Re:First U.S. woman to walk in space dives to deepest point ...
by barking on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @03:15AM
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I have no fear of dying in space, none! In contrast, the thought of drowning terrifies me as does that of falling from a great height.
Re:First U.S. woman to walk in space dives to deepest point ...
by chrisweekly on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @06:34AM
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Related tangent: philosopher / author Milan Kundera once wrote,
> "Vertigo is something other than the fear of falling; it is the desire to fall -- against which, terrified, we defend ourselves."
That's from memory (over 20 years ago) but I think I got it right.
Re:First U.S. woman to walk in space dives to deepest point ...
by nix23 on Thursday June 11, 2020 @12:41PM
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True, when you stand at a cliff and look down, you feel the urge to step forward, my theory as a climber is:
Your eyes tell you it's flat so you can step forward...but your sense of balance tell's you something different..brain is confused, you never have that feeling when your IN the wall.
Re:First U.S. woman to walk in space dives to deepest point ...
by krisoft on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @07:57AM
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We had astronauts who had to interrupt an EVA because they had a water leak in their suit and it was pooling in their helmet. That thought absolutely terrifies me. You have plenty of air, it's just that there is a silly blob of few centiliters of water around your nose, and you can't wave it away because your helmet is in the way.
> At least you can see past the end of your nose in space. In the deep ocean it’s truly pitch black.
Yup, I think it's the darkness and short distance visibility that makes for thalassophobia in most cases, at least it is for me. It scares me when I cannot see the ground, even when I know that it's only a few meters deep. However, I can stand on the top of a building and look down without any fear. BTW, I recommend r/thalassophobia.