O.K., I’m no expert on monster trucks, but how do you lose the key while driving? Doesn’t it have to be in the ignition? And don’t monster trucks have brakes, or did we lose those, too? And where is the driver
Marc Kaufman of Washington Postfinds that in zero g, “Microbes May Threaten Lengthy Spaceflights[;] Immune Systems Of Astronauts Found To Be Weakened”. I guess the whole spinning-like-a-carnival-ride thing is far too obvious a solution even if the problem is not worthy of a “crash program or anything like that”.
I’d love to be compared to Heinlein. Particularly since I don’t (at least deliberately) write fiction. Or even attempt to.
[Update on Tuesday morning]
In comments, Paul Spudis links to this LA Times piece which was discussed over at Scalzi’s place. Note in particular this comment. And the LA Times piece is what prompted all the discussion, including this post.