NFT: Steph Curry and the Moon landings

I am going to see "First Man" tomorrow about Neil Armstrong.

space program and after two shuttles blew up, they probably think NASA is a failure incapable of going to the moon. Especially in 1969 - you know biplanes and zeppelins were still flying back then...

and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining.

In comment 14215250 UConn4523 said:

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and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining.

How can anyone who claims to be sane believe that the earth is flat?

I just don't get it.

NASA was nervous about the landing going wrong following the blowup on the launch pad and Nixon was super obsessed that the world seeing the man step on the moon combined with the 50-50 chance the cameras would actually work, so NASA enlisted Kubrick to film a simulated landing in case the cameras didn't function. He did so with a skeleton crew (most of all met untimely deaths following the shoot).
As feared, the cameras didn't function, Kubrick's footage was inserted and the hybrid happened. Man landed on the moon, but the footage of the man walking there was faked. Kubrick called in his favor a few years later when he needed a special NASA camera(the only one in the world at the time) to film the candlelight scenes on Barry Lyndon.

And that's the truth.

Chance he is/was trolling.

won't retire Curry's number until he graduates. I think that is a standing practice for all of their student-athletes who get that consideration. Which I like btw.

Based on this idiocy, Curry appears to be a long, long way from graduating.

In comment 14215259 Stan in LA said:

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NASA was nervous about the landing going wrong following the blowup on the launch pad and Nixon was super obsessed that the world seeing the man step on the moon combined with the 50-50 chance the cameras would actually work, so NASA enlisted Kubrick to film a simulated landing in case the cameras didn't function. He did so with a skeleton crew (most of all met untimely deaths following the shoot). As feared, the cameras didn't function, Kubrick's footage was inserted and the hybrid happened. Man landed on the moon, but the footage of the man walking there was faked. Kubrick called in his favor a few years later when he needed a special NASA camera(the only one in the world at the time) to film the candlelight scenes on Barry Lyndon. And that's the truth.

you learn something everyday

In comment 14215256 Jints in Carolina said:

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In comment 14215250 UConn4523 said: Quote: and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining. How can anyone who claims to be sane believe that the earth is flat? I just don't get it.

Although astonishing and hard to believe it occurs I guess I can see how some people might shut off all common sense and instead choose to buy into some type of conspiracy theory of us never having been to the moon. But like you I can't even wrap my head around how anyone today can believe the earth is flat. Is that really even a thing?

He also thinks LBJ had JFK killed. We've gotten into numerous arguments, but it goes nowhere.

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In comment 14215250 UConn4523 said: Quote: and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining. How can anyone who claims to be sane believe that the earth is flat? I just don't get it.

He’s actually an incredibly smart guy. His reasons are all technically plausible so they are interesting even if I don’t believe them. Many of them revolve around me (or anyone else) proving to him how he’s wrong and I usually don’t feel like taking them time to do it so I just laugh. But if I do provide a “fact” like curvature effecting sightlines, he will say the math is wrong. He will then say according to the math if he’s on his boat in Long Island sound he shouldnt be able to see the bottom of buildings in Manhattan.

I’ve never cared enough to go at it with him but that’s generally what he will come back with.

In comment 14215269 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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He also thinks LBJ had JFK killed. We've gotten into numerous arguments, but it goes nowhere.

Never argue with a fool. People from afar won’t be able to tell the two of you apart.
— mark twain

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In comment 14215269 SFGFNCGiantsFan said: Quote: He also thinks LBJ had JFK killed. We've gotten into numerous arguments, but it goes nowhere. Never argue with a fool. People from afar won’t be able to tell the two of you apart. — mark twain

nice quote, but then why are you on BBI? lol, j/k

2 coworkers that believe the moon landing was staged. They both lived through it and one is a former NASA employee. Whenever new people are hired it has become a running joke to attempt to get them stuck in the conversation. Truthfully, unlike people who think the Earth is flat, I always find myself saying who fucking cares? Say it was staged and we did it 5 years later or whenever these theories claim, what fucking difference does it make? It doesn’t actually change anything. If we found out the Earth was flat I would at least have to make sure I didn’t walk off the edge? I have never spoken to someone who believes the Earth is flat so I am not up to speed on what all the answers are.

and my coworker claims that civilians can only go so far and that people in the Arctic have reportedly been turned around by the government so they wouldn’t reach “the edge”. It’s truly amazing, haha.

Among a sea of them. Way too many weirdos.

I mean back in the days of Columbus or even before that. The idea that the earth is flat was never an accepted theory. It was invented well after the fact and propagated by folks like Washington Irving and Antoinne-Jean Letronne.

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and my coworker claims that civilians can only go so far and that people in the Arctic have reportedly been turned around by the government so they wouldn’t reach “the edge”. It’s truly amazing, haha.

I'm always curious to hear where they think the western and eastern edges are. And what happens when your flight crosses that edge and you wind up where you're going without turning around.

