BillyVance 35 #2 July 31, 2009 Bored tonight? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #3 July 31, 2009 yea. Watching Mars rover show. edit to add: If they use parachutes to slow the decent of the rover.....then..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 July 31, 2009 Let's see... The force of gravity on Mars is only about one-third of that on earth. And Luigi jumped and landed a 69 sq. ft. canopy on earth. Therefore, it stands to reason that he could jump and land a 23 sq. ft. canopy on Mars! What the heck is the atmosphere like? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #5 July 31, 2009 Quote Let's see... The force of gravity on Mars is only about one-third of that on earth. And Luigi jumped and landed a 69 sq. ft. canopy on earth. Therefore, it stands to reason that he could jump and land a 23 sq. ft. canopy on Mars! What the heck is the atmosphere like? I think Mars has about 5 feet of atmosphere or something like that. It's very very thin. Not breathable. Luigi would need a space suit and a huge pack of deployable airbags around him. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #6 July 31, 2009 I think he landed a 37sq ft canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,116 #7 July 31, 2009 No. Air pressure is .8% of what it is here. He'd be going hundreds of miles an hour under a Manta. It would be like trying to land at a drop zone on top of a 100,000 foot tall mountain here on Earth. Note that even the Mars landers use a heatshield, then a parachute, THEN rockets, and then lots of airbags to get slowed down enough. So give Luigi a few solid rocket motors and a big airbag system and he'd stand a good chance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #8 July 31, 2009 Quote I think he landed a 37sq ft canopy. 34sq ft! 37's are for pussies! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
