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    Well  ,  it  sounds  like the willingness to cling to some kind of la-la
   land belief that our  government  wouldn't  lie  to  us  about  the  moon
   landings  won't  just  melt  in  the  face of straightforward ,elementary
   mathematics ,and piles of circumstantial evidence. I guess I'll just have
   to use even bigger piles of circumstantial evidence and MORE  math.  Here
   goes:

    In one sixth gravity , a 180 pound man would weigh  a  mere  30  pounds.

                                6/180 = 30

    Writers  had  programmed the public to expect spectacular athletic feats
   when astronauts explored the moon. In the November 1967 issue of  Science
   Digest  an article entitled "How to walk on the Moon " predicted that men
   would be able to make 14 foot slow motion leaps,  perform  backflips  and
   other  gymnastics  like  professionals.   and  be  able to easily move up
   ladders and poles with their arms . An astronaut, , even in a  cumbersome
   suit  could jump six times higher on the moon than on earth.  Even though
   the alleged weight of the spacesuits and backpacks was 185 pounds  ,  the
   total combined weight of a 185 pound astronaut and his suit would only be
   62  pounds  on the moon . This is still only one third of the astronaut's
   weight.  Therefore , they should have been able to jump far  higher  than
   they  could  on  the earth without any difficulty. The average person can
   jump about 18 inches vertically without a  run.   On  all  of  the  video
   footage  shot  by  the  astronauts  while  in  the moonwalking mode , the
   highest leaps performed by the most vigorous individuals,  such  as  John
   Young,  never  amounted  to  more  than  about 18 inches, while they were
   THEORETICALLY CAPABLE OF SLOW BACKFLIPS!

    Another thing.  The practical design of a spacesuit would  dictate  that
   economy  of  weight  be  a  prime  consideration,  for  the  purposes  of
   maximizing  payloads.  The  value  of  185 pounds cannot be accounted for
   unless you attribute most of  this  weight  to  some  mysteriously  heavy
   equipment  in the the backpack. While a Scuba diver's dual tanks weigh in
   at about 80 pounds and are designed to aid the diver in  sinking  to  the
   bottom  ,  presumably  the  astronaut's  air  containment system would be
   significantly lighter. If we allow 40  pounds  for  air  containment,  20
   pounds  for  a  hefty  battery , and 40 or so pounds for lightweight heat
   pumps and the like ,that leaves 85 pounds for the suit itself .  This  is
   just  not  a  believable  figure  judging  from the general appearance of
   flexibilty of the material.

    If we merely assume that most of this alleged weight was taken up by the
   backpack and helmet assemblies , placing the center of gravity high above
   the astronaut's waist , the astronauts would have been a great deal  more
   "hunched over" to a near "V" position with helmet and backpack positioned
   equally distant from a center line drawn straight up from the toes , just
   to  be  able  to  maintain  their  balance.   Yet a "lean" effect is just
   slightly noticeable in a photograph of one of the astronauts  saluting  a
   flag  planted  on  the  moon.In  the photograph,the angle of lean is more
   consistent with a backpack weighing about 45 to 65  pounds  .   I  invite
   interested  science  oriented individuals to research this conclusion for
   themselves.

    During Apollo 17 ,  astronauts  Cernan  and  Scmitt  began  their  first
   assignment  by deploying and loading the Rover . Cernan apparently became
   quite excited and his Capsule Communicator , astronaut Parker warned  him
   that  his  metabolic rate was going up. That meant that he was using more
   oxygen. Cernan replied  that  he  never  felt  calmer  in  his  life  and
   indicated  to  Parker that he would take it easy . He mentioned to Parker
   that he thought that it was due to getting accustomed to handling himself
   in "zero g".

    Parker, an astronomer, then stated that he thought Cernan was working at
   1/6 gravity. Cernan's reply was "Yes. You know where we are....whatever."
   This remark suggests that Cernan wanted to avoid the discussion.  Perhaps
   Parker  was  not  aware  of  the  high  gravity  situation  and  asked an
   embarrassing question.

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