Doing Real Science (and Breakdancing) In Zero Gravity

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I got to do some real science in weightlessness! A total of 23 whole astro minutes in freefall. This wasn't a tourist flight but a real life science campaign with the European Space Agency and NASA. It really was a dream come true. I've wanted to do a parabolic flight ever since I watched 'The Making of Apollo 13' (the movie not the actual event) as a kid and learnt how they filmed it. I guess this will be the closest I'll get to going into space!
Huge thank you to Neil Melville,
Ruth McAvinia,
Anne-Clotilde Duchesne,
Sébastien Turay,
Karina Marshall-Goebel,
Rosita Suenson, Lars, and all the scientists I met and chatted to on the campaign.
As the channel scales up, I'm really trying to commit to things I've wanted to do but previously told myself I don't have time or money to address. The first on that list is subtitles, which I'm going to do my best to provide for every video if I can. Sometimes they're uploaded a bit last minute/impromptu and I'll endeavour to get them up afterwards, but I'm now working with a company to get subtitles in place before publication if possible. To everyone who uses subtitles - sorry it took so long.
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[@MedlifeCrisis]

The most important zero g biomedical question remains unanswered: what is going on with my hair

[@Kiran.Morjaria]

Clark Kent

[@aurorahutchinson9823]

pure unadulterated sex appeal

[@danburrows9635]

Beard looking great though king

[@Richardincancale]

Promotes beard growth? Not for pogonophobes!

[@freshdumbledore8177]

It‘s making you look extra hot, Rohin 🔥

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

I love the line: "This plane is old enough to not have the computers that stop you doing stupid things."

[@tissuepaper9962]

It is actually quite important that the plane be the correct age, otherwise it would need to be modified. Once the plane is modified they would need to either have it marked "EXPERIMENTAL" or apply for a whole new type certification for the modified plane. Neither of those options is particularly good. If the plane is "EXPERIMENTAL", then you can't perform any paid service with it whatsoever (not even for ESA), you can't fly IFR, you can't fly over populated areas, and you have to notify every single passenger every single time you fly that the plane has an experimental certificate. It's a hassle. Applying for a new type would solve these problems, but aviation administrators (understandably!) move at a glacial pace when certifying new types, so it would take way longer than just finding an older plane in good condition. This is all assuming that it works roughly the same in France as in the US, which is not a bad bet, but there may be some subtle differences.

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

@@tissuepaper9962 You've pretty much covered it there. ;-)

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

@@tissuepaper9962 Ah, of course. There's always forms you have to fill in.

[@NavinF]

@@tissuepaper9962 That’s not exactly true. Just about every kit aircraft has an experimental cert and they can fly over populated areas just fine. The airworthiness cert will have an exception for flying over dense areas while landing, taking off, while directed by ATC, and when maintaining a high enough altitude. There are very few situations where none of those exceptions apply.

[@burhanbudak6041]

Air Astana Flight 1388 is a example of flight control causing problems. The plane went through enough G that it bent the metal.

[@DomenBremecXCVI]

"It's not the zero gravity that makes you sick, it's the hyper gravity." has that: "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop." energy

[@someguy2135]

Hyper gravity should help keep your lunch down unless you're upside down at the time. Confusing!

[@someguy2135]

Another one from aviation- "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing."

[@someguy2135]

I did that zero gravity thing by exiting the plane. A parachute is very handy in that situation. Ironic that you escape gravity (briefly) by falling.

[@peetiegonzalez1845]

I'm not afraid of heights. Stand me next to any tower and I can look up at it just fine. No, it's not heights that bother me. It's *depths*.

[@paulhaynes8045]

Like the old aviation chestnut -Why do people fear flying? It's not flying that kills people, it's crashing.

[@ForeignManinaForeignLand]

Lawd. The Addidas drip of those trainers. No man ought be this fresh in zero gravity

[@tomgucwa7319]

I couldn't see the shoes - for the blazing intensely of those s o x !

[@strigoi_guhlqueen8355]

Hey, nice to se you here 😊

[@asklepios_]

Drip never takes a break. Must stay fresh for zero gravity

[@dubious_potat4587]

Man can fix a heart, sprint and breakdance. His next videos gonna be "doing a heart transplant while doing the 100 m spring while breakdancing" xd

[@MedlifeCrisis]

I never said I did any of these things WELL. Except the heart bit. Maybe.

[@dubious_potat4587]

@@MedlifeCrisis well I hope so!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Left-handed, of course. He needs the practice.

