Interesting problem. The pogo stick works by compressing the spring when you come down. In reduced gravity the spring won’t compress as far. I haven’t tried to model it but my first thought was that it won’t send you any higher than you would be able to on Earth. OTOH, you can jump higher in reduced gravity so that might enable you to get higher on the pogo stick. In the end, it’s your legs that do all the work.
C about 2 months ago
Stick it to the man
MeanBob Premium Member about 2 months ago
Let’s see them enforce it!
Lady loves a joke about 2 months ago
He’s just a hop, stick and a jump away.
enigmamz about 2 months ago
He wasted all that feul just to get that up there, too!
P51Strega about 2 months ago
The man-in-the-moon was forced to put that label on by his lawyers.
Dirtfarmer about 2 months ago
Interesting problem. The pogo stick works by compressing the spring when you come down. In reduced gravity the spring won’t compress as far. I haven’t tried to model it but my first thought was that it won’t send you any higher than you would be able to on Earth. OTOH, you can jump higher in reduced gravity so that might enable you to get higher on the pogo stick. In the end, it’s your legs that do all the work.
Doug K about 2 months ago
I think the moon dust (lunar regolith) would be more of a problem to pogo-sticking.
Impkins Premium Member about 2 months ago
Neil Armstrong, eat your heart out! :)
Frank Burns Eats Worms about 2 months ago
He went on the Starliner so he could go “Boeing! Boeing!”.
Kawasaki Cat about 2 months ago
Oh Man! They take all the fun out of going to the moon.