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- The European Space Agency offered me a seat on their zero-g plane: it's an Airbus A310 that flies parabolic maneuvers, pulling up into the sky and then arcing back down, giving its passengers about 20 seconds of weightlessness (or "microgravity") at a time. Here's how it works.
Some people would have filmed their script on the ground, and just messed about while floating. I decided to go for something a bit more challenging.
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If you're a masters or PhD student from an ESA member state, and zero-g sounds like your thing, have a look at the Fly Your Thesis program: www.esa.int/Edu... -- the 2017-18 submissions are closed, but that just gives you time to start planning for next year...
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FAQs:
Why isn't Neil floating around the cabin in zero-g?: Sometimes, his feet are under a safety strap, so he doesn't drift away. Sometimes, he's holding on with one hand, and he's just that good at zero-g maneuvers.
Why's my face so red?: During the 1.8g phase, my heart has to work extra hard to pump blood up to my head -- when I switch to 0g, it takes a few seconds for it to slow pumping, so my blood pressure spikes.
What stabilised camera did I use?: You're looking at footage from a GoPro Fusion, stabilised in post using Adobe After Effects and the telemetry from the plane's sensors.
What did it feel like?: There'll be a behind-the-scenes video on the Matt and Tom channel on Saturday, hopefully!
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Camera: Melanie Cowan
Thank you to everyone at ESA and Novespace who helped make this happen!
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Full subtitles are available if any of the audio's unclear - and pull down the description for links and FAQs. There'll be a behind-the-scenes video over on the Matt and Tom channel on Saturday if all goes well!
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As a hard of hearing person, I appreciate the time and effort you put into making sure there are subtitles. Let me know if I can help with translating in any way!
There is a sound of the hammer hitting the ground on "the moon"!
Is available for people in canada/us?
Sean I always love how much effort Tom puts into his accessability options.
1:05 the yellow sun visor makes it look like they are flying over the sun.
or into hell
true
Haha, yeah, it's just slightly too dark in the flight deck.
Reminded me of scene from Independence Day where the helicopter gets blown up by aliens.
That demonstrate that earth is flat xd
My favorite part: when Tom says "I got it, we're good" and Neil grimaces because he knows what's about to happen...
I got it!
*BAM*
I don't got it.
5 years later I'm still looking for the grimace.
Ive seen dozens of similar videos and know very well how the plane works, but i still clicked just to see Tom turn into a giddy school child.
I have seen a couple of videos about it as well, but I actually didn't ever see anyone explaining the one pilot per axis thing. That shows how difficult that maneuver actually it.
The videos I've seen were about NASA's equivalent so maybe they don't use the 3 pilot system?
The Russian and US planes likely do it differently. I seem to recall video of US pilots doing it "solo", at least as far as the pitch/roll are concerned. The US outsources it now...
This is the European Agency and the US planes/software doesn't fly in Europe. Hence they mention, they do not care about changing the plane because it is hard to Re-qualify it. This also means, the US planes for Zero G falls in some prospects compared to the European standards.
And instead you saw him turn into a cat in 0g.
Bloody hell Tom!
My exact reaction seeing this in my sub feed...
I was wondering where Matt's comment about wanting to do this would be.
WOOT SCIENCE
Matt Gray Ding!
Yeah no surprise the space nerd is a teensy bit jealous!? ;-)
Of COURSE Tom would have a monologue during zero gravity. Pretty great.
Nick Klein the man is a one take wonder.
yea but no one can beat lindybeige, tom at least edits his videos lindy just doesn't.
Might not have been there are more ups and downs then was shown. Also tom usually mentions if it was one shoot.
Well he's a linguistic undergrad so he's got experience for once
Go big or go home
Tom: "I want to do a video on zero-g"
ESA "Sure here's some information on how it all works"
Tom: "I was hoping I could just shoot myself talking about zero-g in zero-g"
ESA: "K"
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I've got it, I've got it..
Splat
Ow
Haha
oof
Splat..........
whats that?
😂
XD
I just realised how extremely accurately the pilots have to drive the plane in order to achieve this.
Yiming Mao fly this plane not drive but yea
*lovers*
ItzPicklez the definition of drive is to operate a vehicle, the definition of fly is to move through the air, if anything drive is more correct than fly
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I got to ride on the NASA version back in the day after winning a science fair raffle. I lived very very close to Cape Canaveral, and back then NASA was heavily involved in public school projects in the area.
It’s called the vomit comet for a reason. No matter how iron a stomach you have, the fluid jostling around in your inner ear is very hard to overcome. I didn’t get sick, but I felt incredibly uneasy by the time it was done.
It was fun 95% of the time until the very end.
Hard to explain how it feels. It’s like trying to describe a color to a blind person. We have no frame of reference for what no gravity feels like. It kind of feels like jumping off a bridge, but not. You bump into something and just move in the opposite direction without effort. Very odd feeling.