[@cheater00]

Flight attendant: "Is there a Navy Seal astronaut cardiologist mathematician on the plane?" Dad: "You're not a Navy Seal, Rohin. I told you to learn hard. That could've been you." Rohin: "Stop making fun dad, they have a real Navy Seal astronaut cardiologist mathematician emergency." Mom: "Go ask them if they have left arm pain"

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Too real bro

[@cheater00]

@@MedlifeCrisis it's an evergreen joke, i'll keep making it every few years, you'll hear it when you're 90

[@mojacodes]

i dont get it

[@cheater00]

@@mojacodes there's an actual asian navy seal astronaut doctor mathematician out there named Johnny Kim and Rohin can never live up to him in the eyes of his parents.

[@mojacodes]

@@cheater00 whaaaat?!

[@JungleLibrary]

You have grown the fullest, most uniform, and stunning beard I have ever seen, a true model of manliness - literally indistinguishable from a sharpie beard, and I am jealous beyond words. Nice airplane flight, too.

[@Vonononie]

I spent more time staring at the beard than the flight footage. Is it a beard wig?

[@mackieincsouthsea]

I had to rewind a bit because I spent a clean 20 seconds staring at it, every time he grows it out I get upset that it's significantly thicker than my head hair 🤣

[@AmySoyka]

...wonder if the 0g had anything to do with it?

[@bdf2718]

Call that a beard? Take a look at Desertphile's beard. He's also famous for saying "gravity."

[@lettersnstuff]

Jacob Geller’s rivals it pretty closely tho

[@everwhatever]

Just telling the people who watch without closed captions that they really missed out on the one that says [CRITICAL HIT] at 15:17. Amazing video as always!

[@CED99]

Tom Scott has taught him well

[@coin5207]

I love little easter eggs like that 😄. Also love how well timed this is. Not like the subtitles that spoiler the entire thing 5 seconds early

[@jekasolomon]

When the DVD logo screensaver hits the corner. Nice.

[@ArgentavisMagnificens]

The captions plus the audible thump made me LOL

[@AsterInDis]

I was watching WITH captions and was too captivated by the breakdancing to notice. Ha!

[@jcortese3300]

Yeah, I'm actually surprised that they let you on the plane given your track record in causing airborne medical emergencies ... seriously though, this looks awesome! Congratulations and how great to have the chance to participate in a space medicine study!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

No, no, they _want_ airborne medical emergencies so they can do research about it. Better to have the emergencies now than when they actually go to space.

[@DaftFader]

I love how Simone got lumped in with Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson haha .. she'll probably find that the funniest herself! :D

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Simone is an absolute star 🤩

[@DaftFader]

@@MedlifeCrisis I'm pretty sure amazon use one of her shitty robots to smash my packages before they get delivered to me, and virginmedia use them to cut off my internet right as I've got pocket aces in a no limit texas holdem poker tornament, but before I've had time to bet. So if anything she should be first on that list, being that she's the one that supplies the crucial component to what the others are most well known for! 😁

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

No, she shouldn't be compared to people as unaccomplished as Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson. She's done way more than any of them.

[@Yora21]

Well, it is a reference pool the target audience understands.

[@normalmanbruh]

I cannot express how happy I am for you, since you had mentioned previously that Covid caused you to miss a zero-g flight.

[@Juan-pp9su]

15:42 nailed the superhero landing

[@g00dbyemisterA]

Today I learned: Rohin was a sprinter and a breakdancer.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Is there anything he can't do?

[@CED99]

Neil - "Another graceful and elegant landing" How cool is Neil?

[@blindleader42]

Rohin probably rehearsed it numerous times before the flight while watching "The Terminator". 😁

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

I couldn't possibly comment, but thanks. :-D

[@CED99]

@@NeilMelvilleKenney hey! Thanks for the reply. Your explanations were great :D

[@ncc74656m]

Love the attempt at the super hero landing after the break dancing. 😂 I'm both supremely jealous and so happy for you getting this opportunity, Doctor. You deserve it!

[@j.dietrich]

"Space Twattery" sounds like a rejected title for Red Dwarf.

[@jasperklingen6964]

Glad to see a medical professional such as yourself having trouble to keep your facemask up on your nose, just like the rest of us

[@MillionFoul]

Oh god I never thought of how difficult doing CPR in space must be. Definitely going to be giving points to the rear naked un-choke! Very unfortunate for the patient that the cath lab is several hours (and Gs) away.

[@davidmusheyev89]

I think a lucas would be a great solution for that because it compresses rather than pushes on the chest.

[@MillionFoul]

@@davidmusheyev89 True, that or the good 'ol geezer squeezer could be a very useful tool for ensuring proper tenderness upon arrival at a hospital.

