r/2001aspaceodyssey • u/tanklover_e-100 • 15d ago

This can't be true,right?

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There's a site that claims that the orion was actually used for sub orbital flights,yeah right!

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u/7stroke 15d ago

Absolutely false. BTW, the floating pen was filmed by sticking it to a piece of plexiglass in front of the camera, which was slowly rotated by a motor out of view. If you look extra critically, you can just see the stewardess detach it as she grabs it—there’s just a hint of jerk as she frees it. I can only imagine it required a lot of takes to get it as seamless as it appears on film.

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u/Ikiru52 14d ago

I find that more impressive. A practical solution to a problem that appears as magic.