Moon landing hoax
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As you said the radiation consists of mostly electrons and ionized protons and some higher charged particles too. Now to your Bremsstrahlung radiation. Heavy metal sheilding such as lead would cause more of that radiation. The lower the atomic number of the metal one uses the less bremsstrahlung created. Aluminium is better than steel as an example. Plus the lunar CM had insulation that acted as sheilding. Plus they flew through the tinnest part of the belts, backwards with the engine and CM support bit into the "current".
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Bremsstrahlung radiation is the lethal product of high energy raidtion interaction with metals .
it is only less lethal than the source - so if they have no lead , they get fried by the source particles / radiation .
if they do have lead they get fried by the less lethal - but still lethal Bremsstrahlung radiation .
either way - they get fried
do you seriouly think an aluminium tin can is going to sheiled you from the suns radiation over a full7 days ?
I think not .
from the Liers own site
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/airline-radiation.html
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http://www.avweb.com/news/aeromed/181873-1.html
if you fly IN A PLANE INSIDE EARTHS PROTECTION
you get toasted if you do it long enough
imagine what happens to you over 7 days in deep space ,
and a few hours inside concentrated BELTS of radiation .( van allen )0 -
radio hams picked up faked transmission from a delayed relaying satellite .
astonomers only captured appollo in earth orbit , not lunar orbit
yes , that was all faked as well
Try not to be so unequivocal, it's your opinion but it isn't a fact.
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I'm curious to know how NASA replicated 1/6th gravity so perfectly, look at the Mythbusters Vomit Comet segment.
Also look the 3D generated terrain made using the SELENE mission data.
Compare it to the Apollo 15 images;
Apparently NASA really did it's homework when it came to "faking" their landing site in area 51.
As far as the Van Allen belt theory you should take a look at this passage from Clavius.org;The Van Allen belts are full of deadly radiation, and anyone passing through them would be fried.
Needless to say this is a very simplistic statement. Yes, there is deadly radiation in the Van Allen belts, but the nature of that radiation was known to the Apollo engineers and they were able to make suitable preparations. The principle danger of the Van Allen belts is high-energy protons, which are not that difficult to shield against. And the Apollo navigators plotted a course through the thinnest parts of the belts and arranged for the spacecraft to pass through them quickly, limiting the exposure.
The Van Allen belts span only about forty degrees of earth's latitude -- twenty degrees above and below the magnetic equator. The diagrams of Apollo's translunar trajectory printed in various press releases are not entirely accurate. They tend to show only a two-dimensional version of the actual trajectory. The actual trajectory was three-dimensional. The highly technical reports of Apollo, accessible to but not generally understood by the public, give the three-dimensional details of the translunar trajectory.
Each mission flew a slightly different trajectory in order to access its landing site, but the orbital inclination of the translunar coast trajectory was always in the neighborhood of 30°. Stated another way, the geometric plane containing the translunar trajectory was inclined to the earth's equator by about 30°. A spacecraft following that trajectory would bypass all but the edges of the Van Allen belts.
This is not to dispute that passage through the Van Allen belts would be dangerous. But NASA conducted a series of experiments designed to investigate the nature of the Van Allen belts, culminating in the repeated traversal of the Southern Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (an intense, low-hanging patch of Van Allen belt) by the Gemini 10 astronauts.
The "six feet of lead" statistic appears in many conspiracist charges, but no one has yet owned up to being the definitive source of that figure. In fact, six feet (2 m) of lead would probably shield against a very large atomic explosion, far in excess of the normal radiation encountered in space or in the Van Allen belts.
While such drastic measures are needed to shield against intense, high-frequency electromagnetic radiation, that is not the nature of the radiation in the Van Allen belts. In fact, because the Van Allen belts are composed of high-energy protons and high-energy electrons, metal shielding is actually counterproductive because of the Bremsstrahlung that would be induced.
Metals can be used to shield against particle radiation, but they are not the ideal substance. Polyethylene is the choice of particle shielding today, and various substances were available to the Apollo engineers to absorb Van Allen radiation. The fibrous insulation between the inner and outer hulls of the command module was likely the most effective form of radiation shielding. When metals must be used in spacecraft (e.g., for structural strength) then a lighter metal such as aluminum is better than heavier metals such as steel or lead. The lower the atomic number, the less Bremsstrahlung.
