Name That List, #32

What is this a list of? The answer is below in extended.

5 American flags
2 golf balls
12 pairs of boots
96 bags of urine, feces, and vomit
Several improvised javelins
Insulating blankets
Used wet wipes
A feather from Baggin, the Air Force Academy's mascot falcon
A small silicon disk bearing goodwill messages from 73 world leaders
A cast golden olive branch

Answer:

It's a partial inventory of things that have been left on the surface of the moon by mankind.

Source: The Atlantic (Dec 19, 2012), "The Trash We've Left on the Moon"

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 31, 2016
Category: Name That List

Comments

The golf balls gave it away.

Posted by BMN on 07/31/16 at 10:14 AM

I understand most of it, but why javelins?

Posted by TheCannyScot on 07/31/16 at 06:08 PM

Bet the javelins were thrown to see how far they'd go in the reduced gravity.

Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 07/31/16 at 07:16 PM

Or maybe the javelins were to defend against the Moon Monsters?

Posted by Alex on 07/31/16 at 07:28 PM

Cast golden olive branch? Not sure that's sending the right message. We believe in Peace first, but if you've got Money, we listen to that too.

Posted by Greg on 08/01/16 at 04:54 AM

There were actually 6 flags.

There is a Texas joke in there, somewhere.

Posted by crc on 08/01/16 at 08:09 AM

My initial thought is junk we left on the moon from the manned missions. That's the second one I've gotten recently. I think Alex is going easy on us.

Posted by GFinKS on 08/01/16 at 03:26 PM

Vomit?

Posted by Harvey on 08/01/16 at 06:12 PM

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