Preparing to Ride the Vomit Comet
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.
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
it’s a US plane AFAIK: http://www.nasaexplores.com/sh… coined the term in 1957: http://nix.larc.nasa.gov/info;… – Michael J. Cohen (mjc)
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!
isn’t the vomit comet the massive russian plane that does the parabolic climbs and descents leading to a few seconds of wieghtlessness? – alphaxion