16-11-2010, 11:04 AM
Jump height
If a man can jump 2 foot vertically on earth, and 12 foot vertically under 1/6th the gravity - which I'm guessing is roughly the rationale being used - it doesn't follow that if you double the man's weight he should be able to jump half that height.
If I'm 85kg and can jump 2ft vertically, on earth, and you weigh me down with another 85kg, I am not going to be able to jump 1ft in the air. It is faulty reasoning to think so. I'd be lucky to jump 6 inches if you asked my muscles to lift 2 times the weight they are accustomed to lifting.
Visibility of stars from the lunar surface
The sun was always shining when the astronauts were on the moon. That is, it was daytime. Do we expect to see stars on earth at daytime? No? Then why should we expect astronauts to see stars, or cameras to record stars when looking skyward during the lunar daytime?
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Why should I trust the reasoning of people who can't figure this sort of thing out for themselves before they submit it to us as evidence that the moon landings were faked?
If a man can jump 2 foot vertically on earth, and 12 foot vertically under 1/6th the gravity - which I'm guessing is roughly the rationale being used - it doesn't follow that if you double the man's weight he should be able to jump half that height.
If I'm 85kg and can jump 2ft vertically, on earth, and you weigh me down with another 85kg, I am not going to be able to jump 1ft in the air. It is faulty reasoning to think so. I'd be lucky to jump 6 inches if you asked my muscles to lift 2 times the weight they are accustomed to lifting.
Visibility of stars from the lunar surface
The sun was always shining when the astronauts were on the moon. That is, it was daytime. Do we expect to see stars on earth at daytime? No? Then why should we expect astronauts to see stars, or cameras to record stars when looking skyward during the lunar daytime?
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Why should I trust the reasoning of people who can't figure this sort of thing out for themselves before they submit it to us as evidence that the moon landings were faked?