Okay
"This doesn't seem like a very good idea guys"
I think they should change the alarms to actually say that.
Awesome video Tom!
Good point. The last thing you want in an emergency is alarms and klaxons blaring at you & making you panicky.
"Guys.... G-guys! This pitch will stall it! What're you doing?!"
Oh, yeah I had always thought that those planes alternated between "climb really fast" and "fall like a stone", but of course that doesn't make any sense from an aerodynamics and control point of view. So instead it's "pretend you're a rock that was just thrown" and "catch yourself and wind up for the next throw". Cool :-)
I like the way you summarized it, helped me put it all in perspective. So thanks!
that was a very smart way to put it marie thank you!
I managed to get on the Fly Your Thesis Program for last years parabolic flights after watching this video. Best experience of my life! I just wish I could do it again.
That is amazing that three people can work together like that to control each axis of the plane. I have to imagine that would be like driving a car with one person steering, one on the gas, and one on the brake.
Sheer focus combined with the right experience/personal ability. Cream of the crop
and loads more space to work in.
Tonight on top gear
Sorry, but i laughed out loud at your flailing, i'm sure i'd do the same but still looks hilarious
That's entirely fair. The footage from the first, not-so-successful attempt at the script will be on the Park Bench soon...
Tom Scott oh my lord I can't wait
Tom Scott I'm guessing that was totally unintentional?
I got a kick out of it too (heh), but then it dawned on me that the only other time your brain knows you've "floated" is in the water…which would explain the flailing…that, or your subconscious is wigging out that the floor "disappeared" 😂
It was like watching a cat in 0g.
NaleshSA or watching him do the grab a branch maneuver from sky diving, which they should the fear park bench.
Yesterday, I've been on one of Novespace's public flights and it absolutely blew me away. I was so happy and full of joy that I almost burst into tears afterwards.
One of the defining experiences in my life at the moment. And you really can't compare it to anything else.
Interestingly it was the moon gravity parabolas and the hypergravity that sticks with me most in my memory because you can relate it to other experiences...you have a point of reference.
But the feeling of true weightlessness is so unlike anything else you can experience on earth, that I have to actively recall the feeling just go come close to remembering it.
Can we just take a moment to appreciate how polite and nice Tom is to the guy holding him during Zero-G
That last thump looks like it hurt - ngl just watched this twice already because I always wondered about this + I am impressed that you were able to stick to explaining while experiencing all of that, hah (nice insertion of the 'how about that?' recording)
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The feather and the hammer hit the ground at the same time HOW BOW DAH?
Worse... pubic bone smacking into the floor... the bone you never knew existed until you bang it on the bottom of a swimming pool...
Vivienne Gucwa how are you verified?
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"I'm a science educator," thought Tom, as he floated through the air.
I love how they just let the software think this is an ordinary passenger airliner being flown by an absolute maniac.
This Week on the bench: Matt to Tom: "Why is it always you that's doing cool stuff?"
"My name's on the channel."
Tom: Because you have a job, so suck it up :D
actually happened
I love how it is considered on most of TH-cam, that if Tom Scott doesn't understand it, it must be very complicated. Keep up the good work!
3:58
"I got it, I got it, we're good."
Pause...
"OOOPH"
You’re getting really good that that green screen stuff.
I was expecting some commenters going *”OH IT’S NOT A GREEN SCREEN YOU IDIOT”* but apparently miracles can happen.
Oh all right, invisi.
OH IT’S NOT A GREEN SCREEN YOU IDIOT.
Are you happy, now? You people are so demanding. 😂😂
I mean... Two comments out of four are hidden, so o.o'
Ooh, really? There are hidden comments? How can you tell?
"view all 6 replies" (7 now), only 4 show up.
The guy holding tom must be having fun seeing a guy narrating himself freaking out while explaing wtf's going on
Shout out to Neil everyone
When I was a pilot, I flew a zero G maneuver in a small plane. At a maximum speed of 140 kts, I could only get 10-15 seconds of weightlessness, but it was enough to get the experience.
It's a lot of fun!
Hey, Vsauce! Michael here. When the Apollo astronauts went to the moon, they tested Galileo's prediction that without any air to get in the way, a hammer and a feather would fall... [pause for dramatic effect while video plays] at exactly the same speed. It was weird. Almost... PARANORMAL. A PARAbola is a mathematical equation to describe an object in freefall, like a hammer, a feather, or a plane. [pause] THIS plane, to be exact. [image of the Zero-G plane]. [cut to Michael in plane] I'm currently sitting in the European Space Agency's Zero-G plane, about to experience zero gravity! [raises eyebrows] But HOW do you experience zero gravity... while you're still on Earth? [silly face] I mean, no matter what kind of plane we're in or which direction we're travelling, we're still bound by Earth's gravity, right? [serious face] Wrong. [Long ramble about Einstein and gravity]. The fact is, we only FEEL gravity if there's something stopping us from falling, and right now... [plane starts to enter freefall] there's about to be nothing. And as always, thanks for watching.
