It took 50 years for NASA to find this design as no engineers had seen anything like it.

@aleksitjvladica.

23 күн бұрын

True.

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

That explains why engineers have so few kids.

@Ehatntmtntahe

23 күн бұрын

​@@johnsmithe4656😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@genseek00

23 күн бұрын

"the Russians used a pencil". Like John Wick to kill 3 men, ha-ha.

@doktorrobingram

23 күн бұрын

It took one brilliant astronaut, Don Pettit, to design this, with some scavenged Mylar sheeting and Kapton tape, while in orbit.

This cup has me feeling astronaughty

@efslab

23 күн бұрын

HGAHAHAHA

@sirkurac3971

23 күн бұрын

why naughty, though??

@asandax6

23 күн бұрын

That joke is astro not.

@davinawonderling9361

23 күн бұрын

😂😂

@davinawonderling9361

23 күн бұрын

​@@sirkurac3971Why naught? 😂

I came straight to the comments and they didn’t disappoint

@Zlee533

6 күн бұрын

You came, you say?

@noxirixon

12 сағат бұрын

the genius v cup .. one little step where noone was before .. for the boomer so he believes ..

First thing I thought of before even watching was utilizing surface tension. It felt nice to feel smart for a minute for the first time in months. Now time to go back to my factory job.

@brianjones9780

23 күн бұрын

Right there with ya bro, I had the same thought and I work at a cattle feed mill.

@1AlexanderCole

22 күн бұрын

I’m retired military “knuckle dragger” helicopter mechanic, but I did help develop some NASA ideas when I would hang out with them while I borrowed their heat treating oven for my parts! I even helped brainstorm some ideas for toileting!

@keslyajennifer

22 күн бұрын

You were pretty Smart. Congratulations

@Axel_Andersen

22 күн бұрын

Most solutions are obvious once you find a problem that needs a solution.

@Chugabutt69

18 күн бұрын

My second favorite part about education is already knowing the answer. My favorite is learning them.

Not the cupsy

@randomsomeguy156

23 күн бұрын

Cupussy?

@Kagami_kazuya69

23 күн бұрын

Of course, of fucking course. 😂

@mikelpeepee

23 күн бұрын

nuh uh 💀💀💀

@aYtto

23 күн бұрын

Never cook again

@frantaspacek9583

23 күн бұрын

did you really have to?

“If we wanna drink” -hard cut to him absolutely GUZZLING water-

@swedneck

23 күн бұрын

hydro homie

@maxxeddd

23 күн бұрын

why does he drink with his tongue like that😂

@imperfectclark

22 күн бұрын

lmao he slams it for no reason

@OnlyKoolaid

22 күн бұрын

@@maxxeddd That's how you treat a lady.

@DD-lc9jv

22 күн бұрын

Hes got me over here blocking this channel, so I don't EVER accidently click on something like this again!

Astronaut Don Pettit invented this while aboard the ISS using some Mylar sheeting and Kapton tape. On another flight he repurposed some "spare" parts and a cordless screwdriver to create a barn door tracker, a type of camera mount that can compensate for either the Earth's rotation on land, or a space craft's orbital velocity. Using this he was the first to capture sharp images of cities lit by their own artificial light at night from orbit. Don Pettit is scheduled to return to the ISS in September for his fourth ISS mission.

@BiteSizedObject

21 күн бұрын

cool

@b4ph0m3tdk9

21 күн бұрын

Thx!

@coffee_and_spite8164

21 күн бұрын

He also wrote a funny blog from the perspective of a zucchini plant that he grew on the ISS called “Diary of a Space Zucchini” and a photo book of pictures he took from space called Spaceborn

@justinnewman13

20 күн бұрын

According to his Wiki that cup was the first invention in space to receive a patent

@markbruska3759

19 күн бұрын

😂

The description of the ISS being in constant freefall reminded me of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy; flying being the art (or rather, knack) of throwing oneself at the ground and missing. Basically, what the ISS is doing. 😂😂

0:25 - i thought you were about to say "and thanks to gravity for sponsoring this video" :D

@MbitaChizi

23 күн бұрын

My parents said if I reach 10k, they'd buy me a professional camera for recording... Pls guys Im literally begging you!.