The notion that only vast amounts of a very heavy metal could shield against Van Allen belt radiation is a good indicator of how poorly though out the conspiracist radiation case is. What the conspiracists say is the only way of shielding against the Van Allen belt radiation turns out to be the worst way to attempt to do it!0 -
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Bremsstrahlung radiation is the lethal product of high energy raidtion interaction with metals .
it is only less lethal than the source - so if they have no lead , they get fried by the source particles / radiation .
if they do have lead they get fried by the less lethal - but still lethal Bremsstrahlung radiation .
either way - they get fried
Like the example I gave earlier of radium. Radium is highly radioactive. I would not have a lump of it sitting naked on my shelf. On the dial of a wristwatch? No real issue. I have such watches. I've pointed a gieger counter at them. With the glass off the counter goes pretty ape. Glass back on and it registers yes, but much much lower. Through the back of the watch? Mere mm from the source? Nada or damn close to background.do you seriouly think an aluminium tin can is going to sheiled you from the suns radiation over a full7 days ?
OK practical example. UV light on earth causes sunburn and is linked to certain cancers*. Walk a mile on a beach for 20 minutes fully clothed and you may get a little red on the nose if you're sensitive. Lie on a beach for two hours in a pair of trunks and unless youre an african lad with built in factor 20, you're going to burn. A layer of opaque fabric can stop the suns UV radiation dead.if you fly IN A PLANE INSIDE EARTHS PROTECTION
you get toasted if you do it long enoughimagine what happens to you over 7 days in deep space ,
and a few hours inside concentrated BELTS of radiation .( van allen )
* I have a CT of my own on the positive link between sun and skin cancer. another time maybe....Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Try not to be so unequivocal, it's your opinion but it isn't a fact.How do you explain observations made by radio telescopes?
OK lets recap.
Photos on the moon. Some issues there, but some say explainable some dont.
Lack of blast crater. I still say if they've gone to the trouble of faking 1/6th gravity and faking it so well and building huge launch vehicles, then surely they would fake something everyone expected to see, including them. If not why the hell did they draw attention to it so many times.
Lunar rover still stowed but tracks visible. That ones dead. misunderstanding over where it was stowed. Simple as.
Ballooning space suits. Well the STS ones arent ballooned and in the arms and legs look pretty identical to the lunar ones. The early EVA suit and was used only once because of its bad design. ditto for the USSR one.
Radiation. The jury is out, but I suspect a majority vote will find in favour of the we went side.
Moon rocks. OK could have been collected by probes, but they would have needed a lot of probes.
Faking 1/6th gravity. Show me one, just one scene from any movie ever, that looks real. Slow mo doesnt cut it. In scenes where they're bouncing around objects they carry show normal speed. Better yet. one Hoax youtube vid claims that an object dropped by one guy falls too fast for it to be 1/6th gravity, yet the same guy reckons harnesses and slow mo. Cant be both folks.
They couldnt do it now, yet did it then? Concorde. The Viking missions to mars with a powered descent to the surface. Now they rely on balloons and parachutes.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Little obvious diff to a pressurised one. Why? Because they learned after the early ones how to layer them so ballooning would be far far less of a problem. Indeed by your logic the current STS photos must be fake too as they show far less ballooning than Whites early EVA suit.
I'm posting up two more videos to address the differences, which I feel are fairly obvious. I don't know if you can't see what I'm on about. I'm guessing that you won't agree with me. Do these suits look to be inflated to 4.5psi and placed inside a vacuum?
Another issue many conspiracy theorists have is with the gloves used in the apollo missions. People would love to put them to the test. Inflated to 4psi and then stuck into a vacuum they likely be near unusable.0 -
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I'm posting up two more videos to address the differences, which I feel are fairly obvious. I don't know if you can't see what I'm on about. I'm guessing that you won't agree with me. Do these suits look to be inflated to 4.5psi and placed inside a vacuum?
Lets revisit Ed White's and NASA'a first EVA in a trial suit.
Yes there was some ballooning but still have creases. The ballooning was mostly in the arse leg area and the arms as he had great difficulty using his fingers as the sleeves lengthened.
Then we have the lunar suit. Unpressurised first.
Pressurised
STS EVA suit unpressurised
Pressurised
Oh and look, visor up and no white stick and labrador in sight.
