In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 5 Oct 2010 18:04:14 -0400: Hi, [snip] >> Sorry, I missed that. I guess the simple answer is because I don't see any >> reason why there would be. As for empirical evidence, when the moon lander >> touched down there was no spark AFAIK. > > >I read that you folks downunder get to see the revamped landing film >thanks to some archived footage which we Yanks lost. Watch the shadow >of the lander as it approaches Tranquility Base and notice the shadow >of the long rod protruding from one of the landing pads. I am told >that this rod served two purposes, 1) to automatically shutoff the >engines near touchdown and 2) to drain any static charge on the >lander.
I suppose some static charge on the lander might be expected due to it's passage through the Earth's atmosphere during takeoff (as in static due to friction with the air). It may also have picked up some charge if it passed through only one of the Van Allan belts on the way to the Moon. > >The source of such a charge might be in question; but, it could be >that someone knows there is a voltage potential between the two >bodies. Electricuniverse.info speaks a good bit about such potentials >in the solar system. Also, Thunderbolts.info and holoscience.com. Yes, there are plenty of theories. However in order to be useful as a power source, those voltages would have to be regularly replenished once tapped, which in turn implies a power source and mechanism for replenishment. In short, if current were to flow e.g. from Moon to Earth, then there would have to be another natural mechanism for a return current from Earth to Moon. Any ideas? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
