Talk:Enos (chimpanzee)

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Removed the line "Enos was glad to return to earth" ... this is hearsay - being a chimp, it's not as if Enos could have said he was glad to return to earth.

[edit] "Enos the Penis"

According to Dark Side of the Moon (Gerard J. Degroot, New York University Press) Enos had a reputation for bad behavior. He destroyed panels and equipment inside the Mercury capsule when the electric shock system used to discipline the chimps for failing to perform tasks on time began to malfunction, shocking his feet even when he followed instruction. During his postflight press converence, he removed his diaper in front of reporters and began to masturbate, earning him the nickname "Enos the Penis". (chapter 9 "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters") BethEnd 23:20, 22 March 2007 (UTC)