@MbitaChizi

23 күн бұрын

My parents said if I reach 10k, they'd buy me a professional camera for recording... Pls guys Im literally begging you!.

@AbhenandanJain

23 күн бұрын

Best comment so far😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Josf-xz3hw

23 күн бұрын

😂😂😂

@enemy1704

23 күн бұрын

​@@MbitaChizi Go back to your work at McDonalds. - Dad

I like the idea that an orbit is just falling and missing repeatedly. We should celebrate every 6 months that we fell to the other side of the sun without getting burned up.

@raymondcahyadi3094

23 күн бұрын

We did celebrate it, its just we celebrated it when we more or less come back to where we started, its called new year🎉

@DustyGamma

23 күн бұрын

​@@raymondcahyadi3094 Or a birthday!

@jerrylim6722

23 күн бұрын

@@raymondcahyadi3094 and every 4 years we celebrate making multiple cycles without becoming too crispy, by adding a whole entire day to the calendar.

@ozien2

23 күн бұрын

@@jerrylim6722 Well not *every* four years. 3 out of every 4 centuries we skip the leap for the last year of the century. (1900 wasn't a leap year, and 2100 won't be a leap year.) We just happen to live in that one out of every four centuries where there was no century skip of the leap year.

@MrAlRats

23 күн бұрын

I would say, an orbit is just falling without the body you are orbiting around getting in your way. When you throw an object on the surface of the Earth, the object eventually intersects the Earth and prevents it from falling any further. If there was no atmosphere and you could throw the object fast enough, it would go around the Earth and hit you on the back at the same speed you threw it (Rest In Peace). Falling/Orbiting objects mostly just keep going around the body that it is falling towards, as opposed to heading towards the centre of the body. It's actually very difficult to get anything to fall straight into the Sun to get burned up, because you would need to slow the object down a lot before it can fall towards the Sun such that it intersects the surface of the Sun. This takes a lot of fuel.

I love that at the beginning, the video unironically explains to you how to drink from a cup 😄

@pierrotA

23 күн бұрын

If you think about it, it's very hard to do. You need to tilt the cup until it's too close to you nose, then tilt your head... while getting some liquid in your month, stop breathing, switch to your stomac, swallow, and start again. There is a lot of thing that we do automatically without realizing how we do it. Like walking, opening a door, drinking... Try making animations of thoses things, I'm sure you will have to do the movement at some point to "remember" how it's done.

@SafetyLucas

23 күн бұрын

@@pierrotA If you don't think about it, its very easy to do.

@pierrotA

22 күн бұрын

@@SafetyLucas Yes, it's the problem in space... You cannot rely on the genetic memory and the years of training. Everything is hard and need to be learned again. Obviously you do not remember, but for years you were unable to drink in a glass, walk, etc. You learn how to drink from plastics cup with small inclined opening, like everyone else. It's the meaning of my message: it *is* hard to drink from a cup, you just learn how to do it for years... And you do not know exactly how you do it, you just repeat what you learn from thoses years of training without thinking it. For someone that learn very young how to cook, program, or whatever, it feel easy... Do not mean it is.

@westonding8953

22 күн бұрын

Teach a robot with a mouth and hands to do it.

@markgarr7836

22 күн бұрын

And not a minute too soon, I was about to die of thirst!

I know that it looks funny, but it's honestly incredibile how sometimes the best solution to a problem is so "simple". Human ingenuity at its finest.

@alfiedotwtf

18 күн бұрын

The stole the design from nature 🤣

As those space cups are defying gravity, they are planning a cosmic tea party without us.

@manowand

23 күн бұрын

We want a Cup of liber -tea

@DaveFromColorado

22 күн бұрын

Now what would the flat earthers say about this?

@JerryCan101

22 күн бұрын

@@manowand helldivers reference maybe?

@thedeliveryboy1123

21 күн бұрын

in space, what gravity is there to defy?

@JerryCan101

21 күн бұрын

@@thedeliveryboy1123 wait yeah you right

My wife has a cup exactly like this one

@efslab

23 күн бұрын

LOL

@grayrabbit2211

23 күн бұрын

Where do you think they got these from?

