit talks to us through the loop and points things out; friction is causing the loop to slowly become more round, more evident when he tries this with the larger chain at his side

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[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I saw the video and recognised Don Pettit's voice, and remembered ISS Mailbag from 11+ years ago with Don and Mike Massemino.

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[–] hitstun@feddit.online [S] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know him from his Saturday Morning Science series. I posted one of those experiments years ago, but nobody here liked it. Maybe I should repost it as a GIF.

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