A moon coverall to simulate Earth gravity on the Moon

[harlock]

Does it exist or are we too much enthusiastic for these things? 

There would need less than 1 cm thickness of tungsten(or lead --> about 1.5 cm)  in the coverall to have

the same terrestrial weight.   What do you think about?

 

[Phi for All]

It would be expensive. What if the moon refuses to wear it?

[Janus]

I assume by "coverall", you mean something worn by a person.

in that case:

1. It wouldn't make you fall any faster in response to the Moon's gravity, so you would still have to adjust your gait for walking on the Moon.

2. It would add to your overall mass.   Your inertia would be that much greater when starting, stopping or going around a curve, for which you would have to compensate.

3. in the end, you are just adding extra work for your muscles to do.

It would give you no advantage, while having many disadvantages.

[J.C.MacSwell]

2 hours ago, Janus said:

I assume by "coverall", you mean something worn by a person.

in that case:

1. It wouldn't make you fall any faster in response to the Moon's gravity, so you would still have to adjust your gait for walking on the Moon.

2. It would add to your overall mass.   Your inertia would be that much greater when starting, stopping or going around a curve, for which you would have to compensate.

3. in the end, you are just adding extra work for your muscles to do.

It would give you no advantage, while having many disadvantages.

The one advantage would be loading the bones to reduce atrophy. A vest may work to do the same without restricting the arms and legs from having to accelerate/decelerate so much mass every time one moved them. But adding 5 times your mass might be a bit much, (better to make the moon wear it as per Phi...just warn your friends on Earth about the new tidal zones...)

 

[QuantumT]

A disadvantage would also be, that a common road rash could turn into lead poisoning, not to mention the catastrophic hole in your suit.

[Airbrush]

If you are trying to "simulate earth gravity on the moon," the way to do it is with a giant centrifuge for sleeping quarters underground.  The quarters would be angled inward towards a central hub, like a merri-go-round at the park.

[Airbrush]

There already is an extra weight "coverall," the heavy equipment with the space suit.  What you want is to sleep in one g.

[Janus]

On 3/8/2019 at 4:05 PM, Airbrush said:

If you are trying to "simulate earth gravity on the moon," the way to do it is with a giant centrifuge for sleeping quarters underground.  The quarters would be angled inward towards a central hub, like a merri-go-round at the park.

If you want to simulate a full 1g, the floor of your centrifuge would have to be tilted at ~80 degrees to the horizontal.

[Carrock]

On 3/8/2019 at 9:32 AM, harlock said:

Does [A moon coverall to simulate Earth gravity on the Moon] exist or are we too much enthusiastic for these things? 

I suspect it would be unnecessary.

Apollo astronauts quickly developed gaits for fast movement on the moon, which likely included peak muscle and joint stresses similar to movement on earth.

Indoors, I suspect it wouldn't be long before an astronaut achieved a sextuple backflip.

Perhaps living in 1/6g would be physiologically quite similar to 1g, unlike living in microgravity.

Astronauts could spend a few weeks on the moon first to find out if they really need to sleep in a centrifuge.

This is the sort of potential problem that can be ignored as long as it doesn't become a real problem.