Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Spinning Tops in Space

NST Prime News, page 10, Oct 16, 2007

"Some may think we are simply main gasing but it's physics demonstration to show the effects of microgravity," said National Space Agency (Angkasa) acting director Dr Mustafa Din Subari.

Col Dr Zulkeffeli Mat Jusoh, Angkasawan programme director said due to the effects of space, the top would never stop revolving.

After spending $90million, and over and above the $3.5bil spent on Sukhoi fighters, we are pleased to announced that we have discovered that a top would not stop spinning in space due to microgravity. We have tested it ourselves through the efforts of Dr Muszaphar. We now believe it is true. We have also discovered that a man will float in space due to microgravity as pictured. Dr Muszaphar has shown us it was true... now, we should believe that there is no gravity in space up there.


Malaysia has also set a new world record. For the first time ever, rendang, briyani and kuih bangkit were served at the International Space Station. Dried mango and banana cake from Malaysia was also served to the other cosmonauts. The cosmonauts were so delighted as they never had such food at the ISS ever. It had never being done before and may never be in the coming futures unless it is another Malaysian in space. By the way, teh tarik was not served. Roti canai was also not served. Maybe, the roti sudah bau as they forget to add additives and preservatives.

It was a great feet, a great achievement and we Malaysians can be proud that we had done it as no one had done it before us, no one had spin a top in space, no one had brought rendang and briyani to space so successfully, and that itself would justify more investments and purchase of Sukhois. In fact, it gives the government the impetus to continue with the programme to sent more people to Space and possibly to land in the Moon as well as Mars.

The National Space Agency will also be studying the possibility to sent our Prime Ministers and his cabinet members to the Sun in the near term. The directors at Angkasa have taken into consideration the heat and humidity aspects and are studying the possibility of landing on the Sun at night so that it is not so hot and humid.

Angkasa also make available a radio chat for 24 school childrens. "The radio chat with Dr Muszaphar was a success," Dr Mazlan Othman said.

The school children were so motivated. "We also want to be angkasawan, too, just like Dr Muszaphar!" the children cried.

14-year-old Michele Fernandez was so ecstatic, saying that her interest in science, especially astronomy, had deepened.

17-year-old Mohd Danial Faiz said he has learn a lot about space technology and astronomy.

Almost all the children felt that they have gain a lot of knowledge about astronomy. They are all ready to be astrologers...(hehehehe)

Observing the achievements, we can conclude that Angkasa felt they had derived value for the money spent and should be asking for more for the new programmes.

By the way, Dr Muszaphar also had some symbolic items with him. "He has with him a Malaysian flag, a scroll with the Rukun Negara and cloth patches of the Angkasawan programme. These items will be stamped on the ISS and will be exhibited at the National Planetarium when he gets back," Dr Zulkeffeli said.

At least, we have some souveniors from space... at least we have a Malaysian flag stamped on the ISS.

At least we had a Rukun Negara scroll stamped in space. My son asked: "But we don't practice the Rukun Negara in totality?" I answered: "It was intended to be symbolic" ... that's what Dr Zulkeffeli said.


24 comments:

Anonymous said...

Spinning tops in space due to microgravity?? No big deal, the government has been spinning non-stop either, with or without space!! Yes, the non-spinning here is due to macro-grave-polity. We should also be sending "durian" up there. Who knows the Martians might pick up the smell and contact our man in space...and enhance more spinning.

microdonkey

Anonymous said...

Gee..........I hope he is the first and last bolehnaut (bolehnut ?)............even Singapore does not send any kiasunaut when they are much richer than Malaysia.......

Anonymous said...

Ever wonder Spore government leaders are more academically qualified and having more "wisdom" than those in BolehLand? Ours spin their heads more than their brains.

tops donkey

Donald G.H Tan said...

Maybe, best to send a Mat-Rempit
to space on a Kapchai and test the 'micro-gravity'. It could travel faster than the Soyuz Spacecraft! Even non-stop.

Ha!Ha!
Now, that's Bird Talking!
Cheers

Anonymous said...

Maverick SM, look at the bright side , Bolehland just invented the first ever perpetual machine !

Anonymous said...

Nobel Prize for Physics 1008 will go to Dr sms for spinning tops under micrgravity conditions

Nobel Prize for Peace 2008 will go to "Oil for Food" Dollah for feeding the cosmosnauts in the ISS and enhancing international goodwill

Under the terms of the NEP, 30% of the ISS goes to Malaysian bumis.

Anonymous said...

glad we have this bunch of monkeys around, just luuuuuvvvvv their antics.

Anonymous said...

My son who is 13 years wants to go to PLUTO. I have started saving for the cost starting from Oct 10 which is going to be designated as " Hari Angkasawan " Next we will have " Minister's Day " and since there are 32 ministries we can declare all of these as public holidays. Hurrah,

Anonymous said...

while we criticise, chide and make fun, let's not direct it at dr muszaphar personally as he is only a pawn used by the gomen and others like this dr zulkeffeli. who knows he may think the idea of spinning top is ridiculous too but because he was paid by gomen to go up space, he had to comply with whatever they asked him to do.

to give him credit, remember he had undergo one year (or more than one year?) intensive training and beat thousand others to be qualified.

Helen said...

ahahaaha for all we know, our country might get to win the contract to supply space food for future space participants. Afterall, everyone loves our food, right?

