duke wrote:

I thought the guys in sci.physics would be amused at this one from
alt.atheism resident kook and ****wit.

To get a feel for what the idiot thinks, the moon is swinging around the
earth like a ball attached to a piece of string

Followups set to alt.atheism

..............for me to ask a ball on a string question.

I have thoroughly enjoyed blowing the atheist challenged mind with the moon's
rotation and the single-rotation vs ball on a string scenarios.

So I ask:

1. Is it possible that, in the total scheme of time and motion, the moon
rotates on it's axis such that 1) the moon rotates EXACTLY (+/- zero error) and
in our current lifetime and EXACTLY at the right speed to EXACTLY match the
earth's monthly period to provide an EXACT same face to the earth with no
variation and 2) that said axis of rotation is EXACTLY perpendicular to the
earth's monthly rotation around the sun - again +/- zero error - or, viola, we
would see all sides of the moon.

2. Assume the shuttle flies into stable orbit perfectly nose forward. Will the
shuttle do a "nose over tail" flip with each rotation around the earth unless
small rockets motors are used to prevent such?

3. Assume an astronaut leaves the shuttle outboard on a tether to full length.
Given the oxygen, and the shuttle taking steps/no steps to always remain same
face to the earth, will he "reel" himself back into the shuttle automatically
with each rotation of the earth, or can he enjoy the same view for as long as he
wishes?

Ok, young atheist astronomers, what is your answer?


duke
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