Re: Selenites (was Re: equinox)

Carlos Thompson wrote:
> It would make the Lunar Settlers more isolated form Earth... and would maybe
> undergo some physical changes...  But there's gravity in the moon (1/6g or
> somthing like that) so it would not be as hard as for astronauts falling in
> orbits around the Earth.
But still, one-sixth gravity would be so small, that in all probability,
the bones and muscles would weaken too much to return.  When exposed to
zero gravity (and the same probably applies to low gravity), the bones
lose calcium.  Those *born* on the Moon would probably be even worse
off, for them the maximum gravity tolerable might be somewhere around a
third of a gee or so.

> Even hours could be named after continents...
That would be an interesting idea, "We'll eat at Australia-time"

> After communications wouldn't be so hard, People living in the moon would
> probably use the time mesurement systems than in Earth, probably USA or EU
> or wathever nation go and settler the moon, but the way it would be
> represented would be different.
The whole moon would probably use the same time, i.e., there'd be no
time zones.  There'd be no need.  There'd be no justification to base
time on the Sun, since it would have a 29-1/2 day "day", unless they
revolted against Earth and wanted to be more different, they might base
their day on 1/30 of the Lunar "day", making a slightly shorter day.

> Actually the Earth woud be a giant clock, at least when there is no "new"
> Earth.  Earth phases would be coordinated with moon phases: new Earth with
> full Moon and vice versa.  Earth would stay in the same position.  The sun
> would be visible some 15 days of 29 or 30.  When Earth is "new" the Sun
> would be close, so the natural compass/clock would not be visible.
>
> And, when some settler would come to Earth, must be preparing into a
> artificial gravity (inertial) chamber and making excersices.
Maybe.  There's a limit to how much the body can adjust.  Maybe people
could slowly acclimate themselves to Earth gravity, but if so, it would
take so long that it would be impractical, IMO.  Also, the Earth might
serve as a calendar, if they were to set up their own time-system.  Just
as some societies on Earth have a Lunar calendar, they'd have a Terran
calendar!

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