Youtube comments of TheFlat EarthTruth (@TheWokeFlatEarthTruth).

  1. And also respect and love to the families of over 127,000 who have dies from Covid-19 in the UK.
    99
  2. Yes you are correct. The people of Ireland are outraged at the thugs who destroyed our capital city.
    45
  3.  @pedallinraw  No, there is no evidence of that at all and thankfully all the evidence shows that suicide rates have not increased due to Covid (source British Medical Journal). Either way over 100k excess deaths in UK in 2020 compared to average of previous 5 years (ONS UK). Lets all deal in facts not opinions.
    29
  4.  @craigmcivor3034  "pick a name.". The Battersea dogs and cats home, have they "bought her out" or is this just a case of make up a silly allegation/smart comment and not produce a shred of evidence to back it up? Take care & stay safe.
    23
  5.  @josemama428  Nope, nothing like those men whatsoever. Please do not sully the names of Pearse, Connelly, MacDonagh, etc, by comparing them to the thugs that we say in Dublin yesterday. Take care.
    22
  6. So you think that it is "insane" to take reasonable measures to protect peoples lives, health and way of life and stop the spread of a highly contagious virus? Interesting.
    21
  7.  @TheRealColt  I suppose that actual proof of any of that is totally out of the question?
    18
  8. Did they find the correct building this time?
    17
  9. The thugs who attacked Irish people, burnt Irish cars, looted Irish shops and put low paid shop workers out of jobs were not from Algeria.
    17
  10.  @Mrdilligaf421  Your lack of evidence to back up your claim is no lie.
    16
  11.  @sparkymlarky  Hi S, hope that you are well. You mentioned the Nixon phone call to Armstrong and Aldrin on the lunar surface. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon so the call was beamed to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. I believe that there are some reality deniers that actually do not know of the existence of radio waves and are too lazy to look this up. Take care.
    15
  12. I just come here to read the comments from the SMS...social media sheep.....they never disappoint with their stupidity..
    15
  13. Nope, what you wrote is pure fantasy. Take care.
    14
  14.  @klauses.1781  In Israel the evidence is showing that being vaccinated dramatically reduces the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and death. Health Ministry data shows that the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people over 60 is nine times more than the rate among fully vaccinated over 60's and that serious illness for the unvaccinated under 60's is over double the rate of their vaccinated counterparts.
    14
  15. "37,622 cases and 147 deaths". Compare this with the situation between late December 2020 and early February 2021 when case numbers were also very high but these resulted in a far greater number of deaths. Covid deaths peaked at 1820 on January 20th and from about Jan 6th to Feb 10th the daily deaths (and the 7 day average) were rarely under 1000. It shows how effective the vaccination campaign has been in breaking the link between high case numbers and high death rates.
    13
  16. Did anyone pay anyone £10,000.........???
    13
  17. Hi s, hope you are well. I think that semantic bubble has been burst a long ago. It is not just a coincidence that a certain number of people who become infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus die as a result. It is true that many will have pre-existing conditions but they would not have died from then if they did not contract Covid-19. If you have, for example, a weak heart, and are exposed to Covid-19, the additional strain of fighting it off could cause you to go into heart failure and die. Now, because you would not have gone into heart failure if you didn't have Covid, you died of a Covid induced heart failure thus, Covid-19 is correctly recorded as your cause of death, because it was and heart disease may be recorded as a contributing factor because it was. Take care.
    13
  18. They also have less than 30 Covid-19 deaths while other countries have hundreds of thousands.
    11
  19. Hi Dani, hope that you are well. Yes, many do assume that a previous infection translates into a high level of immune response but this is not always so. Research shows that around one third of previously infected people may not generate any natural immunity at all (Predictors of Nonseroconversion after SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Liu et al, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Sept 2021). It is also widely assumed that a previous infection will give higher levels of immunity than vaccination but recent real-world studies are showing that Vaccination against Covid-19 provides stronger protection than immunity from a previous infection with the virus. A large scale study in the US looked at more than 7,000 people hospitalized with Covid and found that those who were unvaccinated but had a previous case of the illness were five times more likely to have a confirmed case of Covid than people who were fully vaccinated and had not had Covid before. (Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 Among Adults Hospitalized with COVID-19 with Infection-Induced or mRNA Vaccine-Induced SARS-CoV-2 Immunity — Nine States, January–September 2021), Bozio et al, Nov 2021. So in summary, large numbers of unvaccinated people who have previously had Covid-19 do not develop natural immunity, vaccine immunity may give greater protection of reinfection and immunity response from previous infection plus vaccination may give better immunity than vaccination alone. Take care & stay safe.
    11
  20. Total Covid-19 deaths, USA=894k, UK=157k, New Zealand=53. Even allowing for population differences it does appear that they most certainly have done something right.
    10
  21. Really interesting to note that of the 51,281 Covid-19 deaths in England between January and July 2021, only 458, or 1.2%, were of fully vaccinated people. It is really sad to see so many deaths of people who were not vaccinated.
    10
  22. 122 deaths today and case numbers are around 35k per day. Back on 20th January the UK had 1820 deaths and case numbers were around 60k per day. I wonder what changed in the meantime.....vaccines perhaps?
    10
  23. Actually, in reality, the opposite is true, the risk of a meteoroid striking a person is very low. While hundreds of meteoroids strike the Moon every day you must remember that the surface area of the Moon is some 38,000,000 m2 and the risk of one landing in any 1m2 is quite small. It is a risk but a small one compared to the many other risks. Take care.
    9
  24. Did they get the right building this time?
    9
  25.  @jobbyomoron8478  No John, that is not factual. Adverse reactions to vaccines are quite rare and deaths attributed to vaccination even rarer. There are certain types of people out there that would have us believe otherwise though. Take care & stay safe.
    9
  26. According to the Australian psychologist Stephan Lewandowsk who has considerable experience in studying and treating people who are under the influence of conspiracy theories, there are certain main traits common to all conspiratorial thinking. (1) Something must be wrong. Although conspiracy theorists may occasionally abandon specific ideas when they become untenable, those revisions don’t change their overall conclusion that “something must be wrong” and the official account is based on deception. (2) Persecuted victim. Conspiracy theorists perceive and present themselves as the victim of organized persecution. At the same time, they see themselves as brave antagonists taking on the villainous conspirators. Conspiratorial thinking involves a self-perception of simultaneously being a victim and a hero. (3) Contradictory. Conspiracy theorists can simultaneously believe in ideas that are mutually contradictory. For example, believing the theory that Princess Diana was murdered but also believing that she faked her own death. This is because the theorists’ commitment to disbelieving the real account is so absolute, it doesn’t matter if their belief system is incoherent. (4) Immune to evidence. Conspiracy theories are inherently self-sealing—evidence that counters a theory is re-interpreted as originating from the conspiracy. This reflects the belief that the stronger the evidence against a conspiracy (e.g., the FBI exonerating a politician from allegations of misusing a personal email server), the more the conspirators must want people to believe their version of events (e.g., the FBI was part of the conspiracy to protect that politician). (5) Overriding suspicion. Conspiratorial thinking involves a nihilistic degree of scepticism towards the real account. This extreme degree of suspicion prevents belief in anything that doesn’t fit into the conspiracy theory. Read more in his “Conspiracy Theory Handbook” easily available online as a PDF. It also gives help on how to talk to family and friends who are suffering such delusions.
    9
  27. "They believe actual NASA photos are fake". Yes they seem to have an incredible fixation on NASA while totally ignoring the other 90 or so space agencies on the planet!
    9
  28. "The moon landing is so fake"...Which of the 6 manned moon landings are you claiming was a fake and what is your evidence?
    9
  29. "Blood Clots" and "Inflammed (sic) Hearts".....Tiny, tiny risk from a vaccine, much higher risk of these if you catch Covid. Take care.
    9
  30. And of course there was no hiding place in earth orbit with every radio telescope on the planet tracking the mission and its communications as well as the fact that numerous radio telescope teams tracked the missions and the communications to the moon and back. Take care.
    8
  31. For some strange reason space agencies do not plan their activities so as to pander to the claims of conspiracy theory believers.
    8
  32. Do you mean the footage that is all over the internet?
    8
  33. A child would at least try to give evidence to back up their claims. You give no evidence. You are less than a child. Take care.
    8
  34. "am I missing something?",,,,Yes, quite a lot. You wrote that " the earth spins 1000 mph"....This is incorrect, nothing "spins" in mph. mph are units of linear velocity and angular velocity and tangential linear velocity are not the same thing. The correct angular velocity of the Earth is 0.000072921159 radians per second. Take care.
    8
  35.  @Shaun-dr1mg  You do what you want. I condemn anyone who attacks Irish people, Irish property and Irish jobs. Take care.
    8
  36.  @filthyusratus  Hi Christopher, hope that you are well. You wrote "point a telescope on to landing sites". There is no terrestrial telescope that has ever been built with the resolution to see objects that small on the lunar surface. However, various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    8
  37. Hi m, hope that you are well. You are conflating heat and temperature, they are not the same thing. The Van Allen Belts may have particles that have a very high velocity, therefore a very high temperature but as there are relatively few of them the overall heat that they contain is small and they can not transfer heat energy to a spacecraft in any significant amounts. Take care.
    8
  38. "Ivermectin saved India"...did it?? Research is strongly suggesting that the Covid-19 death rates in India are many times higher then what is officially recorded and that the number of excess deaths in the sub continent during the pandemic may be as high as 4 million.
    7
  39.  @JamBreadSpotify  Any actual evidence behind your claim?
    7
  40.  @redpillnibbler4423  With some conspiracy theorists, their heads are so far down the rabbit hole of insanity that they have long since surrendered their freedom to their conspiracy of choice.
    7
  41. What studio has such a large size, such low gravity and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    7
  42.  @philipprice171  You would prefer the virus to spread? Reasonable: "having sound judgement; fair and sensible". Yes, I consider that it is sound judgement and sensible to make difficult decisions and adopt a strict but clear approach to curtail the spread of this virus as quickly as possible. New Zealand has largely been unaffected by the effects of Covid-19 up to now. They are correct to do their best to keep it that way. This virus is very transmittable, let it spread and in 2-3 weeks time we could be having a very different conversation. Take care & stay safe.
    7
  43. "I ..... would ...... consider it as doing a great public service", Yes you might consider it so but in reality you would just be spreading a virus that causes an infectious disease which is never a good idea. You would also be interfering with other peoples rights and freedoms. Take care.
    7
  44. (1) "No blast creator" Do you mean crater?? Why should just 3000lb of trust with the rocket engine cut some 2m above the lunar surface produce a blast crater?? (2) "leaving the landing foot pads so clean". For a start they weren't, dust is observed on the landing pads in several of the landings. Secondly, The lunar surface is a vacuum, dust will move away from the LM and not swirl or form clouds as on Earth. Do better research.
    7
  45. Please get your facts correct. What you wrote is simply not true. What you refer to was totally internal to the family of a former Dutch Prime Minister. At the request of President Nixon, small samples of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission and a small sample of lunar basalt from the Apollo 17 mission were presented to some 135 countries as a goodwill gesture in 1969 and 1973 respectively. Both the Netherlands Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar sample displays are safe and well in the National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine in Leiden, Netherlands and have been since they were presented. Their veracity is not in doubt nor ever has been. In 1992 the Dutch National Museum of Art and History received a donation from the estate of former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees which his relatives claimed was a moon rock (and I believe received a sizable tax write-off in return). Subsequent investigation by a geologist reviled that the object was not of lunar origin and was in fact a piece of petrified wood. This had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with NASA as you claim. Take care.
    7
  46. You are totally incorrect Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan and Edgar Mitchell all did swear on the Bible that they had walked on the Moon. So what exactly is your point???
    7
  47. The Sun is a tabloid, don't ever confuse that with journalism.
    7
  48. Please explain what your evidence is?
    7
  49.  Truth And freedom  Last year 2020 the UK had the highest mortality figures since 1918 which was at the height of the Great Flu and during WW1. There were 604,707 recorded deaths in the UK in 2019 which jumped to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 90K. So no, I wouldn't agree with the statement "last year......no problems". Take care & stay safe.
    7
  50. Don't like the facts then?
    7
  51. Your Physics is close but somewhat muddled. Yes, if you ignore other forces such as air-resistance than all objects will fall at the same rate. On Earth that rate is 9.81 m/s2 and on the Moon that rate is 1.6 m/s2 or about 1/6 that of Earth. This means that on the Moon an object falling from a given height will take 2.45 times longer to reach the surface than and object falling from the same height on Earth. (The 2.45 is the square root of 6 and I calculated it using the equations of motion). So, as you yourself noticed, this is why the astronauts seem to "get alot of hang time". Take care.
    6
  52. "shouldn’t that moon dust be flying through the air?"......There is no air on the moon. The lunar surface is a vacuum. The dust kicked up by the Apollo astronauts and by the Lunar Roving Vehicle shows no evidence of being impeded by an atmosphere. This is exactly what would be expected on the moon's surface. Take care.
    6
  53. Hi JJF. Unfortunately it is not that simple. Ivermectin is a treatment for parasitic infection and there is no reliable evidence that it has any positive impact in the treatment of Covid-19. I appreciate that there have been a small number of studies (mainly preprints) that made outlandish and incredible claims but these have proved to be fraudulent and most have now been withdrawn.
    6
  54. The only footage of any of the Lunar Modules landing on the lunar surface was take from inside the LM.
    6
  55. Jan 7th 2021 UK Covid-19 cases peaked at 68k cases per day and 2 weeks later on Jan 20th Covid-19 deaths peaked at 1820. October 11th 2021 cases at 40k, 2 weeks later the 7 day average for deaths is 135 per day. Clearly, the link between high death rates and new cases has been changed. It may be the result of vaccines or it may be the result of magic, but it has changed. Take care.
    6
  56. "we have women and children in this group".....but we won't wear masks or keep a little distance to help protect them and a few of us will attack the police because that is always a good idea when women and children are about.
    6
  57. The only people who seem to doubt it are random people on the internet and when you ask them for evidence to back up their claims they do not seem to have any. Take care.
    6
  58. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    6
  59.  @stusue9733  Don't worry, neither does he.
    6
  60. "the astronauts said there were no stars"..........A clarification is necessary here. What the Apollo 11 astronauts actually said in the post flight press conference was that they could not see stars while on the bright, daytime lunar surface or while looking directly at the Sun. This makes perfect logical sense. The Apollo 11 astronauts (like all Apollo astronauts) were able to see stars while on the night side of the moon. Take care.
    6
  61. (1) "Why not during the day"...All the Apollo landings took place during lunar daytime. (2) "Where did the camera come from"....Each Apollo mission took a ranges of cameras with them. (3) "such a short back drop of the pictures"...There isn't. The lunar landscape is pretty featureless so judging distances is not possible from photographs or footage. (4) " the camera being out there before Neil"...There wasn't. The Westinghouse TV camera that transmitted his first step was attached to the LM. Take care.
    6
  62. 9 times in just over 4 years with 6 successful landings and no, it was never easy. Take care.
    6
  63.  @alvarocortez890  Again, no. A manned lunar mission was never easy or never cheap. Also do you understand the difference between "can't" doing something and choosing not to do it? Take care.
    6
  64. There were 9 manned trips to the moon with 6 successful manned landings. Each mission carried a range of cameras with them which were operated at various times by various astronauts and sometimes mounted on tripods , Lunar module or on LRV's. You will have to be a lot more specific with your question. Take care.
    6
  65. Sorry K, abnormal blood clotting was reported as a significant cause of death in patients infected with Covid-19 as far back as April 2020, long before any vaccinations. Take care & stay safe.
    6
  66. The standard way of determining pandemic deaths is to examine a countries excess deaths. Mortality in the UK spiked by over 91,0000 (15%) in 2020 compared to 2019. The mortality rate (deaths per 100,000) spiked from 925 in 2019 to 1043.5 in 2020, a 13% increase which is quite significant and unusual and is characteristic of previous major pandemics and wars. I haven't fully analysed the figures for 2021 but initial reports are of excess deaths (deaths over and above what would be expected) at around 120k so the UK is most definitely going through a period of large excess mortality and in the final analysis the real pandemic death toll may well be higher than the official figures. Take care.
    6
  67. Perhaps this will help him learn to give correct information and show respect when you want to enter someone else's country and also how to respect other peoples health, rights and freedoms when you are Covid-19 positive.
    6
  68. You mean the Apollo 11 post flight press briefing that took place after they spent some 3 weeks in quarantine yet they still smile, laugh and crack jokes with the reporters. Ever actually watched it yourself? Take care.
    6
  69. There is no terrestrial telescope in existence that could resolve objects that small on the moon's surface. However various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    6
  70. Pity that you do not have any actual evidence to back up your claim.
    6
  71. Hi gm, hope that you are well. You said "More new daily cases than before vaccination", I am not sure if this is correct. The 7 day average for new cases peaked at 59k on 10th Jan 2021 and the 7 day average for deaths peaked on 23rd Jan at 1248 deaths. This was before vaccinations. In the current wave the 7 day average for new cases peaks at 47.2k with 7 day average for deaths currently at 135 per day. Do you notice a difference between the death rates before and after vaccination? Take care.
    6
  72. Your lack of evidence is not fake though.
    6
  73. (1) "To me the idea that some tinfoil piece of junk could land and takeoff and rendezvous - is just absurd". ....So then please outline using engineering, scientific and technical concepts what exactly is wrong with the Lunar Module that would prevent it carrying out its function . (2) "You can see the earth, but you can’t see any stars"...Starlight is much dimmer than the Earth and will not register on cameras with settings for bright, daytime conditions. This is basic photography knowledge.
    6
  74. Amazing how many people make such claims as yours yet are totally unable to provide any actual evidence to back them up. You will be no different. Take care.
    6
  75. There is no telescope ever created that has the resolving power to detect the Apollo equipment from Earth. However, satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface and matched the terrain to Apollo photographs. Take care.
    6
  76.  @sampson1980 "that little 4 legged 10 foil looking thing"... "and made it all the way back to earth".....Oops.......Basic knowledge fail here sampson my friend. Take care.
    6
  77. " the lunar module that landed with 10,000 pounds of thrust didn’t move one grain of sand or regalith". 10,000 pounds of thrust was the Maximum thrust that the Decent Stage rocket engine produced. On landing this engine was throttled back to just under 3,000 pounds and the engine was cut some 2m above the surface. All 6 landings on the lunar surface were recorded with the 16mm camera from inside the Lunar Module and dust is clearly observed to be disturbed and commented on in ever single case. Take care.
    6
  78. The did go multiple times and few people would chose to vacation on a dry, sterile, airless rock. Take care.
    6
  79. And the smoking ban had damaged pubs and nightclubs how exactly????
    6
  80.  species 4123 breen  The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. There are now literally thousands of research papers available from multiple sources on the topic as well as thousands of database entries available to researchers. I also cite "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea, Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020" as another example. Also, science is not carried out in law courts. Please think and do some research before spreading Misinformation.Take care & stay safe.
    6
  81. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    6
  82. It is really sad to see so many unvaccinated people dying in the UK.
    6
  83. You have been mislead. No NASA scientists, astronauts or even engineer have ever stated that " Man can’t leave Earth low orbit … Because of the High radiation…of the Van Allan belt". Would you like to spend some time doing some study and come back to us with the actual facts? Take care.
    6
  84.  @cappy2282  The behaviour of the lunar dust in the hundreds of hours of Apollo footage shows no indication of atmospheric resistance. "table fans" can not overcome that issue. Take care.
    6
  85. Microphone was inside his helmet. Sound vibrations passed through the solids and gasses inside spacesuit.
    5
  86. The camera settings are for the bright, daytime lunar surface. If the settings were adjusted to detect starlight which is very dim then everything else would just appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    5
  87.  @JamBreadSpotify  Is that not a panoramic view from one of the later Apollo missions? Take care.
    5
  88. Also when you say "the-clot-shot" do you realise that Covid-19 infection increases the risk of blood clots by up to 10,000% compared to the general population? Take care.
    5
  89. ​ @EDM-Jigger  Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately you seem to have totally ignored my comment and have gone off on irrelevant tangents: (1) "The extreme temperature changes from day to night". The Apollo astronauts were not on the moon during the lunar night or during the maximum daytime surface temperature. (2) " can cause camera electronics to stop working properly".....What camera electronics in 1969? (3) "The tape is coated with a magnetic material, typically ferric oxide, which can be magnetized to store data". The Maurer camera used 16mm film, the Hasselblad was also a film camera and the signal from the Westinghouse TV cameras was transmitted to Earth. (4) "microphones can't capture audible frequencies in space". The microphones were inside the space suits so they were able to detect the astronauts voices and any vibrations that passed through the astronauts bodies or tools the held. Take care.
    5
  90. "How did they get the film back"..........This comment highlights the main problems with moon-landing deniers, they do not know the basic facts nor are they curious enough to do any research. Take care.
    5
  91. Hi Finlay, hope that you are well. You asked "explain the fast falling dust at feet, tyres of lunar rover,". The dust clearly falls faster than it would on Earth as there is no air resistance to slow its descent. This situation has been well analysed and the conclusion is that its behaviour is exactly consistent with a low gravity, no air-resistance environment. As evidenced in various video sources the dust quickly falls back to the ground showing no sign of floating or being slowed down in a horizontal direction by air-resistance. On earth, dust tends to billow and form clouds due to the effect of our atmosphere. The trajectory of the dust is also characteristic of the lack of air-resistance. A perfect example of this is the "Rooster Tail" dust trails kicked up by Apollo 16's John Young during his "Grand Prix" in April 1972. This very situation has been analysed, studied and the published results are easily obtained online. "Ballistic motion of dust in the Lunar Roving Vehicle dust trails", Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Horányi, Mihály, (University of Colorado), American Journal of Physics, Volume 80, Issue 5, pp. 452-456 (2012). They conclude that the lack of particles’ deceleration along the x-axis of their coordinate system, could only be the case if Apollo 16’s rover footage was filmed in a vacuum and in an environment where the acceleration due to gravity was 1.6 m/s2. . Enjoy reading, take care.
    5
  92. Full citation, source and context of this claim please. It is blindingly obvious that since the end of the Apollo Program and the current Artemis Program that as no one was funding or manufacturing a heavy-lift rocket comparable to the Saturn V then it was not possible to leave earth Orbit. This however has nothing to do with the Van Allen Belts per se. Take care.
    5
  93. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    5
  94.  @sparkymlarky  I am genuinely sorry if reality does not suit you. Take care.
    5
  95. If they went through "Van Halen's Belt" wouldn't Eddie complain?
    5
  96. Paul, during a Lunar eclipse the umbra is typically 100km - 200km wide, The penumbra is much larger. "there's no moon.". It is pretty hard to deny the existence of an object that virtually all of humanity can see with their own eyes, so good luck with that. Take care.
    5
  97. "In this time of new technology"...What new technology are you talking about. Between Apollo and Artemis who exactly was funding and manufacturing the technology needed for a manned lunar mission? Take care.
    5
  98. That is your opinion. However research and evidence shows otherwise. Take care.
    5
  99.  @tonynoaa3950  It is interesting to note that moon landing deniers are good at making claims but never produce even the slightest scrap of evidence to back up these claims. Take care.
    5
  100.  @roccoparks  I can think of no better way to destroy businesses, homes, jobs, mental health then to allow this virus to spread unchecked. I can think of no better way to make people miss hospital visits, miss vital diagnoses and miss vital treatments then to have hospitals and ICU's full of Covid-19 patients. Only people who have not suffered the reality of the harm and damage that this virus has caused would say otherwise. To allow this virus to spread would be total insanity. Also can you please cite a reliable and trustworthy source that states that the disease Covid-19 has a "99.6% survival rate". Also you might cite some evidence that all survivors recover without any long term effects. Take care & stay safe.
    5
  101. Hi M, hope that you are well. Just to let you know, Physics still works in a vacuum. Take care.
    5
  102. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected and verified various Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    5
  103. "easily proven".....But you haven't.
    5
  104. It would be totally unjustifiable to give booster shots to people (most vulnerable cohorts excepted) in well vaccinated developed countries while so many in the developing countries still do not have access to vaccines.
    5
  105. No, 3000lb of thrust from a rocket engine that was cut some 5 feet above the surface will not produce a "large hole" or even a small one. The 16mm camera footage taken from inside the LM on each landing clearly shows dust being disturbed and basic Physics tells us that dust disturbed in a vacuum will move away from the LM not towards it. Take care.
    5
  106.  @realsciencerhythm  Hi again KT, your question is a bit confused. A thrombosis does not "cause blood clots". Thrombosis is the word used to describe the blockage of a blood vessel (artery, vein, capillary) by a blood clot. It can occur in any blood vessel including blood vessels in the brain.
    5
  107. Nobody who makes claims such as yours ever backs them up with actual evidence.
    5
  108. Every time a vaccine is administered a person has a much better chance of not dying of Covid-19.
    5
  109. There is no Earth based telescope (in a satellite or otherwise) that has the resolving power to detect Apollo equipment. However satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries (CSNA, JAXA, IRSO, LRO/NASA) have detected the various Apollo landing sites and equipment exactly where it is supposed to be and also matched the terrain to Apollo photographs. Take care.
    5
  110. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon at the time so the call was beamed to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. It is really quite easy to understand. Take care.
    5
  111. Stanford University have been involved in several large scale studies which clearly show the safety and efficacy of mRNA vaccines. They have also done several studies on the spread of vaccine related misinformation. especially by people on social media outlets. However I can not seem to find the study that you refer to on any of the academic databases. Can you please provide full citation? Take care.
    5
  112.  @bargeman100  Hi bargeman, I hope that you are well. You have made several assumptions that are simply not factual. (1) "Those laser mirrors would have to be constantly adjusted" No they do not, no more than your mirror in your bathroom would need to be constantly adjusted. The retroreflecters that were placed on the lunar surface by the crews of Apollo 11, 14 & 15 are still operational and are used hundreds of times every year. (2) "I don't think it's possible to travel through the Van Allen belts". While these belts do provide a challenge for space exploration it is far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    5
  113. "If you show me a rock and tell me it came from the moon, you can only convince me that it's a rock"......Of this I have no doubts as you almost certainly do not have any training, expertise or qualifications in geology or any scientific discipline. However there are many people that do have the requisite skills and thousands of them have examined the lunar materials brought back by the Apollo missions and have verified its lunar origin. Take care.
    5
  114. No doubt, you will never produce any evidence to back up your claim.
    5
  115. The post Apollo 11 press conference where the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts smiled, laughed and cracked jokes with the reporters? Have you ever actually watched it yourself?
    5
  116. Satellites and cameras in lunar orbit from the following organisations have spotted the various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be - JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, LRO/NASA/ASU. Take care.
    5
  117. "a funny thing happened on the way to the moon"....Isn't that where a known fraud, liar and convicted criminal claims that Apollo 11 was in Low Earth Orbit while at the same time showing video that contradicts this. Also claims that the Van Allen Belt's are impenetrable while showing a graphic that shows otherwise. Comedy gold. Take care.
    5
  118. Nope, NASA is an acronym that stands for National Air & Space Administration. Why are you attempting to seek evidence in homophones????
    5
  119. So simple question. Between the end of the Apollo Program when US Congress cut the Apollo funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was building a heavy lift rocket comparable to the Saturn V that would go beyond LEO? Take care.
    5
  120. I am pretty sure that radio/microwaves and the means to transmit and receive them did exist in the 1960's. Take care.
