Comment Re:Moon gravity is approx 1/6 earth gravity (Score 1) 485
I wouldn't hire you to defend *my* country. It isn't hard to come up with simple solutions that won't work.
First, 1000 earth-pounds of weights would have a large volume and probably be rigid. The only reason to weigh yourself down is if you expect to be doing physical work requiring mobility, comfort, etc. I'd like to see a workable design of "evenly distributed" weights.
Second, there's a thing called inertia. Staying on the ground is good, having 1000 pounds of mass isn't.
Third, where would these weights come from? Are you going to pay to launch 1000 pounds of dead weight into space? If they're metal, that would require moon-mining and moon-refining of metallic ore, which I'm not sure exists. If the weights aren't metal, then they're even larger.
First, 1000 earth-pounds of weights would have a large volume and probably be rigid. The only reason to weigh yourself down is if you expect to be doing physical work requiring mobility, comfort, etc. I'd like to see a workable design of "evenly distributed" weights.
Second, there's a thing called inertia. Staying on the ground is good, having 1000 pounds of mass isn't.
Third, where would these weights come from? Are you going to pay to launch 1000 pounds of dead weight into space? If they're metal, that would require moon-mining and moon-refining of metallic ore, which I'm not sure exists. If the weights aren't metal, then they're even larger.
