Pat Flannery wrote:
On 7/27/2010 2:59 AM, Greg D. Moore (Strider) wrote:

Because feet and legs have been found to be immensely useful during
EVAs.

On the Moon, maybe.

And in orbit. Note how they attach themselves to the work platforms and the
like.


What is needed is something like eagle's feet for grasping things in
zero G and giving the astronauts a firm support to work with their
arms. And I'm not just referring to the spacesuits either; it would
be best if the astronauts had these as parts of their actual bodies
via genetic manipulation.
This may sound far-fetched, but if we don't start breeding babies with
bird feet on them, the Chinese almost certainly will, thereby taking
the high ground...or high perch...in space. ;-)

Umm, right.

So they should start eating bird's nest soup?

Pat

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