Elmo wrote:ramblin'man wrote:
Hey Mr. Sheesh!
So what's your theory regarding why the Soviets never made it to the moon, given that they were in space way ahead of the USA?
And why exactly was that US flag waving given that there is no wind on the moon?
Tee hee.
The fact is that the Soviets had a lunar lander before the US and even tested it with the Soyuz command module. Apparently it took 4 tries before they were able to get the 1-man ship to complete a simulated mission without a catastrophic failure that would have killed the occupant.
Their biggest problem however, was the N1 booster that was supposed to carry the Soyuz and the lander to the moon. It never flew successfully, preferring instead to explode unexpectedly. Even if they were able to sort out all the problems with the lander, there was no Soviet launch vehicle capable of lifting all that hardware to the moon.
As for the flag, if you were a rolled up piece of fabric attached to a pole that someone was twisting into the lunar soil, you would wave too. There is no truth to the rumor that Buzz Aldrin had smuggled baked beans and Budweiser onto the mission, giving him the wind something fierce.
Ummm, hopefully dear Frogfather you knew I was joking. But thanks for the info. By the way, did you know that Elvis was the second shooter on the grassy knoll?
"Soyuz" ===> Redneck term. "Dammit Cletus, I done soyuz hidin' in that there cornfield...
Modelcaster -- thanks for the link. Good stuff.
Notehead -- no worries bro, we probably all think along the same lines with this. And yes, you're correct, as Rumsfeld, Cheney, et al are all colossal pricks. Personally I think every single Politician above the level of county clerk (in the US) is a hypocritical sack of lying shit. That may or may not be true, but as a result I...
A) never believe anything any politician says,
B) hardly ever believe any media item about politics since every non-ignorant person knows that the politicians mostly control the media, and
C) hardly ever watch or read the news and even when I do I don't have the insane murderous urge to defenestrate the television because I think they're all full of shit.
Subsequently, I sleep better and am happier (though for some reason friends call me cynical). And can focus my mind on more important things, such as ... Dayanna.
MassDebatin'Man