Spot the lack of difference between the unpressurised and pressurised suits. Fine if you believe all eva's including whites were faked.Another issue many conspiracy theorists have is with the gloves used in the apollo missions. People would love to put them to the test. Inflated to 4psi and then stuck into a vacuum they likely be near unusable.
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Eh where? Again Shuttle suit
Moon suit
Hey even lets go with a hoaxers fave
Where's the diff? Both are bulky suits. Both are rounded. Both have creases.
This is also comparing different design suits separated by 20 years in design and advancement of materials.
Hell heres a russian suit in EVA. entirely different design(and close to their moon suit if they had gone).
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-22/hires/iss022e025646.jpg
I'll not post it directly as its huge. Full of detail, creasing and no ballooning. And oh look hes' gonna be blinded by UV too. Then again the russians are hard as nails.
EDIT another example from the russian side.
Modern russian eva suit.
Now lets compare to alexei leonov and the first EVA in space.
Look at his gloves. You wanna talk ballooning? Looks like a bunch of bananas and it nearly killed him. Is the recent russian shot a fake?
Going on the fruit theme, you're still comparing apples and oranges here.
I gotta say the ballooning suit theory is not exactly rock solid. Indeed on a slippery slope to feck all IMH.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Eh where? Again Shuttle suit
Moon suit
Hey even lets go with a hoaxers fave
Where's the diff? Both are bulky suits. Both are rounded. Both have creases.
This is also comparing different design suits separated by 20 years in design and advancement of materials.
Hell heres a russian suit in EVA. entirely different design(and close to their moon suit if they had gone).
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/gallery/images/station/crew-22/hires/iss022e025646.jpg
I'll not post it directly as its huge. Full of detail, creasing and no ballooning. And oh look hes' gonna be blinded by UV too. Then again the russians are hard as nails.
EDIT another example from the russian side.
Modern russian eva suit.
Now lets compare to alexei leonov and the first EVA in space.
Look at his gloves. You wanna talk ballooning? Looks like a bunch of bananas and it nearly killed him. Is the recent russian shot a fake?
Going on the fruit theme, you're still comparing apples and oranges here.
I gotta say the ballooning suit theory is not exactly rock solid. Indeed on a slippery slope to feck all IMH.
Have you looked at the videos at all? Is your argument that the videos and photos were shot at the same time? Or does your argument need the reader to wear these.........
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Obviously my contention is that the videos show the same things as the stills. Just taking your side of the debate and examining it. You spoke of "ballooning" and I'm showing the evolution of the space suit and how you're not comparing like with like and not understanding the basic differences between the early suits and the apollo and later suits. And showing you in high definition still images the differences. Of course this doesnt fit with your hard won theory so must of course be dismissed as blinkered thinking on my part.
OK video you say? Cool. Here's an STS vid of men and women in pressurised suits in a vacuum seemingly oblivious to this ballooning notion doing very delicate work. Moving their fingers to boot. Much more delicate work than the apollo guys ever had to do.
Yet Ed White in the example you gave earlier could barely get back into his spacecraft and was in danger of being lost in the attempt. Ditto with Leonov on his first EVA. But the suits must be the same? Eh no.
Your goalposts are shifting so fast here, that Pele at his best would have no hope of scoring.
Simple questions then. Have the suits evolved? Could White or Leonov have attempted to repair the Hubble in 8 hour excursions with power tools in their original suits?
Game over for the ballooning suit theory.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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My argument is obviously that the videos and photos where staged at seperate times. The video you posted is a good example of what I mean. To me the suits look more inflated in that video.
Also the astronaughts in the shuttle bay are having trouble handling slim/thin objects around them in the newer suits. Imagine then the difficulty in taking pictures with a hasselblad and straightening the corners on the US flag using the unevolved gloves from the apollo missions.
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Goalpost shift again. The camera you picture is not the adapted camera the Apollo guys used. Again apples and oranges.
The gloves on the shuttle are near complete copies of what they learned from apollo. The USSR didnt even have apollo and by the end of the 60's into the 70's had evolved their own gloves along similar lines.
As for the difficulty of handling small items on the STS missions. The crews servicing the hubble did incredibly delicate tasks.
The flag raising, a simple procedure took two of them much longer than it would have done if your theory is correct.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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As for the difficulty of handling small items on the STS missions. The crews servicing the hubble did incredibly delicate tasks.The mission was intensive, especially considering almost all of the repairs that were performed during a series of TK spacewalks were on parts that were never intended to be serviced by astronauts in space. Equally intense (and beautiful) are the 180 tools NASA employed for the job--with 116 of them created specifically for this mission.
