With the Help of AI, Here Are 25+ Images of Our Favorite Celebs in ‘Normal’ Jobs

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With the Help of AI, Here Are Celebs in ‘Normal’ Jobs

Ever wonder what would happen if celebrities had to have a regular job? Well, get ready to see your favorite celebrities like you’ve never seen them before! Tapping into AI’s power, we bring you a hilarious collection of images featuring Hollywood’s finest in “normal” jobs. From flipping burgers to delivering pizzas, this is a wild ride through a parallel universe where fame and fortune take a backseat to everyday gigs.

Will Smith – Fast Food Worker

Will Smith serving up piping hot fries as a fast food worker! Forget his blockbuster roles or his rap career because this image proves that even the Fresh Prince himself can’t resist the siren call of the golden arches.

Will Smith – Fast Food Worker

Sporting a fast food uniform with pride and a smile that could rival the sun, Will would easily showcase his multitasking skills as he takes orders and flips burgers like a true fast food maestro. Move over, Ronald McDonald. There’s a new star under the fryer!

Lizzo – Target Employee

Hold on to your shopping carts, folks, and feast your eyes on Lizzo, the queen of confidence, rocking that signature red Target polo as an employee extraordinaire. Who needs a stage when you can find her passionately rearranging shelves and expertly restocking those bargain bins?

Lizzo – Target Employee

With her infectious energy and killer dance moves, she’s turning Target into a full-blown concert venue. Step aside, bullseye mascot, because Lizzo’s here to show us how to twerk through the checkout line!

Oprah – Foot Locker Employee

Can you imagine Oprah Winfrey, the queen of empowerment, trading her empire for a pair of sneakers as a Foot Locker employee? Yes, you read that right. The woman who gave away cars and changed lives is now rocking that classic Foot Locker uniform with a smile that could sell a million pairs of shoes.

Oprah – Foot Locker Employee

From recommending the perfect kicks for basketball enthusiasts to dropping words of wisdom on the importance of proper arch support, Oprah proves that she can do it all — even in the aisles of a sneaker store. Bow down to the ultimate retail guru!

Kim Kardashian – Nurses Assistant

Get ready to witness a sight that’ll make your jaw drop and your head spin! Kim Kardashian, the glamour queen, turns heads and saves lives as a nurse assistant. With her flawless makeup and killer fashion sense, Kim proves she can handle any situation with style.

Kim Kardashian – Nurses Assistant

Imagine Kim Kardashian fluffing pillows and administering medication! She juggles so much in real life that the multitasking needed to do this job seems like a cakewalk. Move over, Florence Nightingale, because Kim’s here to redefine what it means to be a healthcare hero.

50 Cent – Car Salesman

The rap mogul himself, 50 Cent ditching the mic for a shiny suit and a car lot as a charismatic car salesman? The multi-talented musician could drop rhymes about horsepower to negotiate deals like a boss! Fiddy would easily prove that his skills extend far beyond the music industry.

50 Cent – Car Salesman

With a smile that could sell a clunker to a millionaire, he’s the ultimate hip-hop hustler turned automotive aficionado. Step aside, sales quotas, because when 50 Cent steps onto the lot, there’s no doubt every car’s going to get rich or die tryin’!

Cardi B – IT Tech

Brace yourself for Cardi B, the queen of “Okurrr,” fixing computer glitches as an IT tech extraordinaire. Imagine the rapper spitting out tech jargon with her signature Bronx accent to unleash her sassy attitude on malfunctioning devices!

Cardi B – IT Tech

With a manicure that could rival any circuit board, she’s here to slay both the rap game and the world of binary code. Get ready, Silicon Valley, because Cardi B is ready to upgrade your IT department, one beat drop at a time!

Muhammad Ali – Rapper

Float like a butterfly, rap like a heavyweight champion! Can you imagine Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer, swapping his gloves for a mic? With his quick wit and iconic swagger, he’s not just throwing punches; he’s dropping rhymes that’ll knock you out with laughter.

Muhammad Ali – Rapper

We think he would make spitting lyrical jabs about his opponents after delivering knockout punchlines look pretty easy. Look out, Jay-Z, because the world becomes his lyrical playground when Ali steps up to the mic!

Dwayne Johnson – Construction Worker

What if Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson traded his action-hero status for a hard hat and a tool belt as a construction worker extraordinaire? With bulging biceps and a smile that could demolish any obstacle, he’s not just building houses; he’s building dreams.

Dwayne Johnson – Construction Worker

Flexing his muscles to lift heavy beams and inspiring his coworkers with motivational speeches, the Rock proves that he can conquer any job, one concrete slab at a time. Hey, Bob the Builder, there’s a new hunk in town, and he’s ready to lay some serious foundation!

