How to cut your fingernails in space

by umer | 5:27 AM in |

How to cut your fingernails in space,Clipping your finger nails here on Earth is already a tedious task.

But how annoying would it be to do in space? Without the comfortable pull of gravity, those sharp, crescent moon-shaped slivers of keratin would be all up in your face — literally.

Thankfully, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has mastered the art. He uploaded a DIY video from onboard the International Space Station about the best ways to file down your claws while floating in zero gravity.