Showing posts with label Colony. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colony. Show all posts

Friday, 14 September 2012

Olympic Long Jump In A Space Colony - New Galaxy Record, No Problem

In watching the 2012 London Olympic Games it was amazing the level of agility shown in the track and field events. These humans were more like superheroes than anything else. It was simply amazing to watch the long jumpers going over 25 feet, and triple jumpers go 50+ feet. Of course, before the Olympic Games had concluded NASA pulled off an Olympic level feat of their own landing a rover on Mars, which weighed more than the average SUV, using a strategy that looked like something that even Arthur C Clarke couldn't have come up with. Okay so let's talk about all this for second shall we?
It's obvious that in the next couple of decades we are going to have a colony on Mars, and it probably will be some sort of international effort. There will also be a space station on the moon perhaps Chinese, American, or another nation or combination of nations in the space race. Private spaceflight will also be offering trips to other worlds. Now then, let me ask you a question; what happens when the space colonists also decide to compete in the Olympics?
What flag might they compete under if they live in an off world colony made up of individuals from many nations? Will they compete under the Martian or Lunar flag, will they compete under the American Space Federation flag, or will they compete under their home country's flag? We just don't know yet, but rest assured they will want to compete.
Interestingly enough, there was an interesting piece in Wired Magazine recently titled; "Olympic Physics: Air Density and Bob Beamon's Crazy-Awesome Long Jump," by Rhett Allain on August 4, 2012. We obviously know if long jumpers and triple jumpers are competing with one-third or 1/5 the gravity that they will be able to set world records, or rather solar system records, of course all those new records will be all relative.
Still, there is another component here. It won't just be the difference in gravity, but the difference in air pressure, nothing to slow them down on their run up, and very little gravity to pull them back down into the sand pit.
When they come back to Earth they won't be able to go nearly as far, but perhaps they will have better form to make up for it. It might be that earthlings are able to go to the space colonies and better their records due to the difference in gravity dwell and atmospheric pressure. Indeed, it is an interesting thought, so I thought I'd share that with you. Please consider all this and think on it.

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Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Will Lunar Colony Populations Ever Send Their Athletes Back to Earth to Compete in the Olympics?

For anyone who has watched the 2012 Olympic Games in London, we have to admit that it is bringing nations together in a common cause, and showing human excellence, sportsmanship, and the need to strive for success. I believe these are wonderful attributes for human beings, and it is really good to see it. As a former athlete myself, I'd like to see the Olympic Games more often, not just every four years. The Olympic Games have had a long historical tradition, and have you ever wondered what they might be like in the future?
What happens when we have colonies living on our Moon, Mars, or the moons of other planets? Will the athletes in those colonies return back to earth to participate in the Olympic Games? Under what flag might they compete under if the colonies are made up of people from all nations? At some point those folks will be living without a nation, or consider their colony almost a universal separate nation of its own. We need to provide for a way to get those people back to earth to compete, if they're able. When I say that I mean that since they will live in different gravity dwells, under different circumstances, they may not be able to compete as well once they're on Earth, due to all the changes.
For the most part, at least in nearby colonies there will be less gravity, and therefore their bones and muscles will not be a strong, therefore it will be harder for them to compete. Do we give them a handicap? That doesn't seem to be in Olympic spirit, or historical tradition. How about for the many types of sports that don't require superior athletic skill, but are more skills of the mind, and based on accuracy? How about archery for instance? A person in a lunar colony, if they are in an enclosed environment which is set at the same atmospheric pressure with similar densities of gases and air could compete just fine.
Perhaps while back on earth they will merely adjust their aim a few centimeters upward to deal with the difference in gravity. After two weeks of training on earth and having made that adjustment, they could compete just fine. Indeed, I think if you sit back, close your eyes, and think of all the different sports that humanity competes for in the Olympic Games you will find that there are many sports that lunar colonists, or people living in a Mars colony could compete in. So, I ask that you please consider all this and think on it.

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