President Donald Trump left countless onlookers aghast Sunday after publishing three dozen bizarre online posts in the span of two hours, one of which suggested the United States owned the moon.“Something is very wrong with the president,” wrote Tom Nichols, staff writer for The Atlantic, in a socia...
Is he aware that the decades of solar radiation on the moon has bleached the flag the Apollo astronauts left?
It’s white. Indistinguishable from a flag of surrender.
Not to mention, the US is a signatory of the Outer Space Treaty, recognizing space as neutral ground and subject to the same legal precedent as maritime law governing international waters.
I would assume the cloth on the flag has broken down by now. It’s been getting blasted by unfiltered solar radiation for almost 60 years. I’m not sure what it was made of, but I wouldn’t expect thin cotton or polyester lasting in that environment for 60 years.
On the other hand, it is not subject to air or wind which means there’s no mechanical stress apart from its own weight (which is 1/6 of what it would weigh on Earth), and there’s no oxygen to attack the fibers either. I don’t know for sure but I feel like it is currently still there, but will extremely fragile and would disintegrate on the slightest touch.
Is he aware that the decades of solar radiation on the moon has bleached the flag the Apollo astronauts left?
It’s white. Indistinguishable from a flag of surrender.
Not to mention, the US is a signatory of the Outer Space Treaty, recognizing space as neutral ground and subject to the same legal precedent as maritime law governing international waters.
Fucking lunatic should have been removed already.
Oh, look, another treaty he’s ignoring.
Never should have made it through the first term.
Republican party bent the knee so god damned fast…
Except Trump had made it abundantly clear that: A) American agreements are signed in pencil B) The American people are OK with A).
American treaties have a long history of being ignored. Treatment of the native peoples, for example.
the US’s agreement on something is worth basically nothing, and will be for a very long time
especially with europeans
At this point I don’t think he’s aware of much beyond that 2pm is pudding time.
Is that what they call it when he shits his pants?
He likes white things so you’d think he’d know about the flag
I would assume the cloth on the flag has broken down by now. It’s been getting blasted by unfiltered solar radiation for almost 60 years. I’m not sure what it was made of, but I wouldn’t expect thin cotton or polyester lasting in that environment for 60 years.
On the other hand, it is not subject to air or wind which means there’s no mechanical stress apart from its own weight (which is 1/6 of what it would weigh on Earth), and there’s no oxygen to attack the fibers either. I don’t know for sure but I feel like it is currently still there, but will extremely fragile and would disintegrate on the slightest touch.