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Mars500 Mission Begins

krou writes "The six participants in the Mars500 project have entered their sealed facility. The project, which lasts for 18 months, is designed to try and simulate a mission to Mars, completely isolated and cut off from the outside world, with a '20-minute, one-way time-delay in communications to mirror the real lag in sending messages over the vast distance between Mars and Earth.' They also have limited consumables, with everything required being loaded onboard from the start. You can follow developments via the blog, or the Twitter feed of Diego Urbina, one of the would-be cosmonauts."

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  1. ATTENTION! DO NOT MOD DOWN! +5 INFORMATIVE by schnikies79 · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I submit David Hasselhoff is the AntiChrist

    And I have the proof

    How can one explain the phenomenal global success of one of this country's least talented individuals? There are only three ways.

    * Mr. Hasselhoff actually is talented, but this goes unnoticed in his own country.

    * Mr. Hasselhoff has sold his soul to Satan in return for global success.

    * David Hasselhoff is the AntiChrist.

    I vote for the latter -- and perhaps, after seeing the facts involved, the rest of the world will agree.

    The Facts First, the obvious. Add a little beard and a couple of horns -- David Hasselhoff looks like the Devil, doesn't he? And the letters in his name can be rearranged to spell
    fad of devil's hash.

    What does this mean? Well, Baywatch is David's fad. David is the devil. The Hash is what makes Knight Rider popular in Amsterdam.

    (I was actually hoping to make the letters in his name spell out he is of the devil, which would be possible if his middle name was "Ethesis," which it might be. I'm sure his publicist would hide such a middle name if it were true.)

    Second -- and most importantly -- David Hasselhoff and his television series were foretold in the Bible. Biblical scholars worldwide may quibble over interpretations, but they all agree on this. For a few telling examples let's skip to the end of the Bible. If any book of the Bible will tell us who the AntiChrist is, it's the Revelation of Saint John, which basically describes the AntiChrist and the Armageddon He causes. I'll just give you the verse, and the current theological interpretation of that verse.

    Who is the Beast?

    Rev 13:1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns The Beast, of course, is David Hasselhoff. The Heads are His separate television incarnations. Young and the Restless, Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Knight Rider, Terror at London Bridge, Ring of the Musketeers, Baywatch and Baywatch Nights.
    The ten horns represent His musical releases: Crazy For You, David, David Hasselhoff, Do You Love Me?, Du, Everybody Sunshine, I Believe, Looking For Freedom, Night Lover and Night Rockers.
    Not only does Mitch The Lifeguard literally "rise out of the sea" on Baywatch, but David's musical career has mostly occurred in Europe, a metaphoric rise to fame from across the sea.
    Rev 13:3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast. Of course, this is a reference to his third head: Knight of the Phoenix, the first episode of Knight Rider. In this episode, "Michael Long, a policeman, is shot and left for dead. The shot is deflected by a plate in his head, but ruins his face. He is saved and his face reconstructed. He is reluctant, but agrees to use K.I.T.T. to help the Foundation for Law and Government fight criminals who are 'beyond the reach of the law'. " Knight Rider has been shown in 82 countries.
    Rev 13:5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months. The following blasphemies are actual quotes from David Hasselhoff -- I read these while he was 42 years old.

    "I'm good-looking, and I make a lot of money."

    "There are many dying children out there whose last wish is to meet me."

    "I'm six foot four, an all-American guy, and handsome and talented as well!"

    "Before long, I'll have my own channel -- I'll be like Barney."

    "(Baywatch) is responsible for a lot of world peace." which the Hoff said at the Bollywood Oscars. Don't believe me? Read the original article!

    And here's a blasphemy that came from David's recent (Feb 2004) visit to the Berlin Wall museum. I couldn't have made something this great up by myself. He was upset that the museum didn't spend more tim

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    Gone!
  2. cow penis by Asshat_Nazi · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    it's right between the udder and the asshole

    loving the wrong derby

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  3. All men . . . by bob+probst · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    but only one Wang among them.

  4. Re:Pure theater by Lunix+Nutcase · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    But it's about as meaningful an "experiment" as that silly "Biosphere 2 [wikipedia.org]" trainwreck in the early 90's.

    How dare you impugn the scientific credentials of a bunch of improv theater players! They got their credentials from a legitimate art gallery/café in London!

  5. Re:Intentionally only men? by Ltap · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Men require more calories on a day to day basis, so an all female crew would require less resources than a male crew, but women are also much more social creatures, and being without contact to the wider world, would likely affect them more. (In the wild) It has been seen how males would often lead solitary lives (bull elephants, lions, bears) while a lone female (among mammals) is very rare. Women might find it a lot harder to leave everything behind them and go on a trip like this. And for this reason it would be interesting to see a similar project with women and compare the results

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  6. Re:Pure theater by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Considering the supposed panic was itself largely a fabrication...

    Yep. Tell that to the families of the 2000+ that died in a couple of towers that were hit by planes about 9 years ago.