Anonymous said...

"I want to be like Dr Muszaphar!"
Therefore, I pray very hard everyday, to least 3 different gods. Going by the way I pray, gods will definitely let me win the lucky draw for the next space visit.

Anonymous said...

Uuugh....spending RM90 million just to show that a top would not stop spinning in microgravity. Makes me wanna puke on doc muszaphar's ugly mug. I won't mind if that RM90 million belongs to him or his papa. But by the beard of the prophet, that RM90 million belongs to the rakyat!

Anonymous said...

this made me laugh. all the gwailos must think malaysia is a real dumbass country to do such dumbass things in space. if everything is symbolic then i guess there never really was a real mission for him in space. he wasn't sent to space to perform research (which should be done by a qualified scientist, not a doctor) but to be sent there to show how malaysia boleh. oh how easily people are fooled :(

zewt said...

i really must mention about this tonight.

Anonymous said...

What a blardy waste of good money.

Anonymous said...

How abt tossing the roti canai up. The roti canai will just float becos of the absence of gravity. While the roti canai is floating, the mamak guy can tarik the teh tarik panjang panjang. We will learn that in space productivity can be improved, instead 1 mamak making roti canai and another making teh tarik, you only need 1 doing both jobs.

Anonymous said...

In 1948 the Russians sent 2 monkeys to space..and continued sending them..so they are astronouts???and scientists???

This one is a live ape..one small step for a group of self-esteem seekers of one race..and one giant step for the russians for making these small group of idiots suckers..so making the Malaysian public...suckers too..

Pleease spend this good money to build better schools, train more broad minded teachers, to make sure that they do not teach polarisation..to differentiate between Malay, Chinnese and Indian..

WE have too many bigoted teachers, headmasters, governmnet leaders who are leading the one race to think racially...
You pretend the problem does't exist...than you try to form a national service in Rorm 5 to kiss and make up to say that the playing field is level...

than after the results are out you do not give the Chines and Indians a bettr palce in public universities or the field chosen by them..and you say let us kiss and make at the national service..

then you come up wit the quota game..

As long as your muftis, ulamas and imams prach that the rest are dhimmis..it will not work...

In God's eyes all are the same..you the elite group who rob the treasury and practice corruption are leading the one race to work against the other races...,..everyone knows ..but everyone pretends and ..sweep this under the carpet..Tell Me is God a Malay, Chinese, Muslim, Indian Christian..Bhuddhist???

This world will always be led by a few who will suck the rest..until and unless the rest are educated to wakeup...not so soon though...and now you will undersand why English was replaced with..BM...
and the rest of old ministers and their children are fluent in English while the rest of the population...just fool..fooolows.

constant drama said...

"How abt tossing the roti canai up. The roti canai will just float becos of the absence of gravity. While the roti canai is floating, the mamak guy can tarik the teh tarik panjang panjang. We will learn that in space productivity can be improved, instead 1 mamak making roti canai and another making teh tarik, you only need 1 doing both jobs."

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! TOO FUNNY!!!!

Right I completely agree. What a waste of money, help the poor, save the children, build more schools not send some dude into space and brand him an astronount...tho I must maintain that, that is one good looking dude.

Just an observation...

Anonymous said...

Wooooooowwwwww. That is a GOOD SPIN.

But again, despite the politikus keep emphasize on "K-economy", did anyone research that the top spinning theory ARE NEVER research by other scientist? Can someone spell out NEWTON?

BTW, the formula for the rotational generation gravity is NOT a secret .

Next time, better send a good spin doctor to spin the story. ;)

Anonymous said...

stoopeed marder farkers...

Purple~MushRooM said...

Hahaha.... your post never fails to make a laugh! Hahaha!

Maverick SM said...

Micro Donkey,

Ya lah! I never thought about durian in space.. it was a good idea. I will advice Dr Mazlan to do it for the next trip to Moon.

Tops Donkey,

You can't compare with S'pore. LKY said S'pore will be joining Malaysia soon ... when they lag behind.

Donald GH Tan,

I also agree to advice Dr Mazlan to sent Mat Rempit there too. She said too many of them and will only do so if the new AirAsia Galactic becomes available.

Lucia,

I didn't make fun of Dr. SMS. But the whole episode involves his participation and we can't write without relating his journey and thesis.

Maverick SM said...

Helen,

You are right. I am going to submit a privatisation project to Pak Lah to supply satey and roti canai to all spaceships.

Hasilox,

Pray only to Putrajaya 4th Floor which is far more effective for it to come true.

Polytikus,

Actually the kwailos like what we did and said. They said we are far more humourous than the Jews.

Zewt,

Eh, I still haven't seen your article on this subject?


Tanah Pusaka,

Was it a waste of money? Only $90mil... PKFZ cost $4.6b...

Maverick SM said...

Ta Phat Wa,

In 1948 the Russian sent 2 monkeys; in 2007, they made us monkeys.

Constant Drama,

"1 mamak making roti canai and another making teh tarik, you only need 1 doing both jobs." Isn't this a good idea!!!hahahaha

Moo_t,

Thanks for the link.

Purple Mushroom,

Thanks for the compliment. U r great motivator.

To all the Anons,

Thanks for your comments. Could you please signoff with a nickname or moniker.