FYI they used tools.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/science/space/17hubble.html
Article on how difficult it was to fix hubble with space gloves. The following video demonstrates the ease with which the apollo aastronaughts handle slim/thin objects compared with your earlier video and the NY Times article's account of how difficult the gloves were to use while fixing hubble.Zooming in on this image we can clearly see Scott swishing it (the falcon feather) around between his thumb and index finger.
So we know he has a tight grip on it........
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I know they used tools. Many of the pics and vids I put up of the STS suits show such tools. Tools or not they were able to make precision movements, enough to fix a complex piece of kit. A piece of kit that hadnt been designed for in flight maintenance. In the face of that do you still think holding a falcon feather was beyond the apollo guys?
Even ed white in that first primitive eva was able to hold and utilise his attitude adjuster. Indeed his co pilot McDivitt was able to operate an adapted camera to take the shots of his EVA. In the same clumsy suit. And get good well exposed shots too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_4#Extra-vehicular_activity_.28EVA.29 So if you believe this wasnt faked, then the inability to take a picture on the moon argument goes right out the window.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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I know they used tools. Many of the pics and vids I put up of the STS suits show such tools. Tools or not they were able to make precision movements, enough to fix a complex piece of kit. A piece of kit that hadnt been designed for in flight maintenance. In the face of that do you still think holding a falcon feather was beyond the apollo guys?
Even ed white in that first primitive eva was able to hold and utilise his attitude adjuster. Indeed his co pilot McDivitt was able to operate an adapted camera to take the shots of his EVA. In the same clumsy suit. And get good well exposed shots too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_4#Extra-vehicular_activity_.28EVA.29 So if you believe this wasnt faked, then the inability to take a picture on the moon argument goes right out the window.
This further supports my argument. The tools listed earlier were specially designed, the camera was adapted. No doubt that swishing an eagle feather is now proved even harder to do. In many accounts of these space walks astronaughts have lost nails had cramp etc.
The fakery of the hammer & feather experiment is further endorsed. Edit: Also that pic is a particularly good example of how these (Whites) presurised suits look in a vacuum.0 -
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Nope holding a feather requires a simple thumb and forefinger grip or a hamfisted grip. Look at the sts vids to see them do this multiple times.
Are you saying the above action is easier than holding a feather?
Look again at this picture
A woman with generally lower grip strength than a man in gloves in a vacuum chamber with atmospheric pressure in the glove holding a small object in her left hand
And again youre repeating the mantra of the ed white suit, which is a different suit and less efficient design from later suits. Even so he can hold things and his copilot can take photos for the first time on an eva in space.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Nope holding a feather requires a simple thumb and forefinger grip or a hamfisted grip. Look at the sts vids to see them do this multiple times.
Are you saying the above action is easier than holding a feather?
Uh-huh. Or twiddling it.Look again at this picture
A woman with generally lower grip strength than a man in gloves in a vacuum chamber with atmospheric pressure in the glove holding a small object in her left hand
The object is considerably larger than a feather neither is she twiddling it. According to you then the hundreds of new tools didn't need inventing. The screwbox for example ( a plastic jig for holding small screws while replacing/removing them) didn't need inventing. And the many articles published on these difficulties in using pressurised gloves in a vacuum while fixing hubble were simply false?
Here you'll see the jigs used for replacing small screws, turning bolts etc.... all done here on earth. Bear in mind the NY Times article again which tells of the difficulties associated with the hubble repair in space.
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The object is considerably larger than a feather neither is she twiddling it. According to you then the hundreds of new tools didn't need inventing. The screwbox for example ( a plastic jig for holding small screws while replacing/removing them) didn't need inventing. And the many articles published on these difficulties in using pressurised gloves in a vacuum while fixing hubble were simply false?Here you'll see the jigs used for replacing small screws, turning bolts etc.... all done here on earth. Bear in mind the NY Times article again which tells of the difficulties associated with the hubble repair in space.
