Do we have a contender?

[PhantomWolf]

I think I might have stumbled onto the next Moonman. Read the comments for Anonymous Physicist. So far he seems to think that no temperature means absolute zero and seemed to be surprised about the Apollo 17 launch being TV footage.

covertoperations.blogspot.com/2007/10/politics-partisanship-media-are-all.html

Oh, and apparently Clavius and those of us on his board are all shills and lairs anyway

[JayUtah]

Then I can't imagine what good it would do for me to say anything.

[svector]

phantomwolf said:

and apparently Clavius and those of us on his board are all shills and lairs anyway

Well, at least he's original.

[wdmundt]

What is with the whole "the LM was crap" argument? I've encountered it a couple of times. HBs seem convinced that the LM could never have done what it did. I've pointed out repeatedly that there is incredible documentation for design/manufacturing/testing of the LM, but they seem unable to comprehend it.

I personally like the LM....

[PhantomWolf]

I personally like the LM....

I do too, it was perfect for the job it had to do. Whenever I sit down and try to figure out a better craft to do it, I can't. The basic shape of a lightweight box sitting on a second box on four legs. Ity doesn't have to be aerodynamic or cute, just just has to go down and up. Easy.

I think that the problem with the HBs is that they want Hollywood ships, the idea of a LM versus the Space 1999 Eagles or Star Wars X-Wings or even the moon shuttles from 2001, it just doesn't work quite right...

[Ginnie]

one of anonymous's comments

"the moon has 1/6 of earth's gravity - that is a lot of gravity to overcome."

[wdmundt]

The LM has the "that looks about right" feel to it, where (to me, anyway) the Soviet LK looked like a death trap. I guess HB thinking must be "the landings were faked, so the LM must not have worked." Ugh.

Good work with Anonymous Non-Physicist, anyway. It is always the same, though - isn't it? Explain away in great detail and when they reply it's as if they haven't even read anything you've written.

[PhantomWolf]

ginniegatrit said:

one of anonymous's comments

"the moon has 1/6 of earth's gravity - that is a lot of gravity to overcome."

I thought this comment and my response was good.

Anonymous wrote: do you think that anyone believes that 1/6 earth gravity is negligable?

(me) Yeah, but only those that are good at maths.

[PhantomWolf]

the Soviet LK looked like a death trap

What's wrong with the Tea Kettle?

[PhantomWolf]

jayutah said:

Then I can't imagine what good it would do for me to say anything.

I have to agree Jay. He was going on about the suits not protecting against "Solar radiation" so I asked him to give the figures on it, he then demanded I give him the figures, and tell him how to check the figures I gave and would lie about. Since then it's just been me tell ing him that he made the claim, he won't trust my figures, so he should find them himself, and him refusing too and demanding I provide them.

Of course if he took a quick look at Wiki, he'd see that about 50% of Solar Radiation in in the visible spectrum and the other 50% is in near UV and IR.

[JayUtah]

What's wrong with the Tea Kettle?

This was at NASM last time I was there.

[JayUtah]

I have to agree Jay.

Not much you can do about or with the vehemently ignorant. The only silver lining is that they tend to implode fairly quickly.

[PhantomWolf]

This was at NASM last time I was there.

I think you might have accidently posted the picture of H. G. Wells time machine there Jay.

[ineluki]

wdmundt said:

What is with the whole "the LM was crap" argument? ....

It has no wings, it doesn't bank when turning and there are no cool Tie-fighter sounds..

[Jason]

And it's got no lasers on it. What is it supposed to do if the giant moon insects attack it?