Chris Hadfield demonstrates how astronauts wash their hands in zero-g

During a video link with His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, who was accompanied with 200 grade school students from Ottawa, CSA Astronaut Chris Hadfield demonstrates how astronauts wash their hands in the weightless environment of the International Space Station. Video credit: CSA/NASA

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[Demetri Hardy]

i think chris hadfield is great

[lonewulf0328]

Anyone notice the unidentified floating object in the background under Chris's arm at 1:21?

[centicat]

I love how Chris does those things everyone is wondering how works in space, but never really got an answer to.

[EliteShotz02]

y is the microphone falling in slow mo

[IloveGeorgeCarlin]

I rarely think of people as being heroes but this guy is one.

[Harry Powell]

we have identified this as being a pair of Lego mans shoes

[777pinkzebra]

And what about these small drops flying away? If they get into electronic devices?

[ivanosque]

That's cool

[Zorcerath]

I KNOW that Chris Hadfield is great! :D

[SpatialCats]

I wonder what it would have looked like if he used that liquid in the crying video.

[Frédéric Samson]

wow



[WeTookAlpha]

I wonder if he gets back to earth and drops things a lot, like he expects it will just float there haha