    5
  121. Luck then that the Saturn V, Command Module or the LM did not need "automatic wind shield wipers". Take care.
    5
  122. "the Apollo mission"......."the moon landing"......Someone who thinks that there was only one Apollo mission and only one moon landing might not be in the best position to comment on these issues. Take care.
    5
  123. If you are alleging a conspiracy then by definition you are a conspiracy theorist. Take care.
    5
  124. NASA funding during Apollo era peaked at close to 5% of all US federal spending and they had but one main goal. Today NASA get less than 0.49% of US federal spending and they have multiple missions and objectives. Take care.
    5
  125. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries, including China, have detected and verified the various Apollo landing sites exactly where they should be. Take care.
    5
  126.  @shadowcat314  Hi Andrew, hope that you are well. You wrote "most of my arguments". To be honest you do not have any "arguments" just lack of knowledge, misunderstandings and unsubstantiated conjecture. You mentioned an issue with the Van Allen Belts but never elaborated? Take care.
    5
  127. "lost all the photos".......You mean the thousands of photos that are freely available all over the internet as well as in the National Archives and in high definition on the various NASA mission image galleries? Genius comment!!
    5
  128. Hi CS. There is no news on this whatsoever as it simply did not happen. Some weeks ago BA paid tribute to 4 members of its staff that passed away in recent months for different causes and in different locations, one died due to Covid-19. Quite disgustingly conspiracy theory nutcases started speeding the lie that all died directly after receiving vaccination leading to considerable anger and stress among the families of the deceases. BA and relatives have asked people to stop spreading these lies but that does not seem to have been effective as some individuals still wish to spread misinformation. Take care & stay safe.
    5
  129. You have given no evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    5
  130. "there wasn’t internet then we’ll not for the public yet they can beam from the moon".....Ever heard of radio waves??????
    5
  131. There is no legitimate arguments of any sort that the Van Allen Belts prevent space travel or the Apollo Missions in any way. Take care.
    5
  132. That's the Earth mate. Take care.
    5
  133.  @jaynun916  Totally false. Those are not the words that he used. Why do reality deniers always have to lie?
    5
  134.  @spaceted3977  Nope, no NASA scientist ever used those words. No technology was ever lost, it simply became obsolete. Also what exactly do you man by "can we please see pictures of the sun and the stars when the sun is on the other side of earth?". It really doesn't make any sense. Take care.
    5
  135. There was no wind. The Apollo 11 flag moves when the astronauts are assembling, moving it and adding energy to it and stops when they stop moving it. The flag had a pole cross the top to make it appear like it was flying as if on Earth. The entire flag assembly and Buzz Aldrin salute was filmed using the 16mm camera and is easily found online: eg: "Apollo 11 - 16mm magazine 1094-K" on the YT channel "Apollo 11 - Apollo Flight Journal". You will clearly that the flag behaves exactly as it should in a low gravity, zero atmospheric resistance environment and that it stops moving when that astronauts stop touching it. Take care.
    5
  136. I believe that you have provided zero evidence.
    5
  137. Another short claim from a moon-landing denier who will never produce any actual evidence to back it up. Take care.
    5
  138. "They ring the US president from the moon to earth on a land line"..........Does it really have to be explained to you that a phone call can be patched into a radio network?? "And loose reception"............Try attaching a giant 26m radio dish (or better still a 60m dish) to your phone and have direct line of sight to your target, preferably through a vacuum, and your reception should improve dramatically. Take care.
    5
  139. You wrote: "president of Netherlands"....For a start the Netherlands is a constitutional monarchy and has never had a president so clearly you have not actually bothered to check or do any critical thinking on this story that you were told. Take care.
    5
  140.  @TheCraigy83  Hi, hope that you are well. Everything in the Apollo Program footage shows that it was filmed in low gravity and a zero air resistance environment. Your personal incredulity and supposition is not proof of anything. Take care.
    5
  141. Incorrect, mass and inertia still exist. Take care.
    5
  142.  @Snowman374th  What you said was ""Every incident of radiation exposure on Earth has lead to a humans death", a statement that is patently and obviously untrue. Every human is at all times exposed to a range of radiations both ionising and non-ionising and this does not lead to their deaths. Perhaps you should learn about radiation before commenting. Take care.
    5
  143. "with the lebel (sic) of improvements in technology it would have been easy to get there"... What technology exactly are you referring to? Since the end of the Apollo Program who exactly was funding and manufacturing the technology to carry out a manned lunar mission? Take care.
    5
  144.  @partybiscuit  You can't deny the facts so you try misdirection.
    5
  145.  species 4123 breen  Covid-19 is not recorded as a contributing factor in deaths involving trauma injuries.
    5
  146. The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 time on surface was -23C to 7C, how exactly are these temperatures "too extreme"? Take care.
    5
  147. Seriously, not another that does not understand the difference between Heat Energy and Temperature? Do they not have schools in your country? Can you not access the internet to learn about things? Please do better.
    5
  148.  @HenryDurth  Unfortunately what you suggest is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    5
  149. So any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    5
  150. The particles of a gas are constantly moving and the temperature of a gas is a measure of the average kinetic energy of its particles. The particles that make up the Van Allen Belts have a very high velocity so by definition have a very high temperature. However the particles in the VAB's are very spread out so density of particles in the VAB's is very, very low (millions of times lower than air at sea level) so the overall heat energy that they contain is very small. So for a spacecraft travelling through this region of space there will be relative few particles colliding with it and these few particles will be too few to transfer any great amount of energy to the craft. In short the VAB's are a region of space with a very high temperature but a very low amount of heat energy. Take care.
    5
  151.  @cappy2282  "Couldn't u just throw a very light substance in the air and create the same effect". No. In an atmosphere such as on Earth such a substance would billow and form clouds as it encounters atmospheric resistance. There is no indication of atmospheric resistance in any of the many hours of Apollo Program footage. It was filmed in a vacuum. Take care.
    5
  152.  @HenryDurth  Of course rockets follow a curved trajectory. How else would you expect them to get into an orbit? Take care.
    5
  153.  @DontJustStandThere  "NASA has even admitted, more than once, that we've never travelled beyond lower earth orbit"........Nope, whoever told you this has lied to you and must think that you are very gullible. Take care.
    4
  154. ".nasa as we speak are trying figure how to get passed them"....Nope. Try again.
    4
  155.  @johnmcnulty4425  I agree with all you say except to mention that there is no Earth based telescope that has the resolution to see Apollo objects on the lunar surface. However the Apollo landing sites have been detected and verified by satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries. Take care.
    4
  156. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity?
    4
  157.  @nunyabiz1780  So you admit to believing things without needing actual evidence. People might take you as a fool Take care.
    4
  158. Satellites in lunar orbit from JAXA, IRSO, CNSA, KASA and LRO/NASA/ASU have detected and verified various Apollo landing sites on the lunar surface. Take care.
    4
  159.  @neilpike6758  There are 3 methods of heat transfer. Conduction and convection do not occur in a vacuum so that leaves the third method. Take care.
    4
  160. The Westinghouse TV camera was stored in a compartment in the LM and deployed and activated by Armstrong before he exited. Take care.
    4
  161.  @ScarabD  It actually scares me to see such an intelligent, logical and accurate comment in here.
    4
  162. "Total liar and fantasist"...but enough about yourself, what did you think of the video?
    4
  163. Another mindless comment by you geoff, when do you get around to producing evidence to back them up? Take care.
    4
  164.  @geoffbirchall7552  Yes, you should back up your claims with "real evidence" but you never do. Take care. PS: Any update on where the Sun goes at night on your "flat earth". You still haven't given an answer to that question that is consistent with observable reality.
    4
  165.  Max Headroom  Hi Max, hope that you are well. I genuinely do not understand your comment. Perhaps you could rephrase it and I will try to give you my opinion. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  166.  @shoutingmuteness3902  Conspiracy theorists basically say everything about everything and believe things without providing any evidence whatsoever. That is why they are conspiracy theorists. They often group together in echo chambers even though their various theories of choice may well be mutually contradictory. This is not the first pandemic the world has faced, it will not be the last. There have been many genuine scientists and medical experts who over the last few decades have warned of the dangers of zoonosis and of a widespread viral transmission. They based this on their knowledge, expertise, facts, research and previous history. Because they used an evidence based approach they clearly are not conspiracy theorists. Many non scientists have also given such warnings based on the evidence available to them. Witness Bill Gates, TED Talk 2015. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  167. That is the planet Earth. Take care.
    4
  168. Object will move when shaken by humans, it is that simple. Take care.
    4
  169. So any actual evidence to back up your claim, yes or no?
    4
  170. "The Russians was so far ahead in there space program"....Not in the building of a heavy-lift rocket they weren't! Take care.
    4
  171. What "information"??????????????????
    4
  172. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released each year for research by the Johnson Space Centre. Over the decades thousands of scientists of one sort or another have examined these samples and verified their lunar origin. Take care.
    4
  173.  @peteskipetek  "no evidence of the original ...vehicles"......The Command Modules from all the manned lunar missions are on public display along with all the remaining Saturn V rockets and remaining Lunar Modules. Seriously, do some basic research before posting. Take care.
    4
  174.  @MadeInManny0161  A vaccine prevents a disease, it does not "cure" it. Please get the basics right.
    4
  175. Funny that Dr. James Van Allen himself does not agree with you. He wrote: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    4
  176.  @tonynoaa3950  Thank you for your reply. No, I require actual evidence. You made a claim and you have not produced any evidence to back it up. Take care.
    4
  177. "no gravity".............The moon has gravity. All objects with mass have gravity. Take care.
    4
  178.  @NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow  Hi again neil, hope that you continue to be well. I can assure you that while there are many issues and challenges with Physics in general there are none whatsoever in relation to any of the Apollo Mission footage. As I have explained to you in my previous comment, objects will only strike the ground at the exact same time if they fall from exactly the same height at exactly the same time and have exactly the same initial velocity. You seem to be assuming that dust kicked up by an astronaut (or a beach Volleyball player) will always reach the exact same height as the astronaut and should therefore strike the ground at the same time that they do. There is no reason whatsoever that this should be the case. In the John Young salute (Apollo 16) You can clearly see that different elements of the dust kicked up reach different heights and that Captain Young jumps higher than the dust. In fact, those who wish to maintain the myth that the Apollo footage was somehow faked should really totally avoid the subject of the dust as an analysis of the dust kicked up in the Apollo 16 mission proves conclusively that it was filmed in a low gravity and zero atmospheric resistance environment. Take care.
    4
  179.  @67maxfield  Hi maxfield, hope that you are well. Thank you for your question. I have never seen shadows going in different ways in any Apollo photograph I just hear people alleging it. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon at the time so the call was beamed to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. Take care.
    4
  180.  @danfletcher3255  The Apollo 11 lander has already been photographed by the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. Take care.
    4
  181. Hi wayne, you have clearly never looked at the Moon through a telescope. Take care.
    4
  182. "never went back to the moon."...are you having a laugh???
    4
  183. Transmitted via Unified S-Band frequencies. Take care.
    4
  184. Please can you tell us where is this "studio" of such great size, that has such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    4
  185. Please supply the reliable and credible evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    4
  186.  @larswagner8457  " Hazelblatt made it clear".....Would this " Hazelblatt" be any connection to the Hasselblad camera company who manufactured the Apollo cameras? Take care.
    4
  187.  @larswagner8457  The following is taken directly from the Hasselblad website. They do not seem to agree with your opinion. Take care. " Working perfectly under the extreme conditions of the lunar surface, the HDC (Hasselblad Data Camera) produced some of history’s most iconic photographs. After the successful shooting on 21 July 1969, the Hasselblad was hoisted up to the lunar lander with a line. Securely removing the film magazines, both cameras with lenses were left behind on the Moon in order to meet narrow weight margins for successful return. The journeys home from the Moon made very special demands on what could return regarding weight; from Apollo 11 to the final Apollo 17 mission, a total of twelve camera bodies were left behind on the lunar surface. Only the film magazines containing the momentous images were brought back. The resulting photographs captured the history of humanity in the making".
    4
  188. 27k new infections. In Jan 2021 when new case numbers were also at this level it resulted in deaths of the order of over 1000 every day and the 7 day average in January and early Feb rarely dropped below 1000. It shows how effective the vaccines have been in breaking the link between high infection numbers and high death rates and allowing people to get back on the road to normality.
    4
  189. Your evidence is 110% absolutely missing.
    4
  190. "No human could live after being saturated with radiation from the Van Alan Radiation Belts surrounding our Earth"..............Seriously, where exactly are you getting your information from? Why do moon-landing deniers never seem to know anything about radiation ...but seem to think that they do?? The impact of radiation on the human body depends on a number of factors such as nature & type of the radiation, intensity, duration of exposure and the shielding involved. The Van Allen Belts contain mainly Alpha and Beta particles. Alpha will be stopped by a sheet of paper and the majority of Beta by a few mm of Aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen Nuclei in the denser parts of the inner belt but the Apollo spacecraft spent very little time in the inner VAB. You must remember that not only did the spacecraft hull act as shielding but so did everything that it contained, fuel, fittings, equipment, etc. Interesting to note that you obviously believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen (who advised NASA) when the tell you that these belts exist so perhaps you should look up James Van Allen's explanation of how to pass through them. Take care.
    4
  191.  @alvarocortez890  "colonize" a rock with extreme temperature swings, no water, no oxygen and no basic resources? How does that work? Also do you understand the difference between "can't" doing something and choosing not to do it? Take care.
    4
  192. Is that the same trump who honoured Buzz Aldrin and the memory of Armstrong and Collins in the White House in 2019 and highly praised their achievement of walking on the moon?
    4
  193. Do you mean the Apollo astronaut who was asked several decades later by a known liar, fraud and conspiracy theorists about his time in Skylab who then edited it to make it appear that he had been asked about Apollo? Seriously, do better.
    4
  194. (1) "This dust takes time to settle". Correct. This is because the Earth has an atmosphere and the dust particles get suspended in the air. (2) "the dust kicked up by landing should be a dust cloud visible". On a planet with an atmosphere, yes, this would happen. The moon does not have an atmosphere so a "dust cloud" not possible. (3) The dust kicked up by the Lunar Roving Vehicle moves in a parabolic trajectory and is not deaccelerated by an atmosphere. Beyond doubt it is filmed in a vacuum. Take care.
    4
  195. Temperature and Heat are not the same thing. There are very, very few particles in the Van Allen Belts. These few particles have a high velocity so therefore a very high associated temperature but as there are very few particles in this region of space so the overall amount of heat energy that they contain is very, very small. As a consequence they would transfer very little energy to a spacecraft. Take care.
    4
  196. Well if they follow your advice then many of them will be meeting their maker a lot sooner then they expected, that is for sure.
    4
  197. "Math and physics would quickly disprove that the pictures were taken on the moon". The Apollo astronauts took some 178 photographs of stars from the lunar surface (while using the appropriate equipment and settings for this task). These photographs have been examined by astronomers and astrophysicists for decades and their veracity is not in doubt. Take care.
    4
  198. $100 is not a lot. The standard bribe for getting an anti-vaxer in the UK to change their mind is apparently £10,000........... 😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁🤣🤣🤣🤣
    4
  199. And your point is??
    4
  200.  @shaunigothictv1003  Nope...nothing that you have written is "self explanatory" in any way. Perhaps you could try again. Take care.
    4
  201.  @realsciencerhythm  "I'm afraid without a valid link it's just words". Strange that you did not hold yourself to the same standards in your original post. However......(1) COVID19 coagulopathy in Caucasian patients, Fogarty et al, British Journal of Haematology, April 2020. (2) Thrombosis and COVID-19 pneumonia, Price et al, European Respiratory Journal, April 2020. (3) Thromboembolism risk of COVID-19 is high and associated with a higher risk of mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Malas et al, The Lancer, Nov 2020. (4) Covid-19 and thrombosis: what do we know about the risks and treatment? , Wise, British Journal of Medicine, May 2020. These are just a sample of the well over 1000 studies, research reports and papers that I am aware of which demonstrate clearly that the link between Covid-19 infection and blood clots was well established well before vaccines were available. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  202.  @realsciencerhythm  Hi again KT, thank you for your reply. I believe in an evidence based approach to medicine. The overwhelming body of evidence shows that the link between blood clots and Covid-19 infection was well established long before any vaccinations took place or any vaccines were available. I am also aware of research that shows that there is a very small risk of rare blood clots associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in particular. The research that I have read indicates that this risk is of the order of between 1 in 50,000 and 1 in 100,000 vaccinations. This is much lower than the risk of blood clots associated with various brands of contraceptive pill on the market for example. Again, the overwhelming body of evidence shows that the benefits of being vaccinated far outweighs any risk and that the risk of serious blood clots is far greater as a result of Covid-19 infection. To understand and evaluate the risks you could read the following opinion piece from The British Medical Journal. "Putting risks into context: covid-19 vaccines and blood clots", Alexandra Freeman, Executive Director, Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence, Communication, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, May 2021. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  203. Yes, you are correct, Saying "8 days in space the radiation will kill you" is a lie. Take care.
    4
  204. "multiple lunar landers in photos"....Please provide the unique ID number of these photos. Take care.
    4
  205. Do you want to try again? This time with the truth.
    4
  206. So produce the evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    4
  207. Radio waves and the means to transmit and receive them existed long before the Apollo program. Take care.
    4
  208. What temperatures?
    4
  209. So can you explain why exactly someone should have to swear on the Bible when demanded to do so by a peddler of conspiracy who is a known liar, fraud and convicted criminal? sibrel lied to Dr Aldrin about the purpose of the interview, presented fake press credentials at the hotel desk and stalked and became physically aggressive with Aldrin who was then forced to defend himself and his family members. Bean, Mitchel and Cernan all did swear on the Bible that they had walked on the moon so what exactly is your point? Take care.
    4
  210. So you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist but you do not listen to when they explain about them and how to pass through this region of space. So who is really lying to who here? Take care.
    4
  211.  @keepingthefaith9041  "Firmament" is a word used in some English language translations of the Bible to mean the sky. It does not have a physical existence. The Van Allen Belts are regions of charged particles trapped by the Earth's magnetic field. They are not an insurmountable obstacle to space travel. Take care.
    4
  212.  @keepingthefaith9041  Then produce the evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    4
  213. Just for your information, over 500 rock and soil samples are released by the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas every year to scientists and organizations who wish to study lunar geology. At this stage literally tens of thousands of geological experts from all over the globe have examined the samples, published their findings and verified their origin as lunar. Take care.
    4
  214. You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims and you never will. Take care.
    4
  215. hi sameh, hope that you are well. You wrote "The moon has no gravity". Just to let you know that acceleration due to gravity on the moon's surface is 1.6 m/s2 compared to 9.81 m/s2 on the surface of the Earth. This means that the gravity on the moon is about 1/6 the value on the Earth. Take care.
    4
  216.  @JohnThomas-c7e  So to summarize: (1) You have admitted to making up percentages. (2) You can not provide even the slightest proof of your assertions (3) When politely challenges and called out on your figures you behave like a petulant child and make up even more nonsense then attempt rudeness as a cover for your lack of facts and ability. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  217.  @stusue9733  Don't hold your breath while waiting for a reasoned and intelligent answer!
    4
  218. "we can't safely pass through the van Allen bells now". Says who and why?
    4
  219. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields from all over the World have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Take care.
    4
  220. I am afraid that what you have written is evidence only of your lack of knowledge, understanding and ability to research. The effects of space travel on human fitness will depend on the length of time spent in space. A typical mission on the ISS lasts 6 months, the longest Apollo Mission was Apollo 17 which lasted less than 2 weeks. Take care.
    4
  221. Ever second of footage from all the Apollo missions along with all the audio and all the thousands of photographs are all freely available in the various Mission Image and Video gallery as well as literally all over the internet. So much for being "erased"! Take care.
    4
  222.  @Pokeman79797  Have you any actual evidence to back up your claims?
    4
  223. Does it bother you in the slightest that what you wrote is non-factual? Take care.
    4
  224. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    4
  225. Foolish and dull-witted comment typical of moon-landing deniers who have no factual information or actual evidence to contribute.
    4
  226.  @aok4418  You wrote: "astronauts today can't survive lethal exposures of radiation, yet they could, during Apollo missions"....Exactly what "lethal exposures of radiation" were the Apollo astronauts exposed to and where? Take care.
    4
  227.  @aok4418  You wrote: "astronauts today can't survive lethal exposures of radiation, yet they could, during Apollo missions"....Exactly what "lethal exposures of radiation" were the Apollo astronauts exposed to and where? Yes, this is a very serious question. So are you going to answer or deflect? Take care.
    4
  228. Stanley Kubrick gave no such interview. Take care.
    4
  229. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    4
  230. (1) "frames where wire is reflective"...You mean the radio antenna on the backpack exactly where it is meant to be? (2) ""NASA representative stating we went to the moon, but the images shown are from Stanley filming the Apollo moon landing"....Total fiction. Do better. Take care.
    4
  231. "onto a celestial body with ..... and high gravity". By that sentence alone you have revealed that you do not have the slightest clue about what you are talking about. Take care.
    4
  232. And do you have any actual evidence to back up that claim?
    4
  233. Is that the same donald trump who invited Buzz Aldrin to the White House in 2019 and praised him highly for his achievement of walking on the moon?
    4
  234.  @cocos8903  "The loss of severe sense of smell and other ailments correlating after swabs is the evidence"..NO...that is an Assertion. Please provide a range of robust and reliable research and evidence that backs up this Assertion. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  235. Really looking forward to your 2 pieces of "proof". Take care.
    4
  236. Hi michael, hope that you are well. I have good news for you. Physics works perfectly well in a vacuum. Take care.
    4
  237. Phone call went the other way, from White House to Mission Control, Houston, where it was patched into the Apollo radio network. Take care.
    4
  238. 1/10 for trolling ability. Try harder.
    4
  239. You forgot Bigfoot and the Van Halen Belt and you need more emojis.
    4
  240. For stars to register then everything else would have been greatly overexposed and appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    4
  241. I think what you must mean is that sibrel is an unmasked clown. Take care.
    4
  242. "they lost the technology used in Apollo missions"...................The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced and much of the infrastructure and technology was repurposed for other uses such as the Space Shuttle and Skylab. If that is what you mean by "lost the technology" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    4
  243. Hi, hope that you are well. "240 degree heat"....Heat is not measured in degrees, temperature is. Heat and temperature are not the same thing. Also, the measured temperature range during Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    4
  244. So provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    4
  245. So you believe NASA when they tell you that the Van Allen Belts exist? Interesting.
    4
  246.  @dpadels  "Even Buzz said it didn’t happen". Buzz Aldrin the astronaut never said any such thing but maybe Buzz down the pub did. Take care.
    4
  247. Hi jim, hope that you are well. You really do not seem to have understood (or possibly not watched) this video at all. Just because you can see the surface of a planet does not mean that you should be able to resolve small objects on the surface. You can see a field from an airplane but you can not resolve the individual blades of grass. Think about this. Take care.
    4
  248. Clearly you have never actually watched the footage of Neil Armstrong exiting the Lunar Module then as the TV camera is attached to the LM and right up against it. Take care.
    4
  249. No, they deserve jail cells.
    4
  250. And the evidence to back up your claim is.........???????
    4
  251. That conspiracy theorists exist and that they do not listen to anyone except inside their own echo chamber of choice I guess.
    4
  252. Nice story...So any actual evidence to back any of it up?
    4
  253. Hi karl, hope that you are well. When you say "compiled with honesty and Integrity" does it worry you in the slightest that of the 4 names trotted out at the start of this video, that it is widely reported, by family and friends, that Jason Jenkins and Charlbi Dean died due to pre-existing issues totally unrelated to any vaccine? Do you think that it showed "honesty and Integrity" not to mention this? Also is it honest or responsible to link the tragic deaths of Palfreyman & Cubitt with vaccination without supplying the slightest shred of evidence to back up this insinuation whatsoever? Take care.
    4
  254. Hi Will, "Is he going to get his second booster?" Considering that Eriksen is unvaccinated that is a pretty ridiculous question (unless of course your intension was to spread lies and misinformation, but I assume not). Take care & stay safe.
    4
  255. It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources? Take care.
    4
  256.  @rawhenrnh  " imagine landing on the moon and never going back"...Apollo 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17 all say Hi.
    4
  257. Please get your facts correct. What you wrote is simply not true. What you refer to was totally internal to the family of a former Dutch Prime Minister. At the request of President Nixon, small samples of moon dust collected during the Apollo 11 mission and a small sample of lunar basalt from the Apollo 17 mission were presented to some 135 countries as a goodwill gesture in 1969 and 1973 respectively. Both the Netherlands Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar sample displays are safe and well in the National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine in Leiden, Netherlands and have been since they were presented. Their veracity is not in doubt nor ever has been. In 1992 the Dutch National Museum of Art and History received a donation from the estate of former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees which his relatives claimed was a moon rock (and I believe received a sizable tax write-off in return). Subsequent investigation by a geologist reviled that the object was not of lunar origin and was in fact a piece of petrified wood. This had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with NASA, the Apollo 11 astronauts or the US government. Take care.
    4
  258. So you believe NASA about the existence of the Van Allen Belts but you do not believe NASA or Dr. James Van Allen himself when they explain how they passed through them. You have got some interesting cherry picking issues going on there. Take care.
    4
  259. There is no Earth based telescope that has the resolution to be able to detect objects as small as the Apollo equipment left on the lunar surface. Read the Wikipedia Page on "Angular Resolution" or any of the many websites and videos on "The Rayleigh Criterion" to understand why this is so. Any objects that we can detect on distant planets present a much larger angular size than the Apollo equipment. However you may be interested to know that satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have detected the Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface. Take care.
    4
  260. Where in Arizona is there a region of such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    4
  261. None ever did. Take care.
    4
  262. Nope....incorrect. Take care.
    4
  263. After many centuries of astronomy and many hundreds of space missions by many countries you would think that some evidence for this "dome" would have turned up,,,,,,but strangely no. Take care.
    4
  264.  @information8100  You made the claim. Now you can not produce any evidence to back it up. Take care.
    4
  265.  @BattlezoneTN  Thank you for your comment. I have several jobs. Take care.
    4
  266. Another who gives a short frivolous comment but will never back it up with any evidence.
    4
  267. "can we please see pictures of the sun and the stars when the sun is on the other side of earth?".....Find someone who is at longitude 180 degrees away from you and ask them to take photos for you!??!?!?
    4
  268. Do you know who T Patrick Murray or Tom Mayk are?
    4
  269.  @sparkymlarky  A really eloquent and well thought out response, you should be very proud of you intellectual abilities. Meanwhile back in the real world it is a massive tragedy to see so many unvaccinated people dying.
    4
  270.  @Alosipher  The Van Allen Belt's are not the insurmountable obstacle that some moon landing deniers seem to think. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    4
  271. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    4
  272. Please do try to get your facts correct. What the Apollo 11 astronauts were actually asked was if they could see stars in "the solar corona".
    4
  273. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's lunar probe Chang'e 2 has also spotted traces of Apollo Landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    4
  274. ​ @CanaldoFakeflip  Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately what you suggest is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care.
    4
  275. The Nixon phone call was from the White House (which is in Washington DC) to mission Control, Houston, where it was easily patched into the Apollo radio network.
