The Moon
Created | Updated Feb 6, 2002
The moon is the earth’s closet natural neighbor. The size of this satellite is roughly larger than the country of Brazil and the distance from the earth is more than can be achieved by a Volkswagen bug on a full tank of gas. Speaking of gas, the Moon does not have an atmosphere. This tends make the first 32 seconds of a moon stay uncomfortable for most oxygen-breathers who are unprepared for this condition. After that time, the body tends to develop its own way of dealing with a lack of atmosphere (see explosive decompression). In it’s history the moon has been blamed for a number of different phenomena such as: Insanity (lunacy), Tides, Earthquakes, Werewolves, and the Spice Girls. Under normal conditions the moon will orbit the earth once every lunar month (q.e.d.) and will spin on its axis so that it constantly shows the same side, earth relative. Due to a lower mass, slower rotation and a number of other tricky scientific things, lunar gravity is about 1/6 of that of the earth. This will allow future Lunar colonists to be morbidly obese and yet still be comfortable. The moon is also the most exclusive human country club as less than 20 people have been allowed to walk on its surface.
