After the United States lost to Germany in World Cup group play on Thursday, American astronauts Reid Wiseman and Steve Swanson went through with their losing side of an international bet, and let German astronaut Alexander Gerst shave Wiseman's head.
Good game Germany! Thanks for the shave @astro_alex #worldcup pic.twitter.com/mJ0upYT87c
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 26, 2014 (Gerst, who's already sporting the Mr. Clean look, had agreed to let American astronauts draw a little star-spangled banner on his head if Germany lost.)
Good game Germany! Thanks for the shave @astro_alex #worldcup pic.twitter.com/mJ0upYT87c
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 26, 2014 .@astro_reid Good game @ussoccer too! Let’s repeat in the final… Good to know I can work as a barber after flight! pic.twitter.com/Ocw1HNyxpj
— Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex) June 27, 2014 It was nice to wake up this morning and not worry about my hair. There isn’t any. @astro_alex #worldcupfun
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 27, 2014 Everybody at the International Space Station seemed to have fun with the bet. (Clearly, they've been getting really into the World Cup up there.) But how, you may ask, does a space haircut even work? Kind of like a vacuum cleaner back on Earth. Regular old clippers are attached to a tube that sucks hair into a bag. Here's a demo from astronaut Chris Hadfield:
And while Wiseman's new style is cool and everything, the rest of the photos he's been posting are way more awe inspiring than what's happening inside of the spacecraft.
Our world is beautiful #Exp40 #Africa pic.twitter.com/ebvhcZl1tW
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 27, 2014 This captures the odd double horizon of sunsets viewed from above. pic.twitter.com/esYGEQ7pKW
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 26, 2014 It’s getting good up here! pic.twitter.com/2oSP7wh9qf
— Reid Wiseman (@astro_reid) June 25, 2014