Science off the Sphere: NASA Astronaut Plays With Yo-Yos in Space

By Rusty Blazenhoff on August 12, 2012

In episode 14 of Science off the Sphere, watch as NASA Astronaut Don Pettit used his ‘off-duty time’ on a recent International Space Station expedition to play with yo-yos.

Astronaut and chemist Dr. Don Pettit does physics demos that are out of this world…Dr. Pettit presents fantastic physics that can only be demonstrated in micro-gravity.

via io9

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