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Drinky McIrish Vice Captain
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 Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:20 pm
This makes me sad...Not only is this kid hanging with Obama in the Oval Office, AND talking to a dude while he's in space, but he asks THIS?!?
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:05 pm
well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science
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Drinky McIrish Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:21 pm
GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science I was stoked when Clinton came to my state when I was 7...
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:52 pm
I agree, very silly question to ask, but if they're really that young I also gotta agree their minds aren't that active. The kid probably can't comprehend the weight of being in the extreme environment of space. He is probably completely ignorant to the fact that in order to be in space there needs to be protection from the radiation of the sun, the ship needs to be pressurized so your eyes don't pop out and the liquids in your body don't bubble up, etc. He probably barely even comprehends that they're not on earth.
He was probably just asking about stuff he liked. Hell, I bet if I had that chance when I was that young (well...maybe a couple years younger like 5) I'd probably ask if they could watch Barney or Teletubbies in space.
Parents put too much pressure on their kids about this kind of thing, and it's all probably just so they can say "My baby got to meet the first black president of the United States." I mean yes, it's important and all, but kids don't feel the impact that young. They don't know much more detail about the president then that he's a very important person. They probably don't grasp the concept that it's a very active role where he signs bills, is the commander-in-chief of the military, etc. I was in 3rd grade when 9/11 happened and I didn't grasp the impact until much later.
I'm not saying the question wasn't stupid, I'm just saying don't expect much from children that age.
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Drinky McIrish Vice Captain
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:01 pm
Solus Canis Lupus I agree, very silly question to ask, but if they're really that young I also gotta agree their minds aren't that active. The kid probably can't comprehend the weight of being in the extreme environment of space. He is probably completely ignorant to the fact that in order to be in space there needs to be protection from the radiation of the sun, the ship needs to be pressurized so your eyes don't pop out and the liquids in your body don't bubble up, etc. He probably barely even comprehends that they're not on earth. He was probably just asking about stuff he liked. Hell, I bet if I had that chance when I was that young (well...maybe a couple years younger like 5) I'd probably ask if they could watch Barney or Teletubbies in space. Parents put too much pressure on their kids about this kind of thing, and it's all probably just so they can say "My baby got to meet the first black president of the United States." I mean yes, it's important and all, but kids don't feel the impact that young. They don't know much more detail about the president then that he's a very important person. They probably don't grasp the concept that it's a very active role where he signs bills, is the commander-in-chief of the military, etc. I was in 3rd grade when 9/11 happened and I didn't grasp the impact until much later. I'm not saying the question wasn't stupid, I'm just saying don't expect much from children that age. Ehh... I'm sure they could comprehend it, the teachers and parents didn't emphasize the importance of the moment. My fourth and fifth grade teacher (who was the same person) heavily installed the importance of elected officials like this, and how big it is to meet them. I just feel that it's a failure on the part of the parents and the teacher for not getting them to understand, even vaguely how awesome the situation was...
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:06 pm
Oh, well, copy and paste response from the thread.