[@stormsoul3162]

Rear naked Un-choke! Love it 😂

[@asho4821]

Rohin is the only youtuber that consistently gets a real laugh out of me

[@aaroneverson2003]

Amazing video! I’m glad you didn’t include the video of me using the barf bag lol. Ready for the next one!

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Haha Aaron great to see you here! I would never be so cruel. Was awesome meeting you and I hope the study was a huge success. Give my best to the others if you see them.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Ready for the next what? Video or barf bag?

[@PacoOtis]

Grammar! "my" using the barf bag and NOT "me! Go apologize to your English teacher! LOL

[@davidashmore3929]

Excellent space twattery, and sharing your jugular for science Rohin. Really glad you enjoyed the experience, and thank you for sharing your experience.

[@Kiran.Morjaria]

This looks unbelievably cool

[@Kiran.Morjaria]

@hecker what on earth is this

[@TheKorbi]

@hecker ASMR soap. Ok bro

[@Nina-my5bj]

I was exceptionally fortunate to be able to be a participant in one of the studies on this flight a few years ago, one of the best experiences of my life! (I did throw up between each parabola for about the first ten parabolas I think lol) Also Neil really is great, such a nice person!

[@TheBlondePretender]

Shame you didn't get the call from ESA for a full space flight.. Would have loved to see you Pop, Lock and Rocket.

[@Nyan_Kitty]

Look how freaking steep it goes!! (But seriously, awesome video =D looks like you were having a good time up there!)

[@Yora21]

When the plane goes down, it has to go down at the same speed as the people inside are falling without air resistance. I never realized that during the zero-g sections, the plane is actually pointing down. All the cameras are always held in the same orientation as in level flight. But I guess in free fall, there really is no sense of up or down. They probably covered up all the windows to avoid make things even more disorienting and distracting.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Sounds like quite the experience man. Looks fun and informative!

[@CED99]

Thanks ESA beard guy (Neil) - Why use an Airbus 310? - it's old enough to have proper flight controls, not fly-by-wire where computers would stop you trying to do stupid stuff, but not so old that it's going to kill Rohin (well that's obviously what he meant, even if he said 'it hasn't so many flight hours that it's knackered')

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

Yeah, that's what I meant. The plane actually used to belong to the German cabinet, their equivalent of Air Force One. Hence it not having many flight hours for its actual age - perfect!

[@CED99]

Thanks for the info, cool that you've got an ex-government plane! We've got one sitting idle, though it's probably fly-by-wire and Boris may need it. Next time you're dealing with Rohin tell him to introduce you properly, I ended up getting your name off your name badge in flight before Mr big time KZbinr introduced you. There will be a next time, right? 😄

[@lazz3107]

Awesome content as always, keep up the great work Rohin!

[@mansandersen1110]

First off your beard looks amazing. I dislike youtubes monopoly so i want to use nebula as much as possible but i always find it finnicky to find a dual upload like this on there, I'd find it really helpful if you started linking to the nebula counterpart in the description.

[@pikXpixelart]

Wow! This video was a lot more interesting than the (already interesting) videos of other influencers doing zero-g flights. Having someone with medical credentials do it adds another level to it.

[@andrejkt2631]

Makes you wonder if this guy is just an influencer with a med credentials. Hmm .

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

Really happy for you that you got to knock this off your bucket list. I think this is much cooler than becoming an ESA astronaut anyway. Space has become so pasé nowadays anyway. The karman line can go fly a kite for all I care… that’s if there was any air up there which there is not.

[@FogelTheVogel]

> Another graceful and elegant landing That man is just full of sass and I love it.

[@biancageminrodrigues7083]

If I had someone spinning me like that I would have puked on the guy, myself, the plane, and everyone else that had been unlucky enough to be near me.

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

In that case, if I ever have the chance to spin you, I shall politely decline.

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

And it'd be hard to clean, because that puke would spew in every direction.

[@GMC2001]

Amazing Doc. I thik this is the first time i've commented, just wanted to say i love your videos and your approach in general, thank you x

[@gawayne1374]

Chain fountain!!! Also, I am really psyched our experiment made it into your video. Love the channel!

[@bassemb]

15:38 nice superhero landing pose. Also, of all this delightful video, I was most impressed with your box jumps.

[@LillianRZP]

i very much appreciate the nebula reminder at the beginning! i always forget until an ad read at the end

[@geekbruin]

Amazing how your lark of a KZbin channel has come so far. Congrats!

[@kuy3796]

This is so cool! I'm so glad you got to do this!!

