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By: People Unclear on the Concept IV | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

People Unclear on the Concept IV | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:33:25 +0000

[...] you’re looking for People Unclear on the Concept Parts 1 – 3, they can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Those last two got misnumbered, sadly. I’ll do better next [...]

By: JB of Brisbane

JB of Brisbane — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:26:08 +0000

/2Madge – The wording used in my country would be “We contacted a noted astronomer for his input, but he declined to comment.”

By: Japhy

Japhy — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:16:57 +0000

The thing I took from this post was that people don’t read their email carefully the first time. =)

By: Ivan3Man

Ivan3Man — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:21:46 +0000

For more chuckling, click here: http://stuffucanuse.com/fake_moon_landings/moon_landings.htm

By: Lugosi

Lugosi — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:40:14 +0000

Moon hoax proponents need to take another look at all the various video footage that was taken on the moon. I’ve always maintained that if the landings had been faked, the special effects would have been much cooler.

By: Michael Duchek

Michael Duchek — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:11:57 +0000

I’m a little surprised that they recognized that the proponents were just trying to sell books and videos. But I wish they’d go on the air and point that out.

By: Fizzle

Fizzle — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:09:21 +0000

@Some Canadian Skeptic

Discovery Channel Canada is owned by CTV and has very little connection to the real Discovery channel the show you mentioned was made by the SciFi channel.

By: themadlolscientist

themadlolscientist — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:05:45 +0000

Oops. I just got a telepathic message from Max. He wants everyone to know that I got his name wrong.

It’s really Dharmanomnomnom. And he sends this message:

im in ur tv, devourin teh braynz ov teh credjulus. teh st00pid. iz teh yummy. bestest part is: teh moar u nom, teh moar der is lololol!

By: fred edison

fred edison — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:04:36 +0000

I salute you, sir. Keep it REAL.

By: themadlolscientist

themadlolscientist — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:33:14 +0000

the Discovery Channel has been falling for woo lately

Watching all that nonsense is one of my not-so-guilty pleasures – because in between ROFLingMAO, they’re jam-packed with teachable moments. I get a perverse kick out of giving my TV-watching buddies the play-by-play on why it’s a steaming sack of $#!+.

My favorite moment from the crystal skulls special was when one woman revealed that the skull she got from the Tibetan healer had told her its name was Max. WTF? Frakkin’ MAX???[insert 67 interrobangs here] Not Dharmachugaluganam or something like that?

OTOH, the History Channel deserves credit this time for producing a good show about how Indiana Jones stacks up to real archaeology.

If I bang my head on my desktop for 5 minutes, will all the anti-science, moonhoax, st00pid people go away?

No, but you will see stars. Not the most comfortable (or accurate) way to do an astronomical observation though.

By: Jewel

Jewel — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:01:35 +0000

Excellent reply Phil! There’s already too much of that BS on the internets and tv without adding to it. Bleh.

By: aiabx

aiabx — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:01:34 +0000

Just imagine the fun you could have had if you had said yes. They might have set you up to debate with a skeptic who believes we did land on the moon. That wouls have been great television!
“I believe men landed on the moon in 1969″
“Me too”.
Dead air.

By: MarbleMad

MarbleMad — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:52:10 +0000

AH you missed a trick there. You could have invented a sock puppet and recommended them.. then mid interview you could have had a revelation
“you know what? you’re right! I have been wasting my life, OBVIOUSLY the moon landings were real! Wow.. How could I have been so stupid?”.

By: Michael L

Michael L — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:10:18 +0000

Here’s the offending Lunar Skull:
http://z.about.com/d/paranormal/1/0/2/O/1/moon-skull.jpg

By: MattGS

MattGS — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:42:39 +0000

@BWK: Hoagland doesn’t claim we did not land on the moon, quite the contrary. Making false claims does not help the cause. You have to actually listen to those people before you can start refuting their claims. Anything else plays straight into their hands.

By: John Paradox

John Paradox — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:41:26 +0000

Maakuz
If I bang my head on my desktop for 5 minutes, will all the anti-science, moonhoax, st00pid people go away?

Yes, until you become conscious again…

J/P=?

By: Sili

Sili — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:29:48 +0000

Is it too optimistic to hope it was in reality a documentary about the pathology of denialists and other nuts?

By: PG

PG — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:04:53 +0000

Just in time for the re-make of Capricorn One!

By: Yossarian

Yossarian — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:04:39 +0000

Indeed – please advise regarding the identity of the station and its network affiliation.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:57:36 +0000

Pleaaase tell me it was FOX.

By: Tucker

Tucker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:48:34 +0000

Bravo sir!!!

By: Stephen

Stephen — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:43:30 +0000

I recently saw a video – a local TV production – where three Astronomy Club members were interviewed. They got to talk about light pollution in the area, what there is to see, how they go about it. IMO, the clueless interviewer was not a detraction. It was a great half hour.

If there is a shame to this story, it’s that the interviewer or staff, or whoever makes these decisions, probably doesn’t know that local astronomy buffs could fill a half hour show weekly forever, without repeating content.

Kinda like astronomy cast – half hour a week, but possibly without the PhD. I belong to two clubs, and one does two hour long talks a month. Most don’t get to do two talks in a year, because there are only 23 talks a year. One guy alone has a backlog of more than a dozen written talks. The other club, with non-overlapping content, does another hour+ talk a month or two slightly shorter ones.

By: Scirocco

Scirocco — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:38:51 +0000

Good work sticking to your guns, Phil. We appreciate all the hard work you do!

By: madge

madge — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:29:59 +0000

They will probably say that noted astronomer Dr Phil Plait REFUSED to comment on the hoax theory thereby propagating the whole nasa-cover-up-conspiracy-hokum-load-of-twaddle! Never let the truth get in the way of a good story. SHEESH the media make me tired.

By: Mary Mactavish

Mary Mactavish — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:15:55 +0000

I wish you’d managed to get on there and voice reality. But that would only work if they’d broadcast live, because really, you’d end up a pile of bytes on the cutting room floor.