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Old 22-November-2008, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by mugaliens View Post
You bring up an interesting point, PraedSt - are there differences between the genders with respect to one's ability to maintain control over one's toolbag during spacewalks? I'm sure there's an Earthside equivalent with a significantly larger sample size from which to draw a more accurate conclusion...

Guys are at their best when they adhere to the Rule of Three: their bow, their arrow, and their hunting knife.
Hehe. Not really. Guys screw up just as much. I was just nit-picking the OP's liberal use of 'he' and 'his'.

Frankly, given:

1. Their lower mass
2. Their better 3D spatial awareness (I read this somewhere)
3. Their superior multi-tasking abilities,

perhaps all astronauts should be female?
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