07-20-2009, 12:53 PM
Diggles Wrote:Proving that landing on the moon with a 40k lb thrust rocket would require going to the moon...which hasnt happened as of yet.So, conveniently, you have a left field hoax claim which you can't actually back up in any way. You cannot demonstrate, apparently on any scale, what 40k lb of thrust would do to a lunar surface, yet you stand behind your claim that it proves it's a hoax?
I'd say you could prove it, it would just cost money and apparently nobody is confident enough that they are right to spend that kind of cash to find out.
Get a rocket capable of producing 40k lb of thrust - doable but expensive.
Replicate a lunar surface - doable, probably not that expensive.
Apply thrust to surface.
See what happens.
This is like the old "a jet didn't really hit the Pentagon" claims.
Get a jet - doable but expensive.
Build a replica of a side of the Pentagon, to specs - doable but expensive.
Slam the jet into the replica.
See what happens.
I guess it's easier to come up with nutty claims than it is to actually prove them.
