Humor My sister hates space travel

[Mojave]

My sister hates space travel.

I say, how do you know.

Because.

That's not a very good answer

Well, ah, well,... I hate space travel because it is stupid.

How can you say that, you have never been to space.

Neither have you.

Don't need to go to space to know what it is like.

your stupid, Samuel

No. i have Orbiter Free Space Flight Simulator.

SOOOOO.

I know the real reason you hate space travel.

Why?

You don't play Orbiter; and only a fool would say they hate something without even trying it.

Well, you don't know what you are talking about.

uh, who's the former "I hate Space Travel" person. I learned how to like space travel, and I think I know the reason I hated it before I Learned about orbiter.

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We went on this for about an hour. I finally said that she did not have a brain.(not in those words of course.) I am civilized, I don't go around Cursing the ground, and telling everyone who bumps into me "watch where your steppin stupid" No. I Say excuse me sir/or ma'm.

 

[ar81]

One thing I discovered is that gender roles seem to be very strong at school and during childhood. When I conducted some Orbiter workshops at school I realized that girls did not like Orbiter as much as boys. Boys play with cars and technology, girls play with dolls.

Unless you find a way to make a Barbie adventure in Orbiter, where fashion or dancing is more important than physics, there is not too much chance to make your sister to like space travel.

For me it is a shame, because it causes self exclusion of women from a technologically based economy. In terms of education, refusing like she does exposes her to some degree of technological illiteracy.

Of course, technology and math are not everything, so she may find her way in life. But certainly this world is based on math and technology for many things, either she likes it or not, either she hates it or not.

You should not force her, you should not try to prove she is wrong. Everyone has the right to have an opinion. Perhaps she likes something else, and that's Ok.

 

[Moach]

my sister also seems to dislike space travel, "it's too loud!" she complains...

or perhaps what she dislikes most about it is my 66-watt subwoofer and surround rig...


ah well... sisters are weird

 

[ar81]

Rocket sound is modern loudy music... she did not catch the wave...:lol:

 

[vonneuman]

Boys play with cars and technology, girls play with dolls.

True, it is not a stereotype as I have heard people say. It is how their brains a wired. The reason boys like that stuff is the same season boys liked hunting and tool making in the not to distant past. They are identifying with predominantly male activities. Its a way of practicing for when they will have to do those rolls as an adult. When we where cavemen that meant playing games like spear toss. Now it means sitting at a computer flying Delta Gliders.

Same story when it comes to girls, they are preparing to be mothers by playing with dolls.

 

[Suzy]

I liked fighter jets and military stuff as a teenager! Though this was mainly painting and drawing them - I was unfortunately math-challenged.

I do think there are hard-wired gender differences (though it's not politically correct to say so!). I notice that in much fan fiction I read, guys tend to focus on action and blowing things up, while girls focus on relationships.

(A sort-of-relevant article: "Testosterone level of men increases after playing violent multi-player video games")

 

[Mojave]

Politically correct or not, It is still correct. Something I forgot to say earlier. My sister is not a gentle creature. She does want to blow things up. She kills anything from lizards to bugs(she says it is fun.) If you know how a typical teenager is,(she is only eleven) but will mouth you off if you disagree with her. The reason she hates space travel is mental. She needs to be takin care of. She hates space travel, because we were going to drive down to Cape Canaveral and see the shuttle launch on May 14. We are not going to now because she complained about not getting as many presents on her birthday. So Dad, in all he was going to pay, said "No, We are not going because your sister is a jealous, and strong-willed" I would do anything, even give up my birthday alltogether, just to see the Shuttle launch.

I live in my own little world"my room" thinking about how important watching the Shuttle launch is compared to Who's the next big idiot on television.

 

[Urwumpe]

my six year old daughter knows how spacecraft look like...lately explained my girlfriend what solar flares are...without me being involved, she somewhere learned it and memorized it.

Of course she likes girl-things, like dolls, the color pink and horses. But that does not mean she doesn't care about other things. I think it is good that she has her own personality and interests, and is not wasting her time trying to be somebody else.

 

[SiberianTiger]

She hates space travel, because we were going to drive down to Cape Canaveral and see the shuttle launch on May 14. We are not going to now because she complained about not getting as many presents on her birthday. So Dad, in all he was going to pay, said "No, We are not going because your sister is a jealous, and strong-willed" I would do anything, even give up my birthday alltogether, just to see the Shuttle launch.

Why is this a problem for you and your dad just to leave her behind to do what she wants to on this day and just go to the Cape? There aren't many shuttle launches left to see, you know. I don't know your family situation well, but I can see no reason to be submissive towards your sister at every occasion.

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my six year old daughter knows how spacecraft look like...lately explained my girlfriend what solar flares are...without me being involved, she somewhere learned it and memorized it.

Of course she likes girl-things, like dolls, the color pink and horses. But that does not mean she doesn't care about other things. I think it is good that she has her own personality and interests, and is not wasting her time trying to be somebody else.

My 6 years old daughter can also tell a difference between a Soyuz and Proton LV's and name the 9 planets in order (but she is still better to be aided by a picture with the planets' "faces").

 

[Urwumpe]

My 6 years old daughter can also tell a difference between a Soyuz and Proton LV's and name the 9 planets in order (but she is still better to be aided by a picture with the planets' "faces").

I never asked her about the eight planets, but she had a lot to tell about an afternoon on a Mars base for children (Of course, parents interests are sometimes getting a bit subsidized...:lol

 

[Mojave]

Why is this a problem for you and your dad just to leave her behind to do what she wants to on this day and just go to the Cape? There aren't many shuttle launches left to see, you know. I don't know your family situation well, but I can see no reason to be submissive towards your sister at every occasion.

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My 6 years old daughter can also tell a difference between a Soyuz and Proton LV's and name the 9 planets in order (but she is still better to be aided by a picture with the planets' "faces").

My Dad does not want to leave her home while Dad and I go. He says that it is not fair to leave on her birthday without taking her.

 

[Urwumpe]

My Dad does not want to leave her home while Dad and I go. He says that it is not fair to leave on her birthday without taking her.

I know the dilemma. I think I'll have to take my daughter to Wacken someday.

 

[Mojave]

Urwumpe, How do you spell orbiter in German?

 

[SiberianTiger]

My Dad does not want to leave her home while Dad and I go. He says that it is not fair to leave on her birthday without taking her.

Perhaps, she may be left with your mother or her own friends? Does she insist on your and dad's attendance? After all, her birthdays happen just about :lol: every year, and you might not be able to see any aerospace system a scale of the Shuttle lifting off in your entire lifetime.

 

[Urwumpe]

Urwumpe, How do you spell orbiter in German?

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[Mojave]

I meant how do you say. In the language.

 

[SiberianTiger]

I meant how do you say. In the language.

Der Orbiter, Herrgott noch einmal! :rofl:

 

[Urwumpe]

I meant how do you say. In the language.

Just "Orbiter". Not much different to English, just the "i" is pronounced a tiny bit different.

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Der Orbiter, Herrgott noch einmal! :rofl:

Wrong. If you use Bavarian German, the pronounciation sounds more like:

"Dor Orbitor, herrgott no'mol"

:rofl:

 

[jedidia]

Just "Orbiter". Not much different to English, just the "i" is pronounced a tiny bit different.

not to forgett the "r"...

 

[Mojave]

Okay Orb' ee 'ter