At the University of Salford, he told a 13-year-old aspiring astronaut: 'You could do with losing a bit of weight.'[8]
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The Duke of Edinburgh told a teenage aspiring astronaut that he should lose some weight, a blunt comment about physical fitness for space travel.
- In plain terms
- He advised the teen astronaut to lose weight.
- What can you take from it?
- Physical fitness is essential for demanding careers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does weight affect astronaut performance?
- What other factors are crucial for space travel?
Another view
The comment may be overly simplistic without context.
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