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Ariel's hair was inspired by an astronaut
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Drawing realistic hair underwater is a nightmare of buoyancy and physics. Stumped on how to make Ariel's fiery locks elegantly float without looking like a chaotic mess, animators studied footage of astronaut Sally Ride in zero gravity. Yes, the underwater aesthetic of a mythical fish-woman was completely ripped from the vacuum of actual outer space.
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