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

And you can do more than drink from it.

@wslrichards

23 күн бұрын

​@@grayrabbit2211 find a milf.

@lussor1

22 күн бұрын

😅​@@grayrabbit2211

2 astronauts 1 space cup

I'm a mature adult... I'm a mature adult... I'm a mature adult... I'm a mature adult... I'm a mature adult... I'm a mature adult......

@tonuahmed4227

22 күн бұрын

CUPUSSY

@PandazGT

16 күн бұрын

lies…

@PoopGuyGaming505

16 күн бұрын

No your not 🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫🚫

@Revengilate

11 күн бұрын

Whats the matter

@siriusmywaifu4043

10 күн бұрын

"Only the remorse etched onto ones mind, can make one emerge from their pupa."

"i think i have seen that shape somewhere 🤔" - little timmy

@radhika5302

23 күн бұрын

Duo going wild

@radhika5302

23 күн бұрын

Duo is getting wild nowadays

@anzaklaynimation

23 күн бұрын

It is third time I'm seeing duo today.

@Duolingo5476

23 күн бұрын

@@anzaklaynimation do ur lessons already 😠

@dadfrty1978

23 күн бұрын

3:19

Not me violating the cup every time I take a sip💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

@ivanetniage7493

23 күн бұрын

At the start of the mission there is a disclaimer stating that every sip you take is consensual

@drakonyanazkar

23 күн бұрын

Underrated joke right there

@ShivanshParihar_0

22 күн бұрын

Thnx

I like the look of that cup very much.

2:58 That isn't orbit....it's just falling with style!!!

The water climbs up the crack 💀💀

@FerdinandFake

23 күн бұрын

Also a problem after drinking water in space

@dalbianco

23 күн бұрын

Crevice

@furonwarrior

22 күн бұрын

Imagine having diarrhea in space.

Special shape you say.

"we should be able to see the water climb up the crack " 😂😂😂 well..that cracked me up

Such a simple and elegant solution! Beautiful ❤️😍

I like that you find really thoughtful ways to demonstrate phenomena. Very creative.

gotta love how everyone is thinking the same thing

@Divinicus1er

23 күн бұрын

That's one of the thing that's probably hardcoded in our genes.

@deadbeats4894

23 күн бұрын

There's something wrong with you if you're not thinking of it.

@car0lanne.

22 күн бұрын

@@deadbeats4894 i guess theres something wrong with me...

@cozzy124

22 күн бұрын

@@deadbeats4894damn

@MintBunHunter

22 күн бұрын

​@@deadbeats4894 took me a long time to discard such thoughts. twas worth it

Coincidentally.. I think that shape might be very useful for retrieving used liquids from certain body lines and crevices.

What impresses me is how they can toss the cup to each other, with a spin, and not have the liquid splash out. It's impressive what surface tension can do without gravity opposing it.

I'm calling her as we speak

Water be tasting a little funky with this cup 😋

It amazes me how you always find something interesting to show

My guess before watching is that there's some clever trick involving surface tension, where the tendency of a liquid to minimize surface area is used to hold liquid in the cup in most orientations and to encourage it to flow out when tipped in the right way. Fluid mechanics has all sorts of cool stuff to it that most people never even think about!

I love science!

@sirkurac3971

23 күн бұрын

no u

Everything reminds me of her. 😢

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

LOL

@daveg5857

22 күн бұрын

Put her out of your mind, Frank.

@snoote533

19 күн бұрын

It's okay little buddy

@PetarKaser

18 күн бұрын

Its because he says crack isnt it

@rajdeepsinhzala1886

18 күн бұрын

​@@PetarKaserno its shape of the cup 😂

Thats.. Just simply brilliant!

@The Action Lab thanks for the information

A little bit off topic here, but I love the Dr Pepper shirt! Back on topic, that is really awesome to know about that cup and how it works.. I only knew kind of how it worked because I've been watching this channel for a very very long time and I truly enjoy the information I learned from it. Thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and post these videos.

