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    $\begingroup$ And a nice slide rule… $\endgroup$
    – Jon Custer
    Commented Jan 23, 2023 at 16:58
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    $\begingroup$ Cool pic, but how does this answer the question? $\endgroup$
    – FreeMan
    Commented Jan 24, 2023 at 14:11
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    $\begingroup$ @FreeMan: it seems more than likely than someone who has taken a pipe to space with him for a photo smokes said pipe, doesn't it? $\endgroup$
    – Jack Aidley
    Commented Jan 24, 2023 at 17:09
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    $\begingroup$ And, in fact, newspaper reports from the time describe him smoking his "ever-lit corncob pipe" ( cdnc.ucr.edu/… ) and photos exist of him smoking ( ebay.com/itm/374367032042 ) $\endgroup$
    – Jack Aidley
    Commented Jan 24, 2023 at 17:12
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    $\begingroup$ It most probably has not even tabacco inside. You don't want loose stuf in microgravity. Because every little bit floating around has the potential of getting into to life support system or into the lungs of the astronaut. The "corned beef sandwich incident" didn't go down too well so smoking would have mad a much bigger stirr. $\endgroup$
    – TrySCE2AUX
    Commented Jan 25, 2023 at 5:50