    4
  276.  @michaelstillman1171  Joe McCarthy, Richard Nixon, Studebaker, television North Korea, South Korea, Marilyn Monroe.
    4
  277. Totally incorrect, oxygen is not a perquisite for objects to move. The Apollo flags (plural) moved only when the astronauts interacted with them in some way, otherwise they remained motionless. Take care.
    4
  278.  @1USAUSA  ""in the solar corona?"...Any particular reason that you left that out?????
    4
  279. So all the teams of scientists and technicians, most of whom had nothing to do with NASA, at all the radio telescopes across the World that tracked, recorded, listened to communications and verified distance and location of Apollo 11 and subsequent missions were somehow being duped? Interesting. Take care.
    4
  280. Did you not watch the video before commenting??
    4
  281. Hi lk, Luc Montagnier was frequented exploited by the anti-vax/reality denying brigade who misquoted, misinterpreted and quite often, simply made up lies and attributed these to him. What exactly are you alleging that he said about Covid-19 vaccines so that I can verify its veracity for myself? Take care & stay safe.
    4
  282.  @crawford1083  Ahh...an intellectual! But seriously, did they find the right building this time?
    4
  283. So share your evidence to back up your claim.
    4
  284.  @ItsMeScareCro  "inverted square law of light"......the what??? Are you perhaps talking about the Inverse Square Law of Radiation??!?!?! Seriously, here is a tip for you. If you are going to discuss Physics with me at least have the slightest clue about what you are talking about.....Take care.
    4
  285.  @yassassin6425  Yep, it seems like the conspiracy nuts are getting more stupid every year. Where are they getting "this crap from?".....Most likely from their reality denying guru of choice who will only show them tightly edited video clips that have the context removed and only tell them exactly what their confirmation biased mind wants to hear. The main rule of being a reality denier is that you must never, never do your own research and always believe what your guru tells you to believe. Take care.
    4
  286.  @slackdee  I suppose you just have to say stupid things when you have nothing intelligent to add to the conversation. Can you at least try to be a little more like Grenadier. At least he will attempt to come up with some evidence, although he totally misinterprets it and makes a total hash of understanding it. Take care.
    4
  287.  @TheCraigy83  Hi again. Interesting word salad. Total lack of proof of anything. Take care.
    4
  288.  @trippa3553  Hi t, hope that you are well. You wrote "you’re not even worth speaking to"...Then why are you speaking to me? Are you confused? Take care.
    4
  289. You can not understand how a phone call can be patched into a radio transmission.....???? Seriously?
    4
  290. Perhaps someone who thinks that there was only one "moon landing" is not in the best position to comment on such matters. Take care.
    4
  291. Hi Ryan, you are totally correct in your assertion that serious illness, hospitalisations and deaths for the unvaccinated are totally out of proportion to their numbers in society and many times greater than for fully vaccinated people. For example: "Unvaccinated face 11 times risk of death from delta variant, CDC data show", Author: Owen Dyer, Published in British Medical Journal, 16 Sept 2021. However as the evidence is so clear that vaccination reduces the risk of serious illness and deaths considerably then I believe that information and education are the way to go and not to provide fuel for the conspiracy theory fantasies. Take care.
    4
  292.  @grenadier1044  Hi G, You claimed "Both the Lancet and the British Medical Journal conclude that the efficacy of these jabs is zero". Strangely I have a subscription to both these journals and have not seen either journal take such an editorial stand. Can you please give me that date, volume, issue that they did this? Thanks, take care.
    4
  293. Over the decades NASA have never been shy about releasing samples of lunar rock or soil for scientific research. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Take care.
    4
  294. NASA have never said any such thing. Do you want to try again and this time speak the truth? Take care.
    4
  295. So you actually believe NASA and people like James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts actually exist???
    4
  296.  @michaelstillman1171  You would think that once in a lifetime these reality deniers would produce some actual evidence, but no.
    4
  297. Some people have a condition that psychologists call "Bullshit Receptivity" but normal people just call them conspiracy theorists.
    4
  298. The filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface (Apollo 11 Mission) was achieved with a Westinghouse TV camera which was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was transmitted to Earth where the recording took place. Shortly afterwards Armstrong moved this camera a short distance from the LM and mounted it on a tripod facing the LM. Take care.
    4
  299. "how can NASA release images of far of galaxies"....Very long exposure times.
    4
  300.  @beanHole-ek3ib  I condemn anyone who attacks Irish people, Irish property and Irish jobs. Take care.
    4
  301. "If there is no gravity".....I think that we have found your problem early in your comment.
    4
  302. "the fact that every living thing would burn up completely from the radiation belts". That, I am afraid, is not a fact. The Van Allen Belts contain mainly Alpha and Beta Particles. Neither of these will cause anything to "burn up". Alpha is stopped by a sheet of paper and Beta by a thin sheet of aluminium. A lot of moon-landing deniers seem to see the word "radiation" but do not understand that there are different nature and types of radiation and also that the effect on the human body will depend on a range of factors such as type, intensity, wavelength (if EM), duration of exposure, shielding, etc. Take care.
    4
  303. It wasn't the "1st attempt" and it wasn't "50 years ago". Do better.
    4
  304.  @yoskarokuto3553  Thank you for your comment. I can see that your Caps Lock is still stuck. Ever consider getting a new keyboard?
    4
  305. I have never encountered a person who made such a claim that was able to provide any actual evidence to back it up. Perhaps you will be the first? Take care.
    4
  306.  @siccens6168  You have made the claim, not I. As usual when a moon landing denier is asked to produce actual evidence to back up their claims none is ever produced. Take care.
    4
  307.  @265justy  Seriously...can you not make your point politely and without (attempting to) be rude? So have all the smokers run off and abandoned pubs or are there other factors at play. take care.
    4
  308. The maximum and minimum lunar surface are about 120C and -130C but these extreme temperatures were never encountered by the astronauts during any of the Apollo landings. All the Apollo landings occurred early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid-range. The measured surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C for example. Take care.
    4
  309.  @mikereed8181  " i want to know why their was a film crew already on the moon filming the decent".........The only footage of any of the actual landings on the lunar surface was taken with a 16mm camera point out the LM window. On the Apollo 11 mission this camera was operated by Buzz Aldrin. Can you please explain why you wrote such a ridiculous statement? Take care.
    4
  310.  @partybiscuit  Yeah, its not like in 2020 saw the highest death total in the UK for over a century and the yearly increase in deaths from 2019 was a staggering 91,000 people...........oh wait.....
    4
  311.  @GhostDcuo  Covid-19 is not and can not be recorded as a contributing factor in deaths involving trauma injuries. Best you find and read the NHS guidelines on this and the guidelines for GP in completing death certificates.
    4
  312.  species 4123 breen  Please supply a reliable and trustworthy source for your " 99.96 percent survival rate" comment as it is at variance with all the known evidence and facts. Take care.
    4
  313.  @andrealegg2527  Hi Andrea, thank you for your comment. (1) "how many healthy people died from covid?" Answer is none as they all had at least one illness, ie: Covid-19. (2) "but also you could say that if that person did not have a weak heart he would not have died", No, because the heart illness was not the Underlying cause of death. The WHO defines the underlying cause of death as “ the disease or injury which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death,". I suggest that you read "Guidance for doctors completing Medical Certificates of Cause of Death in England and Wales", (which is available online as a PDF) for further clarification. (3) "So it seems that the covid is not as deadly as they try us to beleive". There were more than 91k UK deaths in 2020 than in 2019. Such mortality spikes are only seen for world wars or major pandemics. In the USA death went from an average of 2.8 million (2016-2019) up to 3.3 million in 2020. (4) Who are "they"??? The whole world? Take care.
    4
  314. You wrote: "that dust and leave no week long cloud"....can you see any problem with this claim? Take care.
    4
  315.  @HenryDurth  Have you worked out where the Sun goes at night yet?....You have had several weeks! Take care.
    4
  316.  @rrgoody  Thank you for your reply. I asked if you had any evidence to back up your claims and all you do is make further vague unevidenced claims. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your claims or not? Take care.
    4
  317. @Russian Cricker Hi RC, stupid people have to say stupid things. They never provide proof just misinformation and misdirection.
    4
  318.  @filthyusratus  Hi Christopher, hope that you are well. You mentioned "the van Allen radiation belt (sic)". It is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    4
  319.  @Chaggy1978  mRNA technology is not that new. It has been developed over the last 30 years, mRNA vaccines have been developed, tested and shown to be effective for a range of infectious diseases such as rabies and Zika virus. Your claim about the animal testing is totally incorrect and can only be called misinformation. Take care & stay safe.
    4
  320.  @johnspencer3621  This really is about the level of the average poster in these comments. (And yes I do understand the meaning of the word irony).
    4
  321.  @threekings5956  Is that the database that states clearly "The information on this website relates to suspected side effects , i.e. medical events that have been observed following the use of a medicine, but which are not necessarily related to or caused by the medicine. Information on suspected side effects should not be interpreted as meaning that the medicine or the active substance causes the observed effect or is unsafe to use. Only a detailed evaluation and scientific assessment of all available data allows for robust conclusions to be drawn on the benefits and risks of a medicine" Seriously man, learn how to read!
    4
  322. How much thrust exactly does a "cell phone" produce?
    4
  323. But he didn't, lol!
    4
  324.  @earthzemlja5637  Hi again ez, thank you for your latest comment. Your comment bears no relationship whatsoever with the topic at hand. You made an unfounded claim. Take care.
    4
  325.  @thomassteele9649  You wrote "the Pale Blue Dot photo". The Pale Blue Dot is a photograph of Earth taken on February 14, 1990, by the unmanned Voyager 1 space probe from a distance of approximately 6 billion kilometres (3.7 billion miles) from Earth. Buzz Aldrin was a member of the Apollo 11 crew in 1969. Do you want a few moments to get your thoughts together? Take care.
    4
  326. I am afraid that what you have written is pure fiction. Take care.
    4
  327. It was done again several times. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different nations have detected the various Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    4
  328. What you have quoted are possible (You have not specified units so basically your numbers are meaningless) the max and min temperatures of the lunar surface over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. All 6 lunar landings took place shortly after lunar dawn when the temperatures were mid range. The measured temperature range encountered on the Apollo 11 landing for example was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    4
  329.  @bobbytate9907  Hi bobby, you are close but your Physics is a little mixed up. If you ignore other forces like air resistance then all objects in a gravitational field will fall at the same Rate (I said Rate, not Speed as objects accelerate as they fall so their speed downwards is constantly increasing). On Earth that rate is 9.81 m/s2. On the Moon that rate is 1.6 m/s2 or about 1/6 that of Earth. This means that on the Moon an object falling from a given height will take 2.45 times longer to reach the surface than and object falling from the same height on Earth. (The 2.45 is the square root of 6 and I calculated it using the equations of motion). So, as you yourself noticed, this is why the astronauts fall at a slower Rate on the Moon than on Earth. Take care.
    4
  330. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen
    4
  331. ​ @allencharlei8351  "how they do not burn up when exposed to sunlight without an atmosphere".......There is no reason whatsoever that they should! The energy per unit are from solar radiation falling on the lunar surface is not significantly greater than the energy density on the Earth's surface. Furthermore you will notice that the spacesuits were white and the equipment and space crafts shiny to reflect the solar radiation. Basic Physics. Take care.
    4
  332.  @allencharlei8351  "I know NASA says there's a 300 degree temperature Fahrenheit in sunlight on the face of the Moon"..........That is a Maximum value. Like all planets and moons our Moon has a maximum and minimum surface temperature over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. The max lunar surface temperature is about 120C and the min about -130C with the surface temperature passing through all intermediatory temperatures during a lunar day/night cycle. These extreme temperatures however were not encountered by the Apollo astronauts as all the landings occurred early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid-range, the measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing was -23C to 7C for example. Take care.
    4
  333.  @allencharlei8351  " how did they survive the freezing nights in the shade"......The astronauts were not on the moos during lunar night, do better research. "it doesn't matter if that's the maximum or the minimum".......The figure you quoted of 300F is close to the maximum lunar surface temperature over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. This has absolutely nothing to do with the lunar surface temperature experienced by the Apollo astronauts as they were not on the moon when the landing site experienced this maximum temperature. Take care.
    4
  334.  @drmantistoboggan2870  Looks like that he can't handle the English language either.
    4
  335. "But they couldn't be bothered to take a camera that could photograph the stars from the moon".....Totally incorrect. Dozens of photographs of stars were taken by astronauts from the lunar surface (using the appropriate equipment and settings of course). These are all available in the Apollo 16 image gallery. Ever consider doing some research before posting? Then you would not make so many errors. Take care.
    4
  336. Each Lunar Roving vehicle was carried to the Moon folded up in the Lunar Module's Quadrant 1 Bay. there is easily sourced footage on YT of the astronauts on Apollo 15 mission unpacking and deploying their LRV on the lunar surface. Take care.
    4
  337. So can you provide any evidence to back up your claim or will you just run like all the others who make childish comments? Take care.
    4
  338. ​ @marianogilglz9049  Hi again Mariano, thank you for your reply. I have watched that video and nowhere did I find any suggestion that she has any qualifications or experience in virology or epidemiology so my original point stands. Dr Laurie is an expert in obstetrics and gynaecology, not viruses. Also it is very important to note that her study that she mentions (actually a meta study) was not peer reviewed nor was it published in any reliable journal. Is it not also true that there are major issues with some of the reports that she cites in her meta study? For example the paper Elgazzar A, Eltaweel A, Youssef SA, et al. Efficacy and safety of ivermectin for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 pandemic. Res Square. 2020, was actually withdrawn in July 2021 due to issues of fabrication of data, plagiarism and also, bizarrely, it turned out that it contained data from patients who had died before the trial had actually started! Several other papers that she cites in the meta study also have been found to have major errors and flaws. In short, Laurie's meta study has been shown to be based on flawed and possibly fabricated research and is not considered reliable in any way. Take care and stay safe.
    4
  339. May he RIP. He will always be remembered for Earthrise.
    4
  340. What you wrote is a lie. Do better. Take care.
    4
  341. Hi, you mentioned the Nixon phone call. No problem with that whatsoever. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon so the call was beamed to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. I believe that there are some reality deniers that actually do not know of the existence of radio waves and are too lazy to look this up. Take care.
    4
  342. What is really clear is that you have given zero evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    4
  343.  @yoyo21926  Is it because I speak the facts?
    4
  344.  @HenryDurth  Unfortunately what you suggest is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    4
  345.  @HenryDurth  "I would expect them to go straight up"......But of course you would because you do not have the slightest idea of basic mechanics. So how exactly will a rocket going "straight up" achieve an orbit? Take care.
    4
  346. You have provided no evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    3
  347.  @oneg1970  You have made claims which seek to overturn modern history. Expect to be asked to back up such claims with evidence. Take care.
    3
  348.  @oneg1970  You made the claims. The onus is on you to produce the evidence to back them up. Moon landing deniers never provide any evidence to back up their claims. Take care.
    3
  349.  @oneg1970  Nice rant. You still have provided no evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    3
  350. And what exactly does it tell us?
    3
  351.  @nigelwilliams9307  No, not obvious at all....So what does it tell us? Take care.
    3
  352. You wrote "no delay". What are you talking about? There is a quite clear and obvious delay between when Nixon stops speaking and a reply comes from the astronauts on the Moon. Obviously there should be no delay in Nixon replying to a communication from the moon because the recording was made on earth and the signal will have already reached Earth by the time he hears it. Take care.
    3
  353. "Neil Armstrong only did 2 interviews after .... the moon landing". This is a factually incorrect statement. After the 3 week quarantine period the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts gave a 45 minute presentation to the international press then continued with a lengthy question and answer session. After that Neil Armstrong embarked on a 6 week World tour visiting 29 cities in 24 different countries giving dozens of interviews. In the years that followed Armstrong gave several public speeches and interviews including interviews with the BBC, speech to the National Academy of Engineering, talks at various universities and several oral history interviews for NASA. Please get your basic facts straight. Take care.
    3
  354. "lander".....There are 6 Lunar Module Descent Stages on the Moon's surface. At least make some effort to pretend that you know what you are writing about. Take care.
    3
  355. Just for the record. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    3
  356. Another mindless comment from someone who will not even attempt to back up their claims with any evidence.
    3
  357.  @benachiesween  Hi Brian. "Three New Estimates of India’s All-Cause Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic:" Abhishek Anand, Justin Sandefur and Arvind Subramanian, Working Paper, Center for Global Development, July 2021. It is widely believed that the official Covid-19 deaths in many countries are significantly under reported and are far greater than the official count. This is especially true in developing countries where many Covid-19 deaths will not be recorded due to poor reporting, recording and verifying systems. The above cited study on India used three different data sources to estimate India's mortality during the pandemic up to June 2021 and estimated it to be in the range of 3.4 million to 4.7 million, about 10 times higher than India's official Covid-19 death toll. If India is not an outlier and this pattern is repeated in other developing countries then the real figure for Covid-19 deaths worldwide may be well over 10 million. Take care.
    3
  358. He never said any such thing. Try again, this time with the truth. Take care.
    3
  359.  @therange4033  I firmly believe that decisions in public health medicine should be evidence based. Thanks for reply, take care.
    3
  360. Condolences on the passing of your dad. I am sure that you are proud that he played a part in an amazing achievement. Take care.
    3
  361.  @chrissilk4093  Hi Chris. I find it disappointing that you do not respect other peoples informed views and wish to silence them when they do not reflect your "agenda". Take care & stay safe.
    3
  362.  @simonmorgan225  Hi simon, hope that you are well. There are several different methodologies for measuring the mortality impact of Covid-19 on the UK population. The official Covid-19 deaths toll, Covid-19 listed on death certificate, Covid-19 listed by a medical practitioner as the underlying cause of death or an examine of the excess deaths over and above what would be normally expected. All of these methods show that for 2020 & 2021 there was a significant rise in UK mortality. 2020 saw a jump of over 91k in UK mortality (from 2019) or an increase of 15%. Such a jump has only been observed before in times of war and major epidemics. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  363. Hi BBW, hope that you are well. You asked "how did they get past the Van Allen Belt in 69". While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from much of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. Take care.
    3
  364. Hi BBW, hope that you are well. You wrote "we are spinning at 1000 mph at the equator". Nothing spins in "mph". mph are units of linear velocity. The correct rotational speed of the Earth is 0.000073 Radians per second which is half as slow as the hour hand on a clock. You also asked "How could any rocket leave earth and catch back up to earth moving at those speeds". This is equivalent to suggesting that a man who has just used the toilet at the back of an airplane will never be able to get back to his seat because the plane is travelling at 700 km/h and he can only walk at 8 km/h. Velocity is relative and conservation of momentum is real. Work on these topics and your knowledge will improve. Take care.
    3
  365. The total mass of the Van Allen Belts in total is somewhere around 11g. Take care.
    3
  366. "what about the USA flag flapping in wind" The flag moved when the astronauts touched it. The behaviour of the Apollo Mission flags demonstrate clearly that the footage is filmed on the lunar surface. The Apollo 11 flag was designed to look like it was unfurled and flying as it would on Earth. (No nation would present a limp hanging flag to the World!). It had a cross-pole along the top to support the fabric. It oscillates while the astronauts are rotating and assembling it and continues this oscillation for a short period afterwards as the Moon has no atmosphere to dampen the oscillations and remove energy from the system. Then there is then a period of over 2 hours as the astronauts continue with their mission while the flag remains perfectly still. The original footage is available in the National Archives. Do some research and go look at it for yourself. Take care.
    3
  367. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's lunar probe Chang'e 2 has also spotted traces of Apollo Landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    3
  368.  @HenryDurth  The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point. Take care.
    3
  369.  @jaysee7283  Spreading lies and misinformation does not help anybody.
    3
  370.  @franknorthcuttmusic  Thanks for the comment. Moon landing deniers seem to have a poor knowledge of basic history as well as basic science. Take care.
    3
  371. You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    3
  372.  @inkzry  "No mask work". Incorrect, masks are very effective in reducing the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. They give some protection to the person wearing the mask from inhaling small droplets in the air but the real strength is reducing the droplet spread by an infected person. That is why masks have been worn in medical settings for well over a century. Also what "particles" are you referring to? The virus itself (which is very small, around 100nm) or the water droplets that carry it (which are much larger)? The comment above is correct, a NV95 mask is very effective. Take care.
    3
  373. Wrong person, wrong quote and wrong period. Take care.
    3
  374. " they're out in space where literally the temperature. is like 200 degrees Fahrenheit in this. sunny side. of the sun and the sun and then negative 200 degrees Fahrenheit. on the dark side of the moon last. I checked". The lunar surface temperature goes from a max of about 120C to a min of about -130 C over the course of a lunar day (some 29,5 earth days). These temperature extremes were never encountered by the Apollo of their equipment during the missions as all the landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. For example the lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 time on surface was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    3
  375. The Westinghouse TV images took just under 2 seconds to be transmitted to Earth. Take care.
    3
  376. And does it bother you in the slightest that these moon-landing deniers never produce any evidence for their claims, they just engage in deflection? Take care.
    3
  377. Do some research on the meaning of the words Temperature and Heat Energy and also the particle density in the Van Allen Belts (plural) and you will find the answer to your question. Take care.
    3
  378. Starlight is very dim and will not register on cameras with settings for bright daytime conditions.
    3
  379. You have not provided any evidence to back up your claim...FACT.
    3
  380.  @markwilding3828  Hi mark, hope that you are well. Thank you for your reply and I am glad to note that you are concerned with your errors. (1) Nothing that you wrote is from any "Apollo Mission handbook. (2) The crewed missions to the moon occurred at lunar dawn and "several hundred degree temperature swing" were not encountered. For Apollo 11 the measured temperature range encountered was from -23C to 7C and the temperature variations for the subsequent missions were not that significantly different. (3) The astronauts did not collect "pieces of petrified wood" from the lunar surface. Over the course of the 6 Apollo lunar landings a total of 382 kg of samples were recovered. These included rocks, core samples, pebbles, sand & dust from the lunar surface. The six space flights returned 2200 separate samples from six different exploration sites on the Moon. (4) Ascent stage maneuvering was achieved using the Reaction Control System which consisted of sixteen hypergolic thrusters similar to those used on the Service Module, mounted in four quads, with their own propellant supply. These could hardly be described as " little puffy ....devices" (5) The most basic flaw in your reasoning is that you are presenting an argument from personal incredulity. Just because something contradicts your own personal expectations, beliefs or understanding, this does not render it false. Take care.
    3
  381.  @cj548  When asked for evidence to back up their fantasies, reality deniers generally take one of two courses of action. Run or deflect. Either way it is a de facto admission that they know well that what they peddle is nonsense. Take care.
    3
  382.  @cj548  "believe whatever you want"...Nope, I believe what the evidence tells me. Take care.
    3
  383.  @cj548  More obfuscation. So do you have evidence to back up your claim or is it just BS? Take care.
    3
  384.  @cj548  "My evidence"........You haven't any!!!! Take care.
    3
  385.  @1SeanPG  Hi Arthur, "go outside and look for yourself. Do you see any sick people". If that is the basis for your standard of evidence then to be consistent I assume that you also claim that no diseases of any sort actually exist because we do not see terminally ill people dying from them in the street? Take care.
    3
  386. So if the Earth is flat as you claim, where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    3
  387.  @tom-c1j2p  "BUZZ ALDRIN' DIED, LOOK IT UP IF YOU CAN READ"....I think that we are a little more concerned about your reading ability! Take care.
    3
  388.  @Daniel15391  No I am not American. Take care.
    3
  389. Hi Kayla, in what universe are any of the Covid-19 vaccines in any way related to "gene therapy".? Anyone who says this clearly doesn't understand either basic cellular biology, how any of the vaccines work, what gene therapy is or most likely all three. Can you please explain where you received this misinformation from? Thanks.
    3
  390.  @opalfruits8596  Hi happy, The percentage that you quote seems to be at variance with the known facts, Can you please tell us where you got this figure? Thanks.
    3
  391. The sad reality is that adult Covid-19 admissions to intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from May to November 2021 were largely of the totally unvaccinated with the percentage in ICU (Intensive Care Units) that were totally unvaccinated ranging from 73% to 49% throughout these months. (Source: Intensive Care National Audit Research Center, quarterly report December 2021) This is despite the fact that totally unvaccinated adults make up only a small percentage of the population.  It is a pity that so much unnecessary pressure is being put on hospitals and their staff.
    3
  392. So what studio exactly has such large size, such low gravity and zero atmospheric resistance?
    3
  393.  @wendelallen2539  Thank you for your reply. The behaviour of the dust in all Apollo footages shows that it travels in parabolic trajectories without any indication of retardation due to atmospheric resistance showing that the footage was filmed in a vacuum. "The weightlessness look was accomplished via cables"..........There are no indications of cables anywhere in the footage and anyway objects are not "weightless" on the moon. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have identified and verified various Apollo landing sites on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be. Take care.
    3
  394.  @smeghead7698  Hi SH, hope that you are well. On Jan 7th 2021 UK Covid-19 cases peaked at 68k cases per day and 2 weeks later on Jan 20th Covid-19 deaths peaked at 1820. October 11th 2021 cases at 40k, 2 weeks later, on Oct 26th the 7 day average for deaths is just 135 per day. No one has to imagine, the figures are there for all to see. Take care.
    3
  395. The measured temperature range on the Apollo 11 for example time on moon was -23C to 7C. Take care
    3
  396.  @k.kdowning3284  I responded factually to exactly what you wrote. Take care.
    3
  397. Interesting fact, they didn't. Both the Netherlands Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar sample displays are in the National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine in Leiden, Netherlands and their veracity has never been in doubt. Want to try again? Take care.
    3
  398.  @elmensajero7295  "the Earth doesn't rotate by Science".....There is no known scientific evidence that backs up this claim and the experiments/scientists that you mention most certainly do not back up that assertion. Quoting scientific experiments while clearly understanding little about them is evidence only of scientific illiteracy. Take care.
    3
  399.  @elmensajero7295  None of those scientist or none of their experiments conclude or support a flat Earth in any way!!! Take care.
    3
  400. We have known that the Earth is a spherical planet many centuries before going to the moon. Take care.
    3
  401. Any particular reason why you have no evidence to back up your claim?
    3
  402. "1969"......The only footage of the lift-off of the Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module of the Apollo 11 or Apollo 12 missions in 1969 was taken from inside the LM using the 16mm camera. "when the machine took off from the moon and returned to earth?".........No Lunar Module (that landed on moon) ever returned to Earth. The hint is in the name...Lunar Module. "use your mind to think"......Yes, please do. Take care.
    3
  403. Yes, we know that You never went to the moon, This video is about Dr. Buzz Aldrin who did.
    3
  404. Can you please explain using scientific and engineering principles what exactly was the problem with the Lunar Module that prevented it carrying out its function? Take care.
    3
  405.  @S1L3nCe  Thank you for your reply. Rather than provide evidence to back up your claim all you have done is make further baseless claims again all without evidence. Typical. Take care.
    3
  406. "The rock".......Your comment has failed after just 2 words. Take care.
    3
  407. Normally people who make short, puerile "fake" comments like yours never provide any evidence. Perhaps you may be the exception? Take care.
    3
  408.  @peteskipetek  What radiation exactly are you talking about and where exactly do you think that it is? Take care.
    3
  409.  @bumblefoot5  Hi A thank you for your reply however I do not appreciate your attempts to spread fear and misinformation. "I have tons of blood samples"...no I honestly do not think that you do...where would you store them? And as much as I genuinely appreciate your concern for my heath, I can assure you that I had a full medical, full bloods etc and everything returned quite normal. Take care.
