Dumb argument

akhensley81

Somehow (I don't even know how), H and I got on to the subject of human beings landing on the moon. And I learned something new about my H tonight. He apparently doesn't believe that we have ever set foot on the moon. And he adamantly argues this, to the point where I just gave up and said F it.

But it got me thinking.

kellyjellybelly

I did watch a show all about the conspiracy about not landing on the moon before.  I love conspiracies.

andy71781

I've seen some credible arguments that we never went to the moon.  I think its weird but I'm pretty sure by now we've done it for real.

MrsLibrarian

Mythbusters did a show on this conspiracy, and I thought it was pretty interesting.  The conspiracy was severely busted.  I don't understand why people would be so convinced we have not been to the moon.

akhensley81

He gets in to the conspiracy thing, but I've never seen him this adamant before.

I tried watching that Jesse Ventura show with him once and realized that was a bad idea.

akhensley81

Hmm I'd be interested to see the Mythbusters episode. I'll have to look that up. I like those guys!

sclams

I absolutely loved that Mythbusters episode, and I pretty much love them in general.

It actually really offends me when people claim we didn't go to the moon.  I really hate that so many brilliant people invested so much of their time and talent to accomplish something so incredible, not to mention the astronauts who put their lives on the line (and a few who even lost their lives), and less than 50 years later people are claiming they're all liars and phonies, based on stupid conspiracy ideas that can be debunked in a 1-hour television show?!? I just think it's incredibly ignorant and disrespectful.



...okay, done venting now.

squirrly

Yes, we went to the moon.  And I SERIOUSLY sideeye people who don't believe that. 

Birdie1483

I 100% believe that we went to the moon, but would be really fascinated with any conspiracy theory tv shows on the subject. I like conspiracy theories.

ootmother2

Most of you ladies are too young for this but I SAW IT

Well, it was on TV

salt78

Of course we did.
And I totally agree wth everything that sclams said.

akhensley81

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[QUOTE]Jesse Ventura has a show?
Posted by kellyjellybelly[/QUOTE]

Yup, it's called Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. And my damn computer just crashed when I went to the show's website. So don't do that. But it's on truTV or something.

sclams

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[QUOTE]Most of you ladies are too young for this but I SAW IT Well, it was on TV
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]


I am SO jealous!! Seriously, I am.

kate51485

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[QUOTE]But does he know who shot JR.?
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

All I want to know is where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.

akhensley81

sclams and squirrly I totally agree with both of you. But I guess H is going to believe what he wants.

That's OK. I'm a firm believer that you can balance eggs on flat surfaces on the equinox. Some people think I'm nuts whenever I bring that up. But I do it every year just to prove it.

salt78

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dumb argument : All I want to know is where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.
Posted by kate51485[/QUOTE]

Why under Giants stadium of course.

ootmother2

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dumb argument : All I want to know is where Jimmy Hoffa is buried.
Posted by kate51485[/QUOTE]

well, we may just find out when they do the demolition of the old Meadowlands stadium.  Myth is that he was buried there in the end zone.  not sure which end zone though

sclams

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[QUOTE]sclams and squirrly I totally agree with both of you. But I guess H is going to believe what he wants. That's OK. I'm a firm believer that you can balance eggs on flat surfaces on the equinox. Some people think I'm nuts whenever I bring that up. But I do it every year just to prove it.
Posted by akhensley81[/QUOTE]

huh... I may have to try that one, sounds cool! I'd love to hear someone take on the physics of why it works.

sclams

MattsP, did you got to Purdue? I'm actually from West Lafayette, my dad teaches there, and it's where FI got his undergrad!

akhensley81

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dumb argument : huh... I may have to try that one, sounds cool! I'd love to hear someone take on the physics of why it works.
Posted by sclams[/QUOTE]

Ha! Google it. You'll find mixed opinions but I totally buy it.

Here's a photo I took in my kitchen last week on the equinox:

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MattsPenguin

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[QUOTE]I know we've moved on, but did anyone else see the Mythbusters episode where they skipped a car over a lake like it was a stone and it kept driving on the other side?  It was so awesome.
Posted by MrsLibrarian[/QUOTE]

Totally!  Was it supposed to be a Dukes of Hazzard or something.  They actually succeeded a little bit.

akhensley81

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[QUOTE]I know we've moved on, but did anyone else see the Mythbusters episode where they skipped a car over a lake like it was a stone and it kept driving on the other side?  It was so awesome.
Posted by MrsLibrarian[/QUOTE]

Haha! No, I don't think I saw that one. Another favorite of mine that comes to mind is where they found out what happens when you stand on the far end of a runway when a plane is landing. Wheeee!!!

aggiebug

I know we landed on the moon.

I grew up about 10 minutes from mission control, I know several of the austronauts who dedicated years to the NASA program and the moon missions specifically.  It is always so frustrating to hear people adamantly not believe when I know what they went through, what their families went through, and what my community missed when they were on missions. We did land on the moon no question about it, but I do know that these are just words that won't convince a conspiracy theorist.

crfische

I have a shirt from Harry's Chocolate Shop that says "Official Beer Bitch" on the back. It's one of my favorite ever shirts.

Birdie1483

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[QUOTE]MattsP, did you got to Purdue? I'm actually from West Lafayette, my dad teaches there, and it's where FI got his undergrad!
Posted by sclams[/QUOTE]

I'm a Boilermaker! :) I think I asked MattsP what dorm she lived in before, but it was on a dead thread. I was a Harrison girl myself and then a sorority.

sclams

I think my favorite Mythbusters episode was when they tested whether you could get a 50-foot fireball by pouring water on a grease fire. I'm such a pyromaniac, I was giggling like a kid the whole time

Birdie1483

My favorite Mythbusters was on if you could blow up a house with bug bombs.

MattsPenguin

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[QUOTE]MattsP, did you got to Purdue? I'm actually from West Lafayette, my dad teaches there, and it's where FI got his undergrad!
Posted by sclams[/QUOTE]

heck yeah!  Boiler Up!  What department?  I was (still am) a Civil Engineer.  Actually, I prefer to be called a structural engineer, but that's beside the point.

MrsLibrarian

[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dumb argument : Totally!  Was it supposed to be a Dukes of Hazzard or something.  They actually succeeded a little bit.
Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>I think it may have been Dukes of Hazzard.  I just couldn't believe they actually accomplished it.  Crazy.</div><div>
</div><div>And AK, I don't think that I saw that one.  What DOES happen when you stand at the far end of a runway when a plane is landing? :)</div>

MattsPenguin

Fische - I wore my Harry's Sweatshirt ("Go Ugly Early") to the Ohio State game at Ohio State in 2003 to be "undercover" Purdue.

Birdie - I must have missed that!  I'm sorry.  I was in Earhart for my freshman year and then Windsor (Wood), my sophomore year.  Harrison is way the heck out there right?  Next to McCutcheon?

sclams

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Dumb argument : heck yeah!  Boiler Up!  What department?  I was (still am) a Civil Engineer.  Actually, I prefer to be called a structural engineer, but that's beside the point.
Posted by MattsPenguin[/QUOTE]


My dad's in aeronautical engineering (his office is actually in the new Armstrong building), and FI is an electrical engineer. I don't think I know anyone that did CivE, though... very cool!