Ok lets get it started

[2scoops0406]

Anyone see the prog tonight about the lunar landing conspiracy? I'll seed it and let Adam take off, off you go (I'm going to bed soon).

 

[AdamW]

I totally missed that, bet it was good if it was anything like the Titanic one last week.

It's a shame NASA don't release the book they wrote to dispell the conspiracy theorists. They were worried it would lend credibility to the theories. Personally, I want to believe, and am yet to see credible piece of irrefutable evidence against the moon landings.

You would think if they could construct a massive lunar landing conspiracy, they could plant some WMD in Iraq...

 

[kendor]

I'm reliably told that the war wasn't really in Iraq but put together on a Backlot in Hollywood

 

[mildmanneredjanitor]

There are a lot of theories regards the lunar landings. This one explores some particularly interesting and valid points.

 

[securespark]

I totally missed that, bet it was good if it was anything like the Titanic one last week.

Missed that, Adam,mate. What were the salient points?

 

[pipme]

What were the salient points?

Fact that it stopped salienting !!

As in stopped .... Projecting beyond surface of the Atlantic.

Ref

 

[AdamW]

Missed that, Adam,mate. What were the salient points?

Well, the conspiracy theory is that the Titanic's sister ship, the Oceanic, is the ship that actually sank on that fateful maiden voyage. The Oceanic had been involved in a collision (I think on its way to fit-out), suffered heavy damage and the insurance policy wouldn't pay up in those circumstances. So the idea is they swapped the names, the Oceanic, sailing under the name of "Titanic" was scuppered in the North Atlantic. They claim the insurance money on that and are left with a good ship that would pass inspection (Oceanic was so knackered it apparently shouldn't have done).

All the things in favour were:

1) Another Canard-owned ship sailed out to a point near the collision BEFORE the collision, carrying nothing but 3000 woolly jumpers and blankets, then just stayed there, in mid ocean. During a coal strike.

2) The Oceanic was given a load of modifications to make it virtually identical from the exterior to the Titanic.

3) The two ships were moored next to a large dry dock, and swapped back and forth for a period of days/weeks just before, an ideal opportunity to shuffle them about

Loads of other things too, like despite being at a time when work was hard to find, all but one of the sailors who sailed it down from Belfast didn't sign back on for the maiden voyage.

But, they proved pretty conclusively it is a false accusation, the Titanic and Oceanic had very differently shaped bridges amongst other things.

 

[2scoops0406]

yes or no then?

 

[AdamW]

Turned out to be a load of balls... or was it

 

[2scoops0406]

Missed that, Adam,mate. What were the salient points?

Well, the conspiracy theory is that the Titanic's sister ship, the Oceanic, is the ship that actually sank on that fateful maiden voyage. The Oceanic had been involved in a collision (I think on its way to fit-out), suffered heavy damage and the insurance policy wouldn't pay up in those circumstances. So the idea is they swapped the names, the Oceanic, sailing under the name of "Titanic" was scuppered in the North Atlantic. They claim the insurance money on that and are left with a good ship that would pass inspection (Oceanic was so knackered it apparently shouldn't have done).

All the things in favour were:

1) Another Canard-owned ship sailed out to a point near the collision BEFORE the collision, carrying nothing but 3000 woolly jumpers and blankets, then just stayed there, in mid ocean. During a coal strike.

2) The Oceanic was given a load of modifications to make it virtually identical from the exterior to the Titanic.

3) The two ships were moored next to a large dry dock, and swapped back and forth for a period of days/weeks just before, an ideal opportunity to shuffle them about

Loads of other things too, like despite being at a time when work was hard to find, all but one of the sailors who sailed it down from Belfast didn't sign back on for the maiden voyage.

But, they proved pretty conclusively it is a false accusation, the Titanic and Oceanic had very differently shaped bridges amongst other things.

The titanic was not cunard owned. It was the white star line. The sister ships were the olympic and the brittanic

 

[AdamW]

The titanic was not cunard owned. It was the white star line. The sister ships were the olympic and the brittanic

Ever since I proposed a better method to estimate the number of nails in a kg...

You are right, Cunard and White Star merged in the 1930s. The ship with the jumpers and blankets was owned by a key player in White Star, but was from a different company presumably a cargo one.

And when I said Oceanic I meant Olympic. I have been thinking about Australia you see, so Oceania

I made an error, it was deliberate. And I would have gotten away with it too, if hadn't been for you meddling... IT consultants.

 

[securespark]

I have been thinking about Australia you see, so Oceania

Or watching nnnnnnnnnnnn1984.

 

[2scoops0406]

The titanic was not cunard owned. It was the white star line. The sister ships were the olympic and the brittanic

Ever since I proposed a better method to estimate the number of nails in a kg...

You are right, Cunard and White Star merged in the 1930s. The ship with the jumpers and blankets was owned by a key player in White Star, but was from a different company presumably a cargo one.

And when I said Oceanic I meant Olympic. I have been thinking about Australia you see, so Oceania

I made an error, it was deliberate. And I would have gotten away with it too, if hadn't been for you meddling... IT consultants.

Ok, fair do's

and it wasn't better btw.

Oh, btw HAVE broadband!!


No I'm sorry, I'm gonna stop that really isn't fair, I really am just jesting !

Hope your bathroom floor goes well.

 

[kendor]

this conspiracy theory is just the tip of the iceberg!

Whilst on the subject there's a website offering trips in a mig to the outer reaches of the atmosphere (as close to space as you can get without being an astronut) for approx £8k
Another offer is a trip in a vomit comet flying weightless for 2 minutes at a time approx £4k
And a trip down to see the Titanic in a sub £29000!!!??!!!?
how do they work that one out??

 

[AdamW]

Ah, the Mig-25 flight. If I had £10K to spare I would probably consider it... then buy a plasma screen and trade in my car.