I have come across multiple videos where an astronaut will let go of an object (just watched one where it was a bolt), and all of them tend to float upwards relative to the camera. Could it just be that earth is actually positioned “up” from the camera so gravity has an effect? or is it that when they let go of the object, they are subtly pushing it upwards? idk could somebody explain.
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They’re slightly pushing when letting them go.
Earth’s gravity taught us to hold things up, so astronauts’ reflexes are also to hold things “up” by default. Our muscles are also connected in a way that makes the hand gently push things when you’re opening your palm.
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