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raymor · 07-25-2011, 12:14 AM

Check out the Mythbusters episode on this topic. It's an interesting topic because there ARE a few things that seem really odd. However, when you look into it with a truly open mind none of the conspiracy theory ideas hold up. Often, simply seeing another picture of the same object from a different angle makes it clear.

For example, several of the claims are based on the idea that "since the sun is the only light source on the moon, anything in a shadow should be completely black". That makes sense until you look at the moon in the sky. Looking at the moon, you see it's quite bright. If you go out in the country at night, moonlight is enough to see a liitle bit. If the light from the moon's surface can light up stuff here, 250,000 miles away, it's certainly enough to soften shadows just a few feet from the surface.

Also try this. Put on a white T shirt, the same color as the astronauts suits. Take a bright flashlight into a dark room and point it toward your shirt. It will light up the whole room. Similarly, sunlight reflected off of the astronauts suits threw some light on the things around them. So the sun it's NOT the only light source on the moon, and you can see that just by looking up at the moon and seeing how bright the whole surface is.

Each claim by the conspiracy theorists can be debunked quite simply. Until you see these things, though, it is quite fascinating to read the claims and look at their "evidence". It's almost disappointing to debunk the claims just by looking up and saying "damn, the whole friggin surface of tge moon is shining brightly".

07-25-2011, 12:14 AM
raymor Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,745	Check out the Mythbusters episode on this topic. It's an interesting topic because there ARE a few things that seem really odd. However, when you look into it with a truly open mind none of the conspiracy theory ideas hold up. Often, simply seeing another picture of the same object from a different angle makes it clear. For example, several of the claims are based on the idea that "since the sun is the only light source on the moon, anything in a shadow should be completely black". That makes sense until you look at the moon in the sky. Looking at the moon, you see it's quite bright. If you go out in the country at night, moonlight is enough to see a liitle bit. If the light from the moon's surface can light up stuff here, 250,000 miles away, it's certainly enough to soften shadows just a few feet from the surface. Also try this. Put on a white T shirt, the same color as the astronauts suits. Take a bright flashlight into a dark room and point it toward your shirt. It will light up the whole room. Similarly, sunlight reflected off of the astronauts suits threw some light on the things around them. So the sun it's NOT the only light source on the moon, and you can see that just by looking up at the moon and seeing how bright the whole surface is. Each claim by the conspiracy theorists can be debunked quite simply. Until you see these things, though, it is quite fascinating to read the claims and look at their "evidence". It's almost disappointing to debunk the claims just by looking up and saying "damn, the whole friggin surface of tge moon is shining brightly". __________________ For historical display only. This information is not current: support@bettercgi.com ICQ 7208627 Strongbox - The next generation in site security Throttlebox - The next generation in bandwidth control Clonebox - Backup and disaster recovery on steroids