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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It’s just how the astronauts release items. Any subtle pushing from the astronauts fingers will decide what direction the item will float. Like pushing a hockey puck on ice.
So when an astronaut is making a video and is holding something with their palm facing upwards to show it, and then lets go of it with their palm facing upwards, chances are they’re gonna push it away from their palm and “upwards”.
Another thing is when they’re among a video showing something off, they’re gonna keep it up by their head where they can see it and where they know it stays visible in their video.
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