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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Many things would be made simpler on the moon. I like to imagine a rail or similarly low rolling resistance road constructed very evenly around the moon, and a bicycle with extraordinary range in gearing. Such a setup could allow speeds of hundreds or thousands of MPH with just meager human power. Somewhere around 3758 MPH the rider would become weightless and orbit the moon with no further input of energy. MPG would be practically infinite.
What I'd give to hit a golf ball on the moon.
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Some back-of-napkin calculations, using an approximate atmospheric density of the moon of 10^-9 that of Earth, a typical C
DA for a rider on the hoods of 0.40 m^2, and assuming that rider can hold 25 mph in Earth's atmosphere (leaving aside rolling resistance for this example)--with the same power output would result in a speed of approximately 403,000 kph on the Moon. Yowza!