Why do astronauts wear shoes with magnet?
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They dont wear shoes with magnets. Magnets are too heavy and only works on ferromagnetic surfaces. Also magnets affects the sensitive equipment that can be found in the ISS and the Shuttle. Velcro is much lighter and was used alot during the apollo era to keep things from floating around.
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because they have a magnetic personality
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It is absolutely possible, however, if the force of the impact was enough to cause your shoes to fly off, you probably have bigger problems than where your shoes will land.\n\nAs a firefighter and EMT, I've responded to many car accidents and have seen some pretty incredible things.  I've even picked up shoes that still had feet in them.  Now, the force of the impact didn't cause the feet to seperate, of course.  There was significant intrusion into the passenger compartment, and it was some of the damaged, torn metal that  amputated the driver's feet.\n\nOther things I've seen that demonstrate the sheer force with which these impacts occur:\n\nPurses ruptured at the seam (like a water balloon)\nInternal organs ruptured (again, like a water balloon)\nGlasses stuck in the dash\nBodies ejected through every opening imaginable\nWatches and other jewelry knocked off\nSeat belts broken
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The astronaut actually has to pass his own gas to stay warm in space :).. \nok seriously To work in the open cargo bay of the space shuttle or in space, astronauts wear the shuttle extravehicular mobility unit (EMU) spacesuit and they are kept warm by their own bodies heat because of the well insulation and design of the EMU
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What sort of shoes are you wearing, you are making static elecricity and its not escaping to earth
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They shot 'em up there with a bar magnet on board.\nThe magnets are in parallel to the earth's north and south \nmagnetic poles.\nAs you know, like charges repel and I'm sure you've had a magnet to \nexperiment and have demonstrated the effect for your self.\n\nAfter they have collected enough star dust, a servo is engaged and the \nbar magnet is allowed to pivot on an axis to bring it into opposition\nto the earth's magnetic field. Now, there is an attraction and our satellite begins to fall to earth.\n\nBesides gravity, we now have the added force of attraction with the magnetism and our satellite begins to fall at such a speed that small particles in the atmosphere pepper the skin of the craft and it starts glowing red, getting white hot!\n\nOn earth, there is a game-boy operating a joy stick to carefully realign the bar magnet to throttle a dose of repulsion just enough to abate some speed from the craft (so it won't burn up.) Not too much though, else it will skip back out of the atmosphere like a stone across water and maybe, take a funny hop and pop you in the nose while the runner goes around second base and heads for home!
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Why do magnets work? \nMagnetism is an invisible force felt within the space around a magnet.  This space, called the magnetic field, can either attract (pull) or repel (push away) other magnets and some types of metal.\n\nAll magnets have two ends (poles).  These poles are opposites and are called the north and south poles.  Opposite poles attract, while like (similar) poles, repel.\n\nThe Earth’s core has its own magnetic field.  Magnetic north and south are near the geographic north and south poles.\n\nNASA has been experimenting with magnetic fluids for over 30 years. Magnetic fluids were made to help put fuel into a rocket engine. NASA was trying to solve the problem. of how to move fuel without gravity.  Tiny pieces of iron were put into the fuel. A magnet pulls the iron and could help get the fuel into the engine.\n\nMagnetic fluids are made by mixing pieces of metal in liquids to make a fluid that is very different from other liquids. It will stick to a magnet and can be directed by magnetic forces. Magnetic fields can shape the fluid, and magnetic fluids can change their thickness. They become hard around magnets.\n\nScientists have tried to use magnetic fluids to solve other problems. They’re used to make better computers. Scientists are still thinking of new ways to use the fluids.\n\nYou may use magnetic fluids!  Some cars have them in their shock absorbers. They are used in some buildings and bridges. The fluids help protect structures from damage from earthquakes or strong winds. There is still a lot to learn about these magnetic fluids. NASA is using the Space Station to learn more about them. They hope to find new ways to use them. \n\nKSNN thanks NASAexplores as a source of information. For more information about this topic and additional teaching resources go to http://www.nasaexplores.com
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has to be metal, preferably in several sheets not touching each other. Wood and plastic do not stop magnetic field.\n\nThick piece of lead would definitely work, and is completely safe (as long as you do not drop it on your foot and wash your hands afterwards)
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We can shape magnetic fields to trap things, but those things must be moving charged particles.\n\nHumans are not magnetic and even a very strong magnetic field will not restrain them at all.
