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News & ArtsFriday, August 28, 2009
Science No Good Moon Wood
Posted by Charles Mudede on Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 9:48 AM
BBC reports:
A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say.It was given to former Prime Minister Willem Drees during a goodwill tour by the three Apollo-11 astronauts shortly after their moon mission in 1969.
When Mr Drees died, the rock went on display at the Amsterdam museum.
At one point it was insured for around $500,000 (£308,000), but tests have proved it was not the genuine article.
...The "rock" had originally been been vetted through a phone call to Nasa, she added.
The US agency gave moon rocks to more than 100 countries following lunar missions in the 1970s.
US officials said they had no explanation for the Dutch discovery.
Makes you wonder:
1
methinks Charles is trying to hit his posting quota early so he can go start his weekend drinking early...
That said, I really dug the previous post.
That said, I really dug the previous post.
4
Good Morning Charles,
I love it. It's a scam but it does remind me of guerrilla art:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ph…
I love it. It's a scam but it does remind me of guerrilla art:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/ph…
6
Is it possible that the original moon rock was real and was stolen and replaced sometime in the last 30 years?
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@6/7, um . . . or it just PROVES the moon landing was done on a soundstage in Beverly Hills with Sharon Tate doling out lines of army-grade blow in the green room.
WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
WAKE UP, SHEEPLE!
10
I'm much more intrigued by the possibility that is, indeed, PETRIFIED WOOD FROM THE MOON!! Best wishes.
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6, 7, and I'm pretty sure 9 are all spot on. Those mirrors we installed on the moon for measuring distance that we still use today got up there some other way. Probably the work of moon-C.H.U.D.s.
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@ 11 - Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Note to conspiracy theorists: Often, believing in a conspiracy doesn't make you smarter than everyone else. On the contrary, in fact.
Note to conspiracy theorists: Often, believing in a conspiracy doesn't make you smarter than everyone else. On the contrary, in fact.
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