    3
  410. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  411. Hi Chris, "put your jabs where it don't shine". Your choice where you want it son but most people prefer the upper arm! Take care.
    3
  412.  @Cliffmchrist  Hi C, hope that you are well. That is one complete and excellent answer. So many of these reality deniers simply know very little of the topics that they comment on yet for some reason think that they are experts. Naturally they rarely do any real research preferring instead to watch confirmation bias videos in their echo chamber of choice. Take care.
    3
  413.  @shaunigothictv1003  So you are racist as well as ignorant about Apollo Program technology? Also quite triggered when shown up. Interesting. Take care.
    3
  414. Maybe next time he will give the correct information and respect peoples health, rights & freedoms when Covid-19 positive.
    3
  415. Of course you will never produce any actual evidence to back up your claim. Never.
    3
  416. You forgot to add on that you will Never produce any actual evidence to back up your silly claim. Take care.
    3
  417. Flag moves only when astronauts interact with it. Take care.
    3
  418. I just love the intellectual, well reasoned, evidence backed observations that I read in this comment section.
    3
  419. $787.5 Million.
    3
  420.  @therealzilch  Neither do sunsets or the time in-between for that matter.
    3
  421.  @NeilPeelParanormalPeepShow  Hi Neil, hope that you are well. Objects will only fall back to the ground at the same time if they fall from exactly the same height at exactly the same time. There is no reason whatsoever that sand or dust kicked up by an astronaut or a beach volleyball player should always fulfil this condition. The behaviour of the dust (and astronauts) in all the Apollo Program footage clearly demonstrates that it was filmed in an environment where the acceleration due to gravity is 1.6 m/s2 and where there is no atmospheric resistance. Take care.
    3
  422.  @aimebang1590  And once again where exactly is this studio which has such a large size, such low gravity and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    3
  423.  @stusue9733  And can not produce a coherent sentence in either of them.
    3
  424.  @phil-hn9fz  You would prefer the virus to spread? I honestly assume not. New Zealand has done an excellent job in keeping Covid-19 out of the country and largely protected its population. It did not suffer the loss of life and the negative health effects that many other nations endured. Let the virus spread and in 3 weeks time we could be having a totally different conversation. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  425. Hi J, hope that you are well. I think that you will find that they are not taking this action for the benefit of just 10 people as you suggest. I think that they are taking this action for the benefit, lives, health, livelihoods, of the other 4.9 million people in the country. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  426.  @anselmo4952  Produce the evidence...
    3
  427.  @anselmo4952  "facked".....?!? The floor is yours, produce the evidence. Take care.
    3
  428. You forgot to provide any evidence. Take care.
    3
  429. Manned lunar landings were repeated 5 times...what are you talking about? Take care.
    3
  430. "would they not burn because they are closer to sun". The Sun is some 150,000,000 km from Earth. The Moon is just 384,400 km from Earth and ORBITS the Earth. Please do not pretend to be an idiot as there are plenty of real ones in this comments section already. Take care.
    3
  431. "Can’t happen". Personal incredulity based on ignorance and lack of knowledge or do you have credible proof of what you claim? Take care.
    3
  432. Principles??....Giving incorrect information on a visa application. Admitting to failing to self-isolate when you know that you are Covid-19 positive. Meeting people while you know that you are Covid-19 positive and failing to inform them of this fact. Undergoing international travel while you are Covid-19 positive. Submitting a positive PCR test result to Australian Court with a confirmation code totally out of sync with all known others and still not explaining how this was possible. Principles?
    3
  433. Depends mainly on the camera exposure level. Take care.
    3
  434. You must have lots of evidence to back up your claim. Please share it with us and please do not run away. Take care.
    3
  435.  @larswagner8457  "Film, are you familiar with a film? Have you changed a film? Do you know what it is like?"...I think that the real question is why do you seem to think that the Apollo astronauts were changing film in the same manner as a photographer would do on Earth. The adapted Apollo Hasselblad cameras had customised film cartridges that held enough film for 200 exposures. Changing cartridges was a pretty easy task and one that they had practiced a lot. You do not seem to have any knowledge or understanding of all this. Take care.
    3
  436. You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims and you never will. Take care.
    3
  437. (1) "Van Alan’s belt ". Firstly it is the Van Allen Belts, plural as there are more than one? Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  438. (2) "how to communicate"......The Apollo communications used Unified S-Band frequencies and a chain of huge radio dishes in the MSFN. There is an enormous amount of information on this online.
    3
  439. (3) "Do the math"....Please do just this and explain what you are talking about. Take care.
    3
  440. I am sure that you must have lots of reliable and credible evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not run or deflect like so many others do. Take care.
    3
  441. @ Thank you for your reply. "NASA admitted that training footage accidentally was added to the live broadcast".........Total and utter fiction. Whoever told you this has seriously mislead you! Neither was any original footage lost, every second from every camera from every mission is all available and easily sourced. Take care.
    3
  442. @ Thank you for your reply. I can not be clearer on this point. Absolutely no "training videos" of any sort were broadcast as "live" in 1969 and absolutely no one in NASA have ever claimed that this happened. " "somehow training video recordings made it into the broadcast in 1969.." You are clearly either very mixed up or have been mislead on this point. Please provide the original source for this claim so that we can critically examine it. Also the the Apollo 11 SSTV tapes were back up and never actually used or to the best of my knowledge ever actually played. Every single second from every single camera from every single mission is all in existence and easily sourced online. Take care.
    3
  443. Yes....do this because people always like and respect a half arsed smart comment.......
    3
  444. Hi kooi, hope that you are well. You wrote "After a long period of weightlessness". It is fortunate then that the moon is not a weightless environment then, isn't it? Take care.
    3
  445.  @andrejpejcic2070  Don't you like facts then?
    3
  446. "2020 was lowest UK Death Rate in 6 Years". In 2020 the UK had the highest mortality figures since 1918 which was at the height of the Great Flu and during WW1. There were 604,707 recorded deaths in the UK in 2019 which jumped to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91K. Source ons.gov.uk. Please do a little bit of research before posting misinformation.
    3
  447. Has the serbian tennis player explained yet why the positive PCR test certificated dated 16 December that he submitted to the Australian Federal Court had a higher confirmation code than his negative one of 22 December when all these numbers are generated in strict chronological order. I am sure that he must have a reasonable explanation for this.
    3
  448. Nobody who makes claims such as yours ever backs them up with actual evidence.
    3
  449.  @bumblefoot5  "Nothing to see here though eh? " Actually the opposite, there is very much to see. I think that you need to think a little deeper about the numbers coming out of Israel and understand exactly what they mean. The latest figures that I have for Israel are from about a week ago. They show that out of a total of 679 seriously ill adults, 330 were unvaccinated, 16 partially vaccinated and 333 were fully vaccinated. The numbers for unvaccinated and fully vaccinated are almost identical but then you must remember that almost 90% of the adult population in Israel is fully vaccinated. So the 330 seriously ill unvaccinated cases come from just 10% of the population while the 333 come from the other (much larger) 90%. Basic mathematics then tells us that the unvaccinated in Israel that contract Covid-19 are 9 times more likely to end up in hospital with serious illness than someone in the vaccinated population. The disparity in risk becomes even greater when you consider that the unvaccinated cohort tend to be younger that the vaccinated cohort. So for Israel, the figures show clearly that it is the unvaccinated that are at most risk.
    3
  450. Nope, they are not. Learn the difference between the spacesuit and the boots. Take care.
    3
  451. Serious question: Can you see any physical differences between the lift off of a Saturn V from Earth and the lift off of the Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module from the lunar surface?? Hints: (1) mass (2) gravity (3) atmospheric resistance (4) gravitational pull of Earth compared to that of moon. Take care.
    3
  452. What x-rays, what source, what wavelength, what intensity?
    3
  453. Their lunar program suffered from poor funding, political infighting between military and civilian elements and the N1 kept exploding on launch. They were never really close to a manned lunar mission. Take care.
    3
  454.  @michaelstillman1171  The untimely death of Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer, Sergei Korolev, in early 1966 also was a major setback to their lunar ambitions. Take care.
    3
  455. I hope that idiots don't spread lies and misinformation on the internet.
    3
  456. Yes Arch, it is amazing how many people just do not understand the difference between correlation and causation.
    3
  457.  @24yrukdesigner  Yes, why should we call anyone an "expert" just because they have studied a particular branch of knowledge for many years, developed specialist and masterful knowledge in that area and researched and published widely in their specialised field. Better to get our information from some unqualified and unpracticed idiot on facebook or YouTube. Dunning-Kruger anyone?
    3
  458.  @Fox8ball.  So have you calculated how many reels of 16mm film 3 plus days of filming would take and feel free to outline what purpose it would serve? Take care.
    3
  459.  @Fox8ball.  Of course the conversation is over. It has been over since you couldn't give a justification for your ridiculous question. Take care.
    3
  460. "Who filmed the landing from afar?"...There was no external filming of any of the 6 moon landings. Take care.
    3
  461. Remind us again what part of "Hollywood" has such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    3
  462. I am sure that you have lots of credible and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just "post & ghost". Take care.
    3
  463.  @benjaminbennett7486  Hi Benjamin, hope that you are well. In your comment you have unfortunately made a few errors. (1) You wrote "there is actually a NEGATIVE air pressure of something like 1x10^-17 tor in space". "1x10^-17 tor" is not a "NEGATIVE" pressure, "1x10^-17" is not a negative number it is a positive number! Pressure is a scalar quantity, it can never be negative. (2) "Are you are suggesting that because the moon has less gravity, objects fall more slowly in a vacuum?". All objects will fall at the same rate/acceleration in a vacuum. The value of this rate/acceleration is determined by gravity. The moon has less gravity than the Earth so objects will fall at a slower rate on the moon than in a vacuum on Earth. (3) "I'm talking about the necessity of ALL objects to INSTANTLY hit the ground whenever they are dropped and no matter the height". It is physically impossible for and object to "INSTANTLY hit the ground" when it is dropped from any height greater than zero. (4) "1/6th gravity does not mean things move in slower motion"!! No Ben, lower gravity means that objects will fall with lower acceleration, therefore slower. Take care.
    3
  464. "the deadlykuiperbelt"...................At least he did not say the Van Halen Belt.
    3
  465. What "cold temperature" on the moon?? What are the relative intensity of any x-radiation on the moon compared with the intensity of the x-rays used in airport security?
    3
  466.  @DG-EditsYT  Hi p, thanks for your reply. If we are to believe what the conspiracy theorists in this comment section alone would have us believe then we would have to take as true that (1) The Earth is flat (2) Space is fake (3) All news stations are giving false news (4) Climate is been manipulated. (5) Everyone on BBC is always lying. (6) BBC use actors instead of Covid patients (7) The 77 brigade are everywhere (8) Bill Gates gets paid by the BBC (9) Bill Gates is paid by the BBC (9) The vaccines are some form of population control (10) NASA lie about everything. (11) Aliens are using mind control on the BBC. (12) Bob Marley was a freemason. (I'm sure that I also saw something about the virus being fake and also caused by 5G). This is JUST IN THIS COMMENT SECTION ALONE! As a big psychology and neuroscience enthusiast, that should give you quite a lot to ponder!Take care & speak the truth
    3
  467. (1) "that it was supposedly lost which is a very unlikely explanation"....The technology became obsolete because it was not funded and therefore not manufactured. Nobody has claimed that it was lost in the sense that it was misplaced. (2) "the probability exists that there were no humans inside"....You make claims but you have provided zero evidence to back them up. Take care.
    3
  468.  @vwR32mja  "We can’t go to the moon. It’s literally made out of plasma".....Interesting comment. Why do you reject the conventional wisdom that the moon is made of cheese?
    3
  469. Three questions. (1) How can "gene therapy" be carried out with just 2 injections. (2) How can an mRNA vaccine be "gene therapy" when it does not enter the nucleus of any cell or alter genes or DNA in any way? (3) Do you have the slightest clue of what you are talking about? Take care & stay safe.
    3
  470. I have looked it up. In the interview Aldrin laments the fact that there was no manned return since Apollo and puts forward some reasons why this is so. Cherry-picking short phrases while hiding the context is not actual evidence. Take care.
    3
  471. "to even attempt another "Moon Mission" .......... it was back in 1969".......Apollo 14, 15, 16. 17 and also 12 & 13 say Hi. "let's talk about the Van Allen Radiation Belt"......Lets do that. Alpha and Beta radiation are easily stopped by a thin sheet of aluminium. What else do you want to know about the VAB's??
    3
  472. Yes...because most scientific issues are decided in law courts........
    3
  473. You wrote "Millions of telescope have been eyeing on moon since first manned moon landing but no one could see". You clearly know little about telescopes. There is no terrestrial telescope in existence that has the resolution to see the relatively small Apollo Program objects left behind on the lunar surface. However various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's lunar probe Chang'e 2 also spotted traces of the Apollo landings and the lunar Rover, In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    3
  474.  @eventcone  Of course it didn't! That would involve research and critical thinking, two things that are verboten in reality denier land.
    3
  475. So if the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    3
  476. Fake as your evidence?
    3
  477. I think that we can add the South Korean satellite in lunar orbit DANURI to your list. DANURI photographed the Apollo 11 and 17 landing sites in 2023 and verified that everything was in the correct and expected place. The photographs were published by the Korean Aerospace Research Institute. Take care.
    3
  478. Which "Hollywood basement" is of such large size, has such low gravity and has zero atmospheric resistance?
    3
  479. Any particular reason that you have not provided any evidence to back up your claim?
    3
  480.  @adanmartinez8744  The lunar surface temperature reaches a maximum of about 120C and a minimum of around -130C during lunar night. That is why all 6 lunar landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. The measured surface temperatures during the Apollo 11 mission were -23C to 7C. You do not seem to have much knowledge of this topic. Take care.
    3
  481.  @jamesmiley5727  Stars do not appear in the (majority of) Apollo photographs no because they are "invisible" but because dim objects will not register in cameras set to photograph in bright conditions. Also pointing a camera at the Sun was a certain way of destroying it as Alan Bean found out on Apollo 12. Try researching before posting if you do not know things. Take care.
    3
  482. The rocket engine on the Ascent Stage of Lunar Module did not return the astronauts to Earth. Study more.
    3
  483. Correct. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries (CSNA, JAXA, IRSO, LRO/NASA) have detected the various Apollo landing sites and equipment exactly where it is supposed to be and also matched the terrain to Apollo photographs. Take care.
    3
  484. By 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission (the 9th mission to the moon) all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970's and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    3
  485. We can assume that you will not provide any actual evidence to back up your claims. It is almost like that you do not have any.......Take care.
    3
  486.  @marksprague1280  In my opinion they provide a very useful function. They display clearly that a moon-landing denier can not engage in reasoned, evidence based discussion and can never provide any actual evidence for their claims when asked.
    3
  487. Who has ever said that "the knowledge and technology to get humans past the radiation belts" has been lost? It should be a blindingly obvious fact that between Apollo and Artemis no one was funding a heavy lift rocket capable of leaving Earth. Take care.
    3
  488.  @franknorthcuttmusic  Yes, I have long believed that emojis count as evidence to many reality deniers.
    3
  489. Hi Kevin, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    3
  490. @@d1g1tvl-0hretor1c Wow...someone is very triggered. Facts tend to do that to delusional reality deniers. Take care.
    3
  491. The measured lunar surface temperature during Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C. The range for the other missions was comparable. Take care.
    3
  492. They said that they could not see stars from the bright, daytime lunar surface. Take care.
    3
  493.  @HeteHangijzers  Yo still have provided no evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    3
  494.  @HeteHangijzers  " I dont need evidence to back up a claim that has no evidence"...It is good that you finally admit that your claim has no evidence.. Take care.
    3
  495. And that's why you are not a palaeontologist Peter my friend.
    3
  496.  @anthonymiller8107  "according to nasa everything should be covered by moon dust now". Nope, please do not make things up. Take care.
    3
  497.  @anthonymiller8107  Full source for your claim please. Website name, article name...full details please. Take care.
    3
  498. Perhaps it is you who speaks the lie.....you must have evidence to back up your claim....unless it is the lie that you speak???????????
    3
  499.  @guyfawkes8384  "We went to the moon. We just decided to never go back". Totally incorrect. Crewed missions went to the moon 9 times with 6 successful manned landings. Then when all the objectives of the Apollo Program were achieved and when funding to NASA went from 4.5% of US federal spending down to less than 0.5%, dozens of unmanned missions were carried out as these are cheaper, safer, longer and can generate more and different types of data. The question that you need to ask yourself is do you really think that your personal incredulity and lack of knowledge is a substitute for actual evidence? Take care.
    3
  500.  @JohnThomas-c7e  Thank you for your reply. (1) It is good that you have acknowledge that the figure you quoted was not from any reliable source and simply constructed by yourself. (2) Figures from Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center (considered by almost all experts to be extremely reliable) show 208M known cases and 4.38M deaths. This gives a percentage of 2.1% which is somewhat at variance with your figure of 0.3%. Can we assume that your figure is also a self construction? Take care & stay safe.
    3
  501. Your comment here shows a basic misconception of what Temperature means and what the difference between Heat and Temperature mean. The VAB's contain very few particles per m3, much less than a million, million, million times less than 1m3 of air at ground level. These particles have a high velocity, therefore a high temperature, but there are far too few of them to transfer any meaningful amount of heat to a passing spacecraft. Basically Heat and Temperature are not the same thing, a concept that is taught and demonstrated at second-level in most countries. Take care.
    3
  502. Totally incorrect. Here in Ireland there are very few anti-vax, reality denying, 5G, chemtrail, reptilian overlords, Covid denying conspiracy theory nutcases. The vaccines have been given to millions and have been proven to be safe and exceptionally effective. Just thought that you should know, thanks.
    3
  503. Nope, what you wrote is just fiction. Take care.
    3
  504.  @KPL400  What a big steaming pile of BS.
    3
  505. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  506. What exactly did you expect the flag to do when the astronauts shake it and rotate the flagpole while assembling it? Stay still??
    3
  507. You are correct. Many photographs of stars were taken by the Apollo astronauts from the lunar surface while using the appropriate equipment and settings. Take care.
    3
  508.  @therealzilch  Nope. Emojis are still the strongest form of evidence in the conspiracy world.
    3
  509. So provide the credible and reliable evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    3
  510.  @Pokeman79797  Yep, there are a lot of fakes out there and the gullible fall for them. So any actual evidence to back up your claim, Yes or No? Take care.
    3
  511. @Svayambhu Das What an absolute pile of hot steaming conspiracy theory nonsense you have churned out. "face diapers"....?!? Masks have been used to stop the spread of pathogens for well over a century! Irish people have responded fantastically to this pandemic, supporting the freedoms and rights of others by almost without exception wearing masks in public. And if you don't like the Irish media reporting the facts, then perhaps that is your problem. Take care & speak truth.
    3
  512. It is most interesting to note that you seem to believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts actually exist but you do not seem to give regard to their explanations of what these belts are and how to pass through them. Is that not what is termed cognitive dissonance? Take care.
    3
  513.  @aok4418  You wrote " the flag blowing in the wind on many Apollo clips"....The Apollo landing flags oscillated when the astronauts moved them during assembly. What exactly did you expect them to do when the flagpole was rotated? Stay still?? Take care.
    3
  514. Hi A O, hope that you are well. You asked "How did the Apollo missions make it through the Van Allen Belts?" These belts do provide a challenge for space exploration but far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    3
  515. "No human could survive if they passed through them".......Nobody that has studied them has ever come to that conclusion. Take care.
    3
  516.  @briananderson3801  "8 or 9 ft crater" ...... from a 3000lb rocket engine that was shut off 2m above surface in a vacuum! You lik making stuff up, don't you. Take care.
    3
  517. All of the thousands of photographs taken during the various Apollo missions as well as all the hundreds of hours of footage taken with the various cameras is all freely available and easily sourced in the appropriate missions Image and Video Gallery. Not a single photograph nor a single second of footage has ever been lost. Take care.
    3
  518. Do you mean the Apollo 11 post flight press conference where the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts spend close to an hour outlining their mission then take questions from reporters for about the same length of time. Where they repeatedly smile, laugh and crack jokes with the reporters? So have you ever actually watched it yourself or are you being spoon fed from a conspiracy peddler? Take care.
    3
  519. "they can't find equipment left in the moon". That is funny because everyone who has looked for the Apollo landing sites have found them. Satellites in lunar orbit from the following organisations have identified the various Apollo landing sites and verified that the equipment is exactly where it is supposed to be. JAXA, CNSA, ISRO, KASA and NASA/LRO/ASU.
    3
  520. Another "post & ghost".
    3
  521. No to irrelevant posts, no to posts in wrong video. A total disgrace, so (sic) no to this stupidity.
    3
  522.  @johnvasilopoulos1503  Thank you for your reply. No, I have no evidence whatsoever to back up your claim. That is your responsibility. Take care.
    3
  523. Water is a fluid, it will conform to the shape as dictated by the sum of the forces acting on it. Take care.
    3
  524. Could you remind us again why "getting passed the Van Allen belts is impossible"? Take care.
    3
  525. Acceleration due to gravity on the lunar surface is 1.6 m/s2 which is about 1/6 that on Earth's surface. Take care.
    3
  526. "Jeez. When will the lies stop...". When the moon landing deniers stop writing their silly, puerile and unevidenced comments on the internet I guess.
    3
  527. Another post & ghost who does not even attempt to provide any evidence.
    3
  528.  @johnxina2361  Judging by the language patterns a lot of these "reality denying" type of comments are made by the same few people with multiple sock accounts.
    3
  529. The Earth rotates at 0.000073 Radians per second. Nothing rotates in mph...these are units of linear motion and tangential linear velocity and angular velocity are not the same thing. Take care.
    3
  530. Not everyone is an idiot, most people can understand and appreciate science. Take care.
    3
  531. Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. The VAB's are a region of space where there are very few particles. These few particles are moving at high speed so by definition they have a high temperature but because there are so few particles per unit volume, the VAB's contain very little heat energy. Take care.
    3
  532.  @aok4418  No film was left on the moon and "found" 40 years later. Please stop the nonsenses. Take care.
    3
  533. Remind us again who has looked???
    3
  534.  @cocos8903  Hi cocko hope you are well. I see you are still churning out the weapons grade bu115hit. A few months ago you would have us believe that all multinational corporations had bases on the moon ....how is that going?
    3
  535.  @mistertwist  hmmm...first you display an ignorance of basic science and now rambling and incoherent threats instead of rational, evidence based research. Come back to me when you have something useful, factual and interesting to say. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  536. Assuming that you mean the filming of the lift-off of the Ascent Stage of the LM on the Apollo 17 mission. The RCA TV camera was mounted on the LRV. The rate of assent, the position of the camera, the communications delay and other details were all worked out in advance. The camera was operated remotely from Mission Control, Houston by Ed Fendell. Also the footage lasts less than 60 seconds, not many minutes as you seem to think. Take care.
    3
  537. So why don't you produce the evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    3
  538.  @Alex-hr2df  Thank you for your reply. You made the claim. Now, like all moon-landing deniers, you are unable to back it up with actual evidence. Take care.
    3
  539.  @Alex-hr2df  Thank you for your reply. I asked for evidence, unfortunately all that you have been able to do is make further unevidenced claims. These claims are the usual jaded offerings that have been debunked many, many times before. (1) "Shadows in images proving spot lights"...If there were multiple light sources as you claim then every single object would produce multiple shadows. However we do not observe this in any of the thousands of Apollo photographs. (2) “No crater of thrusters”. The Descent Stage rocket engine produced a thrust of just 3000lb on landing and this engine was cut some 2m above the surface. No “crater” could possible be expected in these conditions. (3) “No dust on the the (sic) pads”. Incorrect, dust is observed on the landing pads in some of the missions ( AS16-107-17442). That said, what exactly does basic Physics tell us should happen to dust disturbed and given momentum in a vacuum? (4) “Camera lens crosshairs hidden behind objects”. The crosshairs aren’t behind objects, they’re washed out, as occurs often for any thin object photographed against an overexposed bright background, especially after repeated analogue duplications of a photo. The apparently covered crosshairs are often visible in the original pictures. (5) “Illuminated dark side of the astronaut”. (Please identify this photograph). Does the lunar surface reflect light, yes or no? (6) “Ridiculous fuel capacity compared to distance”. Strange that none of the many thousands of highly qualified scientists and engineers involved in the Apollo Program and the many who have studied it over the decades see any difficulty here. Please provide your detailed calculations on this issue to include all your research, assumptions, published work etc. One has a choice, blindly regurgitate the usual conspiracy nonsense claims without providing any evidence to back them up or actually go and study some basic science. Take care.
    3
  540. Hi david, hope that you are well. Can you please provide the volumes of evidence needed to back up your assertion. Take care.
    3
  541.  @mrvivek815  After the Apollo 11 landing there were 6 more trips to the moon with 5 further landings. At least attempt to keep up. Take care.
    3
  542.  @bennwaters5851  "1969 was the last time we ........walked on the moon"....Ever considered actually learning something about what you are talking about? Take care.
    3
  543. It is obvious that you have not been able to give any evidence to back up your claim.
    3
  544.  @WilliamMann-co8un  Correct. Those who claim "fake" are never able to provide any actual evidence to back up their claim nor are they able to articulate why they make such a claim or state what it should really look like and why.
    3
  545. The surface of the moon is in a vacuum and Newton's first law still applies. Work it out from there. Take care.
    3
  546. He also lied his way into the interview, produced fake press credentials and repeatedly verbally assaulted and physically interacted with Aldrin. The same guy has been convicted of crimes with violence. Aldrin was protecting himself and his family members present. Take care.
    3
  547. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have already verified the Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    3
  548. You think that it is surprising that NASA, the US space agency chose only US astronauts for the Apollo Program? Seriously?
    3
  549. Your lack of evidence to back up your claim is a perfect example of reality denying at its best. Take care.
    3
  550. Hi John, hope that you are well. You wrote "earth is spinning at 1000 miles an hour". Nothing spins in "mph". mph are units of linear velocity. The correct rotational speed of the Earth is 0.000073 Radians per second which is half as slow as the hour hand on a clock. Take care.
    3
  551. (1) "VanAllen radiation belt unsurviable (sic)". Strangely, Dr. James Van Allen does not agree with you! Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  552. (2) "No telescope piks of 3 Lunar module bases that were left on take off from moon". What an error filled sentence. Firstly there are no telescopes in existence that have the resolving power to detect Apollo equipment from Earth, secondly, there are 6 Descent Stages on the moon, not 3 and finally, the various Apollo landing sites have been detected an verified by satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different nations. Do better. Take care.
    3
  553. (3) "No stars in sky from moon piks"...starlight is dim, just like moon landing deniers. Can you see stars in daylight?? Take care.
    3
  554. (4) "No disturbed moon dust below Lunar module thrusters". All the 6 landings raised and disturbed dust as is seen in the 16mm footage taken from inside the LM. Take care.
