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"I do think there is a link in that in both cases, writing fiction or writing a computer program, at any given moment you're focusing on a very specific and particular thing—one word, one line of code, whatever."
- Neal Stephenson
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| Moon Run | ||
| An accurate representation of running on the moon. |
The moon has about one-sixth the gravity of Earth. What would it look like to move quickly on the surface of the moon?
| Garry... was wrenching at the bolts that held the leaden shoes affixed to the soles of Naomi's space costume.
"We'll have to run for it," he whispered rapidly, as he literally tore them off and seconds later followed suit with his own... "Now," Garry said tensely, "run as fast as you can." Two silent figures arose, and bounded noiselessly into the impenetrable lunar night. High off the ground at each stride they leaped; like giant hurdlers they soared and dipped. |
| From Exiles of the Moon,
by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat). Published by Wonder Stories in 1931 Additional resources -
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This is an early description of what it might be like to run on the moon; pretty good for 1931.
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