[litoE]

NASA has a much lower tech solution at Cape Kennedy: it's a wall that is slightly off vertical. You are strapped into a harness and lifted off the ground so your body is horizontal and your feet rest on the wall. The angles are calculated so the force of your feet against the wall is the same as the gravity on the moon, while the strictly vertical component of your weight is supported by the harness. The net effect is that walking and jumping on the wall is the same as walking or jumping on the moon.

[bamboozled]

It's usually harder to take a wall with you for performances and what not?

I looked up the thing you're talking about, the artist's device is way cooler IMO.

[capitainenemo]

I mean, that sounds cool and would allow more freedom of motion for a more realistic moon walk, but I don't know if I'd call that lower tech. This thing seems to be a small elegant and easy to transport counterweight. I suspect moving the NASA setup would be difficult :)

[xtiansimon]

> “The net effect is that walking and jumping on the wall is the same as walking or jumping on the moon.”

Anyone try it after actually being on the moon?

[mrandish]

I assume the more typical use case was trying it before being on the moon... :-)

[xtiansimon]

You don’t believe in feedback? Huh.

[JKCalhoun]

Yeah, like this (Russian narration, oddly): https://youtu.be/17vY8r84NCA

Also: https://youtu.be/MoRMOtMfd_E