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Very much. Magnet has nothing to do with earth's magnetic north and south. It has it's own north and south and will very much attract like it does on earth. I think you are confused with compass which will not work in space with no north and south.
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Magnets have no effect on your body whatsoever.  But feel free to fool yourself into thinking they'll do something anyway.  Science doesn't have the answers, turn to pseudoscience.
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Some do becausae they have radio's built to them for communication. Also it keeps their heads warm, it might also have something to do with the G-Force expierenced
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Are you sure you want to know? It's realllly gross... and I'm serious about this! Each astronaut has a different attachment to put on a sort of hose/tube thing, and these attachments are nicknamed, by NASA, "Mr. Thirsty" and "Mrs. Thirsty"... yeah I swear I didn't make that up. Told you it's gross. The "Thirsty"s are sort of like suction cups, and so they sort of attach, um, there... yeah... I think they might kind of do a vacuum thing, too, so that urine doesn't end up floating around the space station or shuttle.\nSorry 'bout the gross facts. I think there is also a "Hungry" couple, but I'm not sure.
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Initially it was for practical reasons.  Heels were added to shoes around the 1500s to keep horsemen's feet from slipping from the stirrups.\n\nEventually, it became fashionable to wear heels.
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What would be the point?  Getting all the equipment up there for such a shield would require far more mass and effort than just throwing up some extra metal that would absorb the radiations.\n\nThe only time astronauts are at any serious level of risk is during an EVA -- so if there's a major flare, all they need do is scuttle back inside and wait it out.  Their typical exposure is not much more than you'd get from a medical X-ray . . .
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Strength shoes, I'm assuming the type with the raised heel (that gained it's fame after Cosmo Kramer wore them in Seinfeld), can work, but only if useed properly.\n\nIf you wear them too much, you can put alot of stress. The best way to use them is by wearing them when you exercise your legs, but doing exercises that are safe to wear them, such as sprints or jumping, rather than haevy squats or long distance running. If you don't exercise, then wear them for a good walk every other day.
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The radiation belts are regions of high-energy particles, mainly protons and electrons, held captive by the magnetic influence of the Earth. They have two main sources. A small but very intense "inner belt" (some call it "The Van Allen Belt" because it was discovered in 1958 by James Van Allen of the University of Iowa) is trapped within 4000 miles or or so of the Earth's surface. It consists mainly a high-energy protons (10-50 MeV) and is a by-product of the cosmic radiation, a thin drizzle of very fast protons and nuclei which apparently fill all our galaxy. \n\n" In addition there exist electrons and protons (and also oxygen particles from the upper atmosphere) given moderate energies (say 1-100 keV; 1 MeV = 1000 keV) by processes inside the domain of the Earth's magnetic field. Some of these electrons produce the polar aurora ("northern lights") when they hit the upper atmosphere, but many get trapped, and among those, protons and positive particles have most of the energy . \n\n"I looked up a typical satellite passing the radiation belts (elliptic orbit, 200 miles to 20000 miles) and the radiation dosage per year is about 2500 rem, assuming one is shielded by 1 gr/cm-square of aluminum (about 1/8" thick plate) almost all of it while passing the inner belt. But there is no danger. The way the particles move in the magnetic field prevents them from hitting the atmosphere, and even if they are scattered so their orbit does intersect the ground, the atmosphere absorbs them long before they get very far. Even the space station would be safe, because the orbits usually stop above it--any particles dipping deeper down are lost much faster than they can be replenished.