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**9mm_fan** · 07-01-2013, 06:29 AM

I've often thought it would be really interesting for a museum to attempt to simulate this effect. You obviously couldn't tackle the weightlessness bit, but I'm imagining a sort of vessel you can climb into with intense sound proofing and a single porthole in front of an immense, insanely high resolution display.

For 5 minutes, you can sit there and listen to calm and comforting hum of your space vessel's systems while the heavens and the Earth pass you by.

I'd buy that for a dollar.

07-01-2013, 06:29 AM	#11
9mm_fan Join Date May 2007 Age 53 Posts 5,191 Senior Member	I've often thought it would be really interesting for a museum to attempt to simulate this effect. You obviously couldn't tackle the weightlessness bit, but I'm imagining a sort of vessel you can climb into with intense sound proofing and a single porthole in front of an immense, insanely high resolution display. For 5 minutes, you can sit there and listen to calm and comforting hum of your space vessel's systems while the heavens and the Earth pass you by. I'd buy that for a dollar.
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