The moonfaker video you linked too and the vacuum glove experiment by the pro hoaxer guy is clearly not even within spitting distance of an actual moon glove or any EVA glove. His contentions about strength and thickness are so wild as to be laughable. EG a glove made of aramid fibre matting is several orders of magnitude stronger than say a leather glove but the leather is far stiffer. Indeed if you consider that chaps "proof" as valid then the STS missions which you seem to believe werent fake couldnt have happened, no matter what tools you invented. Can you explain that one?Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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OK look at your video. Look at the second tool they show mere seconds in. A screwdriver of sorts. Now look at the precision grip required in the bulky gloves.
A precision grip is not required. As you can see. The tool's head is roughly about the size recommended by the bloke on the video. You've stated earlier how difficult these gloves are when pressurised and operating in a vacuum.They were hard to move yes. All astronauts and cosmonauts say the same thing about all EVA gloves. They really hit the forearms. A few of the lunar guys and others even tore their fingernails clean off using them.
The evidence shows the hammer & feather video is a fake. Do you seriously expect me to believe that the aastronaught was twiddling a falcon feather between his index finger and thumb, while wearing thick pressurised gloves in a vacuum? I'm defo not convinced.
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A precision grip is not required. As you can see. The tool's head is roughly about the size recommended by the bloke on the video.You've stated earlier how difficult these gloves are when pressurised and operating in a vacuum.The evidence shows the hammer & feather video is a fake. Do you seriously expect me to believe that the aastronaught was twiddling a falcon feather between his index finger and thumb, while wearing thick pressurised gloves in a vacuum? I'm defo not convinced.
His glove looks more like a heavy duty rubber glove you can buy in any hardware shop. A thicker marigold basically.
Again as is so often the case in this like is not compared with like. The cameras another example.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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Not really going to get back involved for now, but here's a site with lots of information, worth a look.
http://www.geschichteinchronologie.ch/atmosphaerenfahrt/22_moon-fotos-without-moon-photographer-foto-compositions-ENGL.html
From NASSA
The outer surface of the 500EL data camera was colored silver to help maintain more uniform internal temperatures in the violent extremes of heat and cold encountered on the lunar surface. Lubricants used in the camera mechanisms had to either be eliminated or replaced because conventional lubricants would boil off in the vacuum and potentially could condense on the optical surfaces of the lenses, Reseau plate, and film.
Two film magazines for the lunar surface Hasselblad 500EL data camera were carried for use on the Moon's surface. Thirty-three rolls of the same film types as used on the earlier missions were carried on the Apollo 11 mission. The film used for Apollo 11 was loaded and several test shots exposed prior to flight. When the film magazines were returned for processing after the mission, the test shots were cut off and processed first. These were compared against accurate color charts to ensure that there would be no defects in processing the remainder of the film and that the colors would be most accurate.
http://history.nasa.gov/apollo_photo.html
The oils would boil off in the heat
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They took test shots on earth before flight to calibrate colour so they didn't think the film was going to work any differently than it does on earth.
The shots as they say they were taken are 100% impossible, another small fact I havent said is film "ektachrome" should be stored in a fridge, how the heat could possibly boil the oil inside the camera and leave the film undamaged is impossible, and thats without ANY radiation.
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another small fact I havent said is film "ektachrome" should be stored in a fridge, how the heat could possibly boil the oil inside the camera and leave the film undamaged is impossible, and thats without ANY radiation.
Them photo's were not taken on the moon.
Noone said heat boiled the oil. The lack of pressure in a vaccum lowers the boiling point of any liquid, thats why it boils, not because of heat. At least get the simple mechanics of space right.0 -
This has been an interesting thread thread and I would like like to thank Wibbs in particular for some very detailed and well researched replies0
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thecommander wrote: »Noone said heat boiled the oil. The lack of pressure in a vaccum lowers the boiling point of any liquid, thats why it boils, not because of heat. At least get the simple mechanics of space right.
The outer surface of the 500EL data camera was colored silver to help maintain more uniform internal temperatures in the violent extremes of heat and cold encountered on the lunar surface. Lubricants used in the camera mechanisms had to either be eliminated or replaced because conventional lubricants would boil off in the vacuum.
http://history.nasa.gov/apollo_photo.html
So what are the violent extremes?, what temperatures are they talking about?, whats the boiling temp on the moon?
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And the photo's are still 100% impossible. Can you deny that?, or are you so deluded by the whole scam that you can easily explain away anything and expect it believed?0 -
The outer surface of the 500EL data camera was colored silver to help maintain more uniform internal temperatures in the violent extremes of heat and cold encountered on the lunar surface. Lubricants used in the camera mechanisms had to either be eliminated or replaced because conventional lubricants would boil off in the vacuum.
http://history.nasa.gov/apollo_photo.html
So what are the violent extremes?, what temperatures are they talking about?, whats the boiling temp on the moon?
