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Flag on the moon (for the moon landing denyers)
universe today dot com ^ | 7-21-09

Posted on 07/21/2009 11:49:58 AM PDT by doug from upland

(NOT: errors are by the creator; I cut and pasted)

Flag on the Moon Written by Fraser Cain

When the NASA astronauts first landed on the Moon, they left a few items on the surface to commemorate their visit. These items included a plaque, mission badges and an American flag. If you've ever seen images or video of the flag on the Moon, you might have a few questions.

Why does the flag stand straight out and not just slump down? Here on Earth, flags are pushed out by the wind. Obviously, there's no wind on the Moon, so what's holding the flag up? The answer is pretty easy. There's a rod, sort of the like a curtain rod running across the top. So the flag on the Moon is being held out by the rod and isn't blowing in the wind.

What makes the flag flap if there's no wind? You might have also see a few videos of the flag on the Moon waving back and forth. This happened when the astronauts first planted the flag. There's no wind to make the flag to flag, but there's also no wind to stop it from moving back and forth. When the astronauts planted the flag on the Moon, they couldn't help but give it a sideways push. Without the wind resistance the flag would experience on the Earth, the flag can flap back and forth a few times before finally settling down. That's why it looks like it's flapping, even though there's no wind.

There's another scene where the flag flaps, as the lunar ascent module is taking off. In this case, the exhaust from the rocket is blasting the flag and causing it to flap back and forth. In the case of Apollo 11, the exhaust blast was so strong that the flag actually fell over. Later missions kept the flag much further away from the ascent rocket.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: apollo; apollo11; apollo12; apollo14; apollo15; apollo16; apollo17; apollomissions; flag; moon; nasa
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1 posted on 07/21/2009 11:49:58 AM PDT by doug from upland
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To: doug from upland

Shenanigans!!!


2 posted on 07/21/2009 11:51:20 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: doug from upland

I want to see a debate on ABC-Disney’s The View (where Whoopi Goldberg declared that the moon landing was a hoax, yesterday) between the Moon Landing deniers and those who swear that we did land but covered up shots of the moon civilization.


3 posted on 07/21/2009 11:52:13 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (There is no truth in the Pravda Media.)
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To: doug from upland

“they left a few items on the surface to commemorate their visit” like the ENTIRE bottom of the Luner Module!


4 posted on 07/21/2009 11:52:18 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: doug from upland; Quix; TaraP

I heard from some others that the aliens on the moon gave us warning to not come back again... they mumbled something about “NIMBY” (not in my backyard...) LOL...


5 posted on 07/21/2009 11:52:40 AM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: doug from upland
Obviously, there's no wind on the Moon, so what's holding the flag up? The answer is pretty easy. There's a rod, sort of the like a curtain rod running across the top. So the flag on the Moon is being held out by the rod and isn't blowing in the wind.

I was 7 when we landed on the moon and I'm pretty sure I knew this way back then.

6 posted on 07/21/2009 11:53:17 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (ABC-AP-MSNBC-All Obama, All the time.)
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To: doug from upland
Obviously, there's no wind on the Moon, so what's holding the flag up? The answer is pretty easy. There's a rod, sort of the like a curtain rod running across the top. So the flag on the Moon is being held out by the rod and isn't blowing in the wind.

I was 7 when we landed on the moon and I'm pretty sure I knew this way back then.

7 posted on 07/21/2009 11:53:18 AM PDT by VeniVidiVici (ABC-AP-MSNBC-All Obama, All the time.)
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To: doug from upland
When the NASA astronauts first landed on the Moon

You mean in Universal Studios

8 posted on 07/21/2009 11:53:59 AM PDT by libh8er
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To: a fool in paradise

You said — ... those who swear that we did land but covered up shots of the moon civilization.

:-)

They told us to not come back to the moon anymore... LOL...


9 posted on 07/21/2009 11:54:04 AM PDT by Star Traveler (The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is a Zionist and Jerusalem is the apple of His eye.)
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To: VeniVidiVici
Whoopie is not convinced!!

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10 posted on 07/21/2009 11:54:45 AM PDT by catbertz
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To: a fool in paradise

Whoopi Goldberg is a hoax....

perhaps she needs to visit her Guinancologist for a checkup.....


11 posted on 07/21/2009 11:57:31 AM PDT by Vaquero ("an armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: US Navy Vet

And the camera that pictured them blasting off back into space. Or was this all done in a studio in Hollywood? LOL


12 posted on 07/21/2009 11:57:43 AM PDT by fish hawk (Lord, help us to attain knowledge and the wisdom to apply it toward your ultimate will.)
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To: doug from upland

Excuses, excuses. How does Mr. Smarty Man explain that phony cut-out of planet earth in the background, falling down and rolling into the craft service table?


13 posted on 07/21/2009 11:57:56 AM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: doug from upland
The Moon is made of green cheese


14 posted on 07/21/2009 11:58:08 AM PDT by frithguild (Can I drill your head now?)
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To: doug from upland

Are we sure it wasn’t Photoshopped in?


15 posted on 07/21/2009 11:58:11 AM PDT by VideoDoctor
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To: catbertz
What's that Japanese word? Bukkake or something like that?*

* Yes, this is a tacky and tasteless post regarding Whoopie Goldberg but she deserves it.

16 posted on 07/21/2009 11:58:20 AM PDT by isthisnickcool (GIVE ME YOUR MONEY BITCH! - President Obama)
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To: US Navy Vet












Of course a lunar "truther" will just dismiss this as photoshopped....
17 posted on 07/21/2009 11:58:32 AM PDT by Kozak (USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Reqiescat in Pace)
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To: catbertz
You could have went years without posting that nasty, memory staining photo!
18 posted on 07/21/2009 11:58:43 AM PDT by Beagle8U (Free Republic -- One stop shopping ....... It's the Conservative Super WalMart for news .)
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To: Kozak

Where’s A 13 O never mind... ;-)!


19 posted on 07/21/2009 11:59:30 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: doug from upland
1) I think you mean deniers.
2. People who believe in that conspiracy crap should be punched in the face.
20 posted on 07/21/2009 12:00:01 PM PDT by Constitution Day (Eschew exclamatory abuse.)
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