Would the trapeze atrists need their safety net above them?
2006-10-21 10:30:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Trapeze 'atrists', what they 12 M? some kind of oscillatory heart valves?
2006-10-21 10:35:07 · answer #1 · answered by Barks-at-Parrots 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the artists push themselves off the moon with enough power to escape moons gravity, yes they will. But that still requires alot of power. The escape velocity on the moon is 2400 metres per second and I seriously don't think any trapeze is at the same time a body builder with legs of that power.
It's more likely that he/she will jump very high which will make his/her way back down quite dangerous. In that case he/she will need a safety net below him/her rather than above him/her.
2006-10-21 19:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by Inviz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would depend on how far they fall. Having seen the moon landings, I would say yes, a fall from the standard height trapeze "atrists" operate at would still cause serious injuries or death. If you don't believe me look at the drop Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin make from the last step of the lunar module. Its not a gentle float to the ground, they drop at a significant speed.
Even on the moon a fall of say 20ft would still be serious or fatal.
2006-10-21 18:18:05 · answer #3 · answered by colin.christie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh, cute question. The moon's gravity may be 1/6 that of Earth, but that is still plenty to keep an acrobat from shooting into outer space. The escape velocity of the moon is a little over 5,000 mph.
2006-10-21 19:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Nope. But if a trapeze artist could be killed by a fall of 20 feet on Earth, he could be killed by a fall of 120 feet on the Moon.
2006-10-21 17:34:20 · answer #5 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since gravity on the moon = 1/6 of the gravity on earth
the fall and acceleration is much slower.
So it is 6x safer. No net needed.
Th
2006-10-21 17:36:47 · answer #6 · answered by Thermo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would depend on their suits, or if they were in a building of some sort.
Besides, acrobats in zero gravity would get boring very quickly. Anyone can flip and twist when there's no resistance.
2006-10-21 17:38:33 · answer #7 · answered by Lady Ettejin of Wern 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would they swing as fast as on Earth? Would they have to worry about escape velocity? Could they be upto 6 times furhter away from each other? Many interesting points to ponder, thanks for asking the question!!
2006-10-21 17:41:14 · answer #8 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, because there is still gravity there. But to hurt themselves if they fell, they'd have to perform six times higher than on earth, 'cos moon gravity is only 1/6 of earth's.
2006-10-21 17:34:03 · answer #9 · answered by migdalski 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, im guessing your referring to the chances of achieving escape velocity due to the decreased gravity of the moon..
the human body alone on a trapese would not be able to attain the escape velocity required to leave
2006-10-21 17:39:17 · answer #10 · answered by harry_moloney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