Thing That Make You Go, Mmmmmmmm????

If the Americans did land on the moon can you see the flag with a high powered telescope?

 

given a clear sky and a straight line from your position to the position of the flag on the moon without any blocking landforms or objects, then a powerful telescope should see it...but i wouldn't put money on it being there.

 

I don't know if this is a stupid question if so plz ignore

Anyway if there's a hole on the O-Zone then why can space shuttles go through that?

 

well, for one, it's over Antarctica. for two, the ozone layer is simply a layer of O3, kind of a mutated oxygen. there's still atmoshpere there, as well as the heat and friction created by re-entry. all that the ozone layer does is reflect radiation from the sun and space.

 

Surley it would be less risk than entering via a normal bit of the ozone

 

not really; the ozone gases make no difference at all in how the space shuttles enter through the atmosphere. not only is the layer relatively thin, but by the time the shuttle his heating up, it's all ready pretty much past the ozone layer.

 

OK i understand now, thanks.

 

np...i wouldn't have any idea how to answer that if i didn't have an interest in astronomy and space travel

any other question for a busy high school student to answer? lol.

 

high school??? ithought u were 21 yrs old, well u look it anyways

!!thecraigc!!

 

lol, i'm only 18, but according to IQ tests i could combat a typical college student in a battle of the minds and win, lol. ah, what a beautiful day! must go see my lola!

 

^mrs b: actually, it would be more risky because the suns heat is intensified on that area. the shuttle would probably not handle the extreme temperatures going through there. also, where the heck do you launch a rocket on a sheet of ice?! lol.

aus - your a bloody braniac! lol. give me a run for my money!

 

considering the troubles the shuttles have always had, i'll agree with that, bubbette.

and i'll have to back off a bit; you'll get all pooped out, running with the lil bubber and trying to keep up with me how's the precious bundle doing, btw? we haven't had any updates lately!

 

towards the sun I believe

 

more likely towards a meteor with a nickel-iron ore core, scoop

 

a compass in space would point to the strongest/nearest magnetic field. whether it be the sun, the moon, earth or a meteor

 

lol very true, I guess it all depends on where you are floating around in space

 

until aliens come by and probe you, leaving a chunk of magnetized metal in your rectum. then the compass points to you.

 

lol that or it will just spin uncontrollably...

 

I heard they have electronic compasses that tell you the exact point and stuff

 

spot on mate. they do have digital compasses. At the moment there is a new nokia phone that has a built in electronic compass