    3
  555. Source for those claims please.
    3
  556. Another silly comment with no attempt to back it up with any evidence. Take care.
    3
  557. Ever see "countless stars" during the day?
    3
  558.  @alfredogarnier7219  Hi again Alfredo, thank you for your reply. (1) "water in repose is a perfect level" Yes water is a fluid and it will conform its shape to whatever forces are acting on it at any given time. Level however does not mean flat, a common definition of level is "having no part higher than another : conforming to the curvature of the liquid parts of the earth's surface" (2) "Can a river flow from south to north?" Yes of course it can as long as the elevation of its source is greater than its end. Please, and I mean this with the greatest of respect, please do not tell me that you are confusing elevation with the curvature of the Earth? Take care.
    3
  559. They didn't........So what are you talking about?
    3
  560. Hi Cody, It still has killed over 131K in the UK and well over 4 million worldwide. At lease 2 million in the UK are suffering long term effects of the illness so it's effects shouldn't be understated. Also, although we know that mortality from Covid-19 increases significantly with age, we still must remember that the elderly, being a most vulnerable group, deserve to be protected.
    3
  561. Another ridiculously short facile comment from a reality denier without even an attempt to provide any evidence to back it up.
    3
  562. Are you really so gullible as to believe a known liar, fraud and convicted criminal?
    3
  563. Yes. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's lunar probe Chang'e 2 has also spotted traces of Apollo Landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    3
  564. Italy suffered more than most countries in the first wave of this disease. More than 128k have known to have died from Covid-19 in Italy but studies of excess deaths indicate that the number is most likely considerably higher. 2020 saw the highest death toll in Italy since ww2. It is no surprise that the Italians wish to take basic precautions to protect themselves from the ravages of this disease and reopen their country safely and effectively.
    3
  565.  @entangledmindcells9359  No, 6.
    3
  566. What exactly is "a scientific move"? In science we use the term reproducibility to refer to independent researchers arriving at the same results and conclusions using their own data and methods. The Apollo Program, while having a large scientific component, was not a scientific experiment per se.
    3
  567. Anyone who thinks that "the shuttle" has anything to do with the moon landings is basically telling all that they do not have a clue. Take care.
    3
  568.  @OttoSturhahn  Gibberish. Learn basic Physics. Take care.
    3
  569. Research how camera exposure levels work.
    3
  570. The flag waved while the astronauts shook it and rotated the flagpole then it stopped moving. Flags move when shaken, I assume that this is not news to you.
    3
  571.  @therealzilch  To some reality deniers, Emojis are the strongest form of evidence.
    3
  572.  @shadowcat314  Hi Andrew, hope that you are well. What is your issue in relation to Van Allen Belt radiation? Take care.
    3
  573. "if they were there they would have brought back loads of samples that would have been massively analyzed". Are you having a laugh? They brought back over 380Kg of lunar rock and soil samples that have been analysed by scientists from all over the World for decades. Each year over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released for research by the Johnston Space Centre and to date many thousands of scientists of various disciples have analysed them and many thousands of scientific papers have been published. Do better research. Take care.
    3
  574. Astronauts move flag.
    3
  575. Yes, because random, scientifically illiterate people in YT comments sections expose the CIA a lot.
    3
  576. The Van Allen Belts contain mainly Alpha and Beta particles. Alpha will be stopped by a sheet of paper and the majority of Beta by a few mm of Aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen Nuclei in the denser parts of the inner belt but the Apollo spacecraft spent very little time in the inner VAB. You must remember that not only did the spacecraft hull act as shielding but so did everything that it contained, fuel, fittings, equipment. Intrusting to note that you obviously believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when the tell you that these belts exist. Take care.
    3
  577.  @HenryDurth  The Van Allen Belts do not contain any electromagnetic radiation. They are regions of trapped particle radiation. You clearly have not got a clue do you? Take care.
    3
  578. "240 above to 240 below 02...What you wrote is meaningless as you do not specify what temperature scale you are using. Take care.
    3
  579. You have provided no evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    3
  580. I would prefer to listen to medical doctor or a scientist, to be honest.
    3
  581. The Apollo Program is over and the Apollo technology is no longer being funded or built. How exactly does that cause an issue for you? Also can you explain using basic engineering and scientific principles what exactly is the problem with any of the Apollo spacecraft? Take care.
    3
  582.  @fiat2496  So you make claims but can not back them up with evidence or you can not even begin to discuss in specifics anything about any of the Apollo spacecraft. Can you explain using basic engineering and scientific principles what exactly is the problem with any of the Apollo spacecraft? Take care.
    3
  583.  @fiat2496  You made that claim that the spacecraft was "ridiculous looking" and "absurd". Now you can not back these claims up with reasoned points or any actual evidence. Take care.
    3
  584.  @fiat2496  It is a claim that you made and now are unable to back up with evidence so instead you deflect. Take care.
    3
  585. The Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module was a separate spacecraft with its own rocket engine and propellent supply. Take care.
    3
  586.  @critthought2866  Laugh as much as you want but NOTHING can make it through the "Van Halen belt"...........Think of all that Heavy Rock...
    3
  587. "FLAG MOVED BECAUSE SOMEONE OPENED A DOOR AND LET A BREEZE GUST IN"..........A breeze that magically disappeared when the astronauts stopped assembling the flag and moved away. Then this "magic breeze" reappeared while the landing flags of Apollo 14, 15, 16, 17 were being assembled and again disappeared when the astronauts moved away. Strange. Take care.
    3
  588. Any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    3
  589.  @EvolveVoIP  Hi again e, hope that you are well. The communication time delays that I have observed on all Apollo recordings are exactly as should be expected. The time delay for a moon based astronaut to reply to a message from Earth will be 1.3 + 1.3 = 2.6 seconds. For communications that were recorded at mission control, Houston, then there should be no time delay between a communication from the moon and a reply from the controller as the message will already have reached Earth by the time the controller has heard it. Take care.
    3
  590. You didn't provide and evidence for your claim and those who make claims such as yours never do. Take care.
    3
  591.  @versatec1  Hi v, thank you for your reply. I have explained to you the easily verifiable facts however on reading your comments it seems that this is not a currency that you deal in. You do not seem to be a repository of good medical knowledge either. You are totally correct when you say "a properganda (sic) lie to perpetuate the agenda" Lies and Agendas is what conspiracy theory nutcases deal in. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  592. "It’s as though, before 2020, no one ever died". No that is not true. In the UK in 2018 616,014 people died, in 2019 604,707 people died and then in 2020 there was a big jump and 695,812 people died.
    3
  593. ​ @maxmight9533  Are you now laughing at your own ignorance? Over 400 lunar rock and soil samples are released for research purposes from the Johnson Space Centre annually. To date thousands of scientist of one type or another have examined them and their lunar origin is not in doubt. Are you jus making stuff up or have you just gullibly swallowed conspiracy nonsense? Take care.
    3
  594.  @maxmight9533  The did go back many times. Do better research. Take care.
    3
  595. The Apollo astronauts wished to take correctly exposed photographs and footage of the bright, daytime lunar surface. Starlight, which is very dim, will not register under such conditions. If the camera settings/exposure time was increased so as to detect starlight then everything else in the photograph would be greatly overexposed and just appear as a mass of glare. This is pretty basic photographic knowledge to be fair, Take care.
    3
  596. Poor you, still pretending to be a moon-landing denier when you know in your own heart that you have no actual evidence to back up your claims. All you have is deflection and excuses. Take care.
    3
  597.  @johndelacruz3368  "the extreme temperatures on the moon"......The measured temperature range during the Apollo 11 time on surface was -23C to 7C. I suggest you study the topic some more. Take care.
    3
  598.  @johndelacruz3368  Another foolish and dull-witted comment typical of moon-landing deniers who have no factual information or actual evidence to contribute.
    3
  599.  @franknorthcuttmusic  Thank you for your reply. Yep, that is the point that I am trying to make. Less than 10% have ever come back with anything and even then all they do is demonstrate poor knowledge and understanding of basic Physics and the Apollo Program in general. I call them "post & ghost merchants" but I equally like your "doorbell" analogy. Take care.
    3
  600. ​ @information8100  You are not producing the slightest shred of evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    3
  601. NASA's current challenge in relation to the Van Allen Belts and the Atriums Program is that modern electronics are far more susceptible to radiation damage than the electronics used in the Apollo era. NASA have to test thoroughly the guidance and navigation systems in the Orion spacecraft before attempting a crewed mission. Take care.
    3
  602. Your point that dust will hang in the air (on Earth) and that since this is not observed in any of the Apollo footage then clearly the footage must have been filmed in a vacuum, is totally correct. However, please note that a vacuum has zero pressure and does not have the ability to crush anything. Take care.
    3
  603. The sad reality is that adult Covid-19 admissions to intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from May to November were largely totally unvaccinated with the percentage in ICU that were totally unvaccinated ranging from 73% to 49% throughout these months. (Source: Intensive Care National Audit Research Center, quarterly report December 2021) This is despite the fact that totally unvaccinated adults make up only a small percentage of the population. How many of these people were unvaccinated because of conspiracy theory lies and misinformation I wonder?
    3
  604. Gravity is associated with mass. The moon has mass therefore the moon has gravity. The gravity on the moon is about 1/6 of Earth's. Take care.
    3
  605. What exact studio has such size, such low gravity and zero air resistance?
    3
  606. Another silly claim without any evidence. Take care.
    3
  607. Hubble does not have the resolution to detect Apollo objects on the lunar surface however satellites and cameras in lunar orbit from the following organisations have spotted the various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be - JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, LRO/NASA/ASU. Take care.
    3
  608. Yes, it is unfortunate that he is not a medical specialist, medical doctor or a scientist. This might explain why he makes errors and needs to be fact-checked. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  609. Temperature and Heat Energy are not the same thing. Do some study on the meaning of these terms and also on the number of particles per unit volume in the Van Allen Belts and you will have learnt something. Take care.
    3
  610. So you believe NASA about the existence of the Van Allen Belts but you do not believe NASA or Dr. James Van Allen himself when they explain how they passed through them. You have got some interesting cherry picking issues going on there. Take care.
    3
  611.  @andylaauk  Hi andy, thank you for your reply. The figures come from the ONS analysis report "Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021" published on 13 Sept 2021 and is available on the ONS website. Obviously data becomes more robust and meaningful as vaccination rates increase and more data becomes available. I draw you attention to the Public Health England website and the recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  612. You are confusing the soles of his spacesuit with the boots that were worn over them. Have a look at photograph "AP11-S69-38930HR" (easily found using Google) of an Apollo 11 space suit pre-flight and in the bottom right hand corner you will see the over-boots that were worn on the lunar surface. Take care.
    3
  613. Nope what he actually confirmed was that he went only once not multiple times. Try to get it right.
    3
  614. Hi DC, hope that you are well. You wrote "Why ......... no one tried to go to the moon again? They did. After Apollo 11 there were 6 more missions to land humans on the moon of which 5 were successful. Take care.
    3
  615. And the evidence to back up your claim is?
    3
  616.  @Bulltardwin  The single word "everything" is not evidence. So do you have reliable and credible evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    3
  617. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    3
  618. Zero evidence to back up your claim......of course!
    3
  619. Hi IP, hope that you are well. I am always curious why flat earthers seem to be fixated with NASA but seem to ignore the other 90 or so space agencies and private companies. Take care.
    3
  620.  @mikeyg1776  Nope, some Russian said it. And of course we all know that everything coming out of Russia today is totally credible and believable! Try again. Take care.
    3
  621. You will have noticed that in the clip you have mentioned and the one immediately following, the flag is being supplied energy by one of the astronauts. A flag will oscillate easier in a vacuum as there is no atmospheric resistance to remove energy from it. The clips you highlight are, I think, from Apollo 14, but all the flags behaved basically the same. They oscillated when the astronauts were moving them during assembly and remained perfectly still when the astronauts moved away. Take care.
    3
  622.  @jasonchristodoulou6746  Really nice of them to let you in and walk around and access patients information. Most hospitals wouldn't.
    3
  623. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    3
  624. "The Van Halen radiation belt?"................................Ye man, that is really hard to get through.......Full of HEAVY ROCK! But if you JUMP you just might make it!
    3
  625. "100years ago"..........I still can't understand how they called President Harding on a landline!
    3
  626. The Earth rotates at 0.000073 radians/sec so your comment that the World is not "spinning at high speed" is totally correct. Take care.
    3
  627.  @THOUGHTCRIME_No1  So provide the credible and reliable evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    3
  628. For the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface (Apollo 11 Mission) then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was transmitted to Earth where the recording took place. Shortly afterwards Armstrong moved this camera a short distance from the LM and mounted it on a tripod facing the LM. This camera then filmed Aldrin's first steps on the lunar surface some 20 minutes after Armstrong. Take care.
    3
  629. You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims and you never will. Take care.
    3
  630. All the Apollo lunar missions were tracked to the moon by every radio telescope on the planet. There is no hiding place in Low Earth Orbit. Take place.
    3
  631. Poor comment...for a fake..Take care.
    3
  632. "would be sucked out by the vacuum of space"...A vacuum does not suck or exert a force in any way. Perhaps learn some basic Physics before commenting on these matters. Take care.
    3
  633. Nothing that you wrote is even remotely correct. So do you have actual evidence or not? Take care.
    3
  634. Absolutely no one who claims that the Apollo Program was fake ever backs up their claims with any actual evidence. Most just "post & ghost". Perhaps you will be the first to provide some evidence. Take care.
    3
  635. Interesting pattern emerging in this comments section. (1) Reality denier makes a short "smart Alec" comment without the slightest proof. (2) The reality denier gets hit with proof and requests for them to back up their statement. (3) The reality denier never appears again. Take care.
    3
  636. Hi J, hope you are well. If by "truck" you mean the Lunar Rover then you may be interested to know that China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. Take care.
    3
  637. The main repository for the Apollo Moon rocks is the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre in Houston, Texas. For safekeeping, there is also a smaller collection stored at White Sands Test Facility in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Over 400 rock and soil samples are released for research every year to scientists and organizations who wish to study lunar geology. At this stage literally thousands of geological and scientific experts from all over the globe have examined the samples, published their findings and verified their origin as lunar. Take care.
    3
  638.  @stusue9733  Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  639. Hi dean, hope that you are well. The notion that trauma injuries, killings and deaths from other causes are counted a Covid-19 deaths in the UK is misinformation spread by conspiracy theorists and reality deniers who are unwilling or unable to understand how deaths are certified and what the underlying cause of death means. In the UK trauma injury deaths are not counted as Covid deaths and the only deaths that are counted in Covid-19 statistics are where Covid was "the disease which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death". Furthermore it was estimated by the British Medical Journal that about 13% of Covid-19 deaths occur outside the 28 day period and so are not included in official statistics. Thus the offical numbers may well be an underestimate rather than an overestimate. Either way the gold standard of judging pandemic impact is the measure of excess deaths, In 2020 UK mortality spiked by a staggering 15% from 604,707 UK deaths in 2019 to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91k. Take care.
    3
  640. It was not made of "tin foil" neither was it designed to "fly across the street". Also you are unable to describe in scientific and engineering terms why you think that it could not fulfil its mission. Do better. Study. Take care.
    3
  641. So proof not needed then?
    3
  642.  @TheCraigy83  Link me the paper when it gets published. Take care.
    3
  643. Many claims. Zero evidence.
    3
  644. Will you provide actual evidence or will you run or deflect?
    3
  645.  @TSGWPG  Thank you for your reply. " I am not going to teach you a science class"...That is very fortunate as you clearly do not have the slightest knowledge or understanding of radiation in general or the radiation contained in the Van Allen Belts in particular. Hint: "simple Xrays" are not involved. Take care.
    3
  646.  @TSGWPG  You wrote; "People have never been able to get through them," The Van Allen Belt's are only a problem if you stay within the denser regions for an extended period of time. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  647.  @grenadier1044  Also you may need to dig into the figures for the countries that you mentioned a little bit more to understand what they mean. For a virus that is showing a level of vaccine break through then it is not unexpected or surprising that in highly vaccinated countries there will be a number of serious illness, hospitalisations and deaths in the fully vaccinated cohort. But in all the countries that i have seen data for the risk of serious illness hospitalisations and deaths is significantly higher for the unvaccinated cohort compared to the fully vaccinated. Take Israel for example, where figures from their Health Ministry last week showed that the 17% of eligible Israelis who have not received the vaccine account for 60% of coronavirus deaths in the past two weeks. Also the 17% unvaccinated account for 85% of the patients on ventilators and 65% of the serious illnesses. Take care.
    3
  648.  @grenadier1044  Hi again G. Yes, I have read that article and it is an opinion piece (not a peer reviewed study as many spreaders of misinformation have stated). Nor is it the official opinion of The Lancet as your original comment seemed to indicate. Nor does it in any way suggest that the vaccines are not effective in reducing serious illness or deaths. Relative Risk Reduction (RRR), not Absolute Risk Reduction (ARR), is most commonly used method in calculating vaccine efficacy because it links in to the standard use of the scientific method and show us how much the risk of infection is reduced in the test vaccine group, compared to a control group who did not receive the test vaccine. The ARR by its nature will always be a low number as it is simply the difference between the percentage of infected people in both vaccinated and unvaccinated cohorts and is not a measure of the effectiveness of vaccinated against unvaccinated or the level of protection that a vaccine gives. To infer from the ARR numbers mentioned in the article that the various vaccines are not effective is clearly erroneous and shows, perhaps, that you may not exactly know what the two metrics actually mean. Take care.
    3
  649. Hi Mack, not only were the Soviets tracking Apollo 11 with radar but they were also monitoring all the voice communications as these were all on open channels (along with hundreds of armature ham radio enthusiasts). Sir Bernard Lovell and his team at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK, were on duty monitoring the Russian space probe Luna 15 which at the time was in lunar orbit. Using their Doppler radar they tracked Apollo 11 right down to the moons surface and with their giant radio telescope they monitored every word that the astronauts spoke and were able to determine that these communications came from the moon. In fact, the huge amount of independent, third-party evidence for the Apollo moon landings totally verifies and confirms these events. Take care.
    3
  650.  @Godscountry2732  Not to mention the thousands of geologists, scientists, engineers etc, that have examined samples from the 380kg or so of moon rocks, dust soil and other samples returned from the various Apollo missions and have verified that they are not of terrestrial origin. Take care.
    3
  651. No, not obvious at all. Please provide the evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    3
  652. The lunar surface temperatures vary from a max to a min over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. That is why all the Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. The measured lunar surface temperature values on the Apollo 11 mission for example ranged from −23∘C to 7∘C. Take care.
    3
  653. The energy/fuel/equipment needed to make the return journey is far less than what was needed to get to the moon in the first place. The reasons for this are obvious and include: (1) Far less gravity on the moon. (2) No lunar atmospheric resistance. (3) Mass returning from moon only a small fraction of what lifted off from Earth. (4) Earth has an atmosphere so no fuel needed for deacceleration like is needed in lunar orbit. (5) Returning craft has only to reach a relatively short distance from the moon before the stronger gravitational field of the Earth takes over and it is all "downhill" from there. Take care.
    3
  654.  @trendynow1369  Hi TN, Covid-19 complications from blood clots can happen across all ages and previous good health does not preclude negative outcomes. One study that I have read looked at Covid-19 patients who had experienced a stroke due to a blood clot. The study found that 42% of participants were under age 55 and had no existing risk factors for stroke. ("Thrombotic Neurovascular Disease in COVID-19 Patient", Neurosurgery (Congress of Neurological Surgeons) , Volume 87, Issue 3, September 2020. Also, several major studies have conclude that the risk of blood clotting diseases caused by the Covid-19 vaccines is significantly outweighed by the risk of clotting diseases caused by infection with the COVID-19 virus, eg: "Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing", British Medical Journal, August 2021. Take care.
    3
  655.  @nofacade100  Several major studies have conclude that the risk of blood clotting diseases caused by the Covid-19 vaccines is significantly outweighed by the risk of clotting diseases caused by infection with the COVID-19 virus, eg: "Risk of thrombocytopenia and thromboembolism after covid-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 positive testing", British Medical Journal, August 2021. Take care.
    3
  656.  @BlkFireHawk427  The daytime lunar surface is bright therefore short exposure times (1/250 seconds) were required to prevent over exposure. Starlight is very dim and will not show with such short exposure times. This is basic photography knowledge and it is really that simple. Take care.
    3
  657. The real liar is the one who makes claims but does not back them up with any actual evidence. You have made a claim. So do you have the evidence to back up your claim or do you speak for Satan? Take care.
    3
  658. "Every incident of radiation exposure on Earth has lead to a humans death". No.
    3
  659. The police made almost 500 arrests following the Extension Rebellion event.
    3
  660. "All the money for the moon flight was used by US taxpayers to finance the war in Korea"...History is not your strong point, is it???
    3
  661.  @Adonai3886  Thank you for your reply. "Van Allen belts (extreme radiation that no one would survive)"...Dr. James Van Allen disagrees with you on this one. Take care.
    3
  662. You are making up stuff. Do better.
    3
  663. Any your evidence is?
    3
  664. So any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity?
    3
  665. Correct. Satellites and cameras in lunar orbit from the following organisations have spotted the various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be and matched the terrain to the Apollo photographs. - JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, LRO/NASA/ASU. Take care.
    3
  666. There is absolutely no evidence that the inventor of the PCR process ever said that. What you have written is just more made up nonsense and misinformation. Your reliability is witnessed by the fact that you can't even get the mans name right! Take care & speak truth.
    3
  667.  @stanbily9416  He did not say that the PCR method wouldn’t work for Covid-19 infections or that PCR testing does not work. Comments attributed to him in these claims on social media were either not made by him or have been taken out of context. All these reality deniers claims have been debunked over and over again. It is the job of the conspiracy theorist to spread lies and misinformation. Take care & speak truth.
    3
  668. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    3
  669.  @apolloskyfacer5842  Personally, I really hate it when reality deniers can not even get their own BS straight!
    3
  670. 50% chance troll, 50% no clue.
    3
  671.  @GhostDcuo  The figures that I quoted are correct and come from the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine Coronavirus Research Center. If the facts do not match your opinions then maybe that tells you something about your opinions. Take care.
    3
  672. It is also very revealing of the conspiracy theory mentality that they can not engage in a discussion on a rational or a evidence lead basis but have to resort to denial and name calling.
    3
  673.  species 4123 breen  "will cause the unvaxxed to perish, 500,million by 2030" Excellent, you have made a claim. Now feel free to back up your claim with reliable and trustworthy evidence and research. (as I have done). Take care.
    3
  674. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity or will it just be a "post & ghost"?
    3
  675. On Earth dust will swirl and form clouds as it encounters the Earth's atmosphere. The dust kicked up by the Lunar Roving Vehicle follows parabolic trajectories and shows no sign of encountering an atmosphere. The footage is filmed in a vacuum. Take care.
    3
  676. Your evidence?
    3
  677.  @HenryDurth " if the sun was really 94 billion miles away". I genuinely love the way that you reveal your total lack of knowledge and understanding with virtually every single comment. Take care.
    3
  678.  @beyondnow1600  Don't like the truth and people expressing their opinions?
    3
  679.  @beyondnow1600  I agree that you are expressing ludicrous opinions without a shred of evidence. Do you agree with that?
    3
  680. Totally incorrect. No Chinese lunar probe has ever landed near the Apollo 11 landing site. Please stick to the facts. Tale care.
    3
  681.  @gives_bad_advice  Thank you for your comment. I doubt if the aim is actually that ambitious or thought out. Take care.
    3
  682.  @lunafringe10  You do realise that in science the word "theory" means an idea that has been repeatably tested and verified by experiment according to the scientific method, don't you?
    3
  683.  @sp-pz8uc  Judging by some of the comments in this section, I would assume quite a few.
    3
  684. @Lee Davies So lets stick to the facts then shall we. The overwhelming evidence is that the vaccines are safe and are very effective at preventing serious illness, hospitalisation and death. It is also a fact that science and medicine is based on research and evidence and not of the opinions of a single person. Glad that we sorted that out, take care & stay safe.
    3
  685. Remind us again what part of "CALIFORNIA" has such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    3
  686.  @cocos8903  It is a pity that you failed to mention that in fact the PCR test swabs do not in fact have Ethylene Oxide "on it" and what actually happens is that the gas is used in the sterilisation process and then removed. Thank you.
    3
  687. "astronomer would have been able to see any slight differences between renderings and actual stars". Correct. The Apollo astronauts took close to 200 photographs of stars from the lunar surface while using the appropriate equipment and settings for this task (The Carruthers Camera). These photographs have been researched by astronomers and astrophysicists for decades without any discrepancies being found. Take care.
    3
  688. "that could capture images of the universe further out than any man had ever seen before". You need to understand distances and scale. You are not any nearer to the stars when you are on the moon. The moon is only 384,400km away. The Nearest star is over 40,000,000,000,00km away. The diameter of the Earth's orbit around the Sun is 300,000,000km. However, your suggestion of a telescope on the moon is a good one and is part of NASA's long term plans. Take care.
    3
  689. So provide the credible and reliable evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    3
  690.  @earthzemlja5637  Hi ez, thank you for your reply. No, not surprisingly, the second man to walk on the moons surface did not say that he was "never on Moon". Also, no I am not a troglodyte, but thank you for asking. Take care.
    3
  691. He never said that whatsoever. Do you want to try again, this time with the truth?? Take care.
    3
  692. The internet did not exist in 1969 but radio waves did. Take care.
    3
  693.  @Espanol-Spanish  "My grandfather made radios and the antenna was not enough to hear he had to make a bigger one"....Exactly, you have got the idea! NASA used a global network of huge antenna to transmit and receive communication to and from the moon. The Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) used a network of giant satellite dishes and radio antenna such as Goldstone, California (70m), Parkes, Australia (64m), Honeysuckle Creek, Australia (24m) and Madrid, Spain (34m). "No interference"...There is nothing in the vacuum of space between the Moon and Earth that will interfere with the signals. "without buffering"....Virtually every home in the US received broadcast analogue TV signals in the late 60's....."buffering" is not an issue for analogue signals!!! Take care.
    3
  694. "it was impossible for the crew of the ascensing craft to remotely control the ......camera left on the moon"...No one has ever claimed that they did so why are you saying this? Take care.
    3
  695. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity or will it just be a "post & ghost"?
    3
  696.  @allencharlei8351  The measured lunar surface temperatures during the Apollo 11 time on moon was -23C to 7C. That is a simple fact. Take care.
    3
  697. There were 6 different moon landings, each carried a number of cameras. Different people operated the various cameras at different times and sometimes the cameras were on tripods or fixed attached in the LM. Can you be more specific? Take care.
    3
  698. Can you provide your calculations in regard to the amount of fuel necessary?
    3
  699. The very fact that you have not bothered to do enough research to be able to give to the official catalogue number of the photograph that you are claiming to reference strongly suggests that you do not know what you are talking about and makes it impossible for anyone to do independent research on your claim. Take care.
    3
  700.  @stequality  Of the 51,281 deaths fromCovid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of unvaccinated people.
    3
  701. Nope. I think that what you actually mean is that one particular astronaut was asked about the Van Allen Belts several decades after the Apollo Missions by a known liar, fraud and reality denier who then highly edited the footage. Take care.
    3
  702. "Who's doing the video of the moon landing". The only footage of the actual landing of the Apollo 11 LM on the lunar surface was taken with a 16mm camera pointing out the LM window and operated by Buzz Aldrin. Take care.
