On Apr 11, 8:16 am, "JohnO" > wrote:
> > > They were wrong. Gravity sucks. And it sucks more and more every year,
> > > according to the gravity meter in my bathroom.
>
> > And, combining the two: Heat only rises in a gravitational field!
>
> <too much coffee this morning, my mind is spinning>
> I used to use "Apollo 13" in a youth leadership training course, and
> when the guys are freezing their butts off I always asked why they
> didn't just put on their EVA suits, or at least extra socks. Only one
> extra-sharp kid ever got close to the answer.
>
> -John O

It was because the inside of the EVA suit was rubberized and their
perspiration would only make it worse with the
cold ambient temperature inside the ship.

Also, FYI - coincidentally Apollo 13 took off today at 13:13pm cst.