the moon and trampolines

[doomey!]

If I had the right amount of money, and the right resources..

If i set up a trampoline on the moon, how far could I travel?

What would be the furthest palnet (if possible) I would reach?

[mibn2cweus]

Caution: Escape velocity for the moon is >5000mph (8640kph).

[ronnor]

5000 mph?is this correct mibn2cweus?how did the lunar landing modules able to achieve these speeds?

[mibn2cweus]

errr. . . not with a trampoline.

[gen2]

Lunar gravity is only one sixth of that on earth so the astronaut would only depress the trampoline with one sixth of the force on earth, propelling him vertically by a very much reduced amount. BUT - once projected vertically, gravity being less, the astronaut would not decelerate as rapidly as on earth. Without doing the sums (it is too late at night), I would predict that an astronaut on a lunar trampoline would rise to a somewhat similar height to that on earth - certainly not into space.

[Gef]

Believe it or not ronnor but the lunar modules had rocket engines. Amazing that NASA thought of that and didn't use a trampoline.