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Technology is so fantastic. I asked my question from my cell phone in a car and I got an answer from an astronaut in space.

Edit: I was not the driver.

Dear NAStranaut Scott Kelly,

My name is Victoria. I loved your blooming zinnias. Excellent space gardening! I have many questions, but here are a two:

1. Do you stretch when you wake up in the morning from your space sleep? Is stretching just a waking up thing or does gravity make people want to stretch?
2. If you had a big scoop of something powdery, like if you were measuring out cinnamon or another powdered spice would it float around in a little powdered blobby cloud, or would it disperse into the microgravity air and be all over the place? Similarly, if you tried to use a salt shaker on you NASA approved dinner, how would the little salt pieces behave? Obviously there's no gravity to cause them to fall into your food from the shaker.

I remember reading that the one thing you miss most about earth is basically earth. It's too bad you guys can't have a nice lawn to sit around on in space, or like an ISS team pet. Have you guys thought about getting a little cuddly hamster or something? They spend a lot of time in their little ball, so maybe they'd be cool with a hamster space ball. I kid, I kid.

I'm excited for you to come back to earth so that I can read/watch all of the interviews. I hope you and the crew are well and I love following you guys on Facebook/Instagram!

Sincerely, Victoria

Texas, USA, Earth

Thank you so much for answering my question!