In comment 14215259 Stan in LA said:

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NASA was nervous about the landing going wrong following the blowup on the launch pad and Nixon was super obsessed that the world seeing the man step on the moon combined with the 50-50 chance the cameras would actually work, so NASA enlisted Kubrick to film a simulated landing in case the cameras didn't function. He did so with a skeleton crew (most of all met untimely deaths following the shoot). As feared, the cameras didn't function, Kubrick's footage was inserted and the hybrid happened. Man landed on the moon, but the footage of the man walking there was faked. Kubrick called in his favor a few years later when he needed a special NASA camera(the only one in the world at the time) to film the candlelight scenes on Barry Lyndon. And that's the truth.

LMAO. You mean, this is a conspiracy you heard from some stupid documentary online somewhere right?

I pray to God people aren't so gullible as to take this story seriously. But, hey, Steph Curry did...

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and my coworker claims that civilians can only go so far and that people in the Arctic have reportedly been turned around by the government so they wouldn’t reach “the edge”. It’s truly amazing, haha.

LOL. The amount of government personnel they'd need to cover entire "edges" of the earth to effectively turn people back wouldn't even be feasible.

There are so many simple, logical reasons as to why the Earth being flat just isn't possible. But some people will just keep deflecting and refuse to hear anything that doesn't jibe with their own theory.

Very amusing, that's for sure.

Do they believe all six of them were, or just the first one??

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Do they believe all six of them were, or just the first one??

The 1st, 3rd and 5th


No seriously though, that's a good question.

I also wonder if the flat earthers believe that all the other planets are also flat?

Ugh...

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and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining.

So where exactly is the edge supposed to be?

How does he explain global travel?

Wouldn't people from certain regions have to travel a long way, west for example, to go what we would consider a shorter distance east?

didn't believe dinosaurs existed. because they're not in the bible, no one saw them, and any bones/fossils unearthed are man made. He also didn't believe in the moon landing but later relented it may have happened.

Not picking on athletes there are dumb people in all professions, but athletes and celebrities who have a voice and use it sometimes embarrass themselves.

I know one flat-earther, he's also a 9-11 conspiracy theorist, Sandy Hook hoaxer, holocaust denier...basically an idiot. They prey on people like that. Low IQ, easily manipulated.

May have been hard to get Through.

punch Steph Curry in the face.

These brave men risked their lives to accomplish one of the greatest feats in human history, just so some little shit who throws a ball in a ring can say it didn't happen?

America as a whole. Thats why.

playing basketball....

In comment 14215278 UConn4523 said:

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In comment 14215256 Jints in Carolina said: Quote: In comment 14215250 UConn4523 said: Quote: and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining. How can anyone who claims to be sane believe that the earth is flat? I just don't get it. He’s actually an incredibly smart guy. His reasons are all technically plausible so they are interesting even if I don’t believe them. Many of them revolve around me (or anyone else) proving to him how he’s wrong and I usually don’t feel like taking them time to do it so I just laugh. But if I do provide a “fact” like curvature effecting sightlines, he will say the math is wrong. He will then say according to the math if he’s on his boat in Long Island sound he shouldnt be able to see the bottom of buildings in Manhattan. I’ve never cared enough to go at it with him but that’s generally what he will come back with.

If he is smart, ask him if he knows what spherical geometry is or for that matter navigation. Because the calculations for distance and direction are based on the earth being a sphere, not a flat surface. Called the great circle route

Also, if he believes that the space station is up there then ask him what it is rotating about.

In comment 14215278 UConn4523 said:

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In comment 14215256 Jints in Carolina said: Quote: In comment 14215250 UConn4523 said: Quote: and for a good 6 months I thought he was trolling be he 100% believes it. The conversations are always entertaining. How can anyone who claims to be sane believe that the earth is flat? I just don't get it. He’s actually an incredibly smart guy. His reasons are all technically plausible so they are interesting even if I don’t believe them. Many of them revolve around me (or anyone else) proving to him how he’s wrong and I usually don’t feel like taking them time to do it so I just laugh. But if I do provide a “fact” like curvature effecting sightlines, he will say the math is wrong. He will then say according to the math if he’s on his boat in Long Island sound he shouldnt be able to see the bottom of buildings in Manhattan. I’ve never cared enough to go at it with him but that’s generally what he will come back with.

I'd ask him why its quicker got airplanes to fly on an arc than it is for them to travel somewhere on a straight line.

Also, in response to the comment (not you) of the govt stopping ppl from reaching the edge... which government? Is it a global conspiracy that all the governments of the world are in on? Lol

and don’t actually exist. Says GPS isn’t what they say it is and always ask me why there are never any pictures of satellites in space, only drawings or renderings. And any time something goes to space he says the footage isn’t real, all computer generated, etc.

