sandfan: TV signals are RF and propagate in all directions from the transmitter. When the moon’s overhead, there’s a line of sight from the transmitter, so the signals will reach the moon. Of course, they’ll be a lot weaker–TV signals on earth only travel about 50-100 miles, tops, so on the moon they’ll be attenuated by a factor of maybe ten million or so (inverse square law and all that). But they will be there, and with a large antenna (think the dishes in the California desert that pick up the signals from space probes out by Saturn) and a big honkin’ amplifier, it’s not only possible, it’s pretty straightforward.
margueritem over 14 years ago
And all’s well with the moon… (See, I can’t say ‘world’ because it’s really the moon and…)
Rakkav over 14 years ago
And this new neighbor is worried about a few little knicknacks brought in by NASA?
LordDogmore over 14 years ago
So that’s not REALLY a “death ray” per se maybe it’s the remote for the TV?
rayannina over 14 years ago
The big-screen TV: a weapon of mass distraction.
luezer over 14 years ago
Yeah, but now we got someplace to watch football and stuff.
ksoskins over 14 years ago
Brewster’s easily distracted; for birth control his girl friend slips him a stick of gum.
zero over 14 years ago
Doomsday Clock luna-ticks on & on…
wndrwrthg over 14 years ago
I hope they remembered the “Illudium Q-36 explosive space modulator”.
lewisbower over 14 years ago
Brewster is in charge. How could anything go wrong?
Sandfan over 14 years ago
Would the technically adept among you please tell me how you would get TV signals on the Moon?
Dkram over 14 years ago
go wrong–go wrong–go wrong———-
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Aryalover over 14 years ago
Flagging spammers again.
Plods with ...™ over 14 years ago
I love Brewster’s A.D…..oooo shiney!
waltermgm over 14 years ago
I guess that brings new meaning to the term ‘satellite TV’…
JudyCuddy over 14 years ago
wsmorris, you beat me to it. Satelite works for me…
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
sandfan: very carefully.
puddleglum1066 over 14 years ago
sandfan: TV signals are RF and propagate in all directions from the transmitter. When the moon’s overhead, there’s a line of sight from the transmitter, so the signals will reach the moon. Of course, they’ll be a lot weaker–TV signals on earth only travel about 50-100 miles, tops, so on the moon they’ll be attenuated by a factor of maybe ten million or so (inverse square law and all that). But they will be there, and with a large antenna (think the dishes in the California desert that pick up the signals from space probes out by Saturn) and a big honkin’ amplifier, it’s not only possible, it’s pretty straightforward.
Varnes over 14 years ago
All the better to watch you die….Bwaahahahahah….
Little Miss Tink over 14 years ago
Not really, old timer.
Sherlock Watson over 14 years ago
I see it now; they use the death ray to force the people of Earth to give them free cable, complete with unscrambled porn channels! It’s brilliant!
jpozenel over 14 years ago
Once he turns on that big-screen TV, Brewster will turn into an idiot!
Oh…….that’s right……never mind….