[@Corporis]

Glad to see that Duolingo coming in handy!

[@richardmillward3898]

Always great seeing Neil taking people for a flight.

[@mackieincsouthsea]

Crewmember, calmly: "Are those gazelles?" Pilot, panicked: "WHERE?!" * crashing sounds *

[@K_rye]

This was fascinating. Did not know about the ESA version of the parabolic flight. I'm looking forward to learning more about these experiments. Thanks for including the link to the Jugular flow paper. I'm not a health care worker, but was able to understand it. Also, loved your socks.

[@spef7396]

I actually love this plane, the shots of all those teams working in 0g have me so envious that I'll likely never get to see it with my own eyes, wow!

[@cellokid5104]

Amazing video. This needs more views

[@ericardoc]

Excellent video, as usual. Don’t know if it’s the audio quality or my bad non-native english speaker ear, but it seems you had a slightly different accent while lying on the plane compared to what I was used to hear, sounded a tad more British than usual. 😄 Also, I cried a little when I saw you and other doctors and scientists donning procedure masks with huge gaps and the sporadic nose slips. I hope that when the next airborne virus pandemic comes we will have finally forgotten this pesky droplet dogma in favour of aerosol science. Cheers!

[@33up24]

This was really cool to witness

[@mack_solo]

I came here from the Nebula channel to elevate the KZbin algorithm for this vid to a stratospheric heights... Aaanyway... Thanks for including the plane tour with briefings of the sci experiments onborad the flight (on Nebula). Was hoping you would relate the Dzhanibekov Effect to your rigorous excercise programme, but I understand - there was no time for frivolities. On a different note, closer to your field, does a heart experience strain during the changeover from zero G to hyper G - as in your own heart/Philips experiment (is there a back pressure thump, or is the inlet chamber suddenly gulping too much blood - is that a good thing - could it be used as a prescription for narrowing of ventricles (here you go: 3 vomit comets twice a week), etc)?

[@CrowArchLane]

This is heavy, Doc

[@PresidentialWinner]

15:39 SUPERHERO LANDING. Ryan Reynolds would be proud, also interesting and funny video as always!

[@williamfrom6021]

Keep the space medicine coming. Its the whole reason I subbed to your channel.

[@msaditu]

You are a b-boy! I remember you saying you used to breakdance in a video way back when but I did not quite believe you. This was way too much fun!

[@tylermacdonald8924]

Wow, this is actually awesome.

[@xWood4000]

This is so fricking cool!

[@nimaghomri]

"That KZbinr is your daddy", that was savage

[@tite93]

Weightlessness is cool and all, but what I really want to learn about is Dr. Rohin's beard care routine...

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Step 1: stop shaving Step 2: that's it

[@mustafar]

Step 0: mad beard genes

[@psychosis7325]

Have not even started but massive props to the bloke that is spinning you at the beginning 😮 that is some serious strength to get you into motion that fast and to then stop you on the spot before the next parabola. I would not have even thought that would be possible with a child without near popping a hip out on the stop in those straps. *Edit, Neil is a bloody legend.

[@kumaryogesh5829]

I died after seeing cpr in zero g.

[@MedlifeCrisis]

A bit like the patient

[@MiracleWinchester]

@@MedlifeCrisis Doctor, nooooo

[@jayfredrickson8632]

You'd probably die after needing CPR too

[@expiredbleach7259]

i loved this video!

[@benny_lemon5123]

Ahhhh gotta love the superhero landing at the end 😆 Looks like a barrel of nauseating fun lol 🤢

[@nitin9922]

This was really amazing 😍

[@ryankassel5691]

Karina's publications are 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@newshefan]

The music and style at the pre flight segment was parodying a certain KZbinr? Lol I got dizzy watching the video hahahaha the brain thought I was spinning too much. Great video! I feel that this needs to be at least 2 hours too

[@LukeStrife]

That superhero landing at the end. What a legend.

[@extrastuff9463]

Entertaining and video and nice to get an idea of how many experiments they manage to cram into that plane. The bonus content on Nebula was interesting to observe as well how they fly with 3 people in the cockpit, one operating the thrust lever thing in the middle and the two usual people in the seats. Meanwhile some of the screens periodically showing big red warning things, "pull up" voice warnings and various beeps. Poor computer trying to tell those humans they are doing stupid stuff but they never listen! Kinda makes me wonder how uh flight hours doing this kind of special activity instead of normal flight cycles when it comes to the impact on the remaining lifetime of the airframe. "This plane is old enough to have all proper controls, it's not fly by wire computers stopping you from doing all kinds of stupid things" at 3:48 is probably fairly essential for this activity. How much would it take to rebuild/reprogram a modern plane to work properly/allow these kinds of adventures with warnings?