@user-uz5ti7lj7r

21 күн бұрын

Back to the Dr. Pepper: Can they have carbonated drinks in space? I wonder what would happen if they tried to drink a Dr. Pepper?

When you dropped the cup, the water went up and out because of the inertia of the liquid, not because of capillary effect. Same reason water may spill out of a glass if move it sideways too fast.

@bobthegamingtaco6073

22 күн бұрын

If it was unaffected by capillary action, it would've flown out in a much larger surface area, like a normal cup dropping

@karlhendrikse

21 күн бұрын

The point was that it went out the pointy part, not the blobby part.

@shawn2444

19 күн бұрын

The water and the cup are accelerating at the same rate. If the drop doesn't impart any rotation, the water and cup would experience the exact same inertial reference. Try it with a regular cup it just falls together until it stops or changes direction. The drop here isn't perfect so more water flows up than should have, however, it still illustrates the concept. As the other post said, it flows out of the pointy bit, and not the bloby but.

Great demo!!!!! Very cool. thank you.

This a fun science channel, really digging it thx!

Amazing the solutions to impossible problems that can be found in mother nature.

That’s why there should be spinning space stations. Bcos if they spin, and your not directly on the axis that it spins on, you feel gravity. Like in a carousel you feel sideways gravity

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

This is shown in a lot of sci fi movies. Yes, it would work. I think the limitation is just cost and complexity. It would need to be rather strong, structurally. I'm sure something like that will be built eventually.

@Sup_Aqualine369

22 күн бұрын

Another problem I see with this (I may be wrong) in order to spin fast enough to make artificial gravity, you would have to spin the station extremely fast, which could cause motion sickness unless the station was really really big (again I know literally nothing about this, this is my educated guess on the subject)

@karlhendrikse

21 күн бұрын

​@@Sup_Aqualine369No motion sickness, because you wouldn't feel "motion", you'd just feel gravity. As long as the station was big enough and you were far enough away from the spin axis.

@daphenomenalz4100

20 күн бұрын

Not plausible enough to even build it bruh

@johnsmithe4656

20 күн бұрын

@@daphenomenalz4100 Why is it not plausible, "bruh"? My understanding is that it's totally plausible, just not pragmatic.

Always love your videos! Thanks for always providing such fun interesting content! :)

This is so cool, had to see if there were versions of this available to the public and now I’m so sad there there used to be but now they no longer make the one designed for every day use

1:12 Imagine a toilet that costs one-third the price of a Space X Falcon 9 rocket lol

@nerfgodbigguy1405

21 күн бұрын

Imagine a toilet that costs more than : The Statue of liberty, 700 premium homes, and a Bugatti ......💀⚰️

Looks like a collaboration b/w distinguished gigolos, astronaut Vladimir Sukmeov, and Kunta Kuntlicker.. 👏 bravo!

Thanks for telling us about the listening app. That seems like a great idea. Also I loved your video.

who clicked on the thumbnail just because of the cup? I know i did 😏

The ISS toilet costs $19 million on earth. I can’t imagine they have a store that selling them in space.

@eafadeev

23 күн бұрын

this toilet smells of corruption to me

@kostarak3160

23 күн бұрын

@@eafadeev Idk but sure is pricey

@jesseb2541

23 күн бұрын

well why dont they set up a walmart on the moon? save space on rockets to get supplies to wherever nasa needs

@Darsh0606

23 күн бұрын

@@eafadeev no, it smells of shit

@huckleberryfinn6578

23 күн бұрын

@@eafadeev It's obvious that the toilet doesn't cost $19 million. The research and development of this toilet does.

The shape tells the truth even if they can't

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

It's one of those magical shapes, there's a reason we find it in nature, just like the Golden Ratio.

Amazing. Now I want to know more about that toilet.

fascinating! well done

This guy was my modivation for science, ThankYou🙏

@mip4422

23 күн бұрын

Motivation

@FleurDeFire

23 күн бұрын

@@mip4422 I've found the issue that people have with comments that correct grammar & spelling are usually because the commenter didn't bother responding to anything to person said. They just correct them. Imagine listening to another person talk, and then completely disregard what they said to correct a word they used. It's a bit unhinged.

