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Measuring The Distance From Earth To Moon
lewiz writes: "Tom Murphy at UW is attempting to measure the distance between the Earth and The Moon to the nearest millimetre according to this BBC News article. 'His tape measure will be a giant telescope at Apache Point in New Mexico. Retroreflectors left on the surface of the Moon by various space missions, including the Apollo 11 lunar landing, will also come in handy.'"
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I hate it when I do that.
They that would sacrifice their
Fuck that! I'm the real Tom Murphy!
The solution is simple. Pour hot grits down CowboyNeal's pants and record how long it took for him to hit the moon. After that, create a /. poll asking which is the best way to calculate the distance between the earth and the moon with CowoscopeNeal as one of the options. Multiply the time by the number of votes CowoscopeNeal gets, divided by the error margin and you should have your distance.
Why bother.
Aren't some people dumb? It would require the knowledge of 15 million people to hoax the moon landing, as well as being harder than it would be to really land there.
Jesus H Christ, the USA has the LOWEST rate of taxation in the industrialized world. Its complete morons like you who whine and complain about taxes when our schools are so horribly underfunded, most kids never see an up to date science book, where kids see scientists as something evil or suspicious and music programs, among other critical aspects of public education are being shut down due to the lack of available tax dollars. The Federal Government has been totally taken over by corporations that hate being regulated, and oppose taxation for this very reason. You are obviously one of those super greedy capitalist fanatics that refuse to take even basic responsibility for living within a society. Quit your whining and move to some fascist south american country where your blather is tolerated.
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