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:13 pm
Drinky McIrish Solus Canis Lupus I agree, very silly question to ask, but if they're really that young I also gotta agree their minds aren't that active. The kid probably can't comprehend the weight of being in the extreme environment of space. He is probably completely ignorant to the fact that in order to be in space there needs to be protection from the radiation of the sun, the ship needs to be pressurized so your eyes don't pop out and the liquids in your body don't bubble up, etc. He probably barely even comprehends that they're not on earth. He was probably just asking about stuff he liked. Hell, I bet if I had that chance when I was that young (well...maybe a couple years younger like 5) I'd probably ask if they could watch Barney or Teletubbies in space. Parents put too much pressure on their kids about this kind of thing, and it's all probably just so they can say "My baby got to meet the first black president of the United States." I mean yes, it's important and all, but kids don't feel the impact that young. They don't know much more detail about the president then that he's a very important person. They probably don't grasp the concept that it's a very active role where he signs bills, is the commander-in-chief of the military, etc. I was in 3rd grade when 9/11 happened and I didn't grasp the impact until much later. I'm not saying the question wasn't stupid, I'm just saying don't expect much from children that age. Ehh... I'm sure they could comprehend it, the teachers and parents didn't emphasize the importance of the moment. My fourth and fifth grade teacher (who was the same person) heavily installed the importance of elected officials like this, and how big it is to meet them. I just feel that it's a failure on the part of the parents and the teacher for not getting them to understand, even vaguely how awesome the situation was... Oh, well fourth or fifth grade I gotta say you're a dumbshit if you ask that kind of question in a situation like that. You guys were saying 6 or 7 so I was looking at it from that point of view. My brother got to meet with Clinton a little while back because he's in some Green club at our newest middle school in our district (I was there for 8th grade; it's computerized and stuff like that so it can dim or turn lights off when there is enough sunlight and is just overall efficient when it comes to energy consumption). Anyway, we live in Arkansas so I guess he just made some speech about it being a good thing that schools in Arkansas were becoming more green. My brother didn't talk much about it; Then again he references family guy whenever Clinton comes up.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:32 pm
Drinky McIrish GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science I was stoked when Clinton came to my state when I was 7... You sucked as a kid. I'm sorry. Honestly, for a kid his age, should it really matter if he asks what are the specific requirements for launching a 200 ton spacecraft into space or if you can play video games in space. Space doesn't seem that cool after the first 20 or so minuets. It's like those people who spend $100,000 dollars to spend 5 minuets in zero gravity, and come back down and say it's the best s**t ever. Yeah, that "feeling" would go away after a week. And where talking about 6 ******** months here. Besides, would you rather have his ask something like, "Are you guys going to end up like the Colombia back in 2003?" Because if I had to answer that question, I'd question why I choose a ******** job like this in the first place. Disintegration is not fun.
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Drinky McIrish Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:51 pm
Pathos Nervos Drinky McIrish GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science I was stoked when Clinton came to my state when I was 7... You sucked as a kid. I'm sorry. Honestly, for a kid his age, should it really matter if he asks what are the specific requirements for launching a 200 ton spacecraft into space or if you can play video games in space. Space doesn't seem that cool after the first 20 or so minuets. It's like those people who spend $100,000 dollars to spend 5 minuets in zero gravity, and come back down and say it's the best s**t ever. Yeah, that "feeling" would go away after a week. And where talking about 6 ******** months here. Besides, would you rather have his ask something like, "Are you guys going to end up like the Colombia back in 2003?" Because if I had to answer that question, I'd question why I choose a ******** job like this in the first place. Disintegration is not fun. You think it'd be something like "was it a lot of work to get where you are?" or something along those lines. Kids are becoming disconnected with the work and genius behind what the older generations have put into what makes. Science, labor, respect, and appreciation seems to be out of the grasps of children today.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 3:58 pm
