NASA -- Click for huge view of moon landing on baseball diamond.
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It's a pretty incredible way of showing the tiny amount of ground covered on the first expedition 40 years ago
The only time either astronaut made it out of the infield was when Armstrong got to deep-ish CF.
Well, I got a new desktop background.
I wonder why they didn’t venture a little further, I mean I guess it’s a bit pointless/unsafe since I’m assuming the surface of the moon is pretty consistent from one part to another, but I just always pictured them cruising around in a rover all day.
They went much further in later missions (and even went for miles when the moon buggy finally showed up). But Apollo 11 was all about proving that it could work. No need complicating that by going too far from the lander. Just get there, take a few steps, and leave.
Notice where the flag was planted. That’s about where a bad bunt is fielded by the pitcher. No wonder why the original flag got blown over during liftoff…
There's also a significant perspective issue.
Without normal landmarks like we have on Earth, it’s incredibly difficult to accurately judge distances. The Moon has gigantic boulders that easily appear to be within 20-30 feet, but are actually much farther away.
Given the moon's gravity, you could probably bunt a pitch farther than Armstrong walked.
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A place where Tony Pena Jr. can hit homers.
by R.J. Anderson on Jul 20, 2009 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions
So is this the actual baseball field that the hoax was set up on?
Decrease runs scored?
Maybe.
Decrease winning? Never seen that proven.
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by hazel on Jul 20, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So that's where the flying spaghetti monster lives.
"The two most important things in life: good friends and a strong bullpen." - Gibson
Yeah, but I'd love to see an eephus pitch at 1/6 the gravity.
by Dan Turkenkopf on Jul 22, 2009 8:16 AM EDT up reply actions
That's the kind of question we need Alan Nathan on
He’s wasting his time on Pitch and Hit f/x.
by Dan Turkenkopf on Jul 22, 2009 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Plus, wouldn't a pitcher have to throw it way slower so that it wouldn't go crazy far?
And it would likely ruin the shock factor of it, since the arm speed would be way slower than the already slowed down normal.
/killing the joke like it’s a contagious disease
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