Things that we take for granted can be challenging in zero gravity. Take cutting your finger nails, for instance. It's something that few people think about as a challenge. In space, they can be floating projectiles that end up in astronauts' eyes, inhaled, or otherwise embedded where they do not belong. The answer - suction.
If you can stand watching someone else trim their nails, here's a video from the quirky Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield as he demonstrates the complications of this mundane task in space.
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Sal McCloskey is a tech blogger in Los Angeles who (sadly) falls into the stereotype associated with nerds. Yes, he's a Star Trek fan and writes about it on Uberly. His glasses are thick and his allergies are thicker. Despite all that, he's (somehow) married to a beautiful woman and has 4 kids.
