Sound like rather compelling questions to me. But I'm not a physicist, and I never worked for Nike or a boot maker, so I couldn't begin to say how ripple soles got left behind on the Moon. Bah humbug ... prolly someone conspired to think of a theory. ----- Forwarded message from Gil May <gilmay97@gmail.com> ----- From: Gil May <gilmay97@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:21:54 +1000 Subject: Neil Armstrong's Boots No one has answered my simple question, instead of providing an answer they want to call me names and say I am a conspirator--I am not, I am just asking a fair question. When Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar surface he left a deep footprint in the dust showing a *ripple soled imprint, *the photo was shown all around the world. The landing module was about 3 meters in diameter and the thrust rocket central: from “NASA Launch Vehicle/Spacecraft Key Facts <http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4029/Apollo_18-13_Launch_Vehicle-Spacecraft_Key_Facts.htm>, LM descent stage maximum rated thrust = 9,870 lbf (43,904 N)”. This massive thrust would have blown the dust away from the landing area creating a massive dust cloud, so why was thick dust still on the ground and no massive dust cloud? Please explain NASA. [image: Inline image 3] In July, 46 years to the day after the first moon walk, the *Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum* in Washington, D.C., started its first Kickstarter campaign, asking for money to preserve the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore when he stepped off Apollo 11 onto the moon in 1969. Oct 15, 2015 How the Smithsonian Will Save Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit <http://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a17583/neil-armstrong-spacesuit/> *www.popularmechanics.com/ <http://www.popularmechanics.com/>space/moon-mars/a17583/neil-armstrong-spacesuit* [image: Inline image 2] [image: Inline image 1] NASA verified this was the actual space suit worn by Neil Armstrong, interesting to see the boots have no ripple sole. Please explain NASA. My father often said “Do not ask difficult questions you upset folk and get called names”. Oh Dear! Cheers