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Reality TV "Astronauts" Lift Off

Posted by CmdrTaco on Tuesday December 13, 2005 @06:40AM from the where-do-you-find-people-this-stupid dept.

RJG writes "In the latest reality show on British TV, three British "space tourists" last night succesfully blasted off on a five day mission and are currently orbiting the earth 200 miles up. Or so they think. And to forestall the first question. They aren't experiencing weightlessness due to a combination of being in a low orbit (rather than outer space where the weightlessness is) and a few under-floor gravity generators."

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Re:Dramatic Final Episode by vague+disclaimer · 2005-12-13 06:45 · Score: 5, Interesting

You are of course labouring under the illusion that the whole thing isn't a hoax on the viewer.
Re:Dramatic Final Episode by hobbit · 2005-12-13 06:57 · Score: 5, Interesting

And then... the final twist.

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