Word: spinning
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that run along the metal strips flanking the slot. Race tracks have from four to six slots running parallel, each connected to a rheostat to enable the "driver" to control the car's speed. Herein lies the skill; going into a turn too fast will result in a "spin-out," as it does in a real...
Twitch of Vertigo. The volunteers and their medic, Lieut. Frederick R. Deane, entered the spin room on Feb. 8, when it started to turn at a lethargic 2 r.p.m. The pace was stepped up by easy stages to 10 r.p.m. Dr. Deane has spent most of his nights "ashore," while another medic took over; but the four volunteers, aged 17 to 19, have had no break in their routine. Though the room is painted the restful apple green of hospital corridors, it has no windows. Despite its homey appurtenances which include pictures of girl friends, a sink, stove, refrigerator...
...rotation speed. Routine jobs on a spaceship would be no easier. Since the room is moving counterclockwise, the pitcher must aim the ball to the left of the catcher. The dart board presents the same problem. Early in the run, the men readily learned to counteract the spin at low speeds. Now they are being tested again at the higher r.p.m. and are finding the game a good deal tougher...
...boys have never seen sheep and don't know what a shepherd is," he says. "Biblical allusions to them make no sense." Even the most beautiful phrases can have unhappy connotations. The boys usually laughed when Burke spoke about lilies of the field that neither toil nor spin; for them, a lily is a homosexual...
...behind schedule because of technical problems and congressional heel-dragging on appropriations. This year the spacemen hope to make up for lost time: a three-orbit trip is scheduled for April, a four-day attempt for this summer, and if all goes well, there will be a week-long spin in space this fall...