    3
  703. Total fantasy. Do better.
    3
  704.  @marianogilglz9049  When you say that "Tess Laurie an expert in coducting (sic) these type of statistical drug evaluations," it is my understanding that she is qualified in obstetrics and gynaecology and does not have qualifications in epidemiology or virology or related fields.. Naturally, please correct me if I am wrong. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  705.  @AFuller2020  Its a bit like John Campbell himself then. Many people in the comments seem to think that he is a medical specialist, a medical doctor or a scientist when in fact he is none of these,
    3
  706.  @dalestephen1361  Hi again Dale, thank you for your comment. I make no such implication, and I state clearly that Dr Campbell has never claimed to be other than he is. You mentioned that I should "critique the data and information he presents - have at it.". This I intend to do when I get a chance but I suspect that it is his interpenetration of the data that I will be commenting on not the actual data set itself. Take care & stay safe.
    3
  707. Plenty of opinion....Now jut produce the evidence to back it up. Take care.
    3
  708. Analysis by physicists of various pieces of Apollo footage has concluded that it was filmed in an environment with no atmospheric resistance and within a gravity field where g = 1.6 m/s2. A perfect example of this is the "Rooster Tail" dust trails kicked up by Apollo 16's John Young during his "Grand Prix" in April 1972. This very situation has been analysed, studied and the published results are easily obtained online. "Ballistic motion of dust in the Lunar Roving Vehicle dust trails", Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Horányi, Mihály, (University of Colorado), American Journal of Physics, Volume 80, Issue 5, pp. 452-456 (2012). They conclude that the lack of particles’ deceleration along the x-axis of their coordinate system, could only be the case if Apollo 16’s rover footage was filmed in a vacuum and in an environment where the acceleration due to gravity was 1.6m/s2. Take care.
    3
  709. Please explain exactly why you think that there should be. The Descent Stage rocket engine will move dust away from the spacecraft not towards it and in a vacuum there is nothing to retard the motion of the dust particles and cause them to move back towards the craft. You do not seem to have thought this through or done any research on the topic. Take care.
    3
  710. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    3
  711.  @rasta4ever1  Yep. Also the word is "Throne". Take care.
    3
  712. Jesse Owens was a decent man and a decent human being who didn't repeatedly lie or show total disregard for other peoples health, rights and freedoms. Do not put the two in the one sentence.
    3
  713.  @BioLogicalNerd  Some years ago Dr Mullis passed a comment in a panel discussion stating that patients with late stage AIDS generally had several more viruses in their system along with HIV. This, along with another quote that has been incorrectly attributed to Mullis that PCR testing “cannot detect free infectious viruses” actually comes from an article written by an American writer called John Lauritsen. Mullis did not say it. Basically, conspiracy theorists have lied to create a new narrative. Conspiracy theorists lying.....who would have thought it.......
    3
  714. You can not understand how a phone call can be patched into a radio transmission.....??????? Seriously?
    3
  715. Hi steve, hope that you are well. Remember that just because you are gullible and have poor critical thinking ability this doesn't mean that everyone else has the same also. Take care.
    2
  716. Hi shawn, you wrote. "But that glorious day finally came and we were able to get a rocket off the ground and one month later we sent two men to the moon". Basically, you don't have a clue what you are talking about, do you? Take care.
    2
  717. Would you please show us all your calculations, research and the published work to back up your claim or would you rather prefer to run or deflect? Take care.
    2
  718. "look into the proof"....Then please provide the evidence. Take care.
    2
  719. The Apollo astronauts wished to take correctly exposed photographs and footage of the bright, daytime lunar surface. Starlight, which is very dim, will not register under such conditions. If the camera settings/exposure time was increased so as to detect starlight then everything else in the photograph would be greatly overexposed and just appear as a mass of glare. This is pretty basic photography and general knowledge. Take care.
    2
  720. "The Chinese center guy up for three days he came back"...Can you please clarify exactly which Chinese astronaut that you are talking about?? The Chinese astronaut that returned to Earth on April 30 this year and was placed in a chair was Commander Tang Hongbo who had been in space since 26 October 2023. That is some 187 days. Have you got your facts correct?? Take care.
    2
  721.  @mike.j3913  Or perhaps you are a deluded conspiracy theorist on the internet that can not produce a shred of actual evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    2
  722. Apart from the extra deaths and extra illnesses of course.
    2
  723.  @stephenclayton999  Hi Stephen, thanks for the reply. The OP mentioned that without lockdowns, facemasks or social distancing then "everything would have been just fine". I very much disagree and suggest that without these basic enough measures then the outcome would involve a much greater Covid-19 death toll and I believe that the evidence and research backs up my viewpoint. Take care.
    2
  724. "Finally real science and common sense rising" Hi John, that comment seems to suggest that you are engaging in confirmation bias. Accepting any evidence that agrees with a predetermined opinion and rejecting research that does not agree with it. What do you think?
    2
  725.  @angrybrit7331  Hi ab, thanks for reply. Perhaps, but confirmation bias and cherry-picking are both very common habits among conspiracy theorists, reality deniers and misinformation spreaders, (Present company excepted, of course) and I merely wish to highlight that fact. Take care.
    2
  726.  @BadAtTeaDude  Nope. You made the claim. Now you are unable to back up your own claim with any actual evidence so you deflect. This comes as no surprise. Take care.
    2
  727. I guess if you do not understand the basics about radiation and the Van Allen Belts then you can say anything that you want.
    2
  728.  @benachiesween  Hi again Brian. I find it interesting to note that as you were unable to challenge or dispute the evidence in any way or to put forward any logical counter viewpoints so you instead you attempt (but fail) to discredit the organisation. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  729.  @benachiesween  Hi Brian, thank you for your reply. The paper can easily be found by using the information that I have given. Take care.
    2
  730.  @user-lb3nq7mi9r  Hi again bruno. You seem to be big into rhetoric but very short on the facts to back them up. Ivermectin is very good at getting rid of worms and other parasites in farm animals but it is not an anti-viral drug. The evidence from the vast majority of studies concludes that it has no benefit in the treatment of Covid-19, for example, a recent study from the Cochrane Organisation, a not for profit group of independent researchers, concluded "We found no evidence to support the use of ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19 infection" but they did advocate further study. Please get back to me but only if you have some evidence to discuss and if you are willing to do it in a polite and courteous manner. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  731.  @ARCTCFOXMAN  Hi AF, hope that you are are well but unfortunately you sound stressed and triggered. You also seem somewhat confused as I have never tried to advise you what drugs to take or not to take (if that is what "try to talk say me personally from taking it" means). In relation to Ivermectin, the evidence from the vast majority of studies concludes that it has no benefit in the treatment of Covid-19, for example, a recent study from the Cochrane Organisation, a not for profit group of independent researchers, concluded "We found no evidence to support the use of ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID-19 infection" and other large scale studies have reached similar conclusions. If you have evidence to the contrary then please share it. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  732.  @andrewmacaulay9272  Again Andrew, I have no idea what you are asking or saying in your last comment. Take care.
    2
  733. Hi Harrison, "28 deaths from 40k cases", Yes it shows how successful vaccines and other measures have been in reducing the link between high case numbers and high death rates.
    2
  734.  Dave Strickland  Hi Dave, I would love to read the reliable and robust research that shows that any of the Covid vaccines will lead to cancer in 10 years. Can you mention it? Thanks, take care.
    2
  735.  Dave Strickland  Hi Dave, thank you for your reply. Dave, I am looking for real evidence not texts, video or hearsay. Is there any real research that links any Covid-19 vaccine to cancer? Take care.
    2
  736.  @nunyabiz1780  Then provide the reliable and credible evidence to back up your claims. You do realise, don't you that personal incredulity is not actual evidence????
    2
  737. Anyone who uses the term "200 degrees" and does not specify what units they are talking about clearly does not know much about basic science. Take care.
    2
  738. Please feel free to back up your opinions with reliable and trustworthy evidence. Thanks.
    2
  739.  @therange4033  Hi TR, thank you for your reply. It is estimated that there are about half a million people in the UK that have severely weakened immune systems and this cohort are at much higher risk of developing serious illness from Covid-19. Studies show that many in this cohort do not produce a sufficient immune response after two doses of vaccine but a number of recent small scale studies cited by the CDC in the US show that in vaccinated patients who had no detectable antibody response "up to 50%" developed an antibody response after receiving an additional dose of an mRNA vaccine. In short, they will have better protection. Your stated opinion was that "nobody under the age of 100 should get the vaccine" and I honestly do not think that that is an evidence based opinion. That is why I disagree with it. Take care.
    2
  740.  @simonmorgan225  Hi Simon, hope that you are well. "He was officially recorded as a covid death.". Was he? It is extremely unlikely that any medical practitioner would make such a diagnosis and record this as the underlying cause of death on the death certificate. The following quotations from the UK Health Security Agency may help you (1) A COVID-19 death is defined for surveillance purposes as a death resulting from a clinically compatible illness in a probable or confirmed COVID-19 case, unless there is a clear alternative cause of death that cannot be related to COVID-19 disease (e.g. trauma).This definition therefore requires a clinical assessment of each case. (2) In the UK, COVID-19 deaths should be identified as such on death certificates, recorded by a registered medical practitioner. .....ONS figures clearly show that Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death (the cause which initiated the death) for well over 140,000 people and this is reflected on the death certs signed by medical professionals. As I said to you previously UK mortality spiked by 15% /91k people in 2020. I do not imagine that they all fell off ladders. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  741.  @OhNo.AnywayLastWeek.  Infants often try to deny reality because they simply don't like it. Rational adults are more interested in facts.
    2
  742.  @boardwalkbw7130  Hi again BBW, you wrote. " I just don't think humans can travel at speeds above 66,600 mph...and live"..........what exactly are you basing this on???? It is the force caused by a high rate of change of speed that would potentially cause harm to a human. Constant velocity will not be felt by a human. "I would love to understand that at any level ".....then go and study some basic Physics and developed your understanding! Take care.
    2
  743.  @boardwalkbw7130  You wrote "Maybe there are conflicting NASA Scientist talking then". Nope, more likely your knowledge and understanding of basic Physics and knowledge of space are poor. "Then, on a different NASA video, the Scientist is telling us how they must figure out how to get passed the Van Allen belt before they can go back to space". Name and channel of this NASA video and I should be able to explain to you what is really being said. Take care.
    2
  744.  @tattoodtear9607  No Paul, parents are not stupid as you insinuate. They are in the main intelligent people who have listened to the advice from the overwhelming majority of medical and scientific experts and totally rejected the conspiracy theory nonsense. Normal people take their medical advice from competent experts, not unqualified, unnamed policemen!
    2
  745.  @cocos8903  When you can't back up your nonsense with facts and evidence you always resort to stupid comments don't you?
    2
  746.  @TeslaNick2  You have to realise Tesla that if these reality deniers didn't have lies and misinformation to spread then they wouldn't have anything to say. They can never back up their stupidity with compelling evidence but occasionally cherry pick or misunderstand something. The leading (actually the only) anti vaxer/reality denier in my area was take away in the back of an ambulance just over a week ago. This morning we heard that he has passed away leaving a wife and 3 teenage children.. Covid and stupidity claims another victim.
    2
  747. I am not sure if a scientist is the class of professional that you should be consulting on this matter. Take good care.
    2
  748. Can you please tell us where is this "studio" that has such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance. Take care.
    2
  749. Hi PB, hope that you are well. If you consider that any of the Covid-19 vaccines are in anyway related to "gene therapy" you better do a revision course in basic cellular biology! Take care.
    2
  750.  @bluesky6985  Hi B, thank you for your reply. 2 words/6 letters really does not constitute much evidence. Take care.
    2
  751.  @noahjbarr  Thank you for your reply. Do you mean sibrel the taxi driver, known liar, fraud and convicted criminal whose "documenters" repeatedly contradict and debunk themselves? One would want to have very poor knowledge, critical thinking ability and be very gullible to be fooled by that. Serious question, does it bother you in the slightest that he repeatedly debunks himself, yes or no? Take care.
    2
  752. So where exactly is this "desert" with a single light source and a dark sky, such low gravity and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    2
  753.  @ScarabD  I like discussion but I totally dislike arguments as they are a waste of precious. time. I meant what I said, your point was logical and well put and I agree with it. Take care & keep posting.
    2
  754.  @dominic197733  No Dominic, a virus and a part of the electromagnetic spectrum are not the same thing. Take care & speak truth.
    2
  755. (1) The 382kg of lunar rock and soil samples have been examined and used in research by thousands of scientists over the decades and close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. (2) Buzz Aldrin never said anything of the sort. Do better.
    2
  756.  @MrMandelsohn  Hi again M, thank you for your reply. Your latest post is, I think that you will agree, less of a question and more of a statement of opinion. That said. (1) They are not my excess death figures it is simply a fact that the UK saw over 91k extra deaths in 2020 compared to 2019. This sudden spike in mortality is similar to what was witnessed in 1915 (war), 1918 (war & flu), 1929 (flu), 1940 (war) and 1951 (flu). (2) The evidence shows clearly that negative outcomes for Covid-19 increase with age and that age is by far the greatest predictor of an infected persons risk of dying. This can be said for many if not the majority of illnesses.(3) There has been considerable research in to the impact of lockdowns on suicide and self harm rates. The research clearly shows that suicide and self-harm rates did not increase as a result of lockdowns. Some countries actually observed a fall. (4) I have seen no evidence that there was widespread "stress and depression destroying immune system" or that alcoholism causes a significant increase in deaths. (5) "cancelled treatment lack of diagnosis" During the early Covid-19 waves are you seriously suggesting that hospitals should have continued as normal? Close on 80k healthcare staff contracted Covid-19 and over 900 died. And bringing unvaccinated patients who already by definition had health issues into close contact with others was a certain way to cause more deaths. At least it is to your credit you are no longer making the ridiculous claim that treatment was "stopped". (6) I am also glad that you have admitted that your original claim of a 99.7& survival rate for Covid-19 was wrong. Take care.
    2
  757. You wrote: "JFK played along with the whole thing as well"...........The Apollo landings took place between 1969 and 1972. JFK died in 1963. Take care.
    2
  758.  @JamesArsenault  Thank you for your reply. There is plenty of misinterpretation, misinformation, ignorance of science, cherry-picking comments out of context and downright lies. Actual evidence is something that I have never encountered. Do you have any actual evidence, Yes or No? Take care.
    2
  759.  @KPL400  Still a big steaming pile of BS.
    2
  760.  @willoughbykrenzteinburg  Hi w, hope that you are well. "The force of gravity has nothing to do with the presence of an atmosphere". Just to clarify, obviously an atmosphere will not stay in place without the existence of a sufficient gravitational force, as I am sure that you are well aware. The point that I think that you are making (and please forgive me if I am putting words in your mouth) is that the presence of an atmosphere does not cause gravity, it is gravity that causes the presence of an atmosphere. Take care.
    2
  761.  @willoughbykrenzteinburg  Thank you for your polite reply. Yes of course I understood exactly what you meant but you would be surprised how some people misinterpret things! Take care.
    2
  762.  @geoffbirchall7552  Yes, correct, I see that you have again provided no evidence to back up your claims, you never do. And yes, in previous threads you have stated that the Earth is "flat" yet as usual you never even attempt to provide any evidence for that claim. Take care.
    2
  763.  @geoffbirchall7552  Again more deflection, again no evidence to back up any of your claims. Take care.
    2
  764.  @geoffbirchall7552  You seem confused. It is you that has made the claims and it is you that can not back them up with actual evidence. This is not surprising, when asked for evidence to back up their claims, moon-landing deniers either run or deflect but none ever provide any evidence. Take care.
    2
  765. You mean the press conference after they spent some 3 weeks in quarantine? The one in which they smile, laugh and crack jokes with the reporters? Take care.
    2
  766. @ If you mean sibrel producing any actual evidence to back up his claims then you are spot on.
    2
  767. ​ @AnimalFarm-sz5ov  Thank you for your reply. (1) "The Nasa moon orbiter coudn't fpund (sic) the moon landing remains and the foot prints". Are you joking??? The LRO has extensively photographed the various Apollo landing sutes (sic) from lunar orbit and there are dozens of videos on YT detailing their work. Start with "LRO Revisits Apollo Landing Sites". Furthermore the satellites in lunar orbit from 3 other nations have detected various Apollo landing sites. (2) " the moon and ots background. And it is different". The Japanese Moon Orbiter, SELENE, has detected Apollo landing sites and matched the terrain to Apollo photographs taken from the surface. (3) " on the moon you can see the stars in the broad sun light". It would be extremely difficult for an astronaut to see stars with the unaided eye while on the bright daytime lunar surface. The reflected light would prevent the eye from getting the time needed to adapt to see starlight which is very dim. The astronauts also had a set of visors on their helmets to reduce glare and light intensity. That said, some of the astronauts on the longer missions did report being able to see some of the brighter stars after spending time in the shadow of the LM with their visor up. Tale care.
    2
  768. Apollo 11 was not the first manned trip to the moon. It was not even the second. Take care.
    2
  769. Any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    2
  770. Hi mark, hope you are well. I assume that you realise that your personal incredulity and attempt at a "smarty pants" comment (which is filled with errors) is evidence for nothing except your own inability to do some basic research. Take care.
    2
  771.  @gives_bad_advice  Just for the record, the Westinghouse TV camera did not use film. It transmitted the signal to Earth. Take care.
    2
  772. Anti-vaxers and reality deniers getting their facts wrong? Say it ain't so.
    2
  773.  @michaeljefferies8711  I would rather that you didn't Michael, if it is OK with you. My freedom does not derive from a bunch of conspiracy theorists behaving like idiots. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  774. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    2
  775. How could they have " lost all recording" when you are actually watching the footage?
    2
  776.  @kabirabdulhai4848  Fun Fact. Walt Disney died in December 1966, some two and a half years before the Apollo 11 launch. Then again research and facts were never really the forte of the reality denier. Take care. .
    2
  777.  @wentoneisendon6502  Hi wenton, hope that you are well. Thank you for what I am interpreting as a complement. No, I do not believe that they are "limitless", at least not in number. They represent a very small percentage of people in the real world. However, many of them are unfortunately, "limitless", or close to, in their gullibility. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  778. First you need to understand that Temperature and Heat Energy are not the same thing. The VAB's do contain some particles with a very high velocity and therefore by definition a very high temperature. However there are very few of these particles per unit volume so the overall amount of heat energy that is contained is very little and there are fare too few particles to transfer any meaningful amount of heat energy to any passing spacecraft. Take care.
    2
  779.  @ann_onn  Just for the record, the temperatures mentioned are broadly correct however you can be sure that no conspiracy video would have mentioned that there are very, very few particles in the Van Allen Belts with these temperatures and also that Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. Take care.
    2
  780. ​ @Jesse-u2h  The difference between Heat (which is a form of Energy) and Temperature (which is a measure of hotness and is proportional to the energies of the particles) is a very basic concept in Physics and is taught and understood by school children in most countries. The VAB's do contain some particles with a very high velocity and therefore by definition a very high temperature. However there are very few of these particles per unit volume so the overall amount of heat energy that is contained is very little and there are far too few particles to transfer any meaningful amount of heat energy to any passing spacecraft. Take care.
    2
  781. You need to take care James. If you say stupid things then people may think that you are a stupid person.
    2
  782.  @JamesSmith-qs4hx  No James, that is not true, you have just made that up. The first rule of being a conspiracy theorist is that you have to be very gullible. The second rule is that you have to make stuff up.
    2
  783. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    2
  784.  @cj548  You follow the pattern. Moon landing reality deniers never produce evidence when asked because they know well that it will not stand up to objective scrutiny. Take care.
    2
  785. You wrote: "Russia, who had more advance space rockets than the USA"......The Soviet heavy-lift rocket (counterpart to the Saturn V) was the N1. 4 launch attempts, 4 explosions. Take care.
    2
  786. Hi John, hope you are well. Campbell has good presentation skills and seems to be well prepared. But the actual content of what he says can be very questionable. He seems to focus a lot on what I would term as "cult issues" such as Ivermectin and Vitamin D as treatments for Covid-19. He seems to select a small amount of research to make a point while ignoring the vast body of work that suggests otherwise, Campbell is neither a medical doctor nor a scientist and to an expert eye, it shows. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  787.  @Jay34341  "No human could survive it".......The radiation belts that you mention were discovered and named after Dr. James Van Allen who totally disagreed with your "claim". "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights".. Dr. James Van Allen. Try studying Physics rather than watching conspiracy videos. Take care.
    2
  788. You are confused. The Space Shuttle had absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the Apollo Program and did not even have its maiden flight until almost a decade after the Apollo Program ended. Take care.
    2
  789. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  790.  @allgasnobrakes123  You seem to be continually referring to another person. Do you have evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    2
  791. Hi AA. If your point is that deaths in the current Covid-19 wave in the UK are much less than in previous waves then you are correct. Also the link between high case numbers and high death rates has been broken to a great extent and it is my opinion that vaccinations have been largely responsible for this. Also I agree that all the stats are on the ONS website, I honestly wish more people examined atnd used it. However "and not adding to the average as it was in early 2020"...The largest Covid death rares in UK were in early 2021 not 2020. Perhaps a typo? Take care.
    2
  792. Slow frame rate. Take care.
    2
  793.  @emk-69  SERIOUSLY! You can't have tried very hard then. All the cremation statistics for the last 35 years in the UK are available on the website of The Cremation Society, Maidstone, Kent. This shows that 472,308 cremations took place in the UK in 2019 and 542,774 in 2020, an increase of 70,466. Cremation statistics for EVERY SINGLE CREMATORIUM in the UK are listed. Also The Cremation Society is a registered charity and FOI does not apply. A FOI enables individuals and originations to access information from public authorities not registered charities. Also FOI requests should be made in writing not a phone call. There is so much wrong with your post that the stench of BS is nauseating. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  794.  @jimomega381  Hi Jim, I am glad that you understand that there has been a global spike in excess deaths. Take care.
    2
  795. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    2
  796. (1) "Who was filming the outside of the ship and lunar module takeoff"...Westinghouse TV camera mounted on LRV. Rate of tilt calculated in advance an controlled by Ed Fendell in Mission Control, Houston. It is unfortunate that you were not curious enough to research this yourself. Take care.
    2
  797. (2) "The surface heat would have killed them".....What surface heat? All 6 lunar landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid-range. The measured surface temperatures during Apollo 11 for example ranged from -23C to 7C. Take care.
    2
  798. " flag salute photo was clearly photoshopped"...Which flag salute photograph on which mission?? Here you make a claim but produce no actual evidence to back it up, If you are refereeing to Buzz Aldrin saluting the flag on Apollo 11 mission then the exact same salute was captured by both the Westinghouse TV camera and the 16mm camera from different angles. Another fail for you I am afraid. Take care.
    2
  799. (4) "Unnatural shadows"...Another claim with no details or no evidence. No photograph catalogue number no mission or footage identifier. Trying to be as vague as possible so your claim can not be checked? Take care.
    2
  800. (5) "Reflections of studio lights Repeating background Props with labels still on".....More claims with no details or no evidence. No photograph catalogue number no mission or footage identifier. Trying to be as vague as possible so your claim can not be checked? Take care.
    2
  801. (6) "Footprints don’t match standard issue boots of the time".....The footprints match the boots perfectly. Here we seem to have found another who does not know the difference between the Apollo space suit (examples of which can be found in the National Air and Space Museum) and the boots worn over the spacesuit. On most missions the boots were discarded on the lunar surface to minimise dust entry into the LM but the boots from Apollo 17 are on display in the NASM. Take care.
    2
  802. (7) "Everything is too bright"...It was Daytime!
    2
  803. (8) "Wind in space" The Apollo flags oscillated when the astronauts moved them during assembly. Do flags not wave when moved in your country? Take care.
    2
  804. (9) "No stars"......Star light is very dim (just like moon-landing deniers) and will not register on cameras which are set for bright, daytime conditions. Research camera exposure levels. Take care.
    2
  805. (10) "No live feed of the flag supposedly planted all those years ago"....."the" flag? Seriously? ..There were 6 flags. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have verified the various Apollo landing sites on the moon and identified some of the flags.....all exactly where they are supposed to be. Take care.
    2
  806.  @fanbutton  But the Earth's atmosphere is not just at 15 psi is it? The atmospheric pressure decreases with increasing altitude giving a pressure gradient where different pressures exist alongside each other without any "container". The pressure at sea-level is 14,7psi, the pressure at top of Mount Everest (8849m) 4.7 psi and all the way in-between the pressure varies as the force acting on the gas particles varies. We do not observe the gas at sea-level rushing upwards to the much lower pressure A physical container keeps a gas inside it by exerting a force on the particles/molecules in the gas. This force is the Electromagnetic force. The force that keeps the Earth's atmosphere in place is the Gravitational force. Magnetic forces are used to contain a plasma in fusion reactor. Study to gain an understanding of this. Take care.
    2
  807.  @fanbutton  (1) "Fill a shoe box with air within a vacuum chamber and remove the air from the room. Open the shoe box and let me know what happens to the air within the shoe box"....Assuming that your vacuum chamber has the height of the Earth's atmosphere then the gas particles will form a pressure gradient similar to what we observe in reality. (2) "you can't have high pressure next to low or no pressure without a physical container"......The atmospheric pressure at sea-level is 14.7 psi. The atmospheric pressure at top Mount Everest (8849m) is just 4.7psi. Do you see a "physical container" anywhere in between? Take care.
    2
  808. Hi Dave,. I see that you are still spouting nonsense. I think that we are fortunate in the World that medical science isn't limited by what unqualified conspiracy theorists think that a vaccine should or shouldn't be. All the Covid-19 vaccines on the market help the bodies natural immune system to produce antibodies and help the body to fight the disease. And they do this very well. Even a flattie would know that!
    2
  809.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  Oh Dave, you are a funny guy! I think that it is safe to say that you do not have the slightest idea of how the vaccines work or even basic Biology. All the Covid-19 vaccines currently in use are designed to assist the body in producing antibodies, that is what vaccines do. To say otherwise is utter nonsense. You do know what antibodies are, don't you?
    2
  810.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  Vaccines can work in several ways but all help the body's immune system to produce antibodies. That is what they do and that is one way in which their effectiveness can be measured. I really don't have to "look it up" it is immunization biology 101. Yes, I accidently deleted one of my own comments while trying to edit it as I was laughing so hard at your efforts to "explain" basic biology to me. Where on the Dunning-Kruger graph do you think that you are?
    2
  811. @Dagoth Ur Neither would I D. Thank you for clarifying that. I would find it hard to give any one individual sole credit for the development of mRNA vaccines however. There have been so many different people involved over the last 3 decades.
    2
  812. The NASA budget during the Apollo Era was up to 5% of US federal spending and they had just one main goal to achieve. Today NASA budget is less than 0.49% of US federal spending and the have multiple goals to achieve. Maybe that has something to do with it. Take care.
    2
  813.  @metalicminer6231 You wrote that the dust "fell back as rapidly as it would on earth". Totally incorrect. On Earth dust will billow and form clouds due to the resistance of the atmosphere. On the footage of the LRV you can clearly see that the dust is not impeded by atmospheric resistance in any way. The dust particles follow parabolic trajectories exactly as we would expect in a vacuum. This footage can only have been filmed in a low gravity, vacuum environment. Take care.
    2
  814. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in June 2009 and the first images were published less than a month later. Take care.
    2
  815. "firmament" is a word used in some English language translations of the Bible to mean the sky. It does not have a physical reality. If you really think that the world is flat as you seem to imply then where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    2
  816. "because is nothing to push against"......?!?!?!.......Serious question, what exactly do you think that a rocket leaving the Earth's surface "pushes against"......???? Take care.
