...just for awhile, for a prescheduled time: to convince the skeptics, you know....maybe repeated once in a while, maybe not....
2007-11-07 13:11:48 · 9 answers · asked by morkmath 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Only necessary when they become dangerous. For now, we just have to live with the irritation. Let them look silly.
2007-11-07 15:21:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do it all the time. We shoot powerful laser beams at the moon and they reflect off of a mirror that was left there. But you have to have extremely sensitive equipment to pick up the light from the reflection. Univ. of Calif. at San Diego does it. The first place to do it was Lick Observatory, right after the mirror was placed by Aldrin and Armstrong. But those who consider themselves privileged to be spokespersons for the moon hoax theories would not be convinced even if they went to an observatory and witnessed this. They would hear somebody say they just flashed the laser and then they would hear a little audio ping indicating the return flash. They would laugh and say, "That's fake. You expect me to believe that?"
Keep in mind that most of these are people who won't even go to any of the links we provide, so they can see the debunking of all the hoax theories. They think they are "on to" something big. They think they're big time whistle-blowers because some idiot made a documentary and some cable network was irresponsible enough to show it.
2007-11-07 21:26:53 · answer #2 · answered by Brant 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Nope... no good. Then, the claim will be that an unmanned craft landed, and shined a light up at the Earth.
The only way any skeptic will be convinced is to physically GO to Tranquility base, and see the site & foot prints.
heck.... even THEN, they'd claim, "Oh, this isn't real.. this is just a backlot in Hollywood!"
2007-11-07 21:24:58 · answer #3 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
who could answer this better than KBW3? amazing how intelligent people, can sometimes have difficulty with some logic parameters, although I do appreciate his pointing out a typo/thought funk on my parallel dimensions answer. note: refer to ( What is New Age thinking?) I have an open mind and will stand corrected when proven wrong, all links will be investigated by me, (which is also a good point) naysayers remain "flat world thinkers" because they are too busy being indignantly flippant while trying to look smart with "grassy knoll" conspiracy theories. as if USA had so much to gain by faking all the Apollo missions.
2007-11-08 08:29:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nothing...repeat, NOTHING...will convince any of those moon-landing-conspiracy wackos except to send them all to the moon and let them look around for themselves. Even then they'd probably concoct a fresh batch of b.s. to "prove" that all six of the Apollo manned landings were fakes.
2007-11-07 21:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I wonder...are the Apollo skeptics also skeptical of all the unmanned landings? and the orbiters? and the thousands of orbital photos over the years?
actually, they are probably unaware of them, come to think of it.
2007-11-08 00:36:26 · answer #6 · answered by Michael M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Is it really worth going to all that trouble in order to convince those idiots?
2007-11-08 09:43:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
good idea.hope to be around to see it.
2007-11-07 21:14:56 · answer #8 · answered by mtchndjnmtch2000 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HAHA.
That's a great idea.
2007-11-07 21:14:08 · answer #9 · answered by MissJustineLynn 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