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On 2002-11-10 22:16, SaturnV wrote:
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On 2002-11-10 19:45, Chemist wrote:
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On 2002-11-09 14:51, SaturnV wrote:
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On 2002-11-09 08:21, Kaptain K wrote:
SaturnV,
Are you aware of how INCREDIBLY LOUD
a multi-million pound thrust rocket motor is?
The Saturn V and the Space Shuttle approach the theoretical maximum for SPL (i.e. 2 atm peaks - 0 atm troughs). Not only that but, it is bandwidth unlimited white noise (fractional Hz subsonics - high ultrasonics). These sound levels are lethal!!!
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They could have worn ear plugs. Duh!!!
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First, ear plugs would be useless at those sound levels. You would need more sophisticated ear protection.
Second, it's not just about sound levels. It's also about large, rapid pressure changes where any type of sound protection would have little effect.
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I was being sarcastic. Lighten Up!
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Sarcasm?! Sorry, it's hard to tell when a hoax believer is being serious or not. You had started this line of argument by claiming that the Saturn V engineers didn't have any confidence in the design or else they'd be standing close to it during launch. You were implying that this was somehow suspicious by citing some bogus rule in the Air Force about how the people that design the air craft should test it themselves. You were enlightened as to the hazardous nature of standing too close to a Saturn V during a launch. The engineers surely would have known this since they designed the thing. You have already demonstrated, like many HB's, that you are willing to circumvent a plausible line of reasoning by suggeting something even more preposterous. In light of this, I took your earplug argument seriously and responded to it.
I suggest that you dispense with the sarcasm and try to support your position.