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Post by nomuse on Jul 17, 2007 14:51:46 GMT -4
Weren't early pressure suits done with such materials as rubber, latex, even canvas and leather (if you include partial-pressure suits worn by early jet pilots)? I don't think you can make an assumption that all organic materials will explode when exposed to vacuum.
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Post by donnieb on Jul 17, 2007 18:45:47 GMT -4
The whole suggestion seems absurd to me.
Take a bushel of feathers and stick 'em in a cider press. Crank the handle down. How much water would you expect to see drain out the bottom? Take it a step further and run the feathers through a blender. Mmm, feather smoothie? I think not.
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Post by grmcdorman on Jul 17, 2007 19:05:32 GMT -4
[snip] Take it a step further and run the feathers through a blender. Mmm, feather smoothie? I think not. Yeah! Submit that to Will It Blend! They did an iPhone, why not simple feathers?
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Post by Kiwi on Jul 18, 2007 11:05:17 GMT -4
Has everyone seen the photo of the hammer and feather on the lunar surface after the experiment? AS15-88-11890 163 kb and 951 kb hi-res. Caption at the ALSJ: At some point after 167:22:43, Dave took this picture of the hammer and feather lying next to the MESA. The picture was taken from a point west of the MESA. It appears that Dave kicked the hammer and feather out of the way after finishing his gravity demonstration, probably so that they wouldn't get stepped on.
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Post by phunk on Jul 18, 2007 11:05:27 GMT -4
Weren't early pressure suits done with such materials as rubber, latex, even canvas and leather (if you include partial-pressure suits worn by early jet pilots)? I don't think you can make an assumption that all organic materials will explode when exposed to vacuum. I don't think you can make the assumption that ANY organic materials will explode when exposed to vacuum.
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