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Oh, Omega -- baby! I didn't know you had it in you!
But, seriously ... ::SMACK!::
OW!
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::SMACK!::
STOP THAT! *Ahem* Why is it Baloo's post gets more replies now then before? Sheesh. And how would he feel if he saw what a travesty this thread has turned into?
::Smacks Omega::
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[This message has been edited by JeffKardde (edited March 05, 2001).]
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You know.....back to the topic (What a strange idea!) If the US moon landings were faked, wouldn't the Soviet Union at the time have said something...anything? You'd think that exposing a gigantic US hoax would have been very tempting for them...and between the KGB or by using other more scientific means, they would have found out somehow or other. Unless of course you're paranoid enough to believe that the US actually controlled the Soviet Union at the time to justify arms sales and a large military...
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That's the problem with any conspiracy - JFK, the Moon landings. . . the sheer number of people involved, and the need for all of them to keep quiet forever. Or be kept quiet. It's just not plausible.
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Search for 'Dana Carvey' & 'OJ' on N*pst*r. Regarding conspiracies, it's the best comedy of its kind. The only comedy of its kind. Or at least I think so.
WELL! I AM THE HIPPEST!
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Red C: Thought you'd be interested. Maybe you could give us some insight on how terminally paranoid individuals could possibly justify such a huge organized conspiracy. Given your personal experience and expertise in this area, you would probably have some great insights on this massive conspiracy...to ban *cough* ...fake the US moon landings.
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The easiest way to realize that the moon landings weren't a hoax?
WATCH THE DUST.
The dust that the astronauts traipsed through. It puffed up and fell in ways that are ONLY consistent with extremely low-G movement.
Sure, with modern computer graphics, we could imitate the same thing TODAY, but back THEN, computer graphics for even the most sophisticated computers weren't much better than "pong."
THE TRUE CONSPIRACY: The True Conspiracy is that which is being perpetrated by conspiracy theorists: The attempt to make all the rest of us as paranoid and stupid as they are.
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There was also that experiment they did with the hammer and the feather falling to earth with the same acceleration. They also, on a later mission, placed a mirror on the surface of the moon, and they reflect lasers from the mirror to get information about the moon's orbit.
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Actually, the hammer/feather thing has nothing to do w/ low-G. It has to do w/ the lack of atmosphere. Do it in a room w/ all the air sucked out, and you'll get the same effect.
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