Katt Williams – Lunchroom Worker

Feast your eyes on the one and only Katt Williams, the king of comedy, dishing out laughter and school lunches as a lunch worker extraordinaire. With his quick wit and infectious energy, he’s not just serving up trays of mystery meat; he’s serving up jokes that’ll have the whole cafeteria in stitches.

Katt Williams – Lunchroom Worker

The kids would be treated to him delivering hilarious one-liners while spicing up the mashed potatoes with his signature sass! Jamie Oliver, you can take a long vacation because Katt Williams is here to bring the flavor and the funny to school lunches everywhere!

Samuel L. Jackson – Ice Cream Man

Samuel L. Jackson dished out frozen delights as the baddest ice cream man on the block. With a cone in one hand and an iconic scowl on his face, he’s not just serving up scoops, he’s serving up a whole lot of attitude.

Samuel L. Jackson – Ice Cream Man

Imagine getting your ice cream recommendations with a side of colorful language! Samuel L. Jackson brings a whole new level of attitude to the world of frozen treats. That’s right! Sam’s in town, so you better believe that ice cream just got much cooler!

Johnny Depp – Gas Station Attendant

Who would turn down a window wash from this handsome gas station attendant? Johnny Depp, the enigmatic actor, would fit right in even if he had to trade his pirate’s hat for a gas station attendant cap. His charismatic charm and captivating gaze would turn every pit stop into a Hollywood spectacle.

Johnny Depp – Gas Station Attendant

He could recite his monologues while checking tire pressure to dazzle customers with dramatic monologues about windshield wipers! All the while proving that even at a gas station, he’s the star of the show.

Morgan Freeman – Pizza Delivery Guy

Morgan Freeman, the voice of wisdom itself, donning a pizza delivery uniform and gracing doorsteps with his unrivaled presence? We’re sure that with every pizza box he carries, he would impart some profound philosophical musings to unsuspecting customers.

Morgan Freeman – Pizza Delivery Guy

Who doesn’t want some Shakespeare quotes imparted to them while their pizza guy hands over a pepperoni pie? Morgan Freeman could take pizza delivery to a whole new level of enlightenment.

Elon Musk – Van Lifer/Craftsman

The visionary entrepreneur Elon Musk transformed into a van lifer and woodworker savant. With his innovative mind and knack for pushing boundaries, he’s not just living life on the road; he’s crafting wooden masterpieces that’ll make your jaw drop.

Elon Musk – Van Lifer/Craftsman

Elon Musk pictured like this just goes to show you that even in the wilderness, he’s light-years ahead of everyone. That’s good to know because now, at least, we all can rest easy that he’ll be fine if things take a turn… LOL.

Chris Brown – Hibachi Chef

Chris Brown, the king of smooth moves, trading his dance floor finesse for spatulas and hibachi grills as a hibachi chef extraordinaire would be a pretty interesting situation. With his lightning-fast knife skills and jaw-dropping flips, he would probably make dinner into a show you won’t want to miss.

Chris Brown – Hibachi Chef

His smooth moves are used to toss shrimp into customers’ mouths precisely! All while busting out killer dance moves while sizzling up a storm, Chris brings the heat to the grill and the entertainment to your taste buds.

Penn Badgley – Dog Walker

Picture this: Penn Badgley, the heartthrob from You, trading in his mysterious charm for a pack of energetic pups as a dog walker superstar. With his brooding gaze and impeccable style, he’s not just strolling around the block; he’s strutting his stuff as the ultimate canine companion.

Penn Badgley – Dog Walker

He would be perfect for giving fashion advice to his furry clients while diving into their deepest secrets during long walks in the park! Penn shows that even the most notorious serial stalker can find a softer side with a few wagging tails.

Rihanna – Veterinary Assistant

What if Rihanna, the queen of pop, traded in her microphone for a stethoscope as a veterinarian assistant extraordinaire? With her impeccable style and killer attitude, she’ll not just tend to fluffy patients but also give them fashion advice and sing soothing lullabies during check-ups.

Rihanna – Veterinary Assistant

Rihanna brings the groove to the vet clinic like nobody else. That’s right! Dr. Dolittle has nothing on Rihanna when it comes to hanging around with and healing all the animals!

Queen Latifah – Diner Waitress

Ready to be served with a side of sass and a dash of royal flair? Behold Queen Latifah, the epitome of cool, trading in her crown for an apron as a diner waitress extraordinaire.

Queen Latifah – Diner Waitress

With her regal poise and captivating smile, she’s not just taking orders; she’s ruling the diner with style and grace. Serving up pancakes fit for a queen and slinging coffee with the precision of a royal decree, Queen Latifah would be proof that even in a greasy spoon, this queen reigns supreme.

