Our Moon Is Livable

[hizuka007]

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hmmm the math analysis is wrong. its not that there's 182 days that you might die in a year.
Its actually 365 days and the probability is 50% every single day.

But being afraid of being hit by a comet is totally baseless. Sir Rodsky is right, the probability of that happening is very low and since duol ra ang moon ug ang earth then probability will almost be the same whether you're in the moon or here on earth.

OnT:

Yeah, living in the moon will be a big step but i still think its too far off.
But progress is progress, so grats sa mga scientists

hehehe...pero ang direct hit, mao nay nakalisod... kung unsa kadak-on sa comet sa gawas mao pud ang kadak-on ang mo-igo sa moon kay ang moon wala may protection....dili parihas sa earth nga naa, mogamay....

[cromagnon]

I remember an amusing story a while back, about two guys (one slim/fit and the other rather overweight) talking about athletics on the moon. The big guy argued that, since he would only weight 1/6th of his earth weight on moon, that he would be able to run as fast, jump as high, and be light on his feet as the slim guy.

Now, as a puzzle for you guys, do you think what the big guy said was true? A specific case--suppose both guys were asked to race across a zigzag course from point A to point B on the moon, who do you think has a higher chance of reaching point B first?

-RODION

i think the fatter is still slow .. but , could differ in diiference copared in earth,..

[rodsky]

i think the fatter is still slow .. but , could differ in diiference copared in earth,..

Nope, actually he can move fast, due to lighter weight, but you're missing something very important, something that will affect the way he moves through the course. Which is why I made this into a puzzle, because most people are bound to miss it, because of our err "earth-bound" nature.

Anyone can still guess at what that important factor is.

-RODION

[dmelsie]

@rodsky
same ra man gihapon ang mass nila masking sa earth or sa moon pa na

weight lang ang ma change

aw ang tambok di gyud mauna oi, kay dali baya gyud na hangakon hahahaha suma try og gukod dagan ng tambok og niwang diba mas dali mag hal hal ang tambok ahahahaha
maski pa siguro gaan ang tambok pero di man mausab ang kasing kasing ana daghan gihapon cholesterol hahahaha mao minus gihapon hangin

aw depende pod diay kay if ang isa nila mo diretso straight rag dagan d mag zig zag zig zag aw siya gyud mauna hahahahaha

[cyril]

the overweight guy is still slower than the slim/fit guy but with the zigzag course, the overweight guy has the larger chance of winning since he has better traction

[cromagnon]

im no engineer , but from wat i learned from 4rt yr physics /.

its weight can add to its momentum , from its acceleration the weight add to its speed compared to the lightweight bec. of the lack of friction or drag which adds to the inertia .

since a motion will remain in motion in space dus to lack of friction .,

jus my 2 cents haha..

[rodsky]

Cromagnon, you almost hit the bullseye, you just need to state your explanation more clearly (or perhaps, in layman's terms), in order for others to understand what you mean.

So yes, the problem of the big guy is basically inertia. Inertia (from Wikipedia) is the resistance of any physical object to a change in its state of motion. It is represented numerically by an object's mass. Meaning, since the big guy is heavier, when he runs in one direction in an airless environment, that has a gravity 1/6th that of the earth, he will have difficulty in changing his direction, because he will tend to go towards the directly he initially started out. Meanwhile, the lighter guy has the same problem, but due to the fact that he is lighter, he is able to manage inertia better because his mass is smaller, and can turn more quickly around corners or zigzags, than the heavier guy. This problem is not obvious here on earth, because the 1g conditions nullify any advantage weight (heavier or lighter) may have on forward motion...but in 1/6th G, things will become very obvious, when dealing with inertia.

Klaro?

-RODION

[dmelsie]

@boss rodion klaro na hehehehe

mao diay na ta mass og inertia

sa ato pa d mauso ng dakpanay sa moon if adto ta mamuyo didto hahahaha

pirting lisoda mag dagan dagan og likay likay didto hahaha

[cromagnon]

^nyahaha


- cool sad to'g idea nga artificial gravity . wherein their using centrifugal force..

[bcasabee]

It is very obvious that it isn't livable. You have to put an artificial human habitat in there for the humans to stay longer in. For me, it will be ideal as a tourist destination for thrill seekers and perhaps just a mining colony and nothing more.
Just imagine how the fish lives in a fish tank, that is probably what its like also living in the moon.