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- TheRealToma, on 10/10/2007, -1/+39I hear, if i get my pool scoop and point it at Mars, ill be able to touch it. Jimmy from down the street said his dad said so. For serious.
- 16777216, on 10/10/2007, -2/+38Despite the huge numbers of grotesquely retarded people I have seen in my life, how in the hell does any one fall for this?
- BadAstronomer, on 10/10/2007, -2/+21The Bad Astronomy site is running a bit slow this morning. The webhost is doing some maintenance. Sorry about that, so please be patient!
- OptimusShr, on 10/10/2007, -2/+16Digging this to prevent this misinformation from spreading.
- m1ss1ontomars, on 10/10/2007, -2/+15Seriously, who would believe that Mars could possibly be as big as the full moon? Mars is at most around 25 seconds of arc. The moon subtends around half a degree. That's 1800 arcseconds. So Mars would have to be 72 times closer than normal. Does this make sense to anyone?
- twinklyJesus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+13I remember a quote from George Carlin.
"If you think of how stupid the average person is, remember, half of all people are dumber than that." - UncleCrapper, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11Well, when you put it like that...
- drlha, on 10/10/2007, -1/+9Right, because you haven't seen it, it doesn't exist. Why are people digging this guy up?
This email does exist, I've been forwarded it several times in the past. As I'm an astronomer I probably get it from friends more than most, because they want to ask me if its true. - newsomer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp
- mishabear, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7When you get it, make sure you forward it to all the AOL users you know.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -5/+11You know, sometimes I feel like my brain is wired differently, that though we all appear the same on the outside, deep down, we're a different species entirely from the kind of morons who believe this crap. How do you even come close to being that stupid? I just can't imagine it.
- reknaps, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Write me down in the 'I've received this email' category.
Have to see it to believe it? Thats retarded. Its definitely a widely spread email rumor. - duuk2k2, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7The planet Mars will make a once-in-our-lifetimes, remarkably close approach to Earth on 27 August 2007
Status: False.
http://www.snopes.com/science/mars.asp - omarciddo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+6But my Grandpappy says the moon's made of cheese. Iz true, he gaves me a piece.
- Modulo, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5congratulations jmpeagle on taking skepticism to an entirely new level of retardulousness
- imikedaman, on 10/10/2007, -1/+4I'd imagine the same way we fall for stories about foreign people doing stupid things like mistaking sheep for poodles. We just happen to know that Mars won't look as big as the moon.
You take one part ignorance, mix it with one part semi-credible news source, and we as humans will fall for it. - ChromaVita, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3I got it in an E-mail, and a Myspace bulletin.
IT WUZ LYKE SOOOOO AWESUM!!!11!
(comment my picz yo!) - mishabear, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Oh and make sure you post the same story 6 more times even though it's been posted 8 times before.
- vspazv, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Mars is always bigger than the moon. It just looks smaller from our perspective.
- mercurysquad, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The closest thing to this, that we can witness, is a lunar eclipse. Looks magnificant sci-fi sky like.
- james2die4, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4What really made this comment was, "For serious." Details make the comedy! Bravo Toma!
- thcobbs, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Let me just say that if Mars is ever as large as a full moon, I'm gonna find any way I can to get the ***** off this planet because it's either in escape-orbit or mars is gonna smash into us. Neither option is a good one.
- mishabear, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Do you still have it?
- liamfly, on 10/10/2007, -5/+6Every year I get a huge headache around this time.
- Mothrog, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Escape and orbit can't be combined, genius. Escape implies it's going off infinitely far away. An orbit means the object will return.
- kj2112, on 10/10/2007, -2/+3Sigh. Again this year.
- omarciddo, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Mhm. I keep it with my pet turtle.
- Sornos, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It boggles my mind that people believe stuff like this. And stuff like this is everywhere!
- stigma15, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I know... I should've have said "...as clearly as we saw Mars back in '03." Because Venus is so bright, you can't make out surface detail with the naked eye.
- compconsultant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Here is what it says:
"At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon" - MadEnvoy, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Was that a Freudian slip for Poop Scoop?
- Gordin, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2Actually, Mars is not the closest planet to the Earth. That's Venus.
- tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2You've put a lot of thought into this, haven't you?
- compconsultant, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Anyone who has actually seen the email and believes it says Mars will look as large as the moon doesn't have the reading comprehension of a third grader. The email clearly states a level of magnification that will make Mars look that large.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Those that voted for Bush are super geniuses apparently?
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Uranus will be as big as the moon one day if you keep stuffing your face with twinkies.
- BadAstronomer, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2The site is back up. W00t!
- thcobbs, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1The sun. You know... the star known as "Sol".
- gopher65, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0If only people actually read it that way. For some reason idiots read that email and start gesturing wildly about how "mars is going to be as big as the moon!" Every fraking year. Honestly. What is the matter with these people?
- EugeneMcCanless, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0I think part of the problem, is that we have a lot of people who are not familiar with the night sky. Partly due to living in areas with light pollution and not seeking to view it in areas without. They do not even look at the sky or think about it. Some of them only think about it as a romantic setting in the movies.
- erikmartin, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0It's called senility. Wait til you hit 70 or 80, and you'll start believing stuff like this too.
- Djharlock, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Non related:Kerry was a dumbass as well, not saying I like bush but he fumbled too much with his position on the war.
Related: Conclusion to story, 3 months from now Mars comes down and kicks the moon's ass for hogging up the sky, cause nobody messes with Mars. - compconsultant, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1Here is what it says:
At a modest 75-power magnification Mars will look as large as the full moon - Oronar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0My mom sent me it, she's AOL user...
I've yet to tell her how retarded it is. - stigma15, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1It really is a shame that we'll never see another planet as close as Mars was back in '03
- ElwoodHerring, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0I get this stupid email every year too. Needless to say I reply with a link to Phil's rebuttals each time. So, here we go again...
- ONELOVE23, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0So does this mean I won't be able to see the Tharks?
I'm disappointed! - twinklyJesus, on 10/10/2007, -2/+1CAN IT BE TIEM FOR CHEEZES NAOW?
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