Drinky McIrish Pathos Nervos Drinky McIrish GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science I was stoked when Clinton came to my state when I was 7... You sucked as a kid. I'm sorry. Honestly, for a kid his age, should it really matter if he asks what are the specific requirements for launching a 200 ton spacecraft into space or if you can play video games in space. Space doesn't seem that cool after the first 20 or so minuets. It's like those people who spend $100,000 dollars to spend 5 minuets in zero gravity, and come back down and say it's the best s**t ever. Yeah, that "feeling" would go away after a week. And where talking about 6 ******** months here. Besides, would you rather have his ask something like, "Are you guys going to end up like the Colombia back in 2003?" Because if I had to answer that question, I'd question why I choose a ******** job like this in the first place. Disintegration is not fun. You think it'd be something like "was it a lot of work to get where you are?" or something along those lines. Kids are becoming disconnected with the work and genius behind what the older generations have put into what makes. Science, labor, respect, and appreciation seems to be out of the grasps of children today. If I was asking a question when I was seven I'd probably ask the same thing. Or something about Batman or some other Comic Book Character.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 7:30 pm
Drinky McIrish Pathos Nervos Drinky McIrish GOD_OF_DEATH_RYUK well, to be fair, i don't know about you but when i was like say 6 or 7 years old the last thing i was thinking about was politics or science I was stoked when Clinton came to my state when I was 7... You sucked as a kid. I'm sorry. Honestly, for a kid his age, should it really matter if he asks what are the specific requirements for launching a 200 ton spacecraft into space or if you can play video games in space. Space doesn't seem that cool after the first 20 or so minuets. It's like those people who spend $100,000 dollars to spend 5 minuets in zero gravity, and come back down and say it's the best s**t ever. Yeah, that "feeling" would go away after a week. And where talking about 6 ******** months here. Besides, would you rather have his ask something like, "Are you guys going to end up like the Colombia back in 2003?" Because if I had to answer that question, I'd question why I choose a ******** job like this in the first place. Disintegration is not fun. You think it'd be something like "was it a lot of work to get where you are?" or something along those lines. Kids are becoming disconnected with the work and genius behind what the older generations have put into what makes. Science, labor, respect, and appreciation seems to be out of the grasps of children today. You're trying to put too much responsibility an expectation, on an elementary kid. He'd be more excited to visit Disney World than to visit the White House and talk to an astronaut. Truth be told, I would too, at any ******** age, least Disney World is full of people I remotely like. Kids that age don't care what goes into s**t, as long as s**t works for them. There's also the curiosity factor you put into this, as I still wonder how the ******** you use the bathroom in space. That would be the first question I would ask personally, rather than boring question like "Did it take hard work to get into space?" Like anyone ACTUALLY cares about that bullshit.
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Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:13 pm
You guys make me feel sad. I'd probably ask a similar question today if I had the chance and I didn't already have it answered by this video.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 11:12 am
The article doesn't say how old these kids are...or what the other questions were. Look, maybe a 5th grader coulda come up with something better, but if the kid really is are 7, give him a break. I didn't learn about the solar system until 2nd grade (age 8 ). And as for the whole Quote: No questions about the majesty of space, or about the gruelling selection process involved in becoming an astronaut, or about the wonders of being able to just pick up a telephone and speak to somebody in space. This is a child, a little kid! They probably don't know how hard it is to become an astronaut, much less the phrase "gruelling selection process" and I doubt they could process the "wonders of being able to just pick up a telephone and speak to somebody in space." They're kids!! go easy on them! On that note, in the 2nd grade I did a report on Sally Ride (first female astronaut). If I was in that kid's shoes I think the best thing I woulda come up with was "what's space like?"
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:39 pm
As far as I am concerned, if you're watching some kind of a talk show and you hear a voice over of a kid on a telephone asking the guest WITHOUT A SINGLE PAUSE IN HIS SPEECH, COMPLETELY MONOTONE like most kids on talk show phones are, asking "What's it like to be an astronaut" or whatever, the kid was put up to it by some adult.
Kudos to this kid for asking an honest question.
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Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 5:51 pm
Sakyh The article doesn't say how old these kids are...or what the other questions were. Look, maybe a 5th grader coulda come up with something better, but if the kid really is are 7, give him a break. I didn't learn about the solar system until 2nd grade (age 8 ). And as for the whole Quote: No questions about the majesty of space, or about the gruelling selection process involved in becoming an astronaut, or about the wonders of being able to just pick up a telephone and speak to somebody in space. This is a child, a little kid! They probably don't know how hard it is to become an astronaut, much less the phrase "gruelling selection process" and I doubt they could process the "wonders of being able to just pick up a telephone and speak to somebody in space." They're kids!! go easy on them! On that note, in the 2nd grade I did a report on Sally Ride (first female astronaut). If I was in that kid's shoes I think the best thing I woulda come up with was "what's space like?" Awww, you're so sensitive. We guys don't think like that, though. We see a kid do something stupid and we think "That was stupid." Women, largely, think "Poor dear..."
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