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In case you were wondering, Matt Bickford is the one who came the closest to qualifying for the Zero G Giveaway – and so he’ll be flying in pseudo zero gravity soon enough!

He decided to write a parody to the tune of America’s “Ventura Highway.”

Won the Zero G flight
On geeks.pirillo.com
Gonna take me a flight on G-Force-One
Some people call it the vomit comit, I know
I don’t care, still gonna go

There’ll be dramamine in this system of mine
When I eat my lunch
It’s my preference to hold on to mine
Don’t wanna see chunks float

Parabolas in the sky we’ll share
Someone’s bound to hurl up there
I hope Zero G don’t mess up my hair
A plane of geeks up in the air, in the air

I’m a geek .. I’m a geek .. oh yeah (repeated)

Parabolas in the sky we’ll share
Someone’s bound to hurl up there
I hope Zero G don’t mess up my hair
A plane of geeks up in the air, in the air

]]> Flying in Zero Gravity is a post from Chris Pirillo

In case you were wondering, Matt Bickford is the one who came the closest to qualifying for the Zero G Giveaway – and so he’ll be flying in pseudo zero gravity soon enough!

He decided to write a parody to the tune of America’s “Ventura Highway.”

Won the Zero G flight
On geeks.pirillo.com
Gonna take me a flight on G-Force-One
Some people call it the vomit comit, I know
I don’t care, still gonna go

There’ll be dramamine in this system of mine
When I eat my lunch
It’s my preference to hold on to mine
Don’t wanna see chunks float

Parabolas in the sky we’ll share
Someone’s bound to hurl up there
I hope Zero G don’t mess up my hair
A plane of geeks up in the air, in the air

I’m a geek .. I’m a geek .. oh yeah (repeated)

Parabolas in the sky we’ll share
Someone’s bound to hurl up there
I hope Zero G don’t mess up my hair
A plane of geeks up in the air, in the air

]]> http://chris.pirillo.com/flying-in-zero-gravity/feed/ 0 Preparing to Ride the Vomit Comethttp://chris.pirillo.com/preparing-to-ride-the-vomit-comet/ http://chris.pirillo.com/preparing-to-ride-the-vomit-comet/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:33:45 +0000 Chris http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=8255 Preparing to Ride the Vomit Comet is a post from Chris Pirillo

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

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!

]]> Preparing to Ride the Vomit Comet is a post from Chris Pirillo

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

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!

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