Nelly – Janitor

“It’s getting hot in here” would have a whole new meaning for Nelly, the hip-hop legend, if he traded in his microphone for a mop as the janitorial maestro. With his iconic bandana and swagger on point, he’s not just sweeping floors; he’s turning the hallways into his personal dance floor.

Nelly – Janitor

Maybe he would even develop a new dance — the “janitor shuffle” — or even drop rhymes about cleanliness! In a custodial role, Nelly’s got the moves that make us want to shout, “Clean it up!” How much fun would a dancing and rapping janitor be?!

DJ Khaled – Taxi Driver

Get ready for the ultimate DJ experience on wheels, as DJ Khaled, the master of hype, switched out his turntables for a taxi meter. His larger-than-life personality and his mindblowing playlist could make any ride epic!

DJ Khaled – Taxi Driver

Khaled would be chauffeuring passengers and dropping beats and uplifting spirits. Uber would need to be worried because who wouldn’t switch out a boring ride with them for this bumping ride? Maybe he would even give some of his famous impromptu motivational speeches during rush hour!

DJ Young Fly – Yoga Instructor

DJ Young Fly, the master of comedy, going inward and finding his inner zen would be pretty epic! But imagine if he did that and decided to instruct us all on the same skills as a yoga instructor!

DJ Young Fly – Yoga Instructor

With his infectious energy and hilarious one-liners, he’s not just guiding you through downward dogs; he’s cracking jokes that’ll make your chakras tingle. Adding some humor into your search for inner peace, DJ Young Fly would lead his class and leave us all feeling relaxed, rejuvenated, and roaring with laughter!

Chris Rock – BBQ Pitmaster

Chris Rock, the master of comedy, donning an apron and wielding tongs as a master of the BBQ pit. With his quick wit and fiery humor, he’s not just smoking meats; he’s dishing out hilarious anecdotes that’ll have you in stitches.

Chris Rock – BBQ Pitmaster

Seasoning ribs and serving up a side of those crazy punchlines, Chris Rock could easily bring the sizzle to both the food and the laughter. With Chris operating the pit, every bite would easily become a mouthwatering experience infused with comedic flavor!

Tekashi 69 – Guidance Counselor

Can you imagine being counseled by Takashi 69, the rainbow-haired rapper? With his flamboyant style and unconventional approach, he’s not just offering advice; he’s dropping rhymes of wisdom that’ll leave you bewildered.

Tekashi 69 – Guidance Counselor

Traditional counselors should be grateful he didn’t go this route! Because he would glide through navigating social dynamics with his signature “69 steps”. He’d be teaching our kids to stand out from the crowd with rainbow-colored confidence in no time!

Denzel Washington – School Principal

Get ready for a masterclass in discipline and charm because Denzel Washington, the epitome of coolness, could make attending those school assemblies much more interesting. Imagine this icon holding a microphone and addressing the newest dress code!

Denzel Washington – School Principal

He could deliver epic motivational speeches and show that being the principal is another role he can conquer effortlessly. He would definitely not be just another boring principal! And we’re sure more than one of his students might develop a bit of a crush too!

Steve Carell – Teacher

Are you ready to laugh your way through the ABCs and 123s? There would be nothing like Steve Carell trading his movie star status for a chalkboard and a ruler. He could use his signature wit and impeccable delivery to impart knowledge and turn each lesson into a hilarious sketch.

Steve Carell – Teacher

Maybe he would use his skills to reenact historical events with hilarious twists and some side-splitting jokes. After all, entertaining school lessons have been said to be the best way to engage young minds.

Drake – Subway Shop Employee

Drake, the chart-topping rapper, could be pretty awesome at this job. It would be amazing to walk into a sub shop and see this handsome guy donning an apron as a sandwich-making maestro. Imagine him using his smooth flow and impeccable taste to assemble all those fresh ingredients that’ll make your taste buds sing.

Drake – Subway Shop Employee

We would love to get serenaded with each sub adding his signature “Drake touch” to satisfy our hunger. He would definitely not be your standard Sub artist because your sandwich becomes a hit record when Drake’s behind the counter!

Regina Hall – Butcher

Regina Hall, the talented actress, could easily take on the new role of a butcher. Her work on the Scary Movie franchise absolutely proves to us that she won’t get easily grossed out by working with meat.

Regina Hall – Influencer

Whether it’s delivering delicious cutlets or tenderizing meat, Regina Hall could out-match any butcher around! That’s right — step aside, butchers of the world; Regina’s taking over feeding carnivores across the globe!

Mike Tyson – Kids Party Entertainer

Do you hear your little ones screaming “K.O.” with laughter? That could be because this AI-generated picture has Mike Tyson, the boxing legend, putting on his gloves and trading punches for balloon animals as a kids’ birthday party entertainer.