You're missing the point. The liquid boils due to the lack of pressure, not an extreme of temperature.
Water in a vacuum boils instantly as there is no pressure to keep the molecules together.0 -
thecommander wrote: »You're missing the point. The liquid boils due to the lack of pressure, not an extreme of temperature.
Water in a vacuum boils instantly as there is no pressure to keep the molecules together.
Yea but I asked what are the violent extremes NASA are talking about?.
And is it actually "boiling"? or are you mistaken?
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03925.htm
And please tell me the violent extremes NASA are talking about.0 -
Yea but I asked what are the violent extremes NASA are talking about?.
And is it actually "boiling"? or are you mistaken?
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/chem03/chem03925.htm
And please tell me the violent extremes NASA are talking about.
For one I would consider a vacuum a violent extreme when compared with our atmophere. What are you trying to get at?0 -
thecommander wrote: »For one I would consider a vacuum a violent extreme when compared with our atmophere. What are you trying to get at?
What am I trying to get at?, I'm trying to get a straight answer from you, I'm asking what violent extreme temperatures were NASA talking about?, remember you said it wasn't heat but a vacuum that boiled the water, I'm asking if you know what the "violent extremes" are in the link I posted and are you 100% sure about the vacuum boiling the oil and it has nothing to do with the heat involved, or just go back to your first post today and take it from there.0 -
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Its a similar argument to the one earlier about the moon being like an oven or a fridge. People are forgetting about the properties of heat transfer in a vacuum. The only way heat can be transferred in a vacuum is by radiation(or direct contact between two bodies). A vacuum is a very efficient "insulator" for want of a better word.
Practical example? You have a vacuum flask to keep hot things hot and cold things cold. Look inside one and you'll see the inner surface is silvered to reflect the infra red(radiation). So a silvered camera or bright white clothing will reflect the vast majority of the IR/heat. So a lot less issue with overheating the film.
Plus the simple fact that even the CT'rs acknowledge is that film cameras including movie film cameras have been used in a vacuum in zero g in earth orbit. The physics of those conditions dont change on the moon, except for more gravity. Indeed it should be easier on the moon.
Secondly the "boiling" part. Boiling is just the point where a liquid changes into a gas. It's the relationship between heat and pressure that's important. A fellow irishman got into all that http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boyle%27s_law Water boils at sea level pressure at 100 C. Top of everest more like 40 C. Tepid cup of tea ahoy, so bring whiskey to celebrate if you ever climb same(good rule anyway )
The other problem is hollywood and previous notions of what happens to say the human body in a vacuum. One of your links, the vacuum rubber glove box guy, refers to holes in gloves being fatal etc. He bases this on a book written in the early 60's and intercuts with an info film of the same time. It doesnt quite work like that.
http://www.geoffreylandis.com/vacuum.html
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/answers/970603.html
There have been a number of accidents were men were exposed to a hard vacuum in earth bound vacuum chambers. Contrary to popular belief your eyes dont pop, your blood doesnt boil and you dont die instantly. Nor do you feel cold or hot(actually heat build up would be a problem if you did stay conscious as your body could only radiate heat as explained before).
These accidents showed you stayed conscious for anything up to 15 seconds. The lips and eyes went dry and cold as the moisture "boiled" off, but you didnt go pop like a balloon. You would die from simple suffocation/heart attack.
That scene in 2001 a space Odyssey where the guy has to jump from the pod into the ship without a helmet could be done. The only mistake they made was that he held his breath. You would have to hyperventilate then expel all the air from your lungs.
So if you did spring a leak increasing the flow pressure in your suit would buy you time and either patching the suit(gaffa tape would likely work) or getting the f*** outa dodge would sort you. Further to that, a leak in a glove would be even less of an issue as the suits have a rubber internal seal at the wrist forearm area. You could puncture the glove and so long as some air was flowing may not even notice until you went back inside. As appears to have happened in the above cases. Plus we dont know if the puncture went all the way through the various layers.Rejoice in the awareness of feeling stupid, for that’s how you end up learning new things. If you’re not aware you’re stupid, you probably are.
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