Not strictly speaking true, though. While the lunar atmosphere is so thin that it's basically negligible, it does still have an atmosphere, which means it does still have air resistance.
Ridiculously underrated comment.
I can hear him in my head saying this......
Posting the script from another video, good job
This deserves 1k likes
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You are so very good at this. I was half way waiting for you to get sick during one of those takes. You kept it together and made it look like loads of fun! Great job and thanks for the information on how all of this was done. I also loved the cockpit shots. Very cool!!! Also. hats off to your camera operator!! Great work!!
I'm actually quite happy you were able to get on a 0G flight. And in fact it's something that's crossed my mind for you to do every now and than.
Awesome!! Great explanation Tom, I learned something new despite having seen videos from other TH-camrs on this topic :D
I was going to say the same thing, I've already seen the zero-g videos by Veritassium and PhysicsGirl and Simon Giertz. I was surprised that I learned something new here (like 1 pilot per axis!).
0:01 Me during a school assembly waiting for the assembly to end so I can go to break
0:59 looks like they are flying into hell
or to the sun
It looks like the bit in Independence Day where the AWACS flies into the fireball.
I love how tom goes for explaining it as he is doing it. it makes it hard to follow and watch and the same time, but its great to watch. great video
Tl;dw: they work by propelling undigested food from the passenger’s stomach into its surroundings
Calin Cristian that's why they're called pourabolas.
Ah yes, the wonderful Vomit Comet.
On an ESA research flight like this one, you get offered scopolamine, a powerful (and intravenous) anti-emetic drug. Not everyone got away with it, but it helped a lot!
"Every digestive action has an equal and opposite reaction."
Giffreind, "Vomit Comet" is the unofficial nickname of the planes flown by NASA's Reduced Gravity program, not the European Space Agency.
I absolutely love that you included technical info on the piloting!
Only Tom would teach a science lesson while flying around inside a free falling aircraft
Thank you Neil.
You're welcome.
Very well done Scotty 'ol Tom!! I know that was a tricky bit of floating and you held it together splendidly.
The pilots looks like they are controlling a AT-AT
This video made me so happy, Tom looks like he's having so much fun in zero g. I hope he didn't feel too nauseous at any point off camera
"I got it, we're good"
>immediately slams crotch into floor
Nothing heals my soul more than a happy Tom in the thumbnail.
Slightly jealous as this is one of the things i would love to experience
I just noticed he’s still wearing that red t-shirt
3:30 The alarm you dont want to hear in a real flight:
"Terrain" - "Pull up!"
UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT AND YOU CAN FEEL IT
One thing I didn't get was why they need one pilot per axis... Even during normal flights, maneuvers like descents are performed while keeping the aircraft as stable as possible in the other two axes. A longer, more detailed/step-by-step of what the pilots do would be incredibly insightful.
The guy who manages pitch basically has to go level at safe altitude, then pull back hard, wait for the aircraft to reach the apex ( an altitude and airspeed indication gives this) and then push the stick hard forward. Fighter pilots pull greater Gs and have higher workloads. But this is my ignorance speaking, so if you can explain why One Pilot per Axis is needed, I'd be grateful.
I'm willing to bet that an A320, A330, A340 or A350 could just do this whole maneuvre on its autopilot, but this is an A310, which is slightly less advanced...
Robert Faber maybe, but is that it? I'm not sure. I think there's a couple of other factors here, but I can't figure out what.
+Akshay Anand - I think you're right in saying that fighter pilots pull greater G-forces and have higher workloads, but it is worth remembering that an airliner is a big, heavy, lumbering beast; it's a lot more difficult to pull off precise maneuvres with something weighing (ironically) 80 tonnes than it is to do that with a jet fighter. I imagine that's why they want to have two pilots, to have one completely focus on getting his massive airplane to precisely follow a parabola.
Robert Faber you might be right. But I was hoping for some more explanation that's all.
If you push stick forward, you get negative Gs, keeping exactly 0 Gs is hard, also you have to adjust thrust to keep forward speed just right for exactly 0 Gs, it’s too hard to coordinate perfectly for one pilot.
I just realized that it is really hard to get control in 0G and it seems to take quite a lot of training to master the skill set!
"What do they mean it can't go past 2gs?"
"YEAH THIS IS AWESOME WOOO"
"oh I think we need those"
The what?"
"The wings."
Stunning shots from inside the cockpit.
That's so fascinating! I would love to try that myself!
