Comments on: Teenagers: Enter YouTube Space Lab competition by December 14

By: Arthur Pershing

Arthur Pershing — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 21:38:00 +0000

Any of you kids stuck for an idea use “How zero gravity affects intercourse and conception!”

By: CP-S

CP-S — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:35:00 +0000

I thought I would never ever want to be a teenager again. Guess I was wrong.

By: chris coreline

chris coreline — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:31:00 +0000

‘If you’re between the ages of 14 and 18, and you live on Earth, you can enter. Do it. Seriously. There are grown-ups who want to live vicariously through you.’

dat sentence.

even if i was within ht eage group i wouldent have any ideas for experiment othe then some sort of quantitive test on how much fun i could have in zero-g if they took me to the space station.

By: technogeekagain

technogeekagain — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 07:48:00 +0000

Unfortunately, the young lady whom I’m sure would be interested is under the age range… so I hope they continue this in future years.

In fact, I’ll hope that even if she isn’t interested. One of the huge effects of the race to the moon was that it produced a generation which was enthusiastic about science, engineering, and math. We desperately need that attitude again.

(And, yeah, I envy the kids. I’ve got my own pet project which I’d like to see attempted, if it hasn’t already been done; it *might* be a solution to the problem of growing ultrapure, ultraperfect crystals, which has long been the canonical example of a manufacturing process which might benefit from being performed in microgravity.)

By: Maggie Koerth-Baker

Maggie Koerth-Baker — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 02:51:00 +0000

Concern troll, please.

There is clearly a difference between “Aw, fuck it. Let’s just let kids do the science. It’s not like this equipment is really valuable” and “Hey, maybe we should inspire the next generation of researchers who will continue to make this investment valuable in the future.”

If you have to reach this much to whine about how your taxes are being wasted on science, it’s time to find a new pet issue.

By: flagler23

flagler23 — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:30:00 +0000

I’m glad to know that the space station is finally redeeming its multi-billion dollar cost now that real intellectual power is being brought to bear on the best uses for its laboratory environment. Outsourcing scientific inquiry to kids should also save money and reduce the costs of funding research. This is just brilliant.

By: yragentman

yragentman — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:02:00 +0000

the link seems broken – I get a security notice and then a YouTube blocked message

By: Alvis

Alvis — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:50:00 +0000

Sucks to be a 13-year-old. Teenage, finally, but no contest for you!

By: autark

autark — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:31:00 +0000

cosmonaut training in Russia FTW so they can remake this movie in Pусский
http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQzNDU0MDkxMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMzk2OTQyMQ@@._V1._SY317_CR10,0,214,317_.jpg

By: Vanwall Green

Vanwall Green — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:28:00 +0000

“We need children who aren’t afraid to live outside the law of gravity! Families who like to live in tubes and push buttons!”

By: AbleBakerCharlie

AbleBakerCharlie — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:24:00 +0000

If anyone is a teenager through whom I could live vicariously by feeding them with brilliant ideas, please step forward. Qualifications for rocking the shit out of science fairs available upon request.

By: Gabriel Nagmay

Gabriel Nagmay — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:16:00 +0000

Spoiler: Josh Gedgie wins... Nerd Search '88