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

@@FleurDeFire Sure, but this is the Internet, not real life in person. In person yeah, it would be weird. On here, not so much.

@TheYahmez

23 күн бұрын

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@spanqueluv9er

23 күн бұрын

@emmanueljustine2255 It’s ^*motivation, never modivation ^*thank you, not ThankYou You won’t learn if you aren’t corrected. Good luck, you’re doing great with the English language, it’s quite difficult to master.👍👍🙏

They should have used this shape in The Expanse series, since it is centered around space travel and is very accurate scientifically.

@Yggdrasil42

22 күн бұрын

But lots of The Expanse has artificial gravity, through constant thrust.

@genseek00

22 күн бұрын

@@Yggdrasil42 yep. Not always though. that is why the belters are very tall and cannot breath or even stand upright on Earth's surface. Gravity through thrust mostly, because it is better than artificial gravity through centrifugal force. In the latter case one got pronounced Coriolis which is very annoying as it makes the trajectories of thrown or dropped objects behave very unintuitively. Such cups still would be useful, for instance, when the ship drifts or on small asteroids.

So cool, thank you!

Astronaut inventor of this cup, Donald Pettit, is an Eagle Scout from Oregon. I recently taught my Cub Scout Den about him and this cup.

Why am i like this

@-aid4084

23 күн бұрын

😏

@whathefuckisthishandle

23 күн бұрын

@@-aid4084 please explain im so fucking confused

@panamaklz

23 күн бұрын

​@@whathefuckisthishandle you'll learn in due time, young one...

@-aid4084

23 күн бұрын

@@whathefuckisthishandle everyone knows it looks like a cl*tirous*

@-aid4084

23 күн бұрын

@@whathefuckisthishandle just woke up so my brain was asleep

Internet has corrupted me😂.

@Revengilate

11 күн бұрын

How come?

Great invention! Pretty versatile as well...

1:23 FINALLY... I managed to see the ISS toilet 😂 ... now it only remains to see the Crew Dragon toilet!

He knows what we thinking😂

How do you fill the cup in space? If there's no gravity, you can't just pour liquid into it. Which pretty much brings you back to bags with straws.

@martinxvidxb

23 күн бұрын

At 0:26 Step 1: Push the beverage from bag. Step 2: Move it around with table tennis racquet. Step 3: Get it in the cup. Step 4: Enjoy your zero G beverage. :)

CORRECTION: I would avoid saying "no/zero gravity" in context of the ISS, as the ISS still feels 89% of Earth's gravity, and 89% of 9.81 is more than 0. The correct term to use is 0G, they are effectively feeling weightless because there is no atmosphere to slow their spacecraft so they move (fall around the earth) at the same speed it does. They are only weightless in the frame of refference of the ISS itself.

Great video as always!😂👍

This episode made me grateful I don't have to poop in zero-G

I almost never forget that almost all of our water systems rely on gravity, that's a big part of why I so heavily advocate developing & using "spin gravity" for space missions.

3:09 is SOOO satisfying

Hey Action Lab... i was wondering.. lately i've been into the whole survival and bushcraft scene.. and as a person with a physics interest, i was wondering if you could shed some light on Mylar... its properties.. and how to use it properly.. i see many people who keep a spaceblanket in their packs... cars, etc.. and don't know how to use them right... many expect them to reflect heat back through their sleeping gear.. using them on the outside of their sleeping bags or under them... but doesnt' mylar reflect IR light...not radiant heat.. or does a warm blanket give off IR light... what would be the most effective way to utilize Mylar to stay warm... cheers... love the vids.. you cover some very interesting phenomenon ... loved the one you painted the car in the blackest black paint... Kudos

The overengineered cupusy

0:17 Who tf sticks their tounge out into the cup when they drink? 😂

fantastic video, very scientific and addressing a fundamental need those who are in orbit and in deep space (in future) 😇

SO COOL!

[1:23] "$19 Million" *I thought I was ready for the amount.* But was out by about 18 million bucks.