It's amazing how you manage to talk in these conditions
I like that you sound calm when flailing about
I can't figure out if this fella is old or young
Tom was old when this world was young.
He's 35
Loving this. I co-own a TV archive with a journalist that won an Emmy for taking a ride on a "vomit comet". And an interesting fact - the main set for 'Apollo 13' was inside of a "vomit comet".
It was a set, but the majority of the movie was shot on the ground. I wouldn't call it "the main set".
Those guys seem really nice
*+Scottish Baconator* Well, scientists tend to be nice, because statistically, the more knowledge a person and society has, the more peaceful and nice they tend to be.
In fact, you will find that modern day European countries that are part of the EU are statistically some of the most peaceful and nice countries on Earth in the northern hemisphere.
In the southern hemisphere, that would be the continent of Antarctica, followed by the continent of Australia and New Zealand.
How could you be in a bad mood if this is your job?
Saw a live stream once without script and editing. The dude is a lot less nice than you would think. Came across as pretty arrogant.
Jan Fetzer He meant the crew on the plane.
Scottish Baconator yeee
ive been thinking about this plane for the past few days and here we have a video about it
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Happy to see Wilhuff Tarkin keeps flying spacecrafts!
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Confirmed: Zero-G turns Tom Scott into a startled cat.
Not gonna lie..... "Thank you Neal" (guessing on spelling) was the best part.
What a once in a lifetime experience, amazing!
That was a one-take shot on the zero g plane. Tom nailed it, nice job.
That cockpit cam is dope
I love how hacky this is. They took a product (airplane) absolutely not designed for this purpose and just decided to roll with it (pitch and yaw with it too)!
3:05 this guy sounds just like Tom
another stellar video Tom!
The mercury astronauts actually used something like this for zero g training. They used a century series fighter to do the same maneuver to achieve zero gravity.
It's always good to have a safety-Neil.
OK - yeah. This is the coolest video you've done.
Thanks for still wearing the red shirt underneath the suit ;)
I think tom is really enjoying that anti nausea medication they give you before you get in this plane. great vid.
What are the requirements to fly on this? My dream is to go to space, but zero g is close enough...
Augusto Figueroa £6000 and good health
Good thing I'm young, I can save money for a few decades.
Decades? Do you work in a sweat shop in the south east Asia?
I'm in college in south america, so, kind of?
This thread: privilege in action.
Keep it nice guys.
Looking forward to the park bench about this adventure
In a time when people try to discredit empirical facts to suit their personal preferences, this sort of video is so important - hope to see society moving back to reality. WELL DONE.
My dad was a flight attendant for ASA and the pilots had done this to him one day as a prank when they had no passengers.
One of the coolest thing I've ever seen in my entire life.
Damn Europeans showing us up XD
Though seriously, that's cool. I wonder how hard it is too maintain those free fall flight paths? It's a very cool way to experience weightlessness! Definitely jealous!
This makes a lot more sense since a free fall would be constantly accelerating and make the plane unstable
That looks SO amazing! I've always wanted to know what zero G feels like, ever since I was a kid. =3
when i went skydiving the pilot did that maneuver, in 1 sec i was like meh, in the other i was like wtf i am floating... this is AWESOME, my arms felt weightless that was a wierd feeling
I guess you could say youre inside out and upside down.
EPMTUNES like a freight train
Very excellent presentation, Tom!
If you haven't seen it, look at OK go's music video for their song 'Upside down & Inside out', It was filmed entirely in 0G! (Also look at thew BTS for it!) th-cam.com/video/LWGJA9i18Co/w-d-xo.html
Glad someone else mentioned this.
If people think doing a monologue whilst in zero-G must be difficult, then imagine choreographing a 3 minute music video in zero-G. :)
Documentary for the same saying how it was achieved: th-cam.com/video/pnTqZ68fI7Q/w-d-xo.html
I like how calm the pilots are while they casually nose dive the plane plummeting towards the earth.
How do flat earthers explain this?
they say "iT's AlL cGi"
That's so cool I'd love having the chance to do this!
Is that an Airbus A300 or A310
Well, it says A310 in the description so I'd go with that.
They're basically the same plane; the A310 just has a shorter fuselage.
GeekFace2 A310 I think because the fuselage is less long
DerekHartley ah didn't spot that
Robert Faber ah okay
Wow, many people struggle not to puke, and you manage to create a youtube video. Respect! 😂
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I guess the next logical step is a video from the edge of space and then I suppose it's only a matter of time before we see Tom on the ISS teaching us how to use the Canadarm 2 and going on an EVA to scrub the windows on the cupola.
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Half way through this video it just clicked. I’m amazed
This looks like so much fun.
Tom Scott, you have some amazing videos. Having fun at work!
I got quite a few laughs out of watching your experience up there! It looks like a bunch of fun. I don't think my stomach could handle it though.