Mike Tyson – Kids Party Entertainer

His trademark lisp and unexpected charm might allow him to deliver some epic knock-knock jokes that’ll have children rolling on the floor. He could teach the kids some interesting skills! Not just how to make a balloon dog but how to KO that cake! Clowns of the world should be scared because Tyson’s in the house! No clown wants to have to deal with that!

Pharrell Williams — Astronaut

Astronaut is no regular job, but if anyone can do it, it’s the incredibly talented musician and producer Pharrell Williams. Whether his here on Earth or up in space, Williams is just “Happy” with everything that’s happening around him.

Pharrell Williams — Astronaut

Though his beats might be sick, he’ll never feel ill by the lack of gravity in his rocket ship! Move over, Buz Aldrin. Don’t take another step, Neil Armstrong. There’s a new rocket man around!

Caitlyn Jenner – House Cleaner

Thanks to her years of athletic training to become an Olympic decathlete, Caitlyn Jenner would certainly have the stamina to be a spectacular house cleaner!  Sure, it’s hard to imagine this fancy lady cleaning, but that’s exactly what these AI photos are for!

Caitlyn Jenner – House Cleaner

She’s surely proven over the years that she has quite a mind for business, so we’re sure she’d have a bustling cleaning agency up and running in no time!

Michelle Obama – Hot Dog Mascot

Michelle Obama, the acclaimed novelist and public speaker, is an idol to many. But could you imagine if she took a detour from her literary and inspirational endeavors to become a hot dog mascot? Her captivating presence and unwavering charisma could be just the thing to help inspire people to chow down on the classic American snack!

Michelle Obama – Hot Dog Mascot

Her presence and ability to deliver some motivational speeches about the power of condiments while waltzing through the crowd with a bun in each hand would be epic to see. Though we’re glad she stayed on her path, it might have been pretty interesting to see her tackle this job too!

40+ Weird Details About Astronauts’ Everyday Lives in Space

Artificiality to Stay Sane

Astronauts on the International Space Station experience 15 dawns within 24 hours, so normal time schedules of the sun rising and setting don’t work in space. While it may only seem normal to make of a day what you wish it to be like, human bodies are chained to their biological rhythms.

Artificiality to Stay Sane

We need 24 hours a day. Astronauts would become permanently disoriented and sluggish without the help of external factors. The conditions are closely controlled by lights and alarms so astronauts can go to sleep and wake up normally.

Lots of Space Movies

A favorite pastime of astronauts in space is to watch movies. The station stocks a wide array of videos including films of various genres — like comedies, fantasies, rom-coms, and much more. However, according to reports, movies based on government lawbreakers are missing.

Lots of Space Movies

There is an abundance of films on space and astronauts love to debate on which sci-fi is the best. Dr. Kjell Lindgren and Scott Kelly recommend Apollo 13 for its characters, as well as Gravity for its realistic portrayal of the ISS.

Rehearsing the Walk

Spacewalking seems extremely cool and glamorous from far away, and in all honesty, it is. Astronauts often term EVAs — short for Extravehicular Activities (or spacewalks) — as some of the most memorable moments of their visit to space.

Rehearsing the Walk

However, spacewalks are as dangerous as they are exciting. Even before entering the ISS, space workers must practice on a life-size model under a huge tank of water. You can’t simply throw your spacesuit on and take a walk outside once you’re on board. Even something as minor as suiting up requires a 100-page checklist!

Fruits and Boosting Morale

Living in a tiny, cramped space every day can start to get incredibly monotonous after a few months, even when you’re literally floating in space. To keep the environment light, astronauts gather and try to make the best of their time.

Fruits and Boosting Morale

With every new arrival, fresh fruit is given to the International Space Station for the whole team to unpack and enjoy. Although the gathering of astronauts and cosmonauts is hard, ISS prioritizes it. Group meals and watching movies have been successful in creating bonds and lifting spirits.

Everyone Gets Personalized Nozzles

Astronauts’ excreta have to go somewhere. Early Moon missions utilized tubes, diapers, and bags to collect human waste, but that wasn’t ideal. To this day, the toilet on the ISS is a piece of delicate and pricey machinery. A personal nozzle is attached to a suction pipe that sucks the urine away before turning it back into the water for the astronauts to use.

Everyone Gets Personalized Nozzles

Number-two is trickier and asks for special camera-assisted training, sometimes hand-packing feces if they’re unlucky. The poop is launched on a course and burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.

It Feels Like Vacuum Cleaner

Sleeping isn’t the easiest of tasks in space. Some astronauts attempt floating free during that time but it’s tricky as they might end up crashing into air vents or other machinery. The majority of the space travelers choose to curl up into their sleeping bags and mount themselves into a sleeping nook.