    2
  817. Did you actually watch the video before commenting?
    2
  818. Nothing on the moon is "weightless". Do you want to do some study and try again? Take care.
    2
  819. Any small chance of a negative side effect from a Covid-19 vaccine is statically much, much fewer than many medications currently on the market and incredibly fewer complications than if you develop the disease Covid-19. For example research shows that there is an incredibly small risk of developing rare blood clots following the British AstraZeneca vaccine (max of 900 per 10 million people) while large scale research (>29 million people) by Julia Hippisley-Cox et al shows that the risk of serious blood clots developing after Covid-19 infection is many times greater. Compare this to the risk of blood clots developing from the conceptive pill which is estimated to be 1 in 1000 per year. Lets keep things in perspective. Take care.
    2
  820. Dr Campbell is neither a medical doctor or a scientist. Rather than giving "all the science" he seems to very often just give a very small portion of it and ignores a large amount of research that does not support his pet theories. Take care.
    2
  821. Correct. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different nations have located various Apollo landing sites.
    2
  822. "there are good reasons to believe that the landing was faked". Strange that you could not even state one. Interesting...Take care.
    2
  823.  @nbdysfool3  I am just curious to know but why exactly are you laughing at your own ignorance?? Take care.
    2
  824. You still have not provided evidence to back up your assertions.
    2
  825. "NASA themselves said they cannot get past the belts" .....No one at NASA ever said this. Please stick to the truth. Take care.
    2
  826. You are totally correct. These 3 reality denying conspiracy theorists did not go to the moon. Take care.
    2
  827.  @chessboxer35  You wrote: "pressure gradients are possible inside a vaccium (sic)"......................A vacuum by definition has zero pressure........Please tell me that you are joking? Take care.
    2
  828. 6 crewed moon landings, not 7. Apollo 7 was a crewed mission in Earth orbit, perhaps you are thinking of Apollo 8 and Apollo 10 which were the first manned trips to the moon. Take care.
    2
  829. Little star dim like reality deniers.
    2
  830. Moon is spherical. Spheres do not have an edge. Take care.
    2
  831. How much thrust does a modern computer generate?
    2
  832. Richard, well done mate. Going to a reputable, fact based, evidence based website which gives verified information from experts not someones misinformed opinions on social media.
    2
  833. No Sekeriya, do not get despondent. This is not the first pandemic that the human race has faced and it will not be the last. Every pandemic in history has come to an end as will this one. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  834. No, if you did some research you would learn that they are working quite well. Unvaccinated people have far worse outcomes with Covid-9 illness than vaccinated people. A study published last week in The Lancet on Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia found that unvaccinated individuals had a mortality rate 43.2 times higher than people fully vaccinated. Same story all around the world. Take care & speak truth.
    2
  835. So your evidence to back up your claim is.......?
    2
  836. Except for the large numbers of deaths, illnesses and hospital admissions.
    2
  837. Hi HP, hope that you are well. You asked "If we did land a man on the moon then why did we stop sending more?" Well after Apollo 11, NASA did......6 more times, 5 of these missions landing on the lunar surface. By 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970,s and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    2
  838.  @elmensajero7295  Water is a fluid and will take its shape as a result of the sum of the forces acting on it. In the Earth's radial gravitational field the water surface will take its curved shape so that all parts are of equal gravitational potential energy. Take care.
    2
  839.  @elmensajero7295  Nothing in the Mickelson-Morley experiment even suggests what you claim. The original paper is easily sourced online. Try reading and understanding it. Take care.
    2
  840.  @AM-rd9pu  No evidence will ever be produced.
    2
  841. Westinghouse TV camera attached to LM. Take care.
    2
  842.  @therealzilch  True, but to be fair he has more than once expressed his admiration and respect for the Apollo astronauts and honoured Aldrin as his guest in the White House in 2019 and spoke highly of his achievement on walking on the moon in 69.
    2
  843.  @therealzilch  Most likely. Take care.
    2
  844. "astronauts, the photos with shadows in different directions on the moon"............Please identify the specific photograph that you are referring to. Mission and official NASA catalogue number. Take care.
    2
  845. You will need to use Capitals and far more emojis if you want to be taken seriously.
    2
  846. So what evidence do you have to back up your claim? Take care.
    2
  847. You never give evidence to back up your claim.
    2
  848. Now provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    2
  849.  @S1L3nCe  It is always the same. Claim, opinion...yet never any evidence provided. Take care.
    2
  850. Silly, silly, silly comment with no attempt to produce any evidence to back it up.
    2
  851.  @James-zp5po  Just typing "I have no evidence" would have been easier. Take care.
    2
  852.  @1qualitybacon  Hi, QB, hope that you are well. Campbell is a compelling presenter with an engaging style but you must remember that he is not a specialist, medical doctor or a scientist. While he does frequently summarise from research papers and reports it must be noted that on occasions he will focus on papers that seem to have conclusions at variance with the vast bulk of research. For example with the suggestion that the antiparasitic drug Ivermectin was effective in preventing and treatment of Covid-19 he did focus on some meta studies that claimed to show a positive effect while ignoring the vast bulk of evidence that showed otherwise. Also I do not recall him mentioning that the main clinical studies that these meta-studies were based on have been withdrawn due to serious errors and fraud. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  853. You made a claim but have produced zero evidence.
    2
  854. Rather than make a short, trite unsubstantiated comment did you ever think about actually trying to provide some evidence for your claim or do you know well that none really exists? Take care.
    2
  855.  @michaelstillman1171  It is always interesting to note how those reality deniers who produce short "smart" comments never seem to even attempt to back them up with evidence. They just "post & ghost". Take care.
    2
  856.  @Globeishoax  Thank you for your reply. perhaps you should begin by providing the evidence for your premise. Take care.
    2
  857.  @Globeishoax  You seem to have forgotten to answer my very simple question. "If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?"....Take care.
    2
  858.  @Globeishoax  If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night? Simple question. Stop deflecting. Take care.
    2
  859.  @rockethead7  Hi rockethead. I think that we all know why John disappeared. He did a "Sir Robin" and "Bravely ran away".
    2
  860.  @AzemM-e5s  Thank you for your reply. An Oxidiser is a chemical that spontaneously produces Oxygen under certain conditions, often by being heated. I believe that the Apollo missions used a variety of oxidisers including Nitrogen Tetroxide and Hydrogen Peroxide. Take care.
    2
  861.  @Tim22222  Hi Tim, hope that you are well. You wrote "Bart Sibrel is a liar and a fraud". He is also a convicted criminal. Take care.
    2
  862. Temperature and Heat are not the same thing. Take care.
    2
  863. Hi John, hope that you are well. You wrote "The radiation from the Van Allen belt" and then mentioned the X-Ray images taken by a dentist. John, there are different types and different intensities of what is termed radiation. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. They do not contain X-Rays. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  864. Hi ray, hope that you are well. It is a pretty much a certainty that anyone who says things like "NEVER WENT THROUGH THE VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT" really knows next to nothing about radiation or the Van Allen Belts. Take care.
    2
  865. The reason that stars do not appear in Apollo Mission photographs is due to how camera exposure levels work. Starlight is very dim. The intensity of a star is many powers of 10 times less intense than the moons surface or other objects reflecting light such as the astronauts spacesuits. If the camera exposure level was set to detect the very faint starlight then everything else in the photograph would be greatly overexposed and simply appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    2
  866.  @TheCraigy83  "You know the footage was shot by Stanley Kubrick"....Proof please.
    2
  867. It is basic statistics and basic biology, the more virus that exists the greater the risk of further variants of concern. Vaccination rates in the UK are high with about 90% of the adult population with at least one dose and over 70% fully vaccinated. But to really end the death and destruction caused by Covid-19 we need to dramatically reduce the numbers in the developing countries. Vaccine justice for poorer countries is not just altruistic, it protects us as well.
    2
  868.  @winstonsmasterplan  Of course they may fail to control it but with no community cases for 6 months they have a track record of doing very well up to now. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  869. Slight correction. Buzz Aldrin was forced to defend himself and his family members present when they were aggressively confronted by a belligerent conspiracy believer who lied to Aldrin about the purpose of their meeting, presented fake press credentials to the hotel staff and began shouting, following and physically interacting with Aldrin. It should also be noted that the guy was later convicted of aggravated vandalism.
    2
  870. If you think that the Apollo Missions did not happen then please produce your evidence. Take care. (PS: A lack of knowledge of basic Physics or cherry-picking quotes out of context is not evidence).
    2
  871.  @yoskarokuto3553  Hi yoko. I am so sorry to hear that you think that you are a "LIAR" and that you will "SUFFER PAIN". That sounds awful. Also I hope that you can get your Caps lock button repaired. Take care.
    2
  872.  @victorkoval3783  The Lunar Reconnaissance Rover gives 0.5-meter resolution images of Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    2
  873. "I believe they went to the international space station". The ISS was launched in 1998...............
    2
  874. Why exactly should someone have to swear on the Bible when demanded to do so by an aggressive, belligerent conspiracy peddler who is a known liar, fraud and convicted criminal?
    2
  875. Your lack of evidence is real.
    2
  876. The measured temperature range of lunar surface during the Apollo 11 time on moon was -23C to 7C. The temperature ranges measured during the other 5 landings were compatible. Take care.
    2
  877.  @IamL.I.S.A  You should perhaps educate yourself in basic science. You wrote "250 degrees". Firstly this is a meaningless phrase as you have not bothered to specify what units you are talking about (C, K, F). Please clarify. Secondly, what "gamma rays" specifically are you talking about. What source, wavelength, intensity? The rest of your comment was simply an expression of your personal incredulity devoid of any evidence of any sort. Take care.
    2
  878.  @bpitch1071  "Why can’t the mission be replicated?"...........It was.....5 times!......Take care. Take good care.
    2
  879.  @yonut7  You wrote: "the come back and land".....I think that you should do a bit of research on this comment. It really helps to know what you are talking about. Take care.
    2
  880.  @yonut7  You wrote: "why the didin't film all expedtion and more of the moon man you go to the moon and make only 1 minute of filming".......Seriously, you have to be trolling. There are hundreds of hours of footage from the various cameras (Westinghouse TV, 16mm etc) as well as thousands of still photographs covering all the Apollo missions. Each mission has a Image and Video Library containing all the footage, photos and audio. Seriously...is you knowledge that poor? Take care.
    2
  881.  @yonut7  Again more personal incredulity from the person who in another thread stated that there was just "1 minute" of Apollo footage! Take care.
    2
  882. Yes, this has been doing the rounds in various forms, various numbers and from various people. In some versions it is a doctor that claims this, others have it as a politician and yet others say it is a midwife. As you can imagine, it is more conspiracy theory lies and misinformation. There is no basis whatsoever to this claim and there is plenty of research evidence which shows it as a lie. The sad reality is that there is also plenty of evidence from several countries that shows that the risk of stillbirth is twice average and risk of death is up to 5 times greater for pregnant women who get infected by the SARS-Cov-2 virus, So in reality the people who are spreading this misinformation may well be actively contributing to Covid-19 deaths.
    2
  883. Anyone who understands basic photography will know that dim starlight will not be observed in correctly exposed photographs of a bright surface. However the Apollo astronauts took well over 100 photographs of stars from the lunar surface while using the appropriate equipment and settings for that task, the Carruthers Camera. These photographs and associated data have been used in research and examined by astrophysicists over the decades and their veracity is not in doubt. Take care.
    2
  884.  @AthelstanEngland  Hi arsh, hope that you are well. I think that you must have replied to someone else's comment in error as nothing that you wrote makes any sense to me. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  885.  @AthelstanEngland  Whatever you say arch. Any news yet why the positive PCR test certificated dated 16 December that he submitted to the Australian Federal Court had a higher confirmation code than his negative one of 22 December when all these numbers are generated in strict chronological order. I am sure that he must have a reasonable explanation for this.
    2
  886. Everything that you wrote is non-factual nonsense. Do better. Take care.
    2
  887.  @deborahtruthwillsetyoufree4217  Flu and Covid-19 are both viral diseases that cause respiratory problems but are still very separate diseases. Our antibody response is shaped by pre-existing immunity which most people have in some or other measure. Covid-19 is caused by a novel virus to which humans had little or no pre-existing immunity to. That and the social distancing, better hand hygiene and less travelling last winter lead to the expected reduction in flu cases. Another major factor was the fact that the winter of 20-21 saw one of the largest uptakes of the flu vaccine ever in the UK with over 77% of the over 65's (the most vulnerable cohort) receiving a vaccine. Also the total deaths in the UK in 2020 was the highest on record since 1918 and was over 91k higher than for 2019. (source ons.gov.uk). Please consider doing some research before posting, thanks.
    2
  888.  @pauldrummyb2017  Cheers Paul. There are so many different versions of the "Covid plot" hypothesis that it is really hard to keep up to date or to work out which version each poster is currently subscribed to. It is really interesting to note that even though there are many different versions of the conspiracy and that many of these versions are mutually exclusive and contradictory they will nevertheless all congregate in various echo chambers to self congratulate and reinforce each others views without ever actually resorting to research or examining reliable sources of information. Take care.
    2
  889. Nope.....
    2
  890.  @sparkymlarky  I totally agree with you. It is very good news to see how effective that the vaccines are in reducing deaths. Tens of thousands are still living that wouldn't be otherwise.
    2
  891. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    2
  892.  @gives_bad_advice  No, YT attached random numbers to usernames recently, 1920 was what I got. Take care.
    2
  893.  @gasaxe6056  Hi ga, hope that you are well. You mentioned that your country had " a 700% spike in mortality & 358% in adults 2021". These are figures almost unheard of in human history even in times of war. Could you please supply the name of the country and the published data that you say exists to illustrate this. Take care.
    2
  894. You left out the words "uneducated", "incurious", "poor critical thinking ability" and "Bullshit Receptive".
    2
  895.  @freddyariasreyes9730  Too many negatives in your sentence. Take care.
    2
  896. If it is fake then why do you not provide any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    2
  897.  @rogertan8239  Thank you for your reply. You made the claim and as expected you are unable to back it up with any evidence. Take care.
    2
  898. @ More deflection but again, zero evidence produced to back up your claim.....as usual. Take care.
    2
  899. Hopefully the tennis player will emerge from all this with a greater sense of right and wrong and a better comprehension of the need to give factual information when it is legally required and a better understanding of the fact that other people have the right to their health and freedom.
    2
  900. So is your opinion backed up by any evidence, yes or no? Take care.
    2
  901. @ Again thank you for your reply. And again you seem in an inordinate rush to leave. That is not surprising as what you are spreading is misinformation. The Apollo 11 SSTV tapes were simply back-ups, were never intended as anything else and were never actually used. Furthermore your claim that ""somehow training video recordings made it into the broadcast in 1969" is completely non-factual and no one in NASA has ever made such a claim. You seem incredibly reluctant to provide the original source for this claim. Take care.
    2
  902. @ Thank you for your reply. Your claim that ""somehow training video recordings made it into the broadcast in 1969". This is completely non-factual and no one in NASA has ever made such a claim. You continually fail to provide the original source for this claim and continually seem to wish to want to run. So if you want to run, then off you go. Take care.
    2
  903. In the 1960's NASA budget peaked at close to 5% of all US federal spending and the had one main mission. Today NASA receives less than 0.5% of federal spend to cover a large range of missions. Take care.
    2
  904.  @GhostDcuo  "There is no delta variant test". Apart from the fact that there is.
    2
  905. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  906.  @101MadMac  Hi MM, hope that you are well. You wrote "why are there no stars in any of the moon pictures". Do not worry, the stars are still there but you must remember that the stars are incredibly dim compared to the much higher light intensities of the reflected sunlight from the moon and the spacecraft. If the cameras exposure was set to detect the very dim stars then the moon, astronauts and spacecraft would be greatly overexposed and simply appear as a mass of unrecognizable glare. There are many videos on YouTube explaining this in more detail and plenty of good explanations online. I suggest that you have a look at the video titled "Should You Be Able To See Stars In Space Images?" on the channel named Astrum. Take care.
    2
  907. What "with far superior technology" exactly are you talking about? Take care.
    2
  908. "So, who was already there on the 'Moon' photographing it?". Nobody, they brought cameras with them...Does that really have to be explained to you??? Take care.
    2
  909.  @robertdefazio2885  Why exactly should someone have to swear on The Bible when demanded to do so by someone that lied to them about the purpose of their meeting, presented fake press papers to the hotel staff and repeatedly behaved aggressively towards Aldrin and his family members present? Bean, Mitchell and Cernan all swore on the Bible that they walked on the moon so what exactly is your point? Take care.
    2
  910.  @RealKlausSchwab  "Jean therapy".........no offence meant but by "experimental Jean therapy" do you mean the wearing of some new type of denim jacket?
    2
  911. "the moon landing".....Seriously I think that AI would be able to work out that there was more than one!
    2
  912. So if the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    2
  913. Hi chris, i hope that you are well. Your personal incredulity doesn't count for much I am afraid. Take care.
    2
  914.  @nyoodmono4681  Anyone who thinks that there is a permanent dark side of the moon clearly has never actually looked at the moon. Take care.
    2
  915.  @nyoodmono4681  Thank you for your reply. You wrote: "more temperature fluctuating". The maximum and minimum lunar surface are about 120C and -130C but these extreme temperatures were never encountered by the astronauts during any of the Apollo landings. All the Apollo landings occurred early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid-range. The measured surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C for example. Take care.
    2
  916. "NO FACTS."....Well you got that part correct as nothing you wrote is factual. Interesting to note that you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist. Take care.
    2
  917. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  918. Proof?
    2
  919. Hi Jason, Judging by some of the comments that appear under some of the videos on this channel then I can only agree with you.
    2
  920. Perhaps it is you who speaks the lie.....you must have evidence to back up your claim....unless it is the lie that you speak???????????
    2
  921.  @BobbyDraws.me2  Hi Bobby, hope that you are well. Just to let you know that there have been quite a few studies into any effectiveness of Ivermectin as a treatment from Covid-19 and the bulk of the research shows that it is no evidence to support the use of ivermectin for treating or preventing COVID‐19 infection. I can list a few of these studies if you wish. Take care.
    2
  922.  @therealzilch  Easy on there.......!!!!
    2
  923.  @sarahwagland1559  "Am I a certain kind of person".....Yes you are. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  924. ​ @sarahwagland1559  What terrifies me, to be honest, are people who spread lies and misinformation.The damage that their sordid work has done is truly evil. They are all talk but strangely never seem to produce evidence of anything except their own ability to lie and misinterpret. Take care & speak truth.
    2
  925.  @stellarwind1946  You clearly did not read my previous comment. Can you see any physical differences between the energy/fuel needed to lift off of a Saturn V from Earth and the lift off of the Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module from the lunar surface?? Hints: (1) mass (2) gravity (3) atmospheric resistance (4) gravitational pull of Earth compared to that of moon. At least make some effort. Take care.
    2
  926. "Evidence of faked moon landings is overwhelming"......Yet you are not able to produce any. "Van Allen Belt conundrum".......There isn't any conundrum. They passed through this region of space at high velocity and in a short time. Take care.
    2
  927. Do you happen to have a 24m satellite dish connected to your mobile? Interestingly Australia played a crucial role in connecting that call. You should research it. Take care.
    2
  928. So how exactly has the specific technology needed to carry out a manned lunar mission advanced in the years between Apollo and Artemis? Take care.
    2
  929. Yes, that is totally correct. The effect of radiation on the human body depends on a number of factors and one of the main ones is duration of exposure. Take care.
    2
  930. I am sure that you have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just "post & ghost" like all the others.
    2
  931. "to the stratosphere 12 to 15 miles above where there is zero gravity"......Totally incorrect. The value of acceleration due to gravity at those altitudes is only slightly less than on the Earth's surface. Take care.
    2
  932. Geology and geologists exist. Take care.
    2
  933. So if the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    2
  934.  @RameshChand-ju5cw  "weight of lead required to shield from radiation"..........Lead would be an appalling choice of material to shield from particle radiation due to Bremsstrahlung. What nature, type and intensity of radiation are you talking about? Take care.
    2
  935. If the Earth is "flat" as you claim, then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    2
  936.  @TGeorge1984  Seeing stars with the unaided human eye while on the bright, daytime lunar surface would be extremely difficult. Look towards the Sun and all you will see is glare. Look away from the Sun and reflected light will still enter your eyes and your pupils/iris will never get the time to adapt (this can take 15 mins plus). The presence or absence of an atmosphere will not change this. That said some of the astronauts on the later, longer missions, such as Gene Cernan, did mention that they could see some of the brighter stars after spending some time in the shadow of the Lunar Module with their visor up. Take care.
    2
  937. The Apollo astronauts wished to take correctly exposed photographs and footage of the bright, daytime lunar surface. Starlight, which is very dim, will not register under such conditions. If the camera settings/exposure time was increased so as to detect starlight then everything else in the photograph would be greatly overexposed and just appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    2
  938.  @Fox8ball.  To waste film? So have you calculated yet how many reels of 16mm film 3 days of filming would take? Take care.
    2
  939.  @Fox8ball.  Translation: You can not answer the question so you attempt to deflect. Take care.
    2
  940.  @Fox8ball. You asked "Why is there no video of any flight from takeoff to landing"....I assume you mean of one of the Apollo missions. I was unfortunate that you seem to have done no research into what methodology could be used to achieve this or given any consideration to how this could be done. Have you calculated yet how many reels of 16mm film 3 days of filming would take? Take care.
    2
  941. A lunar day is not the same length as an Earth day. Do better.
    2
  942. An interesting claim. I have never encountered a person who made such a claim that was able to provide any actual evidence to back it up. Perhaps you will be the first? Take care.
    2
  943.  @Hobbes746  Just to add on, the TV camera tilt was controlled remotely by Ed Fendell, who is still with us and still living in Houston I believe. There is an excellent oral history interview with Ed where he explains the details of how this was achieved and how the communications and other delays were factored in. Take care.
    2
  944.  @jaymonkey699  I am sure that you have lots of credible and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us. Take care.
    2
  945.  @jaymonkey699  "good old facts would tell you we haven't walked on the moon".......Such as???
    2
  946. Car crash deaths UK 2020 = 1472. Covid-19 deaths UK 2020 = approximately 80k . Has anyone actually figured out what the original poster is actually talking about? Take care.
    2
  947. As all the Apollo landings occurred early in the lunar day when the Sun was at a low angle perhaps the shadow was not captured in the photo. Full catalogue number of the photograph that you are f]referring to please. Take care.
    2
  948. Please provide the evidence for your assertion.
    2
  949. For the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface (Apollo 11 Mission) then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was transmitted to Earth where the recording took place. Shortly afterwards Armstrong moved this camera a short distance from the LM and mounted it on a tripod facing the LM. This camera then filmed Aldrin's first steps on the lunar surface some 20 minutes after Armstrong. Take care.
    2
  950. New Zealand has been remarkably successful in keeping this virus out of their country up to now. They have had less than 30 Covid-19 deaths and by and large life has continued as normal. They wish to keep it this way and are taking appropriate measures to stop the virus from spreading. There is no use in letting the virus spread by doing nothing. It is a case of act now or let it spread and cause death and destruction. Hopefully the measures taken will work and in 3 weeks time we won't be having a totally different conversation.
    2
  951.  @TimothyPetitpas  The Van Allen Belt's are not the insurmountable obstacle that some moon landing deniers seem to think. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  952.  @playinragz8183  "firmament" is a word used in some English language translations of the Bible to denote the sky. It does not have a physical existence. Take care
    2
  953.  @playinragz8183  So you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts actually exist?
    2
  954.  @playinragz8183  You mentioned the Van Allen Belt's. I simple aske you if you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist. So do you, Yes or No?
    2
  955.  @playinragz8183  Again you seem to have avoided my simple question. Do you believe NASA and Dr. Van Allen or not? Take care.
    2
  956.  @playinragz8183  We are not having a conversation. You made a claim without providing any evidence and I am critically examining it. Take care.
    2
  957.  @playinragz8183  I don't believe what you claim as you have provided zero evidence. Take care.
    2
  958. All the Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing was -23°C to 7°C. Take care.
    2
  959.  @frankcapra5304  You have already acknowledge that the lunar surface undergoes a range of temperature over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. The maximum surface temperature is about 120, the minimum around -130C. Basic Physics and logic tells us that the surface will have to spend time at intermediate temperatures. That is why the Apollo Landings took palace early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. I have no doubts that you believe that there are "there are genuine reasons for concern" however the overwhelming majority of those with a knowledge of science and Physics in particular do not share your concerns and the points that you mention are not backed up by any science. It is always important to ask questions but it is equally important to listen to answers from those who are qualified to give them. Take care.
    2
  960. Did you notice that the Sun is clearly very low in the lunar sky and that the shadow of the flag will obviously out of frame. Try again. Take care.
    2
  961.  @paradigmbuster  "The shadow of the pole should begin at the base of the pole".........and of course it does. It seems that you have been told the old reality deniers lie that the thick shadow that comes from the left and stops short of the base of the flag pole is actually meant to be the shadow of the flagpole!. It can't be. It is far too thick for a start and it is going in the wrong direction! In reality this is the shadow of part of the Solar Wind Composition Experiment which is further to the left of the frame. The shadow of the flagpole moves off to the right as expected and is clearly visible in the high resolution scans of this photo. The flagpole was only some 2 cm thick so the shadow will be very thin. Go to the Wikipedia page titled "Lunar Flag Assembly". Click on the photo of Buzz saluting the flag, then click on More Details. Scroll down to find one of the higher resolution images and you will find the shadow of the flagpole. For further confirmation of all this go and look at the TV camera footage and the 16mm footage of this salute in which the shadows of the flag and flagpole are clearly visible and where the whole scene is perfectly recorded. Please get back to me if you have any further questions. Take care.
    2
  962. You must have lots of reliable and credible evidence to back up your claim.
    2
  963.  @kingjagwar6284  Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately what you suggest here is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Do you have any other ideas? Take care
    2
  964.  @kingjagwar6284  "What can you teach me?". Well in my earlier comment above I outlined 5 observations that should be made if the Sun was "local" and revolving above a flat earth as you claim. Does the fact that your hypothesis does not match observable reality in any way whatsoever bother you at all? Take care.
    2
  965. I am sure that you have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just run or deflect like all the others. Take care.
    2
  966. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  967. Hi HC, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    2
  968.  @kareemsalessi  You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims and you never will. You are now in the deflecting stage. Take care
    2
  969. So what do you expect a flag to do when the astronauts move it? Stay still??
    2
  970. "he is only human" ...so are the people that he met but chose not to inform them that he was Covid-19 positive. Did he even have enough respect for them to wear a mask??
    2
  971.  @commiehunter7964  It is interesting to note that even your conspiracy theories have conspiracy theories. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  972. So any evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    2
  973. What exactly do you think is lighting up the lunar surface????????
    2
  974. The Apollo 11 flag was designed to look like it was unfurled and flying as it would on Earth. It oscillates while the astronauts are rotating and assembling it and continues this oscillation for a short period afterwards as the Moon has no atmosphere to dampen the oscillations and remove energy from the system. Then there is then a period of over 2 hours as the astronauts move around and continue with their mission wile the flag remains perfectly still. Take care
    2
  975. Yes, that has happened to millions of people worldwide.
    2
  976. "Who took the video of them leaving the earth". Basically every TV network in the US had cameras present at the Apollo launches. Take care.
