To The Moon!

[Hippie Dickie]

Modnote: The following 7 posts were moved out of another thread to keep it on topic.

Besides, if you're gonna dream, why not dream big? That's how we got to the moon

this may be my most favorite post of all time.

Chuck Yeager's name came up on the telly last night and, as usual, i went on and on (with gf) about the US moon shot ... but she's tired of hearing me prattle about that bit of history so many times. it's just that I am still in awe of what it took to pull that off. deep pockets for sure.

i like to dream big, too ... i dream of free electric at my crib (do peeps even say that word anymore?)

 

[grokit]

I thought we got to the moon by copying the russians, and importing nazi rocket scientists

 

[lwien]

Ya know what else is mind-boggling regarding going to the moon? Compare the computer power it took to get us there versus the computing power in the things we use today.

 

[EveryDayAmnesiac]

At this point, there's really not much left to do with the moon except blow it up.

 

[kindbeats]

Ya know what else is mind-boggling regarding going to the moon? Compare the computer power it took to get us there versus the computing power in the things we use today.

Yup! Our cellphones are literally more sophisticated than the system that was used by NASA to successfully land on the moon and return home. Crazy stuff.

 

[t-dub]

Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC)
Dimensions: 24 x 12.5 x 6.5 inches
Weight: 70 pounds
Processor speed: 1 MHz
Memory: 2,048 words (32,768 bits or roughly 4kB)
Display: Seven-segment numeric
Price: $150,000 (est.)


“Which button gets me to the app store?”

Apple iPhone 5s
Dimensions: 4.87 inches x 2.31 inches
Weight: 3.95 ounces
Processor speed: 1.3GHz, dual-core
Memory: 64GB
Display: 4-inch diagonal Multi-Touch display, 1136 x 640 pixel resolution at 326 ppi
Price: $399

 

[Hippie Dickie]

re: Chuck Yeager ... the first man to survive breaking the sound barrier ... the answer when the question is asked (usually by women) about why men do stupid things.

America went from breaking the sound barrier to walking on the moon in less than 9 years for less than 0.1% of the GNP.

And that accomplishment directly lead to all the technology that engulfs the world.

So yes, little grasshopper, dream big. Also, have some really deep pockets and hire maybe 100,000 engineers (give or take).

Now, i'm really dreaming of free electric at my crib. And i've got about $80 in my wallet. i can hardly wait.

 

[RUDE BOY]

Now, i'm really dreaming of free electric at my crib. And i've got about $80 in my wallet. i can hardly wait.

That's some Dream there Hippie Dickie,
Oddly enough it's not really legal where i live to produce and use your own electricity. I have a friend who built a little A-frame cabin on a river here who had to pay a $5000 fine for not being hooked up to the power companies line. In essence and truth your not allowed to run your home off of solar power or a generator without buying a percentage of the power you use from a monopoly like Duke energy corp.

Pretty fucked up if you ask me ... but nobody bothered to asked.

 

[EveryDayAmnesiac]

I think it's worth noting that Gherman Titov, the Russian cosmonaut, was the first person to throw up in space.

 

[lookhigh]

< there you go the MOON

 

[basement farmer]

Ya know what else is mind-boggling regarding going to the moon? Compare the computer power it took to get us there versus the computing power in the things we use today.

Yup! Our cellphones are literally more sophisticated than the system that was used by NASA to successfully land on the moon and return home. Crazy stuff.

They were rocking the slide rules!