@Blackmark52

23 күн бұрын

@@Josf-xz3hw "You are a millionaire?" Hell no. And I don't get to outer space from my bathroom. I figured NASA could easily spend a million bucks on a toilet. But 19 million?! How much would you have guessed a space toilet would cost?

@huckleberryfinn6578

23 күн бұрын

@@Blackmark52 Because it's a unique toilet. NASA engineers have spent most likely months or years to develop this system. That's why it's so damn expensive. The price would drop sharply if this toilet were mass-produced.

@Blackmark52

23 күн бұрын

@@huckleberryfinn6578 "The price would drop sharply if this toilet were mass-produced." Ya think? (But by the time you need a toilet for space travel your RV will probably cost a trillion in today's dollars -- so maybe not.)

@johnsmithe4656

23 күн бұрын

​@@Blackmark52 Imagine the implications if there were a clog.... an overflow.... a reversal of pressure.... a leak.... a crack.... a disconnect. You do NOT want that happening in Space. It's not like they can just roll the windows down and chuck all the mess outside. That would be very problematic. So yeah, it doesn't actually surprise me that $19 million was spent on toilet development. You know that our Defense Budget is $850 BILLION per year, right?

@MelodicTurtleMetal

21 күн бұрын

Surely not $19 million per toilet. I'm guessing the original toilet cost $19 million to design and build. Either it wasn't made by NASA, and the licensing fees are ridiculous, or 19 million covers the r&d

The opening has a very "interesting" shape.

I wish I had youtube and watching the action lab when I was 6 yo.... soooo curiosity-fulfilling

You could demonstrate the effect without zero gravity by using two immiscible liquids of the same density for example oil and a water alcohol mixture. Submerse the cup containing the liquid with higher surface tension in the other liquid to get the same effect as zero gravity.

I have to watch this later.

That shape looks familiar 😏

@MelodicTurtleMetal

21 күн бұрын

... Like a gravy boat 🫠

Actually Water Works because the lines are pressurized and constantly flowing and there are several pumps throughout a given City that maintains that pressure. That's why there's usually a boil water advisory after the water is shut off. The pressure has dropped off enough that any minor leaks in the line could allow sediment into the drinking water. Similarly, if you're ever get water from you tap that you will be consuming in some way(drinking, used as an ingredient or boiled to cook food which will absorb some of it), you should always get it from the cold tap and wait till the water is fully cold. That way you know the water is fresh, coming straight from the treatment plant and not sitting stagnant in the lines in your house or water heater.

before i watch the video, my guess is since there's no gravity to hold the water in the cup normally, this cup does surface tension shenanigans to keep water in, and uses adherence/coherence to help the water roll up the crack

I think the ISS is just meant for such ridiculous things. 😂😅

I’m just here for the cup comments

Looks like a hybrid of a cuo and a gravy boat

Makes sense except when it comes to cleaning the dishes! How do you clean into the crack?

@Teefs143

18 күн бұрын

You lick it

3:19 Gyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttt!!!!!!!!

@Pleyer7575lol

19 күн бұрын

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0:37 hot

What i love a straw! Space capri suns every day? Sign me up

0:24 ULTRA HYDRATED +2 perception -1 agility

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Now I want to know where to get the STL for the space cup.

The best shape for surface tension :D

Not having gravity doesn't cause "no down or up." You can still have your usual head position assigned as the up location, making your usual feet location as the down one, especially if there's still a recognizable ceiling and floor arrangement.

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0:18 It doesn't. You should do a short on how we drink, it's quite interesting: we don't "pour" liquid into our mouth, we create a depression by moving our tongue away from our lips and the atmospheric pressure pushes the liquid into our mouth. Try drinking minding the movement of your tong, you'll be surprised.

I think every cultured men should love this part 3:31

I have to ask because when drinking, one of the main forces that help drinking is atmospheric pressure. Gravity helps with the direction of the flow but not the ability to drink. Does that make sense?

It is an intriguing classical shape

HR Giger would love this cup😂 reminds me of his art😅

Rotary movement creates cetrifugal force which creates artificial gravity. No problem with drinkinng from ordinary cups. Simple concept prevents us from redesigning all our equipment and utilities + theres no danger of getting osteoporosis in space.

Nice!