I don’t know if I wanna laugh at this kind of parody (which truly is funny) or cry that antiscience stupidosity has reached such a level of notoriety that it’s the target of web snarkery.
But it is funny.
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
The movie being filmed in the photo was “2001: A Space Odyssey”
look at the space suit
July 8th, 2008 at 12:30 pm
Fitting, isn’t it, given that Google University’s Department of Wikistudies is the accreditation institute for Moon Hoax proponents. . . and creationists, antivaccinationists, crop circle enthusiasts, homeopaths, astrologers. . . .
July 8th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
lol, this is just hilarious
July 8th, 2008 at 12:43 pm
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July 8th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I don’t know if you already posted this, Phil, but it’s also pretty good: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPgV6-gnQaE
July 8th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Phil,
This is also a parady of Bart Sibrel’s Astronauts Gone Wild. In that show, Ed Mitchell’ son (Apollo 14), says that they ought to call the CIA.
July 8th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Excuse the snark but… WOW… a government-cover-up-moon-hoax skit. How original. :/
Funnier thing is probably how many credulous hoaxers will not see the irony in the skit and go scrambling to Google Sky for “evidence”.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
I have to admit that the graphics appear to be more responsive on a mac. But my little laptop’s getting old, so I doubt it’s representative.
July 8th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
Finally, more people who know the moon landing was a hoax!
July 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
C’mon Celt Ev, it was very well done. There is a ton of lame crap on Youtube, but I think this is funny.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
And according to Google Moon Apollo ran from 1963 ….
Apollo Series
These six missions of the Apollo Program,
which lasted from 1963 to 1972, were the
first and last times that Mankind has set
foot on another world.
July 8th, 2008 at 2:47 pm
Phil, what did you mean by “I don’t know if I wanna laugh . . . or cry that antiscience stupidosity has reached such a level of notoriety that it’s the target of web snarkery.” ? What is Bad Astronomy if not web snarkery targeting antiscience stupidosity?
July 8th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
There’s nothing to see here. Move along….
July 8th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
The sad thing is that some Moon Hoax believers will actually take this video seriously.
Wouldn’t be the first time a parody has been taken serious by HBs, mind you. Just watch!
July 8th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Hahaha, stupid but funny. I think that’s what we can all agree on
July 8th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Moon hoax believer calls Buzz Aldrin a liar:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOo6aHSY8hU
Sometimes I think this might be best way to deal with these nutbars…
July 8th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Cool. By amazing coincidence, I just finished reading Dwayne Day’s little thing on faking the Moon landings on Space Review. It’s pretty fun, too.
http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1161/1