Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Motocross on the Moon with Color Commentary from Jellystone Park

Racing motocross on a motorcycle is the type which features large bumps to the bikes go far up in the air as part of the race.  There's still quite a bit of it but really it hasn't been all that cool since Steve McQueen did it with his Husqvarna.

We don't get how that is supposed to work but, happily, we have Zen Yogi to explain it to us.

Zen Yogi:  you would have seen it yourself if you were not human-challenged since it's obvious after you mentioned Steve McQueen's Husky.  That bike cannot possibly work on the Moon.

So far I'm not hearing anything which tells me how it's going to happen, only how it won't.

Zen Yogi:  that's because, human-challenged organism, you are not considering electric motorcycles

I am not human-challenged and humans do have imagination, Yogi.

Zen Yogi:  I have heard the politicians and what the news says about them.  If humans have any imagination, it's on holiday and hopefully it will take a pic-a-nic basket.


I'm with you so far on the electric motorcycles since those can work in the life-sucking wasteland of space.  There are many obstacles on the surface of the Moon to make for some high thrills riding so it's looking credible so far.  However, don't you consider it a problem that the Moon Moto Racer is likely to die in any crash?

Zen Yogi:  I learned they did have some troubles or, more accurately, the Moon Moto Racers did since they would always break their visors when they crashed and then they turned into instant icicles

How did they solve it?

Zen Yogi:  they didn't solve it.  Fred MacMurray, an American scientist, invented Flubber in the early Sixties.  Due to the dynamics of the molecular structure of the compound, Flubber has remarkable propensities for bouncing.  With some of this stuff, the Moon Moto Racers don't get hurt when they crash but rather bounce around.

Your science knowledge is exceptional, Yogi.

Zen Yogi:  I do it the online way and make it up as I go, Silas

It's working so far but I have one tiny question.  Given the power of modern electric motos and the bounce factor of the Flubber, isn't there a chance a racer may achieve escape velocity so he can't come back to the surface again?

Zen Yogi:  they're working on a robo to fetch them and are saying it will come any day now

What about the ones they lost already?

Zen Yogi:  they were told they were now part of the Voyager series but most of them weren't old enough to remember what it was.  They didn't seem to find much consolation in the news they will be in sci-fi movies of the future.

EarthSky:  After 40 years, Voyager still reaching for stars


Even though I am human-challenged, I can understand that, Yogi.  I don't think it would warm my cockles too much to hear, "You can live forever ... as a weather satellite."

Zen Yogi:  forever is in a pic-a-nic basket

Booboo:  you can say that again, Yogi.  You two have been thinking too much anyway.  I'm hungry.

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