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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:02 AM
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What would a mug of beer look like in a zero-gravity environment?
Supposing that you were able to pour the beer into the mug, what would it look like? Would there be bubbles? If so would they move or just hang in the beer?
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:03 AM
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1. It'd look empty if I was in the same zero-gravity room.
I can assure you of that.
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:04 AM
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2. cold, refreshing, delightful
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Random_Australian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:06 AM
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3. The bubbles would form, they would not migrate anywhere,
the design of the glass would be dependent on the amount of beer. Smaller volumes will keep in an almost normal glass due to surface tension, but any significant volume would need to be bagged or bottled or otherwise contained.
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:08 AM
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5. The pressure of the gas wouldn't end up pushing the beer out of the glass?
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jberryhill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:11 AM
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7. But the beer would migrate...

...as the bubbles continued to form.

And you'd end up with nothing but foam.
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:07 AM
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4. I would fight to the death..
to consume every last magical orb of happiness.

That doesn't answer your Question.. I don't care.. I love beer. I love you too.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-16-06 12:10 AM
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6. If I ran NASA, I would be a member of the "light-year high" club
And booze would be the research payload.
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