Sep 29, 2020
Episode 3, 80's era and conspiracy theories that turned out to be true.
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Episode 3, 80's era and conspiracy theories that turned out to be true.
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Blog Week 2: Was the Moon Landing Fake?
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong was the first human to ever step foot on the moon. This monumental American achievement marked the United State’s victory over the Soviet Union in the great space race. Generating pride and charisma, this victory came at the perfect time for America to win over their people’s support. Ever since then, the world has been told about this historic moment, but is it too good to be true?
Perhaps one of the most famous conspiracy theories to ever exist is the idea that the moon landing was fake. Amongst those who support this theory, it is believed that humans have never actually been to the moon. This conspiracy theory has become so widespread that even well known YouTubers, such as Shane Dawson, have made videos about this and shown their support for this theory. Supposedly, the United States government lied about this amazing achievement and there are very persuasive arguments to reinforce this theory.
One of the most widely known pieces of evidence for this theory is based around the flag that was famously planted on the moon landing sight. When the flag was put into the ground, it was proudly waving while boasting America’s stars and stripes. However, there are some important logical flaws to this. There is no atmosphere on the moon, so it is impossible for wind to be generated. If there is no wind, then how did the flag wave? To answer this, NASA said that the waving of the flag was caused by the way it shifted in a lower gravitational setting as the astronauts moved it.
Another suspicious piece is the rock with what is thought to be a clearly marked “C” on it as if it were a stage prop, which was dubbed the C Rock. In movies, props are put around the set to make the film look authentic, so it would only make sense for NASA to do the same if they were to make their own film. It is thought that the “C” was placed on the rock to indicate where it was to be placed and a careless set up person haphazardly left the “C” in plain sight. NASA was once again not wanting to put up with such rumors, so they were quick to respond. Before the luxury of digital uploading, each picture had to be scanned into the database manually. While scanning the pictures, A worker supposedly got a hair stuck to the picture and that hair appeared as an artificial “C” on the rock, making it appear like a prop.
In order to make a film, however, props are not the only necessity. To go along with props, stage lights are also needed to add authenticity to the recording. It is said that one of these stage lights are visible in the reflection of an astronaut’s helmet. The shape of a stage light is hard to mistake, especially with picture proof of this object in space all over the internet. NASA has said that the reflection clearly shown in the helmet are not stage lights and the shape is misleading.
With this evidence and still so much more, do you believe the moon landing was a hoax? If you can’t decide yet, investigate further! Watch videos like the one above and decide for yourself if the moon landing was fact or fiction.