NASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates what yo-yos look like in space

By: Will Goodman
Topics: Winning!

(CBS News) I'm sure like myself, most of you probably have some pretty random and bizarre questions hit you from time to time. Luckily we live an era where a quick Google search will often answer most of these queries. However, if you've ever happened to wonder what yo-yos might look like in space, you've been out of luck... until now. Can you guess where this post is going?

That's right - to space! NASA astronaut Don Pettit recently decided to take a little of his off-duty time to demonstrate his "microgravity yo-yo skills" and post it on YouTube for all of us to see. And it turns out that when you drop gravity from the equation, you end up with a whole new array of fun tricks to show off (and "around the world" takes on a whole new meaning). A big triple-rainbow salute goes out to Don Pettit from all of us here at The Feed for this fun and fascinating demonstration with a little physics education thrown in for good measure!

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by bphipps22 August 10, 2012 5:40 PM EDT: Has he just got really high in space?; Reply to this comment


by bobbhobbs August 10, 2012 8:27 AM EDT: Very humorous demo.
It's nice to see humor is not "Lost in Space"!; Reply to this comment

by randomites August 9, 2012 7:39 PM EDT

Yo yos in space. Our tax dollars at work.

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by Solarrays247 August 9, 2012 8:35 PM EDT: Yes! And it's great to see!


by Ulgnud August 9, 2012 10:41 PM EDT: You bet. Everything up there is exploring new frontiers. Even the simple ordinary Yo Yo. Thanks for sharing.


by John_Swift August 10, 2012 7:28 AM EDT: I knew someone would make this comment. The article clearly stated that he off-duty when he was messing around with the yo-yo, and he chose to use his personal free time to generate some fun material geared toward getting kids interested in science. If you think people should instead be constantly working around the clock every waking moment, then I suggest you get off the internet and try pulling a few fifteen-hour shifts in a row to see how productive that makes you in the long run.