drive to the moon!

[pabster]

Hey folks,

Don't know why this popped into my head, but I suddenly needed to know how far the Moon is from Earth. And in case you didn't know, it's

238,900 miles away...

meaning that most of us have driven the equivalent distance there, and probably back as well in our cars. How many times have you driven the distance in your life? I personally estimate I've driven the equivalent of... about two full round trips to the moon in 24 years behind the wheel.

:3gears:

 

[super-bee_ski]

240,000 miles
Give or take a uneven wobble in it's orbit
Sometimes it's like 237,500+

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Hey folks,

Don't know why this popped into my head, but I suddenly needed to know how far the Moon is from Earth. And in case you didn't know, it's

238,900 miles away...

meaning that most of us have driven the equivalent distance there, and probably back as well in our cars. How many times have you driven the distance in your life? I personally estimate I've driven the equivalent of... about two full round trips to the moon in 24 years behind the wheel.

:3gears:

Thats lots of driving...
I wonder "WHO" has the most "documented miles?
Millions of miles I suppose ...

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I suppose some of these "old time" NASCAR drivers have racked up a few miles BUT the "Over The Road" trucker HAS to be the champion.

 

[RustyRatRod]

I've been driving since 1974 when I was ........... 9. Yeah I know. I even had to have blocks tied on the pedals of the truck so I could reach them. So I've probably been to the moon a time or two.

 

[super-bee_ski]

From a blog:

There are 3.24 million truck drivers in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
The average daily run for a long-haul, over-the-road truck driver is nearly 500 miles.
Most long-haul, over-the-road truck drivers average from 100,000 to 110,000 miles per year.

WOW, that adds up for a 24 year period...

 

[roadrunnerman]

Been driving since feb 1989. Running outlaw for the first part. So i figured i've surpassed the 2 million mile mark and about halfway to the 3 million mile mark.

 

[super-bee_ski]

Been driving since feb 1989. Running outlaw for the first part. So i figured i've surpassed the 2 million mile mark and about halfway to the 3 million mile mark.

Yup...seems correct!
WOW!

 

[Budnicks]

"Boom to the moon Alice", to quote Jakie Gleason....LOL... I've been driving since 1974 too, but I was 15 when I legally started, I drove/rode way before that, maybe 1965 or so, mini bikes, bicycles, go carts, motorcycles, tractors, farm trucks, backhoes, horses, cattle, Pigs, Dads cars, Moms cars, Sisters cars, Brothers cars, etc..... But when I was in the construction/dealership business & working allot 60k miles per truck a year I had probably around 20+ new trucks over the many years, from 1975-2002, haven't got anything new since 2002, my 1999 Dakota 4x4 only has 54k my 2002 4x4 F350 has 95k.... Let me see lets break this down... When I was racing regularly, I would drive across country several time a year, from Cali. to where ever & back to Cali., stopping in different areas for match races along the route both ways, that was from 1981-1997ish, probably near 40k a year average for the Tow rig & trailer alone, some of those miles after that, I paid 2 people to drive my rig back & forth & I would fly to & from Cali. & where ever the races were at... Then prior to that in July 1975 when I turned 16-from then until 1981 just mostly the West Coast from Seattle to San Diego east to Boise, Phoenix some times, Denver, maybe 15k a year so that = 6 years at 15k= 90k + 17 years at 40k = 680k + 60K a year for work for 20+ years=1.2 million = a low grand total of 1,970,000+ miles very conservatively & probably much more, especially since I haven't included any RV/Trailer fun trips or rental cars when out of state, misc. BS to the stores & back in my personal 4x4 vehicles, I'm on my 61 Muscle-Car/26 Race cars, who knows how many miles, I've put on all of those... which is easily 4.1, maybe more, round trips to the moon...LOL...

