The human factor.

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The human factor.

Jacob Samorodin — 1/30/2002 7:16:02 PM (archived)

Let's see!
I guess I'm throwing in my prejudices
and experiences.
When I pedal a bicycle [even a heavy laden one] at a leisurely pace on a
relatively flat surface at a comfortable cruising speed of 8.0 mph [which isn't really fast at all for a bicycle; or its
"adult-version" tricycle relative] I don't really exert myself...Even if I bike for hours on end. Not bad for a 45 year-old guy!
Believe me, when I'm pedaling that bike at a comfortable cruising speed of 8.0 mph, on a relatively flat surface, I'm not "huffing and puffing".

HOWEVER!...Larry's objection that the spacesuits would be too stiff for the astronauts to pedal a lunar tricycle in comfort and efficiency are, alas, reasonable caveats.

Maybe that's the objection you were alluding too, McFly. I now realize I can't see my way around the stiff spacesuit problem.
I have to reluctantly confess that human power just won't do....
How about a small solar-panel connected
to a small electric motor on the trikes?

Jacob

The whole thread (43 posts)

I wonder if this might be a contingency that Lunar explorers may adopt? - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2002 6:00:49 PM
- Re: Rescue - Raoul - 1/30/2002 7:51:36 PM
- Four Lunar explorers - robert_d - 1/30/2002 7:26:46 PM
  - Arggghh!!!! Robert & Justin!!! - Larry J - 1/30/2002 8:12:28 PM
    - What I do, Mr Larry. - Stars In My Eyes - 1/31/2002 9:41:46 AM
    - Cheesy workaround... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 8:57:23 PM
    - Probably was great - robert_d - 1/30/2002 8:49:47 PM
      - Re: Probably was great - Larry J - 1/30/2002 9:29:52 AM
        
        Great stuff - robeert_d - 1/31/2002 3:32:45 PM
        
        Here's the approach I use - Larry J - 1/31/2002 3:58:18 PM
        
        Why "shuttle" solves this - robert_d - 1/30/2002 11:00:55 AM
        
        Unfortunately, that doesn't work - Larry J - 1/30/2002 3:56:42 PM
        
        What does work? - robert_d - 1/31/2002 6:15:04 PM
        
        What works - Larry J - 1/31/2002 6:35:15 PM
        
        Unfortunately, my title was misleading - robert_d - 1/31/2002 1:31:41 PM
        
        How about a Lunar Cycler? - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2002 12:11:48 PM
        
        Re: How about a Lunar Cycler? - Larry J - 1/31/2002 4:26:02 PM
        
        Re: How about a Lunar Cycler? - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2002 3:12:06 PM
    - I can taste it... - robert_d - 1/30/2002 10:43:55 AM
    - Re: Another alternative might be - RobVG - 1/30/2002 9:11:19 AM
      - I do that from time to time - Larry J - 1/30/2002 9:31:25 AM
        
        Re: I do that from time to time - SDAI-Tech1 - 1/31/2002 10:36:55 AM
    - Arggghh!!!! - Robert - 1/30/2002 9:03:09 AM
  - Re: Four Lunar explorers - Delbert - 1/30/2002 1:30:43 PM
    - Possible profit - robert_d - 1/31/2002 3:26:44 PM
- a layman's (probably worthless) observation - McFly - 1/30/2002 6:37:57 PM
  - The human factor. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2002 7:16:02 PM
    - Try riding your bike on sand... - Larry J - 1/30/2002 7:24:36 PM
      - Another alternative presents itself. - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2002 7:48:21 PM
        
        Re: Ma Ma Ma - Raoul - 1/30/2002 7:59:00 PM
        
        And all this time I had my eye on "Buzz Lightyear". [n/t] (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/30/2002 8:08:41 PM
        
        Re: Matt Mason gets involved in 2001 - Raoul - 1/30/2002 8:32:37 PM
      - Re: Try riding your bike on sand... - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 9:02:28 AM
        
        It'd make for a fun experiment - Larry J - 1/30/2002 9:34:16 AM
        
        Re: The MET had inflatable tires - Raoul - 1/30/2002 10:21:39 AM
- There may be a simplier idea - Larry J - 1/30/2002 6:20:51 PM
  - Re: There may be a simplier idea - gbaikie - 1/30/2002 3:11:29 PM
  - Re: The simplest idea - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 9:04:51 AM
    - Two rovers - Nick Hoffman - 1/31/2002 12:38:20 PM
- Why would an electric powered golf cart break down? - Scott - 1/30/2002 12:19:29 PM
  - And how much would all of those lead-acid batteries weigh? - Larry J - 1/30/2002 3:48:46 PM
    - Not much after all the acid boiled off...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 1/30/2002 4:19:44 PM
      - Here's the owner's manual for the Lunar Rover - Larry J - 1/31/2002 11:33:48 AM

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