it is possibly for an average human to sustain powered flight by flapping wings attached to his or her arms on Saturn’s moon Titan, in the manner of Icarus. This is because Titan’s atmosphere is 50 % denser than Earth’s while Titan’s surface gravity is only 1/10 that of the earth.
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 (November 28, 2023 at 1:15 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: it is possibly for an average human to sustain powered flight by flapping wings attached to his or her arms on Saturn’s moon Titan, in the manner of Icarus. This is because Titan’s atmosphere is 50 % denser than Earth’s while Titan’s surface gravity is only 1/10 that of the earth. Does that take into account the mass of the breathing apparatus and thermal gear? Boru
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 (November 28, 2023 at 3:53 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 28, 2023 at 1:15 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: it is possibly for an average human to sustain powered flight by flapping wings attached to his or her arms on Saturn’s moon Titan, in the manner of Icarus. This is because Titan’s atmosphere is 50 % denser than Earth’s while Titan’s surface gravity is only 1/10 that of the earth. Don’t know for sure, but judging from what the author explicitly took into consideration in evaluating other similarly outlandish scenarios, I suspect he did take those into account.  (November 28, 2023 at 1:15 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: it is possibly for an average human to sustain powered flight by flapping wings attached to his or her arms on Saturn’s moon Titan, in the manner of Icarus. This is because Titan’s atmosphere is 50 % denser than Earth’s while Titan’s surface gravity is only 1/10 that of the earth. And it's methane, so you can light a fart and achieve orbit. RE: What do you know today that you didn't know yesterday?
November 28, 2023 at 7:01 pm
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(November 28, 2023 at 6:52 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(November 28, 2023 at 1:15 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: it is possibly for an average human to sustain powered flight by flapping wings attached to his or her arms on Saturn’s moon Titan, in the manner of Icarus. This is because Titan’s atmosphere is 50 % denser than Earth’s while Titan’s surface gravity is only 1/10 that of the earth. Nope, not nearly enough methane or oxygen on Titan for that. Boru
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(November 28, 2023 at 8:56 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote:(November 28, 2023 at 7:01 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Nope, not nearly enough methane or oxygen on Titan for that. I think you’d have to. Boru
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November 28, 2023 at 11:33 pm
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but no free oxygen whatsoever to enable the methane to combust.
you will have to take the oxygen with you down to titan surface, but after you set up your oxygen tank, and you drop your space suit pants to get ready for that good fart, the fact that Titans atmosphere is dense and colder than liquid nitrogen will probably freeze your butt hole solid and a cut off your gaseous fuel supply before ignition |
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