[@ballinjosh03]

Your content should be mandatory in schools. Always funny and super informative.

[@LarryGify]

You spin me right round baby right round on this science record - right round, right round

[@Sonic_Shroom]

Love the super hero landing at the end.

[@psychachu]

"Another graceful landing." Lol, what gentle, pleasing shade.

[@TheSneezingAnouki]

I love how the flags on the ESA sweatshirt are in alphabetical order

[@MusicSounds]

oh my god

[@missl1775]

This is the first video that has made me want to subscribe to nebula. Maybe it's the caffeine crash but I laughed until I was dizzy at the unexpected breakdancing results. Just the pick me up I needed. (The science was good too.)

[@georgeprout42]

There was me half expecting Tom Scott to float over with a TENS machine and ask if you wanted a rematch.

[@lollllloro]

"Orientation and checks" caused quite a few blank cycles in my brain as you just paused talking about zero-g.

[@jessamineprice5803]

As someone who isn't living in the 1850s, I'm still not sure how I feel about the beard, but the science and the jokes made my day.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

Sometimes it looks fake, even though I know that it isn’t… But it is very distracting.

[@RoganGunn]

@@AlphaGeekgirl It's like the woolly side of velcro.

[@irfansyahril8511]

15:24 you really did the Expanse magboots kick😭

[@joebikeguy6669]

Really interesting. Thanks.

[@danielpirone8028]

Thank you!

[@queeny5613]

Awesome!!!

[@rossisbudda]

Good vid mate

[@burhanbudak6041]

He escaped to the one place not corrupted by quackery: #SPHACE!

[@emetdowler4226]

Nice, dude!

[@zeeker7706]

This is what a rave for nerds look like. Love it. Wish I could have been there.

[@1FatLittleMonkey]

I like how Rohin's breakdancing also demonstrated the Dzhanibekov effect. Nice callback.

[@letsgoBrandon204]

I have to keep pausing these videos and recover from the weird wobbly slightly nauseous feeling I get when watching medical things to do with hearts and veins/blood (That video about exercise with MRI footage of blood flow was difficult). But I watch these because they're just too damn interesting, not to mention amusing 😉.

[@gasdive]

Ellipse segment. "parabolic" is like nails on a chalkboard every time I hear it.

[@AmySoyka]

12:41 That heart stopping moment when the phone screen turns off...

[@DomyTheMad420]

I will eternally be conflicted. one side wants you to "shave off that goddamned beard" and the other side's all like "Praise be unto The Beard so Perfect it looks fake" i'm both in awe & envious af

[@apricxtt]

It looks fake but i don't think it is

[@ginnyjollykidd]

You young'uns and your break dancing! Well - done! I've never had the nerve, the physiology, or parental permission to break dance! (Well, maybe the physiology...) and no desire as a 20 - something. And every year would bring the law of diminishing returns into play.

[@gutspraygore]

Awesome.

[@jonathandevries2828]

the parabolic flight director's mask really emphasizes how big his head is

[@jameseasson4489]

He is big brain

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

True story. My head is massive. Like the rest of me.

[@Filip_Z]

I love it… im glad u got to go

[@FinetalPies]

God damn that dude in the first 20 seconds has the dream job, professional person spinner

[@NeilMelvilleKenney]

Thanks! I am very lucky and do love my job. Although I can only do the fun stuff when nothing else on the flight is going wrong, as I'm responsible for the whole shebang.

[@alexandrepenkler4287]

Green with envy, and only slight nausea by proxy

[@VERYMENTAL]

Most excellent dude! Did you test the Mould effect?

[@mobilenotherwise5000]

omg the beard is so majestic, looks so smooth and whole and puffy on camera

[@larsmehnen8008]

was a great experience (Homeboy Lars)

[@MedlifeCrisis]

Lars! I didn’t know your surname! Thank you for being so generous with your time and phone. Great to meet you, hope you’re well

[@larsmehnen8008]

@@MedlifeCrisis we can cooperate ... if you want ... I'm a professor at a university off applied sciences and come from the field of medical computer science ;) - these youtube videos you're doing are brilliant ! (didn't know them before)

[@Nicolchu_]

It was a graceful last landing... What an experience x experiment it must have been

[@tomoxfford]

Will come back to this when I can watch over a minute without being thoroughly distracted by what on (or off) earth will cause me to accelerate in freefall if I jump off my roof...

[@nicklorigo3507]

Dream Collab, You and Dr Glaucomfleckn