Preparing to Ride the Vomit Comet

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This past weekend, I was in Las Vegas, attending the Symantec Vision 08 conference. I knew ahead of time that I would be getting to ride the “Vomit Comet”… otherwise known as the G-FORCE ONE. I wasn’t sure what to expect, so I asked others for their tips on how to handle the ride.

isn’t the vomit comet the massive russian plane that does the parabolic climbs and descents leading to a few seconds of wieghtlessness? – alphaxion

Do NOT sit behind anyone else… get in front! – Susan Beebe

Do a Wilhelm Scream of my name on the way down. – Akiva Moskovitz

DON’T DO IT!! OMG!! – Tad – the fresh maker

Lots of mushroom soup and noodles beforehand – David Churbuck via twhirl

ah, according to wikipedia (yeah, I know :P ) it’s any plane that performs the parabolic manuvours http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V…alphaxion

I’ve done it. It’s a lot of fun, there were no negatives. ;) – Andru Edwards

@andru where there any "kills" ;) – alphaxion

Seriously – nothing bad at all. It was awesome. Weightlessness = amazing. :) – Andru Edwards

eat lots of chili the night before. your fellow passengers will love you for it. – Earl E Morningwood via fftogo

You’ll be fine just keep your stomach mildly empty. – Kevin

surely you’d pick something that was almost day-glo in colour ;) – alphaxion

Gee, such mixed advice! I took the most serious of it to heart. And well… keep an eye out for the videos I’m about to upload from my experience!