Recent content by davebreak

Ok, so I think I have the answer to one of the questions -What are these "fricitional effects" The reason the moon settled facing us is that when it rotates w/r/t the Earth, it compresses a little and gets out of round due to the gravity exerted on one side by it's proximity to the earth...

Ah so. I hadn't thought of translational forces.

Hey rocket folks - In light of those artists that deal with massive art, like covering an outdooors area with cloth and the like I thought it would be interesting to propose a world shaking art project. Yes, I know this would never fly with the world and it might cause problems with the...