It Feels Like Vacuum Cleaner

This doesn’t ensure a peaceful sleep, though. As warm air doesn’t rise there, exhaled breath simply bubbles close to their face. The noise coupled with the cold has astronauts feeling like they’re living inside a vacuum cleaner.

Velcro and Scissors

The food up in space has to live through the rigors of traveling to it. There can’t be any spills or it will clog instruments. The very first astronauts had to drink their food through tubes filled with pureed fruit, meat, and veggies — not the tastiest.

Velcro and Scissors

After some time, NASA brought out dehydrated and freeze-dried meals plastic-sealed to perfection. The hardest part is still eating. Velcro, straps, and tethered tools cover the tables on the ISS to prevent the room from turning into a slow-mo food fight.

Personal Hygiene Issues

Hygiene might not be the first thing to pop into your head when heroic spacemen are mentioned. Still, it’s yucky to imagine a bunch of people living in congested spaces for an extended period without worrying about their personal hygiene.

Personal Hygiene Issues

Showers are out of the picture as the environment is weightless. Every astronaut carries a special hygiene kit consisting of a comb, toothbrush, toothpaste, and other grooming stuff. This kit can be fixed to walls, lockers, and similar fixtures. They use a special rinse-free shampoo and wash themselves with body sponges.

Voting Is a Must

A 1997 rule proclaimed that a person that meets the eligibility criteria under Texas’s Election Code can vote even if they’ll be flying to space during the primary voting period or on Election Day.

Voting Is a Must

This law falls under the jurisdiction of Texas as that’s where many astronauts live — where the Johnson Space Center is located. Mission Control transmits an encrypted e-ballot to every astronaut before Election Day. Astronauts access the ballots through a code from a protected email. They can then send their vote straight to the Country Clerk’s office.

Water From Weird Places

This is one of the first things someone hears when they research life up in the ISS. Despite the plentiful food up there, the supply of water is limited, forcing astronauts to get creative to keep a steady flow of H2O.

Water From Weird Places

When the water taken from Earth is emptied out and the soaring price of resupplies continues to be an issue, astronauts must capture their wastewater. Now, that can be urine, shower runoff, sweat, or moisture from their breath. The closed-loop system onboard helps them filter out contaminants and impurities.

Zero-Gravity Fitness Routines

The effects of zero gravity on one’s body can be quite destructive, and astronauts realize that shortly after going up to the ISS. Moving around the ISS is close to effortless for the astronauts, but this can also cause bone and muscle loss or atrophy during their visits to space.

Zero-Gravity Fitness Routines

To prevent themselves from turning into a lump of mush, astronauts are required to adhere to a strict workout schedule. They must exercise two hours a day from a few available options — including an exercise bike, treadmill, a space version of weightlifting, and more.

No Time for Romance

Astronauts live and work within close proximity of each other, perfectly setting up the premise for a new romance to bloom. A newly married couple, Jan Davis and Mark Lee, even flew together. NASA prohibits that now. Astronauts vouch that there’s absolutely no time for getting cozy in space.

No Time for Romance

Plus, knowing space, it would be quite difficult since people would keep flying apart, or the blood flow would decrease. In addition, the lack of privacy would be pretty off-putting.

Space Blindness Is Real

In 2016, phys.org reported that over 60% of astronauts experience space blindness after spending multiple months in the ISS. This condition, also known as Space-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (or SANS), varies in degree depending on the crew member.

Space Blindness Is Real

NASA has been unable to figure out the exact reason behind such a condition but research suggests a multitude of factors — such as inflammation, elevated pressure in the head, excess levels of carbon dioxide, genetics, radiation, and B vitamin status. Scientists also believe the amount of time spent in space contributes to this.

Disposable Clothes Only

The simplest tasks like brushing one’s teeth turn into a lengthy process in zero-gravity. After fishing for the toothpaste and toothbrush, astronauts must maintain care while spraying water on the brush, and make sure they squirt the correct amount of toothpaste so it doesn’t go flying everywhere.

Disposable Clothes Only

After completion, there’s no place to spit, forcing them to swallow. There’s no shower in the new ISS and astronauts must resort to wet towels for scrubbing. There’s an absence of washing machines so the clothes are frequently made to be disposable.

Spicy Foods Are Fan-Favorites

Owing to the awkward bodily shift and lack of gravity in space, astronauts’ taste buds change as well. Many claim that everything tastes bland. Fortunately, NASA scientists have found a way to retain astronauts’ taste buds whilst providing tasty meals.

