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Post by Ian Pearse on Jun 6, 2010 11:15:04 GMT -4
the mytery is that they couldn't be retrieved.. did you read anything about retrieving them? No really mysterious. If the entrance by which the missing persons has collapsed, and the tunnel is in a bad state, then it may not be possible to find another way in, particularly one safe enough to be used by rescuers.
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Post by Ian Pearse on May 27, 2010 7:28:56 GMT -4
See Wiki here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypogeum_of_%C4%A6al-SaflieniNot closed by the government. A party of school childern and a teacher did disappear, due to a collapse. No mystery there. I'd tend to bypass the claims of voices from all over the island without some independent evidence to support it. It's conceivable parts of the island are honeycombed with natural and artificial passages, but people lost in there would not have lasted "weeks" as suggested, without a food and water supply.
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Post by Ian Pearse on May 12, 2010 13:52:03 GMT -4
In the same way the Apollo HB's are generally ignorant of the history of the US space program I suspect believers in the Illuminati haven't read a lot of general history or they would realize that the two great forces that have shaped our world are chance and stupidity.... Remember, the three most abundant elements in the Universe are Hydrogen, Helium and Stupidity
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Post by Ian Pearse on Apr 20, 2010 7:57:33 GMT -4
While perusing the Have Your Say item on the BBC website yeaterday, entitled "Would you fly?" I came across a comment from someone who was obviously of the opinion that the current Icelandic volcano eruption was caused by HAARP or something similar, and that we should be demanding answers from these places... It isn't the sort of place to try and have a discussion with the individual, otherwise I'd have tried to get a bit more out of him/her. Anyone else seen anything similar?
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Post by Ian Pearse on Feb 19, 2010 6:55:17 GMT -4
I feel obliged to ask the counter quetion: why is it so important to Mr McGowan? He seems to want to inform people. That's fine but, to me, that implies a duty to ensure that the information being put out is accurate. By putting out half-baked ideas, uninformed speculation and generally erroneous information he is doing exactly what he is accusing others of doing: deliberately misinforming. I cannot see how he can reconcile that with his stated intention.
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Post by Ian Pearse on Feb 17, 2010 8:07:29 GMT -4
'Tis truly a fascinating Universe we live in...
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Post by Ian Pearse on Feb 17, 2010 4:52:29 GMT -4
Anyone who grew up playing Asteroids knows that the orientation of your spacecraft can be completely different from its direction of travel. Never mind a computer game from decades ago... I experience this every time I go shopping with Alexander (please note, currently aged two and a bit). As I push the shopping trolley down the aisle, he loves it when I give the trolley a sideways twist so that it completes a 360 degree yaw even as it continues down the aisle. When I do it right, the trolley's handlebar comes straight back into my hands as I walk behind it. The problem with this manoeuvre is if you are unfortunate enough to pick the trolley with the dodgy castor.... which locks part-way through the rotation... very nasty
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Post by Ian Pearse on Feb 17, 2010 4:43:10 GMT -4
I have been doing some reading around the laser rangefinding experiments. One of the things I came across was the fact that, to get their measurements to the level of accuracy they need, they have to allow for the fact that the Earth's crust is still in the process of rebounding after the last Ice Age. I find that truly mind-blowing.
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Post by Ian Pearse on Jan 29, 2010 9:11:14 GMT -4
How are at the interest rates at the Jodrell Bank? Just curious. Astronomical, I believe
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 22, 2009 16:43:54 GMT -4
That's the one ;D
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 22, 2009 12:31:58 GMT -4
fm said - "I would like to know which materials in particular were used to prevent Bremsstrahlung."
I suggest you follow the link to Bob B's excellent article, scroll to the bottom and have a look at the Apollo CM hull cross-section, and do some research on the properties of the materials listed there.
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 19, 2009 4:59:52 GMT -4
The Wikipedia article says that Porkrovsky claims a loop around the Moon was possible but landing was not. I might be completely off base here (wouldn't be the first time ) but I just keep thinking that this sounds wrong. If you could use the Saturn V to send people to the Moon, why couldn't you send them there to land? Am I making any sense at all? If you can get into a loop round the Moon, then it only takes the relevant delta-v to turn that into a lunar orbit, then another change to make it a descent. The Saturn V wasn't doing that bit anyway, it was the Apollo spacecraft, so I can't guess what he is on about. edit for typo
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 13, 2009 18:08:17 GMT -4
I had a feeling that was probably the case, but didn't want to state it without checking first; thanks Laurel.
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 13, 2009 17:25:34 GMT -4
A question about the Gnomon used on the Apollo missions. You can see it in various shots, giving a sense of scale and the colour reference for photo development. Was it articulated so that it would also always show the local vertical?
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Post by Ian Pearse on Nov 12, 2009 17:44:58 GMT -4
Jay, can I have that Van Allen belt if you're finished with it? It looks delicious. I prefer the Van Allen Belts with the chocolate sprinkles on.. ;D
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