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2007-11-20 04:06:21 · 28 answers · asked by FriendlyLionLeo 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Go rant about some other conspiracy theory.
The flag is held out with a rod so that the full flag can be seen.
The moon landings were real, despite what some idiots believe. The proof of the pudding is that film or tape of the lunar rover shows dust and rocks being flipped up by the rover's tires. The small rocks follow a trajectory that is not possible on earth due to earth's greater gravity. So if we didn't land on the moon, we have a device that can control gravity. That's real plausible, isn't it? Think of what we could do with that..."got the bad guy in your sights, corporal. OK! Pull the trigger and watch the bad guy float up, up & away!"
2007-11-20 04:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by rjrmpk 6 · 5⤊ 1⤋
The Flags on the moon do NOT flutter or float in the breeze. As you said, there is no breeze or wind.
All of the flags were built with a stiffening rod on the top side of the field that is used to hold it out away from the flagpole. Because the stiffening rod is a bit shorter than the length of the field of the flag, it is deployed with folds and pleats, giving it a pleasing appearance for the TV and still cameras.
You have NOT seen any TV footage of the flag fluttering that did not also coincide with the astronauts doing something to the flagpole -- jostling it, deploying it, or trying to twist it so that it would go deeper into the lunar soil.
And you can not see the flag "flutter" in a still photograph.
2007-11-20 08:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
I'll answer only the question you're asking. The flag does not flutter. When it's moving in the TV footage it's because it's just been touched. With no air resistance, it takes a long time to damp. There is gravity, but only one-sixth of Earth's and it's pulling straight down, so that doesn't stop the side-to-side movement.
The reason it sticks out is because it was held by wire.
2007-11-20 06:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The flag is on a horizontal pole to display it in an extended position. It only moved while the astronaut was erecting it. Here's a better question. If the flag is fluttering in a breeze, why isn't all of that powdery dust on the ground blowing around? It just sort of sits there...as if it were in a vacuum....
2007-11-20 14:37:44 · answer #4 · answered by aarowswift 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There IS gravity on the moon, it's just a much weaker force compared to being on the surface of the earth.
That being said, yes there is no "WIND" per se, in space, however touching the flag, a blast from a space ship, or any movement can cause this to look like a 'flutter'.
And yes, because there is no wind, there has to be a wire frame so you can actually see the flag. Else it would look like a flag on earth on a windless day...
2007-11-20 04:18:13 · answer #5 · answered by Razor 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The flag shook only when touched (as the astronauts tried to plant it), giving it the appearance of waving. This is basic physics - the law of conservation of momentum. There are animations showing that the flag didn't move when not touched, even when astronauts walked next to it. If it was in a studio, the breeze caused by the astronauts' movements would've moved the flag. See my source for a more detailed explanation.
2007-11-20 04:22:33 · answer #6 · answered by clitt1234 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1. There is no wind in the moon. 2. The flag didn't wave. 3. The flag was propped with a wire to look like it was bending. 4. There are many winds in space (look up solar wind).
2016-05-24 08:11:39 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not flutter man...What are you talking about?
See this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4
And look at 1:00 minutes and you will see it is completely stationary. Wires were added so it does not droop under moons gravity, and the pilot reshaped the wires so it looked kind of wavy, but IT DOES NOT MOVE!!!
2007-11-20 04:25:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
The flag only "fluttered" when it had been touched by one of the astronauts. The flag also had a rod across the top to keep it stretched out.
Honestly, only scientifically-illiterate morons think the moon missions were faked.
2007-11-20 04:12:37 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋
the flag has a pole in it that makes it stand out straight. Every video of it shown is after recently being touched by one of the astronauts. With limited resistance to stop it's motion, it can wave back and forth with the pole in it.
2007-11-20 04:11:26 · answer #10 · answered by WJ 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