Mars hoax again!! - Page 2

renormalised (Carl) · #21 29-07-2010, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Liz

Why, why, why??? Same date each year, whats the story?
It leads so many of the public astray, and they cant help it if they are not as .... intelligent as us??

People are easily fooled by things that sound as if they're correct, or are sensationalist and such. Why...yes, because they're not intelligent enough, by and large, to see through the nonsense (no fault of their own), but a hell of a lot of so called smart people have fallen for stuff like this. The reason why is they leave all their critical faculties back at home when they see things like this. Plus a great many of them aren't schooled in or have any interest in the sciences. As are the great majority of people for the most part. Science is some sort of esoteric "thing" out on the very fringe so far as most people are concerned and when they hear or read something like this, they have neither the knowledge or experience to back them up...plus many just don't get things when you explain the facts to them, anyway. So they believe the first joker that comes along and spins them a story. If you make it sound convincing enough, throw in a bit of real science and then package it to make it look credible, you can sell ice to eskimos as the old adage goes.

cybereye (Mario) · #22 29-07-2010, 02:47 PM

Hey, is Mars going to be as big as the Moon????

Mario

PS ONLY JOKING!!!

PPS I spoilt a friend's niece's birthday party last year because they were going to the Blue Mountains to get a clearer view of "Big Mars". My friend asked my opinion - best time, etc. - and I told her that, hmn (a la Steve Waugh), it was all bulls...!!. She then told her brother who then told his daughter who then cancelled the party in the Blue Mountains. Mario is nasty man, nasty man!

renormalised (Carl) · #23 29-07-2010, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cybereye

Hey, is Mars going to be as big as the Moon????

Mario

PS ONLY JOKING!!!

PPS I spoilt a friend's niece's birthday party last year because they were going to the Blue Mountains to get a clearer view of "Big Mars". My friend asked my opinion - best time, etc. - and I told her that, hmn (a la Steve Waugh), it was all bulls...!!. She then told her brother who then told his daughter who then cancelled the party in the Blue Mountains. Mario is nasty man, nasty man!

Killjoy party pooper!!!!

cybereye (Mario) · #24 29-07-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by renormalised

Killjoy party pooper!!!!

Funny, that's what my wife said!!!

renormalised (Carl) · #25 29-07-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cybereye

Funny, that's what my wife said!!!

Great minds think alike

mozzie (Peter) · #26 29-07-2010, 03:09 PM

yep happened last year,had friends come over and they couldnt be told its not going to happen still went to the pod lined up moon put red filter on and said have a look at that!!!!! after there initial shock of what id done they wernt impressed.still people cant be told....

renormalised (Carl) · #27 29-07-2010, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mozzie

yep happened last year,had friends come over and they couldnt be told its not going to happen still went to the pod lined up moon put red filter on and said have a look at that!!!!! after there initial shock of what id done they wernt impressed.still people cant be told....

People are easily fooled, Peter, and once fooled it's hard to convince them of otherwise.

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #28 29-07-2010, 04:08 PM

As I said, I'm over trying to "save" the masses from faulty thinking.
I might take advantage of it and start a doomsday cult instead....
OOOoooh Beware the giant mutant star goat is on it's way.....oh no!!!! Give me money!!!!!!!

Ric · #29 29-07-2010, 04:20 PM

I think you'll be onto a winner JJJ.

JimmyH155 · #30 29-07-2010, 04:22 PM

It's CULTIVATING

on August 27th They cant even get the right word

HA HA HA AAAAGGGGHHHH

mozzie (Peter) · #31 29-07-2010, 04:29 PM

RobF (Rob) · #32 29-07-2010, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

As I said, I'm over trying to "save" the masses from faulty thinking.
I might take advantage of it and start a doomsday cult instead....
OOOoooh Beware the giant mutant star goat is on it's way.....oh no!!!! Give me money!!!!!!!

Oh no - I just know I'm going to have goat dreams now...
Where do I send the money JJJ??

leon · #33 29-07-2010, 08:00 PM

Nice one JJJ

, maybe we could start a, GUESS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE SKY TONIGHT, forum and see how many we can suck in.

Leon

seanliddelow (Sean) · #34 30-07-2010, 07:32 PM

Yeah my dad fell hook, line and sinker for this one................
I was getting to bed at 10pm a couple of weeks ago when all of the sudden I got a call.......

"Sean, did you know that Mars is going to be at its largest forever?, You should take some photos of Mars through your telescope on the 27th of August"

As I wasnt in a mood for explaining, I told him "Yeah, I'll check it out tommorow"

Darth Wader (Wade) · #35 30-07-2010, 11:11 PM

Just got this e-mail from my mum... I'll bore her senseless with an explanation tomorrow

P.S. Woo, 300 posts! Only took 18 months

Jaybee (John) · #36 31-07-2010, 01:09 AM

What gets me is, wouldn't you notice it getting bigger leading up to August 27th?? I mean you would notice a Giant Red ball getting bigger and bigger in the sky wouldn't you, or is it supposed to fly in under cover of darkness SUDDENLY appear Massive on the 27th then Wizz off again? I imagine that would have a bit of a tidal effect too..