Spicy Foods Are Fan-Favorites

Salt and pepper are provided in liquid versions because the granularity of the regular spices would be a problem. Spicy foods cater to their taste better, so chili sauces have grown in popularity over the years. Skylab, the first United States space station, also allowed scientists to bring ice cream along.

Social Media and Communication

Since the 1980s, astronauts have been communicating with Earth through video calls, and the calls are a regular part of the routine to this day. They are meant to be entertaining and inspiring sessions for kids and TV viewers around the world.

Social Media and Communication

Presently, the ARISS program allows radio enthusiasts to build a direct connection with the astronauts on the ISS. Twitter and similar social media platforms have helped to create a more casual approach to this entire communication process.

Learning Space Photography

After a usual 11-hour day aboard the ISS, astronauts get to spend some time relaxing and entertaining themselves. Many of them read, others use the internet, and some call their loved ones back on Earth. You might also be able to find someone whipping up a pizza.

Learning Space Photography

Occasionally, the astronauts will take out their camera and head for an open cupola to get some stunning views of planet Earth below. Long lenses on the ISS are powerful enough to pick up objects as tiny as road vehicles.

Little Objects Snuck In

Astronauts and their belongings are thoroughly examined before they board their flights, but this hasn’t been able to prevent the occasional smuggler from bringing along some “illicit” goods. John Young, a Project Gemini astronaut, once brought along a corned beef sandwich from the deli by the launch pad.

Little Objects Snuck In

Sadly, he couldn’t finish it since it was forming too many crumbs. Alan Shephard brought a makeshift six-iron when he went on the Apollo 14 mission and successfully pursued some golfing on the moon.

Floating Around Isn’t Fun

As “freeing” as it might seem, floating around in space isn’t as fun as you’d expect. Human bodies are designed to adjust to an upright world, which isn’t what zero gravity has in mind. The moment an astronaut first enters the zero-g orbit, their head fills with fluids.

Floating Around Isn’t Fun

Most space travelers experience extreme nausea, headaches, and the urge to urinate. Even after they get more accustomed to it, floating isn’t that graceful in real life. Humans tend to curl up into a ball in zero-g, a pose termed “the simian hunch.”

Hours of Preparation

As mentioned before, it takes hours for an astronaut to prepare for a spacewalk — all the adjusting to ensure that they’re getting enough oxygen supply and that the pressure isn’t too high. All of this requires 1hours of meticulous checking and correcting. During that time, they breathe pure oxygen.

Hours of Preparation

Space travelers have said that it will take them anywhere from two to four hours to get ready and multiple members of the crew are totally occupied with the nitty-gritty of the walk.

A Sunrise Per 90 Minutes

The International Space Station has an orbital speed of 17,100 mph (or 27,600 kph). This means astronauts living aboard the ISS see the sun rising and setting once every 90 minutes. Interestingly enough, even after this, their clock follows the UTC and it’s just a regular nine-to-five job to them.

A Sunrise Per 90 Minutes

This method is used to maintain the productivity and overall well-being of the astronauts. Imagine being able to see multiple sunsets and sunrises while finishing your paperwork.

Sleep Next to the Fan

As if sleeping wasn’t hard enough with the shortage of space or zero-gravity keeping everything floating, there’s the problem of warm air. Warm air doesn’t dissipate in the ISS, and good ventilation is a must for sleep for any human.

Sleep Next to the Fan

The warm breath forms carbon dioxide bubbles, which then stay near the astronauts’ faces. If not removed, they would run out of breathable oxygen within minutes. Sleeping next to a fan ensures the passage of cold air at all times.

Heart Gets a Break

Thanks to the low gravity in space, the heart doesn’t have to put so much effort into pumping blood as it would have to while on Earth. Sure, your heart gets a break from all the intense pumping it used to do on a daily basis, but this also brings its own set of curses.

Heart Gets a Break

The lower requirement of pumping gradually makes the heart weaker, so the astronauts must put in extra efforts while working out every day to keep themselves in shape.

They Drop It

Astronauts live in a space in which they don’t have to worry about dropping or breaking anything. They can simply leave something hanging and expect it to keep floating till someone else grabs ahold of it. Habits made on the ISS are hard to get over, and even after returning home to the ground, some forget that gravity is a real thing and that they can’t just expect things to float.

They Drop It

Many astronauts report that they tend to drop things here and there because they keep forgetting that their days of zero gravity have passed them by.

Space Sickness Is Common

Almost every astronaut experiences some form of space sickness. Apart from the usual wave of nausea, headaches, and trouble finding where their limbs are, astronauts simply feel confused. It’s like being in an inebriated state without consuming anything.

