A group of 8 players faced off in a soccer match on a reduced-gravity aircraft. At an altitude of more than 20,000 ft, the game conditions mimicked a feeling of weightlessness. Among the participants was Luís Figo, a retired soccer legend whose career included stints with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and the Portuguese men’s national team. The match was awarded a Guinness World Records distinction for the ‘Highest Altitude Game of Football (Soccer) on a Parabolic Flight.’ | NowThis

The zero g plane, also known as a parabolic flight, or the vomit comet, flies in parabolic trajectories to give a brief experience of weightlessness. This flight, operated by Novespace in Bordeaux, France, offered 14 weightless parabolas, 2 parabolas with a simulation of moon gravity, and one with Mars gravity. I brought some demos to try out on the vomit comet, with little to no success. But who can ever prepare for these weightless things? Watch to find out whether I threw up! Creator: Dianna