Shouldn't this be in 'off-topic -mental'Okay Moon Landings and Flat earth as so many keep bringing it up. so many will quote all the scientific woo woo stuff at you but I've learned over the years that keeping things basic is better
The official NASA photo of earth
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So this was from Apollo 11 1969 Yet no photo's of Earth from Moonlanding???
To me if I was going for a vacation to the moon, there would be a few very important photo's, Me on the Moon, Me on the Moon with Earth in background and some proper photo's of Earth. another thing is moon is around 4x smaller than earth so if your near the moon wouldn't earth look 4x bigger than the moon does from earth?
It's interesting they landed on the side of the moon facing earth yet photo is over horizon of the moon, which side of moon they take off from?
I asked someone how they packed the moon buggy, sorry LRV Lunar rover vehicle in that tiny space craft and they said it was a kit, they built it when they landedI also asked about the moon boot soul in museum that doesn't match the foot prints on the moon, they said they had boot covers on the moon boots
and the LRV was Batter powered, good technology they had in 1969 battery wise, Power was provided by two 36-volt silver-zinc potassium hydroxide non-rechargeable batteries developed by Eagle-Picher with a charge capacity of 121 A·h each (a total of 242 A·h), yielding a range of 57 miles (92 km).
How Heavy was the LRV
460 pounds
Built by Boeing and General Motors for the last three missions of the Apollo program, the moon buggy is fantastically lightweight compared to modern electric vehicles, clocking in at just 460 pounds (210 kg) Earth weight (this translates to 77 pounds, or 35 kg, once on the moon).
And yet there was intense debate within NASA about whether a television camera should be carried in Apollo 11’s Lunar Module, as it would add weight to the spacecraft. Eventually, a black-and-white Westinghouse camera with a 16mm lens was approved. Deployment of a TV camera to transmit signals to Earth became one of the additional flight objectives of the mission. But we got a 210kg Dunebuggy on it
How did the astronauts stay on the Moon without gravity?
There is gravity on the Moon. It's 1/6 of that at the surface of the Earth, but what goes up generally comes down. The astronauts wore heavy, with oxygen tanks and other equipment, which helped keep them on the ground. They developed a sort of hopping from foot to foot gait, or kangaroo jumping.
Good job the LRV was lightweight then, It stuck to the moon surface like a Dune buggy in the Desert
How many moon buggies have been left on the Moon?
Three
Three were transported to and left on the Moon via the Apollo 15, 16, and 17 missions (LRV-1 to 3), with the fourth (LRV-4) used for spare parts for the first three following the cancellation of Apollo 18. The rover used on Apollo 15 was left at Hadley-Apennine (26.10°N 3.65°E ).
Yeah why bother taking new batteries and using the one already there when you can take a whole new one each time instead of other stuff
https://www.eaglepicher.com/technology/battery-chemistries/silver-zinc-batteries/
Sounds like they should be using these in EV cars instead the HEAVY Modern Firecracker ones
I'd like one of these Nikon Camera's
If i'm talking bollox, feel free to correct me
It's all good fun and people need to laugh more at it all I think
I'm not saying anyone's thick, as I said until it affects many there not aware or not interestedThis is part of the problem Bods. You're free to evangelise as much as you like - it's calling the rest of us out as being thick that tends to grate on the nerves a bit. I'll resist from name calling - partly out of keeping things civilised, and partly because I worry that the 2 short planks might sue me.
I can understand what you are saying. I'm sure it makes people feel empowered rather than simply one of the lotus eaters.I'm not saying anyone's thick, as I said until it affects many there not aware or not interested
After last 4 years everyone should be questioning what's happening, if you watch TV everything is pretty normal apart from the usual Government Lies and Cover ups. Like I was before all this started, was too busy just living my own little world, not really looked into why some things didn't add up but that made me start looking and listening to other people
If some don't want to it's fine but there so quick to label others Conspiracy Theorists for questioning everything but why not question everything?
But lets keep laughing about it all
Did you know arguing with conspiracy theorists causes global warming due to the co2 from all that wasted breath
That's because people still believe the planet is warming caused by Co2, but with too little the planet will be dying but carry on believing itDid you know arguing with conspiracy theorists causes global warming due to the co2 from all that wasted breath
I can understand what you are saying. I'm sure it makes people feel empowered rather than simply one of the lotus eaters.
But lets not assume that questioning everything as you put it, is a good thing. In the case of conspiracy theories (take your pick) the popular discourse is now littered with misinformation in the form of books, interviews, Youtube clips - you name it. Therefore somone looking for answers, will certainly come into contact with the official version and many, many alternate versions. They will also be served up a bunch of pro conspiracy content by YouTube's algorithm as these videos have higher engagement and watch times. (this is not a conspiracy but an established fact, based on analysis from ex YouTube employees)
I don't think that's progress. I find it all a bit depressing tbh, that with unprecedented access to information people are using it to question if the earth is round, or if we have actually been to the moon or not.
I wasn't going to participate in this thread anymore as it felt like it was going in the direction of getting too personal rather than having a constructive discussion regarding what can be considered controversial subjects. It's a somewhat serious topic so whenever I voice my opinion on such things I try to make it light-hearted and it's nice to read your guys thoughts on such matters.@Bods
Whether you’ve called me thick or not - I don’t like being patronised. The general ongoing theme recently appears to be that a lot of people on this forum are zombies that fail to see what is going on in the world.
You appear to set yourself apart as someone that is prepared to question everything. You infer that, unlike you, I and others like me, Iive in our own little worlds. You say that you’ve looked into things that don’t add up. Ok, fair enough - you’re not the first person that’s asked themselves: if the world is a sphere, why don’t we all fall off? Your answer: the Earth is flat. Again, fair enough - you’ve looked at it, weighed it up, and that’s your conclusion.
Being curious about the world is how we learn. So all good. The issue I have is the inference that I haven’t bothered to ask the question. I’m like you (before you saw the light). That maybe I have been too busy. Mate - I haven’t been too busy. I’ve done the same as you, asked the questions, looked at stuff as best and as objectively as I can.
I draw different conclusions to you - that’s it. It’s not that I’m too busy / lazy / so far unaffected by stuff that affects you. The difference is that I don’t come on here spouting off about any of this, then calling people out that disagree with me as living in their own little worlds.
I’m not laughing. Because it’s not funny.