It’s bizarre. He’s got an answer for everything even if they are shitty answers like “that video isn’t real”. I asked him “is there any chance that any of what you believe in isn’t true” and he says there’s none. That’s why I don’t bother and just egg him on, there’s really no point in being serious about it with him.

there'd be a lot more Darwin awards...

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and don’t actually exist. Says GPS isn’t what they say it is and always ask me why there are never any pictures of satellites in space, only drawings or renderings. And any time something goes to space he says the footage isn’t real, all computer generated, etc. It’s bizarre. He’s got an answer for everything even if they are shitty answers like “that video isn’t real”. I asked him “is there any chance that any of what you believe in isn’t true” and he says there’s none. That’s why I don’t bother and just egg him on, there’s really no point in being serious about it with him.

LMAO what a loon.

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He also thinks LBJ had JFK killed. We've gotten into numerous arguments, but it goes nowhere.

LeBron takes a lot of crap -- but this accusation is too much!

/s

bizarre part about the Flat earthers is the amount of conspiratorial effort that has to go into it:

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I’ve brought up walking off the edge UConn4523 : 12/11/2018 8:23 pm : link : reply and my coworker claims that civilians can only go so far and that people in the Arctic have reportedly been turned around by the government so they wouldn’t reach “the edge”. It’s truly amazing, haha.

The guy I know who is a Flat Earther runs on the same premise - that the edges of the Earth are patrolled to keep the secret from getting out. First off, who has this jurisdiction, and where do any of these people patrol since the "edge" has never been seen by anyone? Those are the questions I always ask.

I also ask how the flight paths and times are shown when on International flights and he said the aviation industry is controlled and the flight paths they show the passengers are faked.

You have to be so paranoid as well as ignorant to believe that kind of crap.

In comment 14215239 Jints in Carolina said:

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I am going to see "First Man" tomorrow about Neil Armstrong.

if that is his real name

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In comment 14215259 Stan in LA said: Quote: NASA was nervous about the landing going wrong following the blowup on the launch pad and Nixon was super obsessed that the world seeing the man step on the moon combined with the 50-50 chance the cameras would actually work, so NASA enlisted Kubrick to film a simulated landing in case the cameras didn't function. He did so with a skeleton crew (most of all met untimely deaths following the shoot). As feared, the cameras didn't function, Kubrick's footage was inserted and the hybrid happened. Man landed on the moon, but the footage of the man walking there was faked. Kubrick called in his favor a few years later when he needed a special NASA camera(the only one in the world at the time) to film the candlelight scenes on Barry Lyndon. And that's the truth. LMAO. You mean, this is a conspiracy you heard from some stupid documentary online somewhere right? I pray to God people aren't so gullible as to take this story seriously. But, hey, Steph Curry did...

I thought I was going nuts reading that and everyone just glossing over it.

from Stan. Most people have been conditioned to ignore his drivel.

Who benefits from perpetrating this enormous hoax that the earth is round?

Is there some massive globe manufacturer behind it all?

Wouldn't the map people want the lie exposed?

"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people."

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Now this had me laughing. That's great.

designing, manufacturing, and planning the moon mission.

Somehow 400 thousand US citizens kept up the secret behind the biggest fraud of all time?

is a lesson in sociology, or maybe just stupidity. A French director made a mockumentary about the “fake moon landings” that was possibly too subtle in its satire but many of the fake moon landing loonies cite it as truth. C’mon, Kubrick’s repayment was to be able to access the “special” NASA camera lenses to film the famous candlelight scenes in Barry Lyndon? That’s funny but not obviously funny for many.

NASA ADMITS WE NEVER WENT TO THE MOON!

And go!
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designing, manufacturing, and planning the moon mission. Somehow 400 thousand US citizens kept up the secret behind the biggest fraud of all time?

That's what they want you to believe.

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is a lesson in sociology, or maybe just stupidity. A French director made a mockumentary about the “fake moon landings” that was possibly too subtle in its satire but many of the fake moon landing loonies cite it as truth. C’mon, Kubrick’s repayment was to be able to access the “special” NASA camera lenses to film the famous candlelight scenes in Barry Lyndon? That’s funny but not obviously funny for many.

NASA said the grainy picture was because they were actually shooting the screen at NASA to transmit to TV, not a made up Kubrick premade film. IIRC they had transmission malfunction, but the actual picture of Armstrong stepping on the moon was clear and that is what the engineers in Houston saw. Also why the rest of the videos were so clear. Apparently the initial video was destroyed.
If you want further proof, go tell Buzz Aldrin he wasn't on the moon - and then duck. He's already popped someone who said that to him.

that you can bounce high powered lasers off of?

This is at least a pro athlete, likely not the sharpest tool in the shed. Right out of college, I worked with a theoretical physicist with a PhD from MIT who insisted that the moon landing was faked and that he could prove it.

Or any of the list of idiot engineers and architects who belong to the Truther movement of 9/11 and push the thermite theory (and sadly, there's a published list of those idiots and it's not short).