Space Sickness Is Common

A human’s spatial orientation — how our brain and eyes tell us everything — generally relies on gravity. Without it, our brain fails to make sense of the situation. Coupled with the changes in the body adding confusion, this state is called “Space Adaptation Syndrome” and tends to last anywhere between two to four days.

Growing in Space

We have only talked about the downsides of being in zero gravity till now. However, there’s one “benefit” if you’d like to think of it like that. For the shorter people, space presents a unique way of gaining height.

Growing in Space

In zero-g, the spine gets decompressed due to lack of gravitational force, causing most of the astronauts to grow about an inch or two. Comparing the spine to a spring, NASA assumes every astronaut grows approximately three percent in space.

Goodbye to Snoring

Do you know what you should do to fix your significant other’s snoring problem, so your beauty sleep isn’t ruined each and every night? Just send them to space. No, really!

Goodbye to Snoring

A study in 2001 showed that astronauts who used to snore on Earth didn’t have the same tendency in space. In short, they snoozed silently, providing peace to everyone around them. Though you don’t have to do something so drastic, it’s still peaceful to imagine.

Good Morning Music

The morning needs to start off on the right foot to prepare us for the day. For astronauts, that’s usually monotonous yet complex work. On the space shuttle, at the beginning of each workday, mission control in Houston plays wake-up music, typically chosen with a specific astronaut in mind.

Good Morning Music

Sadly, for the ‘all-work, no-play’ part of the spectrum, astronauts working on the International Space Station wake up to an alarm clock. The discrimination is rather sad, but they can always play music after waking up by themselves.

Lost and Found

Earth has simple lost-and-found boxes — mostly cardboard boxes filled with things people have forgotten or misplaced over time. Space has something similar, but it’s much more high-tech. Astronauts who lose something make sure to check the vents on the International Space Station and space shuttle, as they serve as the lost and found up there.

Lost and Found

The air vents cleverly suck up anything floating unsecured and keep them attached. All astronauts have to do is take one good look to locate their things.

The Shuttle Commode

Eating and sleeping aren’t easy tasks in space, so it would be foolish to think going to the bathroom would be. The shuttle commode has a very precise working mechanism. The astronaut must align themselves right in the exact center of the seat.

The Shuttle Commode

To train themselves before a space mission, astronauts use a mock-up of that toilet — complete with a built-in camera — during their time on Earth. If they’re running short on luck, they might have to scoop it up by hand and collect it to later put on a course for burning.

Your Feet Go Through It

Fun fact — your feet shed in outer space. ScienceAlert.com says that astronauts tend to shed a layer of skin on their feet as there’s little to no contact between the ground and one’s feet.

Your Feet Go Through It

Right now, you’re touching many different surfaces. Astronauts are floating everywhere in space instead of letting their feet do the walking; they don’t need to wear shoes either. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly talked even revealed that his feet still hurt months after his mission ended.

Demonic Little Things

Microbes, mold, fungi, and bacteria are matters of major concern in space. Large enough growths are powerful enough to damage delicate machinery and pose health hazards, regardless of how perfectly the shuttles are disinfected before blastoff.

Demonic Little Things

Somehow, these demonic critters find a way to sneak in. Once in the orbit, the microbes develop in moisture, eventually condensing into free-floating globules of polluted water. They can grow to be the size of a basketball and can degrade stainless steel as well. In short, they’re terrible for the space station and crew.

Squashed Eyeballs in Zero-G

Lack of gravity squashes space travelers’ eyeballs, making their vision blurry. Some astronauts experience swelling of optic nerves, while the backs of some space goers’ eyes flatten. The body fluids persist higher than natural without gravity’s downward pull, so there’s more fluid pressing against the eyes in the skull.

Squashed Eyeballs in Zero-G

This effect technically blurs out the majority’s vision, but the nearsighted would actually face a boost in vision. They would have to treat this problem immediately as it can cause blindness in the long run.

Clothing Changes Every Three Days

The spacesuit is undoubtedly the most famous of the space clothing. It’s available in a bunch of sizes, shapes, and colors, usually weighing about 270 pounds in regular gravity. It takes almost 45 minutes to put it on, making it way too cumbersome.

Clothing Changes Every Three Days

Astronauts take the help of special Lower Torso Assembly Donning Handles to fit into the lower part, but what about regular clothing? With few needs to go outside, astronauts wear disposable clothes that can be discarded every three days.

You Can’t Burp Carbonated Beverages

Zero gravity also means the absence of buoyant force, and that means no forcing gas bubbles out of the carbonated drinks in orbit. Due to this, carbon dioxide bubbles basically stagnate inside astronauts’ sodas or carbonated beverages, even when they’ve traveled inside their bellies.