 

[tpodwdog]

fun facts about the moon:

1. the moon does not rotate on its axis, therefore , we always see the same profile.
2. the moon is 1/6 the earths gravity
3.the moon is not made of cheese.
4.Russia beat us to the moon but did not land on it.
5.old timers say if you want a strong stone wall that wont move over time, build it during a full moon.
6.Tpod is full of useless moon information.
7.many men have walked on the moon but Neil Armstrong is the only one everyone remembers.
8.on cold nights during a full moon, there is sometimes a halo around it called a nimbus, formed by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere.
9.showing your butt is known as mooning......or a pressed ham if against a window
10.the moon moves away from earth about 2 inches per year.
11.Keith Moon was the best drummer to ever swing a pair of sticks
12.the word"lunatic" derives from the word "lunar" meaning moon.because usually during a full moon is when the nuts are about.
13. i had a girlfriend that used to howl at the moon....what a dog she was.
14.the dark side of the moon is 475 degrees below zero....and a great album.
15.the moon is not bigger when its on the horizon, it just looks that way.
16. the moon is about the same size as the pacific ocean
17. a harvest moon is orange/gold in color and that is created by dust in the atmosphere.
18.the moon has no magnetic field...so a compass is useless.
19.the moon has no atmosphere what-so-ever.
20. contrary to popular belief. you can not drive to the moon.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Keith Moon was sumffin sho nuff. But dawg, check this girl out. Plus, look at the set she's on and how great of a job she does. This little gal is gonna go places.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5N77CYUiYE

 

[tpodwdog]

thats a great zep tune and not easy to play.she is a ROCK.....you can set your watch to her playing....no click track either..i would have loved to play with someone like that. drummers are all over the place....a GOOD drummer is extremely hard to find!

 

[RustyRatRod]

She's a real cutie pie too. I don't think she's but like 16. I bet her parents are proud as can be. Kalee Reading is her name. Check out the other videos she's in. Some of them the rest of the band SUCKS but she's the shining star.

 

[Meep-Meep]

Oh no, we've been mooned!

Adding to #17: Harvest moon is an excellent Neil Young album and title track song.

Oh, and don't forget Moon Eyes or Moon Equipped. You know there is a pic somewhere showing Keith Moon with a Moon Equipped T shirt on.

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Oh, and the Doors song Moonlight Drive with the lyric verse "let's swim to the moon uh-huh...."

Not counting several other cars I had, but I drove nearly half way there in my 68 Mustang GT over a 9 yr period. Then got there and now heading back in my 02 Durango. Only 217,900 miles to go.

 

[moparmarks]

I've been doing around 30000 miles per year for the last 9 years so thats 270,000 miles. I'm not counting the other 33 years of driving before that.

 

[Pops1967GTX]

I've been driving since 1974 when I was ........... 9. Yeah I know. I even had to have blocks tied on the pedals of the truck so I could reach them. So I've probably been to the moon a time or two.

Rusty were you parts of Our Gang....

 

[moparmarks]

Isn't that him with the hat on sticking his head out of the side?????

 

[MarPar]

WOW with the girl on the drums!! the kid upfront on the ax ain't to shabby either....

this girl is the ****!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXgWmgX2_Tg&list=UL6IMm_oCSJhc :upside down::upside down:

 

[Budnicks]

We can't seem to stay on track here, a thread about the Moon, goes to music, go figure...LOL... I don't remember who sung it but the song "Bad Moon Rising" is a good one too...

 

[tpodwdog]

bad moon rising was done by Creedence Clearwater Revival

 

[Budnicks]

bad moon rising was done by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Dooooooh, thanks that's what I thought, but I couldn't remember for the life of me, the name of the band...LOL... getting old sucks, my sometimmers is acting up again

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how about "Rocket man" from Elton John, before he came out as a full on flammer...

 

[super-bee_ski]

keith moon was sumffin sho nuff. But dawg, check this girl out. Plus, look at the set she's on and how great of a job she does. This little gal is gonna go places.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5n77cyuiye

hot drummer chick!

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Rusty were you parts of Our Gang....

That does llook like "Rust's Rat Rod"

Hey: Did they steal it from you Rusty?

Hey wait a minute...Thats Rusty in the Passenger Seat !!!

LOL...
I love you Rusty!