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Post by graham2001 on Sept 21, 2009 12:20:23 GMT -4
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Post by laurel on Sept 21, 2009 12:30:02 GMT -4
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Post by tkw251070 on Sept 21, 2009 13:54:11 GMT -4
I like that. Changing subject slightly, I recently had a conversation with my sister. Something along these lines: SISTER: You know the phrase 'It's not rocket science.'? ME: Yes. SIS: What do NASA rockets scientists say? |
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Post by blackstar on Sept 21, 2009 14:00:48 GMT -4
Well the Hoax is the counsel of despair so its sort of appropriate, and at least they are honest about trying to make a buck out of it...
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Post by gillianren on Sept 21, 2009 15:03:10 GMT -4
I like that. Changing subject slightly, I recently had a conversation with my sister. Something along these lines: SISTER: You know the phrase 'It's not rocket science.'? ME: Yes. SIS: What do NASA rockets scientists say? Leaving aside all the rocket scientists who don't work for NASA, I'm going to posit "brain surgery," which is the other one people use. Hence the character of Kim Possible's having one parent who was a rocket scientist and one who was a brain surgeon. |
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Post by tkw251070 on Sept 21, 2009 15:09:04 GMT -4
Leaving aside all the rocket scientists who don't work for NASA, I'm going to posit "brain surgery," which is the other one people use. Hence the character of Kim Possible's having one parent who was a rocket scientist and one who was a brain surgeon. That's what I said. 'It isn't brain surgery'. |
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Post by dragonblaster on Sept 21, 2009 20:53:45 GMT -4
Rocket science isn't rocket science, more like a hunt through a debris field for some bent piece of metal that might offer a clue. That, and a lot of crossed fingers. Brain surgery might be brain surgery, but brain surgery it isn't. <poke> Q. What's that? A. Broccoli. <scribbles: Broccoli> <poke> Q. What's that? A. My first day at school. <scribbles: First day at school> <poke> Q. What's that? A. Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuh <scribbles: probably shouldn't have poked there> Next volunteer, please! |
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Post by Data Cable on Sept 22, 2009 0:35:44 GMT -4
"Dammit, Smithers! This isn't rocket science, it's brain surgery!" - Charles Montgomery Burns
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Post by Kiwi on Sept 22, 2009 7:23:57 GMT -4
This reminds me of two things, which I most likely remember inaccurately:
Some time ago there was an exasperated HB either here or at BAUT who wasn't gaining acceptance of his ideas, so he wrote, "It's not rocket science, you know!" Another party in the thread gently corrected him with, "Actually, it is."
Then there was the infamous Moon Man, who thought there was something fishy when the Apollo 17 ascent stage "took off like a rocket."
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Post by laurel on Sept 22, 2009 12:55:35 GMT -4
This reminds me of two things, which I most likely remember inaccurately: Some time ago there was an exasperated HB either here or at BAUT who wasn't gaining acceptance of his ideas, so he wrote, "It's not rocket science, you know!" Another party in the thread gently corrected him with, "Actually, it is." Are you thinking of Svector's comment in this thread? It's post 142. apollohoax.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=theories&thread=2259&page=10The complete line is, "Not only that, gadou, but watch how fast the ascent module takes off. This is 1/6 gravidity [sic] and it took off like a rocket. I think it should've been a slower ascent just like it was a slow descent, if it were real." apollohoax.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=theories&thread=691&page=1  |
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Post by Jason on Sept 22, 2009 13:03:02 GMT -4
Wow. Moon Man actually complained that the LM was going as fast as a rocket? I guess someone forgot to put the thinking cap on that day.
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Post by homobibiens on Sept 22, 2009 14:19:36 GMT -4
1/6 gravity sounds to me like a reason the ascent should be fast, not slow. I guess one could come streaking in on the descent at a high rate of speed, firing the engine at full power, bringing the craft to a stop just as it touches down. But it seems like it would take an awful lot of practice to get that maneuver right, and there wouldn't be much margin for error ;D |
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Post by tkw251070 on Sept 22, 2009 15:30:31 GMT -4
Talking about the speed of the ascent stage. I read a comment the other day (can't find it now  ) where someone quoted the escape velocity of the moon and said the ascent stage was not travelling any where near the escape velocity. Therefore it was fake. Forehead - palm - move together - sigh! |
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Post by Ginnie on Sept 22, 2009 20:50:32 GMT -4
1/6 gravity sounds to me like a reason the ascent should be fast, not slow. I guess one could come streaking in on the descent at a high rate of speed, firing the engine at full power, bringing the craft to a stop just as it touches down. But it seems like it would take an awful lot of practice to get that maneuver right, and there wouldn't be much margin for error ;D His posts are so funny to read. I remember reading them before I officially joined. They were great entertainment! |
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Post by homobibiens on Sept 22, 2009 22:48:02 GMT -4
1/6 gravity sounds to me like a reason the ascent should be fast, not slow. I guess one could come streaking in on the descent at a high rate of speed, firing the engine at full power, bringing the craft to a stop just as it touches down. But it seems like it would take an awful lot of practice to get that maneuver right, and there wouldn't be much margin for error ;D His posts are so funny to read. I remember reading them before I officially joined. They were great entertainment! ;D I don't like to use cheesy analogies, because they can often be misleading, but in the case, I'll refer to a car that must be driven up to a rock wall until it is just touching, and then driven back in the other direction again. I think the driver will approach the rock wall considerably more slowly than the speed of the car when pulling away . . . Talking about the speed of the ascent stage. I read a comment the other day (can't find it now ) where someone quoted the escape velocity of the moon and said the ascent stage was not travelling any where near the escape velocity. Therefore it was fake. Forehead - palm - move together - sigh! I wonder what this person thinks about rockets taking off from earth. When they just get started, they're barely moving at all! |
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) where someone quoted the escape velocity of the moon and said the ascent stage was not travelling any where near the escape velocity. Therefore it was fake.