You Can’t Burp Carbonated Beverages

Without gravity, space travelers can’t burp out the gas, creating an overly uncomfortable situation every time one would drink a carbonated beverage. Companies and brands are trying to develop brews that will be rich in flavor but low in carbonation for space purposes.

Tales of Flatulence

Flatulence can be embarrassing in enclosed spaces, but it’s actually life-threatening in space. There’s much more to flatulence than the bad odor. It produces a significant amount of hydrogen and methane, two highly flammable gases.

Tales of Flatulence

The food consumed by astronauts in the ISS is very different from what we eat down here, though food taken by early astronauts was found to result in serious gas. This caused a major issue — to the extent that their flatulence turned into a real explosion risk.

Potential Brain Damage

Astronauts develop resistance to psychological pressure. Space agencies make sure that their chosen candidates are able to withstand the immense mental pressure and won’t go ballistic during the missions. With that said, living in space has other harms. Space itself may cause severe issues for people who live there for a prolonged time.

Potential Brain Damage

The issue here is cosmic radiation — the universe’s background radiation that makes space somewhat of an incredibly low-intensity microwave oven. With every passing day, an astronaut is affected by this. Among other conditions, this might contribute to Alzheimer’s.

Dangers of Space Debris

Space debris can be compared to a speedy truck down a highway that’s coming straight for you. Instead of a driver perfectly capable of pulling the brakes, though, space debris remains steady on its natural course unless it crashes against something else first.

Dangers of Space Debris

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shared multiple incidents in which they had to move the space station to avoid collision with space debris. However, one time, it was too late and they had to seek shelter in the Soyuz capsule.

Seasons Are Changing

Despite being hundreds of thousands of miles away from the Earth, astronauts can still detect when the seasons are changing. Kelly shared their way of knowing change was coming while he was aboard the ISS. Whenever the aurora in the north got stronger, they knew a season was exiting while another was entering.

Seasons Are Changing

NASA captures images in large landscapes from up there, which help people down here understand what sort of natural variations each season brings.

Dial-Up Internet Connection

When was the last time you heard about a dial-up connection? If you’re a Gen-Zer, especially someone born after 2002, there’s a good chance you’ve come across this term once or twice in books but never experienced it firsthand.

Dial-Up Internet Connection

Dial-up connections decode audio signals to data using models and send them to a computer or router, and signals are later encoded from the latter two devices before sending to another modem. This is how astronauts connect to the internet — well if they can recall their login information, that is.

Flames Are Spheres

Flames rise on Earth. They move outward from the source in space. The reason behind this is the difference in atmospheric pressure between space and Earth; anything more than a height of an inch is more than enough to alter the shape of a candle flame.

Flames Are Spheres

This difference creates an effect known as natural convection. Without gravity, the expanding hot air near the candle faces equal resistance in every direction, causing it to move outward in a spherical motion from its source, and you get a round flame. It’s pretty cute.

Limpness of Limbs

Although astronauts’ body proportions become rather cartoonish, almost like Superman in space, microgravity does nothing to make us stronger. Unfortunately, it’s the opposite. Space eliminates the need to use our muscles daily, removing any need for lifting or moving things around.

Limpness of Limbs

The lack of any sort of muscular activity in the zero-g orbit soon causes muscular atrophy. Over time, the spine and bones grow weaker. Upon returning to Earth, many space travelers have reported that they can’t hold even the lightest of things, as their limbs become too limp.

Plenty of Food Options

Space travelers may be having much more diversified meals than you. Sure, most of them are dried and might not replicate the texture we crave down here, but the variety is still impressive. Andrew Morgan, a NASA astronaut commented that every one of the international partners associated with the ISS provides astronauts with their own food supplies when they’re sent up.

Plenty of Food Options

These usually include dehydrated snacks as well as other packaged and thermo-stabilized food items that can be shared with the crew. Sharing is caring!

Sunsets and Sunrises

Want to take the most aesthetic sunset or sunrise pictures that will make you an instant viral success? Go up to the ISS — the view is unbeatable. Some places on Earth boast a few of the most ethereal sunrises and sunsets imaginable, but it still doesn’t hold a candle to what astronauts see up there.

Sunsets and Sunrises

On top of that, while we get to see one of each per day, they get to see 166 sunrises and sunsets a day in a 24-hour time span as they orbit the Earth.

Harmful Sides of Weightlessness

You thought headaches and nausea were the last of the astronauts’ troubles? Too bad they have to deal with way more. Fluids go upward in weightlessness, causing a puffy face along with the usual, annoying nasal congestion.

Harmful Sides of Weightlessness

Bones tend to lose calcium, muscles begin to waste away, kidney stones can form, the heart can shrink, and bowels slow down — these are only some of the physical conditions most of our brave space travelers face. The ISS doesn’t sound as glamorous now, does it?