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– Sir, I’m itching to ask you!

– What have you got this time, Hans?

– I’ve read somewhere about the planes of the old days…

– A good beginning!

– The trick was such: if the landing meters failed, the pilots poured water into a glass and landed the plane along the slope made by water!

– It’s very stimulating, Hans. But in our case it won’t help: as in zero gravity, water will fly around the cabin in drops of different forms and sizes, and if an artificial gravity is turned on, then it could be directed to any point. And how do you determine which is which: the top or the bottom? So, it’s entertaining, but useless! The same peculiar method may be used to determine air pressure in the ship with a condom!

– Gee! How is it done, sir?

– You’ll have to inflate it, Hans, and watch its size.

– The size is marked on the package, sir!

– Not inflated size, Hans, I’ll show you the gag if you find the thing on the ship! What’s the matter with you, Hans? You’ve frozen still strangely!

– Our ship, sir!

– Not again! What about it?

– It’s working so far, sir, but I’m worried about what may happen if the engine breaks down?

– What an evil thought, Hans! Didn’t you check the engines before takeoff?