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The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

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Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

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Post by logfromblammo »

chha wrote: post #28
Spare_account wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No point sending a camera up, the camera manufacturers have tweaked the firmware to create the illusion of curvature. I _know_ the earth is flat, so I already know that GoPro are in on the conspiracy as well. Your "throw them on a rocket" idea is the only realistic way to convince them I would imagine. Which gives me an idea, maybe that could be my ticket to the moon

Won't work. The "rocket" is simply an advanced simulator with the ability to simulate zero G with high-def displays. No matter what kind of evidence you provide, they will always provide a (far fetched) counter argument.

You can't even convince me that there is a Moon until after you release me from this simulation.~

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#33

Post by chha »

logfromblammo wrote: post #31
chha wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Won't work. The "rocket" is simply an advanced simulator with the ability to simulate zero G with high-def displays. No matter what kind of evidence you provide, they will always provide a (far fetched) counter argument.

You can't even convince me that there is a Moon until after you release me from this simulation.~

Right. And even if they conceded that they were on the moon, they'd argue that the 1969 landing was still fake, with props brought to the moon way later.

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#34

Post by qubex »

chha wrote: post #28
Spare_account wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No point sending a camera up, the camera manufacturers have tweaked the firmware to create the illusion of curvature. I _know_ the earth is flat, so I already know that GoPro are in on the conspiracy as well. Your "throw them on a rocket" idea is the only realistic way to convince them I would imagine. Which gives me an idea, maybe that could be my ticket to the moon

Won't work. The "rocket" is simply an advanced simulator with the ability to simulate zero G with high-def displays. No matter what kind of evidence you provide, they will always provide a (far fetched) counter argument.

It might be able to simulate zero-G, but any linear acceleration in excess of 1G cannot be simulated by a stationary device.

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#35

Post by ninju »

tyho wrote: post #10

I have long wondered how easy it would be to perform this experiment as an amateur. Powerful lasers are quite cheap now. You could get a telescope (doubling as a beam expander and receiver), and some filters to only allow the laser wavelength to your detector.

The did on The Big Bang Theory show so it's got to be possible :-)

https://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/24686/is-this-las...

YouTube link (for those that like the show): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v52LFgUq-8

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#36

Post by rhinoceraptor »

logfromblammo wrote: post #31
chha wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Won't work. The "rocket" is simply an advanced simulator with the ability to simulate zero G with high-def displays. No matter what kind of evidence you provide, they will always provide a (far fetched) counter argument.

You can't even convince me that there is a Moon until after you release me from this simulation.~

I'm considering starting a solipsist meetup group. I can't be sure that there are any like-minded solipsists out there.

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#38

Post by logfromblammo »

rhinoceraptor wrote: post #36
logfromblammo wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can't even convince me that there is a Moon until after you release me from this simulation.~

I'm considering starting a solipsist meetup group. I can't be sure that there are any like-minded solipsists out there.

Which one of us is me?

Re: The lunar laser ranging experiment is still going 50 years later

#39

Post by Spare_account »

qubex wrote: post #34
chha wrote: post #28

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Won't work. The "rocket" is simply an advanced simulator with the ability to simulate zero G with high-def displays. No matter what kind of evidence you provide, they will always provide a (far fetched) counter argument.

It might be able to simulate zero-G, but any linear acceleration in excess of 1G cannot be simulated by a stationary device.

That's what you want me to think but you're part of the conspiracy too...
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