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You don't know whether my source is credible or not.
Originally posted by DJW001
Your source is not credible because:
1. The Moon does rotate on its axis.
2. It is not the only body in the Solar System that is tidally locked to its primary.
Time and again you cite scientific illiterates to support your arguments.
Originally posted by DJW001
So you've spent the past two days
Originally posted by paradox
Not really strange, but stupid. The politicians care more about spending their money towards the military than space travel these days. Obama cancelled the moon missions because he said he wants NASA to focus more on Earth related projects.
After the 6th manned Apollo mission, people were really losing their interest on travel to the moon. In fact I was reading that people were actually calling up TV stations and complaining because they stopped showing re runs of I Love Lucy and were playing moon footage instead. Shows just how quickly human priorities can shift. They had literally close to 0 public support.
Oh yes, my source is credible because Alex Collier mentioned some facts about 911 in that Moon and Mars Lecture back in 1996, and CONFIRM that the astronauts went to the Moon... Are you able to disprove that 911 happened?
Originally posted by DJW001
The Moon does spin on it's axis; he said it didn't...
Originally posted by paradox
I agree with the points you made. It's a monumental achievement for our species. That's why I'm glad Armstrong said what he did. He was able to recognize that it's not only an achievement for a single country.
Originally posted by choos
sorry im confused.. how does something rotate on its axis in relation to a seperate object?
Originally posted by jra
So, no comment on my graphics that show the tidally locked object rotating as it moves around the parent object?
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Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
Why Doesn't the Moon Rotate? In comparison, the tidal effect on the Moon is static because the Moon no longer rotates in relation to the Earth.
On Page 37 "reply posted on 15-7-2012 @ 05:48 PM by jra" 'jra' quoted my >And that's also what Alex Collier mean when he said that the Moon doesn't rotate on it's axis then he means in relation to the Earth, he just didn't think it was necessary to mention "in relation to the Earth"...< by saying >>How do you know that's what he meant? Because it's extremely important. Without stating "in relation to" it changes the entire meaning of what is being said.I just know
Originally posted by DJW001
So you admit Alex Collier didn't say "in relation to Earth."
Collier's false claims
Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
Alex Collier don't have to mention "in relation to the Earth", because he assume that at least most people automatically KNOW it is "in relation to the Earth", that's why he didn't think it's necessary to mention "in relation to the Earth".
let me repeat what i just posted, wiki.answers.com...
Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
YOU and THEY brought it up...
No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
Many people try the old 'its spinning once every 28.5 days' routine. OK, so if we followed directly behind (so we don't inadvertently start orbiting it) the moon in its orbit in a space shuttle, we should then see the whole surface over a 28.5 day period. Obviously we won't. And it isn't also orbiting the shuttle every 28.5 days as well as the earth. That would be some trick !
If you stood on a distant star and watched the moon, yes, you see a 360 degree view of the surface, but thats because its going round a circular path. It may look like spinning from afar, but spinning is movement around an included axis, not the describing of a circular path, in which any non spinning object will display all its sides to a distant observer outside the circle.
A top spins (around its axis) a race car (and the moon) revolves around a track but stays straight on the track. A spinning race car usually leads to disaster !
Originally posted by DJW001
You know you're dealing with a troll when the only possible answer to their post is: "No, you did!"
For the record, here is the full text of the Wiki you cite:
Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
wiki.answers.com...
Do you agree with this explanation? A simple yes or no, minus juvenile insults, will do.
Originally posted by choos
that wiki answers race car metaphor seems wrong.. individually each car needs to change its direction (spinning in a sense just slow and controlled spinning) when the guy who answered states that if the cars should spin they would cause an accident its only because the rate of spin is greater/less than what is required.. even if the viewer is in the centre of the track, each race car needs to change its direction otherwise it will slam into the outside wall. this rate of change of direction is the cars spinning, its just that for cars the spinning and "revolution" need to happen together.
Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
Why Doesn't the Moon Rotate? In comparison, the tidal effect on the Moon is static because the Moon no longer rotates in relation to the Earth.
Originally posted by DJW001
No, he counts on people not knowing that the Moon's rotation is tidally locked to the Earth. He also counts on people not knowing that this is a natural occurrence; that is why he felt he could get away with lying about this being the only body in the Solar System that does this. You need to put words in his mouth to keep him from looking like a total idiot.
Does the Moon spin on its axis? No it doesn't ! If it was spinning/ rotating (on its own axis, by definition), and we could somehow stop its orbit around the earth (or even suddenly straighten it into a line), it should then continue spinning. It obviously won't. It will just sit there angularly motionless as it always has.
This ignorant statement not only makes no sense, it contradicts what you yourself said!
This Wiki entry was made by a moron.
Originally posted by choos
sorry im confused.. how does something rotate on its axis in relation to a seperate object?
Originally posted by DJW001
You know you're dealing with a troll when the only possible answer to their post is: "No, you did!"
Does the earth's moon spin on its axis?
Answer:
Definitely yes. But very slowly.
Additional answer
One side is heavier than the other and is pulled by gravity to always face the Earth
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Why does the moon not spin on its axis?
Answer:
The Moon does spin on its axis, but it takes the same time to rotate as it does to orbit the Earth. Therefore, the same side of the Moon always faces the Earth.
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Does the moon spin on its own axis?
Answer:
Yes
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