Quote Originally Posted by Shoden
the pole would vibrate but thatd doesnt mean the damn flag would move does it? no because sil requires air to move not vibration

i'm doing higher level GCSE science i know this stuff ppl who dont believe are cocked up retards and thats happened alot these days retards saying im full of no matter wat i say
It's probably, in part, due to your spelling. Proper english makes for a much better impression than netspeak jiberish Quite frankly, if it were YOU trying to convince me that the landing was faked, I wouldn't believe you, either.

Also, in this case, a vibrating pole is quite capable of causing the flag to shift and ripple. It's a simple transfer of energy from one medium to a connected medium. A tuning fork works by transfering that same type of energy into the air (as sound).

The lack of atmosphere reduces the inertial resistance of the flag considerably. Not to mention the VASTLY reduced gravity. I can't say it would do what it did, but it easily could have. Whether in space or on earth, there's no real way to distinguish unless they took a fan and waved it at the flag. The flag is not an effective argument for either side.