To my knowledge NASA has never bothered to test this out. They generally spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to counteract long term side affects from micro-gravity environments -- like bone and muscle loss. The crew members on the ISS (International Space Station) have just about every minute of every day planned for them, which is a lot of planning because they have a sunrise every 90 minutes. So they don't have a lot of free time to blow stuff up. Not that they could find much to blow up on the ISS. Everything we send ... lots more
Onen i-Estel Edain. U-chebin estel anim. I give hope to the Numenoreans. I keep no hope for myself. This theme keeps reverberating out in space and has now entered a super cluster known as Galaxy Elderon 5, passing through at about 500,000 miles an hour. Or more.
Is there a medium in G-Elderon-5? I don't know. Perhaps the "happy medium" from "A Wrinkle in Time." I'll wave to him/her and see if she/he waves back. If so, then we may all be ... lots more
One nitty picky part. You made a blanket statement about waves: that waves need a medium to move through. This is not true for all waves. Electromagnetic waves (you know... light waves, microwaves, etc.) do not require a medium.
Thats all.
It is also possible for sound to be in space if a ship blows up, the atmosphere inside the ship would act as the medium for the sound. Of-course that might be the last thing you hear as to be inside the bubble of atmosphere you would probably be to ... more
This is actually a pretty nice topic to hear about. I admit that for Hollywood, they need to put sounds in to make it interesting, but it's good to understand how things would really work.
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May 12th, 2008 
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Brother who works for some guys who work for NASA
To my knowledge NASA has never bothered to test this out. They generally spend a lot of time trying to figure out how to counteract long term side affects from micro-gravity environments -- like bone and muscle loss. The crew members on the ISS (International Space Station) have just about every minute of every day planned for them, which is a lot of planning because they have a sunrise every 90 minutes. So they don't have a lot of free time to blow stuff up. Not that they could find much to blow up on the ISS. Everything we send ... lots moreBob R.
Onen i-Estel Edain. U-chebin estel anim. I give hope to the Numenoreans. I keep no hope for myself. This theme keeps reverberating out in space and has now entered a super cluster known as Galaxy Elderon 5, passing through at about 500,000 miles an hour. Or more. Is there a medium in G-Elderon-5? I don't know. Perhaps the "happy medium" from "A Wrinkle in Time." I'll wave to him/her and see if she/he waves back. If so, then we may all be ... lots moreH U T C H
So do either of you guys actually play the base?Nagging Physics
One nitty picky part. You made a blanket statement about waves: that waves need a medium to move through. This is not true for all waves. Electromagnetic waves (you know... light waves, microwaves, etc.) do not require a medium. Thats all.Danielle
Woow. We're just learning about that in Physics. Neato!Sick Twisted Freak
It is also possible for sound to be in space if a ship blows up, the atmosphere inside the ship would act as the medium for the sound. Of-course that might be the last thing you hear as to be inside the bubble of atmosphere you would probably be to ... moreAli
I learned about this in my physics course first year. Ahhh good ol daysJayder
Thank you so much! I had been wondering about that for quite some time. Very interesting topic.Soul Sister
So that's what the guitar in the studio was for. I was a bit confused. :) And I still am...space confuses me. But I kind of got it! :)Cdaragorn
This is actually a pretty nice topic to hear about. I admit that for Hollywood, they need to put sounds in to make it interesting, but it's good to understand how things would really work.