My Zero G Flight
In order to celebrate the release of the PC title Tabula Rasa, game creator Richard Garriott hosted an amazing event in Austin, Texas. As if a Texas BBQ, a tour of his amazing house (including secret doors) and a live alien battle taking place before my eyes was not enough, I had the opportunity to experience zero gravity via Zero G flights. And even better, I experienced all of this on my birthday which rocked! Check out the video and the pics below. If you ever decide to take the Zero G flight, be sure to not eat an hour before. Trust me.
Click here to see a video about my Zero G flight - which is also known as the Vomit Comet!
Gore gone!
Before the flight with G4 producer Kristian. All of the other G4 hosts chickened out so I was the one given this special mission.
Just before take off...
...I wasn't nervous at all. Seriously, I was pumped and ready for action.
To get used to zero g, we first experienced gravity on Mars, which is about 1/3 of earth (I weigh about 155, so I felt like I was about 50 lbs.), then gravity on the moon, about 1/6th of earth's gravity, so I felt about 25 lbs. Then, finally...
ZERO G!
We flew in zero gravity a total of 12 times for about 30 seconds each and there's not an amusement park ride on earth that even comes close.
In order to celebrate the release of the PC title Tabula Rasa, game creator Richard Garriott hosted an amazing event in Austin, Texas. As if a Texas BBQ, a tour of his amazing house (including secret doors) and a live alien battle taking place before my eyes was not enough, I had the opportunity to experience zero gravity via Zero G flights. And even better, I experienced all of this on my birthday which rocked! Check out the video and the pics below. If you ever decide to take the Zero G flight, be sure to not eat an hour before. Trust me.
Click here to see a video about my Zero G flight - which is also known as the Vomit Comet!
Gore gone!
Before the flight with G4 producer Kristian. All of the other G4 hosts chickened out so I was the one given this special mission.
Just before take off...
...I wasn't nervous at all. Seriously, I was pumped and ready for action.
To get used to zero g, we first experienced gravity on Mars, which is about 1/3 of earth (I weigh about 155, so I felt like I was about 50 lbs.), then gravity on the moon, about 1/6th of earth's gravity, so I felt about 25 lbs. Then, finally...
ZERO G!
We flew in zero gravity a total of 12 times for about 30 seconds each and there's not an amusement park ride on earth that even comes close.
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nanowire:
Thats pretty F'n awesome. I'd give my left nut to experience something like that.
brightredscream:
That looks freaking AMAZING!