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Paul Dougherty at the Exploratorium lists a mechanism I have always
wanted to try. People are still subject to full g, but only about 1/6th
of g acts in the plane in which they are standing, so they should be
able to take giant jumps, just like the astronauts. They are swinging
at the end of a pendulum, so it is not perfect (with a big jump, g will
change noticeably during the jump). You could enhance this design with
traveling pulleys and a harness that would allow you to walk along a
path parallel to the floor, but Paul's apparatus is simple and
demonstrates the principle.
See http://www.exo.net/~pauld/activities/astronomy/moonwalk.html
I have heard of, but have never seen, a spring loaded system that
reduces g by providing an upward force.
David Smith, Da Vinci Discovery Center
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Hi All,
I was wondering what type of programs other science centres and museums
are doing to take advantage of the upcoming IMAX film Magnificent
Desolation: Walking On the Moon.
We plan on doing the usual joint tour packages with our space exhibition
which has Apollo suits and a moon rock sample, but I was wondering if
anyone knows of a simple moon related demonstration that can be carried
out by Volunteers in the exhibition space?
Cheers
Michael
Michael Van Tiel
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Powerhouse Museum
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