    2
  977.  @themossgarden9698  OK. I assume that you are referencing the lift-off of the Ascent Stage of Apollo 17. Tha was filmed using the Westinghouse TV camera mounted on the LRV remotely controlled by Ed Fendell in Mission Control, Houston. Take care.
    2
  978.  @themossgarden9698  Obviously there is no Earth based telescope (in a satellite or otherwise) that has the resolving power to detect Apollo equipment. However satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries (CSNA, JAXA, IRSO, LRO/NASA) have detected the various Apollo landing sites and equipment exactly where it is supposed to be and also matched the terrain to Apollo photographs. Take care.
    2
  979. "no gravity"...Perhaps your assumption is incorrect.
    2
  980.  @dildan1038  "Moon, according to the official educational program, is 233k kilometers away"..........The moon is some 384,400 km from Earth, I think that your education has not worked. Take care.
    2
  981. Yes, it is great stuff for getting rid of worms in sheep and cattle.
    2
  982.  @Beef7599  I think that he is talking about his education.
    2
  983. Strange that you have included many emojis but zero evidence. Take care.
    2
  984. Yep, sure is..there were a lot of reality denying, conspiracy theory loving, scientific literate, gullible people there as well!
    2
  985. Hi Tracey...some people are blind already...they don't believe that Covid-19 exists and they prefer to spread misinformation instead!
    2
  986. So are you a believer in the "magic wind theory"? A wind that only appears when the astronauts are moving the flags and totally disappears when they stop moving the flags? Take care.
    2
  987. So what exactly does dust do in a vacuum, does it swirl, form clouds and cover things or does it move away following parabolic trajectories because there is nothing to stop it? Take care.
    2
  988.  @BlackPrimeMinister  So any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    2
  989. What would cause it to shred in a vacuum?
    2
  990. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    2
  991. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    2
  992.  Dr fraudxchio And the magical variant bus  If anyone thinks that any of the current Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapy" then they clearly know practically nothing about either and need to do a refresher course in basic cellular biology.
    2
  993. You never provided any evidence.
    2
  994. Also various Apollo landing sites have been detected and photographed by satellites in lunar orbit from 3 other countries. Take care.
    2
  995. " when a computer was the size of a house" ...................The Apollo 11 Guidance Computer was 24 in × 12.5 in × 6.5 in (61 cm × 32 cm × 17 cm). Are you lying or just a very small person? Take care.
    2
  996.  Anthony Evans  Hi Anthony, thank you for your comment. It is regrettable that you do not support freedom of speech and wish to stop people exercising their rights and freedoms. Take care.
    2
  997.  @JohnThomas-c7e  Reputable source for your figure of 99.99% please?
    2
  998.  @jackspring7709  Sorry Jack, that is quit simply untrue. Dr. O'Neill was vaccinated when the turn for his age cohort came. Even though he was offered a vaccine earlier by the HSE he opted to wait his turn as he is not a front line health worker and does not suffer from any underlying conditions. Do not fall for conspiracy theory lies and misinformation. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  999.  @cathalsurfs  Please tell me that you are an adult as I would hate to think that a child was so stupid. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1000.  @Schtiel  Hi Schtiel, hope that you are well. It is interesting that when asked to back up his claim/misinformation he is unable to even cite even a facebook or anti-vax "source". In my experience reality deniers really do not like being asked to back up their claims as in their echo chamber of choice no questioning or critical thinking is ever practiced or tolerated. It comes as a major shock when they find that in the real world people are not as gullible. This makes them triggered so they resort to name-calling and other such infantile behaviours. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1001.  @jackspring7709  "Calling evidence that you don' want to believe 'no evidence at all' Jack my friend, have I missed something?? You haven't provided a single bit of evidence of any sort whatsoever! ?!?
    2
  1002.  @wakeupmannow5812  Lies and misinformation.
    2
  1003. We can only get out of LEO when somebody is funding and manufacturing a heavy-lift rocket comparable to the Saturn V. Between Apollo and Artemis no one was doing this. Take care.
    2
  1004. Another "fake" comment without a shred of evidence.
    2
  1005. If you are referring to the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was transmitted to Earth where the recording took place. Shortly afterwards Armstrong moved this camera a short distance from the LM and mounted it on a tripod facing the LM. This camera then filmed Aldrin's first steps on the lunar surface some 20 minutes after Armstrong. Take care.
    2
  1006. Seriously, where exactly are you getting your information from? Why do moon-landing deniers never seem to know anything about radiation ...but seem to think that they do?? The impact of radiation on the human body depends on a number of factors such as nature & type of the radiation, intensity, duration of exposure and the shielding involved. The Van Allen Belts contain mainly Alpha and Beta particles. Alpha will be stopped by a sheet of paper and the majority of Beta by a few mm of Aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen Nuclei in the denser parts of the inner belt but the Apollo spacecraft spent very little time in the inner VAB. You must remember that not only did the spacecraft hull act as shielding but so did everything that it contained, fuel, fittings, equipment, etc. Interesting to note that you obviously believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen (who advised NASA) when the tell you that these belts exist so perhaps you should look up James Van Allen's explanation of how to pass through them. Take care.
    2
  1007. Do try to get your facts correct. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    2
  1008. "and here comes the Kyklon--B". If there is one thing that I hate more than peddlers of misinformation it is peddlers of misinformation that can't even get their chemical names right!
    2
  1009. Totally incorrect. On the USS Hornet, when they arrived back they were clearly tired but quite joyful and full of smiles. Also in the Apollo 11 post flight press conference some 3 weeks later they were smiling, laughing and cracked jokes with reporters. Have you been fed by peddlers of conspiracy rather doing your own research? Take care.
    2
  1010.  @KaleemAkbar786  The conspiracy theory criminals who spread lies and misinformation on the internet?
    2
  1011. "they lost the information to go to the moon"........Whoever told you that must think that you are very gullible. Take care.
    2
  1012.  @IamAbe_M  with the new technology"......Between Apollo and Artemis who exactly was manufacturing the specific technology necessary for a manned lunar mission? Take care.
    2
  1013.  @carlhawkins-tu9yl  Most unlikely that you will get even a reply let alone one with any attempt at credible evidence. Take care.
    2
  1014. You are providing no one with evidence. Take care.
    2
  1015.  @neilarmstrongsson795  You wrote "this guy doesn't look like he's been to the moon and back". You are correct. Now if you are not old enough to read and understand the video description then maybe you can get an adult to read it for you. Take care.
    2
  1016. No ability to read and understand the English language....hmmmmmm. Take care.
    2
  1017. Your education?
    2
  1018. Another claim by one who will never even attempt to back it up with actual evidence.
    2
  1019. Could it be that apparent weightlessness due to freefall is different than low gravity on the moon?
    2
  1020. hi KA, hope that you are well. Yes unfortunately this can happen as no Covid-19 vaccine is 100% effective but the research overwhelming shows that they considerably reduce the risk of catching the disease or being hospitalised or dying of it. It is estimated that the vaccines have prevented about 60,000 deaths and over 20 million infections in the UK alone. I hope that your recovery is quick. Take care.
    2
  1021. If you are referring to the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was broadcast to Earth where the recording took place. Shortly afterwards Armstrong moved this camera a short distance from the LM and mounted it on a tripod facing the LM. This camera then filmed Aldrin's first steps on the lunar surface some 20 minutes after Armstrong. The only filming of the actual landing was taken by a 16mm camera pointing out the right hand window of the LM and operated by Aldrin. Take care.
    2
  1022.  @dannyhendy  "it's blindingly obvious by now that they couldn't have gone with that tech"........Please explain using engineering and scientific principles what exactly was wrong with the Apollo Program technology that would have prevented them from achieving their objectives. Take care.
    2
  1023.  @dannyhendy  You made the claim ""it's blindingly obvious by now that they couldn't have gone with that tech"....Now when asked to explain using engineering and scientific principles what exactly was wrong with the Apollo Program technology that would have prevented them from achieving their objectives, you are unable to do so. Take care.
    2
  1024.  @dannyhendy  (1) "they couldn't have sent pictures back live".....You do understand that electromagnetic waves and the ability to transmit and receive them did exist in 1969? (2) "nor had a live phone call to the president"....The phone call went from the White House to Mission Control, Houston, where it was patched into the Apollo radio network. "I'm not an engineer or a scientist"...Then why are you making claims that you now admit that you can not back up with actual evidence. Take care.
    2
  1025. Hi randy, hope that you are well. You asked "How did they get through the radiation belt". The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Dr. James Van Allen calculated the Apollo 11 radiation exposure for the round trip to be less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. That said, there is research that suggests that the 24 astronauts that flew to the moon experienced significantly higher rates of cardiovascular disease and other negative health outcomes compared to astronauts that never left Low Earth Orbit. Take care.
    2
  1026. Serious question: What exactly did you expect the flags to do when the astronauts were moving them? Stay still??
    2
  1027. Both of your comments are non-factual. Take care.
    2
  1028.  @aok4418  You wrote: "astronauts today can't survive lethal exposures of radiation, yet they could, during Apollo missions"....Exactly what "lethal exposures of radiation" were the Apollo astronauts exposed to and where? Take care.
    2
  1029.  @neilarmstrongsson795  Incorrect, correct.
    2
  1030.  @unownyoutuber9049  And a network of dam big satellite dishes!
    2
  1031. (1) "Nobody ever seems to ask "Who was filming Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon".....Nope, peddlers of conspiracy, who either can't or don't want to do research, ask it all the time. The answer is very simple, after exiting the LM, Armstrong set up the TV camera on a tripod. (2) "The video follows the two of them around"..........Not on the Apollo 11 mission it doesn't. Take care.
    2
  1032. Hi Daniel, hope that you are well. You asked "Why aren't all the planets being attracted towards the sun". They are. This force is known as the gravitational force and its magnitude depends on the masses of the Sun and the planet involved and the distance between them. You wrote "How is it that giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn are not being attacked differently in comparison to the earth?". They are. The force of attraction depends on on the masses of the Sun and the planet involved and the distance between them. Different planets have different masses and orbit the Sun at different distances so the magnitude of the gravitational attraction will be different. This said, your real question is perhaps why do the various planets stay in orbit/circular motion around the Sun. Two factors are needed for circular motion to occur: (1) A force towards the centre, and (2) A tangential velocity. The planets fulfil both these factors so therefore orbit the Sun. There is a huge amount of resources online to help you understand orbital mechanics. I suggest the YT video "How do the Planets Stay in Orbit Around the Sun?" on the channel "Science and Space" as a first step. Take care.
    2
  1033. They must have messed up the first two then? Maybe they are not trying hard enough?
    2
  1034.  @jsteadman9262  Hi JS, your comment gave me some pause for thought until I did a little research. In the Practical and clinical guidance for vaccine administration by the Royal College of Nursing, I found the following under the heading Wearing Gloves and Hand Hygiene. "The WHO guidance advises that gloves should not be worn for routine intradermal, subcutaneous or intramuscular injections providing the health worker’s skin is intact as gloves do not provide protection against needle stick injury. See: WHO Best Practices for Injections and related procedures Toolkit. Hand hygiene is essential in between each person vaccinated.". See, problem solved. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1035. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    2
  1036. Hi Stephen. viruses mutate a lot and well over a thousand different variants of SARS-Cov-2 have been identified. On occasions even a small change can impact significantly on the viruses transmissibility, ability to enter human cells and on any ability that the body has to resist the infection. Or "in other words", you don't seem to know very much about which you comment on.
    2
  1037. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1038. Please get your facts correct. All the Goodwill Lunar Rock and Soil Samples are known and catalogued. Both the Netherlands Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 lunar sample displays are safe and well in the National Museum of the History of Science and Medicine in Leiden, Netherlands and have been since they were presented. Their veracity is not in doubt nor ever has been. No moon rock was ever presented to former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Drees nor has NASA or the US government ever stated that there was. It was his relatives that claimed was a moon rock after he passed away in 1988 and it was they that presented it to the Art Museum gaining a sizable tax break in return. The first geologist that laid eyes on it realised it was not of lunar origin. A trained expert will easily know if a rock has lunar origin or not. over 500 rock and soil samples are released by the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas every year to scientists and organizations who wish to study lunar geology. At this stage literally tens of thousands of geological experts from all over the globe have examined the samples, published their findings and verified their origin as lunar. Take care.
    2
  1039.  @haant3305  There is truth in what you say.
    2
  1040. Proof.......?
    2
  1041.  @duggydugg3937  Hi again dd. You have again totally ignored the fact that you made a claim about Mr. Aldrin that is totally and utterly non-factual and that the interview that you cite in support in no way back up your claim in any way, in fact it does the exact opposite. Take care.
    2
  1042. Starlight, just like a reality denier, is very dim and if camera exposures were set to record starlight then everything else in the shot would be washed out with glare. Seriously, why are you laughing at your own lack of knowledge? Take care.
    2
  1043.  @Edith-t4j  The Solar radiation falling per unit area on the lunar surface is only slightly higher than the Solar radiation per unit area falling on the Earth's surface. Take care.
    2
  1044. "382 kg of moon rock fitting in the lunar module"....No Apollo mission returned with 382kg of samples, this was a cumulative total over 6 missions. Take care.
    2
  1045.  @aok4418  What I said was factually correct. You clearly did not think about your comment before posting. Take care.
    2
  1046.  @aok4418  Close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields from all over the world have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Why is everything that you write a fail? Take care.
    2
  1047.  @HenryDurth  The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    2
  1048. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity or will it just be a "post & ghost"?
    2
  1049.  @mistertwist  Sorry mate, don't take it out on me with your rambling nonsense if you don't like the facts!. I can understand that you know very little about science and medicine but surely you are capable of basic politeness. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1050. Could you please provide some evidence for that claim because absolutely np one including Dr. James Van Allen agrees with it. Take care.
    2
  1051. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  1052.  @Ken-qq6gp  So no actual evidence to back up your claims then?
    2
  1053. Anyone who thinks that "the space shuttle" had anything to do with the Apollo Program perhaps is not in the best position to comment on these matters. Take care.
    2
  1054. ​ @mrvivek815  Thank you for your reply. Not even slightly. It is not simply a matter of "deciding" to go or not to go. A large number of conditions and variables had to perfectly align for this to be possible. The Apollo Program, landing men on the Moon and successfully returning them to Earth has few, if any, equals in terms of human exploration. The sheer level of manpower, resources and finance needed for this endeavour as well as political will and imperative mark this out as a unique event without comparison. The Apollo Program required over 400,000 people in the US to be involved. These included some of the top engineers, chemists, Physicists and other subject experts that were available. In addition there was the involvement of some 50,000 individuals oversees in such tasks as the various tracking stations of the MSFN (Manned Space Flight Network) right across the Globe. The MSFN used a network of giant satellite dishes and radio antenna such as Goldstone (70m), Parkes, Australia (64m), Honeysuckle Creek, Australia (24m) and Madrid, Spain (34m). The Saturn V Rocket was manufactured by multinational companies such as Boeing, Douglas and North American Aviation. The Landing Module by Grumman and computers by IBM. Dozens of other firms were involved. NASA budget was 4.41% of the Federal Budget in 1966 compared to 0.48% in 2020. The Apollo Program lasted over a decade and built upon the work done in the Mercury and Gemini Programs. During the Apollo era NASA had basically just one aim, to fulfil Kennedys promise of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth". The geo-political situation of the 1960's and the Cold War also gave huge impetus to the project. Although all 6 Moon Landings occurred in the presidency of Richard Nixon they were very much in the public mind associated with JFK. Nixon was not particularly keen in continuing the Apollo Missions. By 1972 the Apollo Program had fulfilled all of its objectives and more. The space exploration agenda moved on to satellites, Skylab, Voyager Probes and the Space Shuttle. Thankfully after over five decades the scientific, financial and political conditions have aligned once again and the Atriums Program looks set to return humans to the Moon. Take care.
    2
  1055. Please provide citation.
    2
  1056. @Paul B Hi Paul, please provide citation.
    2
  1057.  @robertmckinnon6564  Hi Robert, please provide evidence and citation for your assertion.
    2
  1058.  @2risquejunior538  Hi junior. Please provide citation.
    2
  1059.  Maitre Mark  Hi mark, hope that you are well. All of what you have written is delusional nonsense. Take care & stay safe..
    2
  1060. @Donna A Hi donna, thank you for your comment. I am not aware of any such study. Please provide citation. Take care.
    2
  1061.  Maitre Mark  Hi mark, thank you for your reply. You mention "evidence" yet all you have provided is rumour, hearsay and conjecture. Lets start with the "athletes drop dead on the field" part. I have seen no evidence whatsoever that this happening let alone that it is a result of particular cause. Please provide a comprehensive list of these athletes and the evidence that it is the result of whatever you seem to think that it is. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1062. Hi again coco. None of the vaccines for Covid-19 have anything whatsoever to do with "gene therapy" as none of the vaccines enter the nucleus of any cell or change or alter DNA in any way. This is basic cellular biology. To suggest otherwise is again spreading misinformation. Take care and do a bit of easy research.
    2
  1063.  @cocos8903  Covid-19 is a disease so to attach the phrase "being isolated" to it is meaningless. Covid-19 is caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus which has been isolated, sequenced and imaged literally thousands of times. Whoever has told you otherwise has misinformed you. The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). Other examples are "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea", Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020 and "SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil", Danielle Bastos Araujo, March 2020. The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. Take care, stay safe, speak truth, learn some basic science. PS: Public Health England (please at least get their name correct) never "admitted" any such thing, please look ate the FOI request Aug 2020).
    2
  1064.  @cocos8903  "Lords do the peer review."....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My god....you actually don't know what a peer review is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
    2
  1065. "No human has stepped on the moon since this landing in 1969"........?!?!?!?!?!?! .....Apollo landings 12, 14, 15, 16 & 17 all say Hi!...Take care.
    2
  1066.  @1957rayboconfederatecitizen  If you want to be taken seriously as a reality denier you will have to use emojis. Take care.
    2
  1067. Can you please make sure to do that so the 90% or so of the adult population in the UK that have been vaccinated can be left in peace?
    2
  1068. Off you go, provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    2
  1069. "how did the module make it thru such intense heat when the temperatures they went thru"...........Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. This is such basic Physics that I genuinely find it hard to believe that some people do not seem to understand it. Take care.
    2
  1070. Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. His daughter Vivian has asked conspiracy theorists (she refers to them as "malicious cranks") to stop using her fathers name in this way and said that what they say is "is manifestly a grotesque lie". Her open letter to moon landing deniers is easily found online. Please think about this and respect the family's wishes. Take care.
    2
  1071. Hi Helen. YouTube videos are not scientific research or evidence for anything, nor is someones personal opinion. Have any of these people actually produced any evidence that this drug is in any way effective in treating or preventing Covid-19? Take care.
    2
  1072.  @chicotthejester9341  Sorry Chicot, it was you yourself that cited Public Health England as evidence of your claim. Now you are debunking your own claim by saying the PHE is not a reliable source. That is very confusing. Are you in jest?
    2
  1073.  @chicotthejester9341  Ah yes, now I understand. You are a person who stars with an opinion and then searches and accepts only evidence that you think confirms this opinion while totally ignoring the vast amount of evidence that proves you wrong. This is known as "confirmation bias" or "cherry-picking" in everyday language. However I prefer to call it intellectual dishonesty. I have encountered many reality deniers who display this pattern of behaviour and some actually consider their position when this is pointed out to them although most just double down on their irrationality. I wonder what approach you will take.
    2
  1074. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields from all over the World have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Take care.
    2
  1075.  @Cleatus546  If you really want to considered as a really top class conspiracy theorist then you will have to use far more emojis. Take care.
    2
  1076. Everything you said is non-factual. Do better.
    2
  1077. That is why there is a "major study" underway. Did you not watch the video?
    2
  1078. "how can a small Hasselblad camera send video signal through the radiation belts"....?!?!?!?! The Hasselblad cameras used on Apollo missions were still film cameras. Take care.
    2
  1079.  @TheHandsomeman  " how can a still camera take video footage"......They can't! So why are you suggesting that they were? Please explain. Take care.
    2
  1080.  @TheHandsomeman  You are repeatedly claiming that "" how can a still camera take video footage". You and you alone are making this absurd and ridiculous claim. The thousands of Apollo photographs taken with the Apollo Hasselblad cameras were on film which was brought back and developed on Earth. So once again, why are you making this claim? Is your knowledge and understanding really that poor? Take care.
    2
  1081.  @TheHandsomeman  In general all the Apollo landing missions carried a range of cameras. As well as the Hasselblad still cameras there were Westinghouse TV camera, Maurer 16mm camera and some missions carried mission specific cameras such as the Carruthers camera on Apollo 16. You have access to the internet. Use it. Take care.
    2
  1082. So do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information on a visa application and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive?
    2
  1083.  @writer684  Hi w, thank you for your reply/smart comment. By his own admission he was Covid-19 positive when he gave interviews, attended events, passed through airports, went on international trips. All during this time he made made the choice not to self-isolate and not to inform any of the people that he met that he was positive with the disease. He only admitted to all of this when the evidence emerged and he was caught out. Is this responsible behaviour? Are these the actions of a decent and thrust-wordy person?
    2
  1084.  @writer684  Also I notice that in your original post you wrote "had corona so got imunity as well" (sic). Many do assume that a previous infection translates into a high level of immune response but this is not always the case. Research shows that around one third of previously infected people do not generate any natural immunity at all (Predictors of Nonseroconversion after SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Liu et al, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, Sept 2021). So large numbers of unvaccinated people who have previously had Covid-19 do not develop natural immunity. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1085.  @writer684  Hi w, thank you for your latest comment. First a glib comment and now obfuscation. Anything to avoid the real issues I suppose? Still no comment on the fact that he chose not to self-isolate and he chose to travel and meet people without informing them of the facts possibly spreading his virus to many. Is this the behaviour of a decent person who you would want to enter your country? Take care & speak truth.
    2
  1086. During Apollo Program NASA had up to 5% of US federal spending and just one main goal. Today NASA has less than 0.5% of US federal spending and has multiple projects. Work it from there. Take care.
    2
  1087.  @sandrokolar4387  You asked a question. I gave you the factual answer. During Apollo Program NASA had up to 5% of US federal spending and just one main goal. Today NASA has less than 0.5% of US federal spending and has multiple projects. Take care.
    2
  1088. Hi TD, I believe that what you have posted is misrepresentation and misinformation but please feel free to post the exact links or the actual names of these 4 databases, who operates them, what is their exact purpose and who these "volunteer researchers" actually are. Thanks and take care.
    2
  1089. Yet you have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    2
  1090.  @yassassin6425  Very comprehensive and accurate answer. Take care.
    2
  1091. "radiation walls"???? "cant do it now".......?????
    2
  1092. Hi jim, hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts (please use capitals) as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  1093. The Westinghouse TV camera was mounted on the LM, seriously how difficult is this to understand? Take care.
    2
  1094.  @rozzgrey801  He also is a fraud who lied his way into that meeting and has been convicted of crimes involving vandalism. The 73 year old man that he harassed and intimidated was of course acting to defend himself and his family. Take care.
    2
  1095.  @Red-sr7vo  The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. There are now literally thousands of research papers available from multiple sources on the topic as well as thousands of database entries available to researchers. I also cite "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea, Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020" as another example. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1096. I totally agree. Anti-life conspiracy theory idiots with limited critical thinking abilities would be a much better name.
    2
  1097. Hi henry, how are you getting on with my question "where does the Sun go at night on your flat earth?". Any answer that ties in with observable reality yet? Take care.
    2
  1098. No evidence.
    2
  1099.  @boberwin583  You clearly have not done very much research on this topic. The deployment of the LRV from its storage bay on the LM was filmed on the lunar surface and this footage is easily available on YT, the National Archives or on various NASA historical websites. Take care.
    2
  1100. Hi alfredo, me again. Think about this. How much curvature would you expect a 2m tall human to notice while walking around on the surface of a spherical planet some 12742000m in diameter? However, we can set up experiments and make observations and all these tell us that our planet is a gently curving large sphere. Again, take care.
    2
  1101.  @TheForce_Productions  The OP made a claim but is unable to back it up with any actual evidence. This is what moon-landing deniers do. Make claims. never produce any evidence. So do you have any actual evidence to support the OP's claim, yes or no? Take care.
    2
  1102. Hi Bill, hope that you are well. You wrote "Van Allen belt radiation can't be crossed by human". While these belts do provide a challenge for space exploration it is far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    2
  1103.  @tremsls  It is a very simple question. Provide the evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    2
  1104.  @tremsls  Again, you have made a claim. Now you are unable to back it up. If you wish to change modern history then you need evidence. You have none. Take care.
    2
  1105.  @tremsls  And once more you make a claim and do not produce any evidence. Take care.
    2
  1106.  @tremsls  You have provided zero evidence. Take care.
    2
  1107.  @budalaidiotska6947  No, lets talk now about why he put many peoples heath, rights and freedoms at risk by meeting them and not even bothering wear a mask or to inform them that he had the disease. Is that what a decent person would do?
    2
  1108. Hi DK, hope that you are well. The reality is that over the last 6 months the majority of patients ending up in ICU in the UK have never been vaccinated and that unvaccinated individuals are ending up in intensive care and dying of Covid at much higher rates than fully vaccinated. Adult Covid-19 admissions to intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from May to November 2021 were largely of the totally unvaccinated with the percentage in ICU (Intensive Care Units) that were totally unvaccinated ranging from 73% to 49% throughout these months. (Source: Intensive Care National Audit Research Center, quarterly report December 2021) This is despite the fact that totally unvaccinated adults make up only a small percentage of the population. It is a pity that so much unnecessary pressure is being put on hospitals and their staff.
    2
  1109. Please list what data was "lost".
    2
  1110. Yes, in many of the Apollo photographs and much of the footage you can see the lunar horizon, which of course will be much closer than on Earth. Determining the distance to that horizon from photographs or footage on the largely featureless lunar landscape is pretty impossible. So what exactly is your point? Take care.
    2
  1111. How did this take so long? You can not simply trample on peoples rights and freedoms just because you want to. All these people need to be rounded up, especially the right-wing agitators and conspiracy theorists that created and organised this chaos.
    2
  1112. Of course you will never produce any actual evidence to back up your claim. Never.
    2
  1113.  @glenncater1  The shape of the Earth does not and never has depended on NASA. The spherical shape of the Earth was well known many centuries before NASA even existed. Take care.
    2
  1114. Don't mess with a combat pilot who brought down Mig jets in Korean war.
    2
  1115. The Space Shuttles were not capable of going to the moon The Apollo Program when to the moon 9 times and the belts are called the Van Allen. Your basic knowledge is on a par with your ability to locate the Caps Lock button on your keyboard. Take care.
    2
  1116. Satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have detected the various Apollo landing sites on the lunar surface and found the Apollo equipment to be exactly where it is supposed to be. Take care.
    2
  1117. " Communication towers would have to be set up around the moon".......Why? There was line of sight communication between the moon and the giant radio dishes of the MSFN. "there would be a delay"...The correct and expected delay is in all the Apollo communications. "Communication towers would've been a necessity for Communication to work"...Again Why?
    2
  1118.  @stevenwilloughby1848  "but on the moon,millions of miles away". Please try to get your basic facts correct. The moon is not "millions of miles away". Take care.
    2
  1119. Another short flippant comment from a "post & ghost" without any evidence.
    2
  1120.  @Hobbes746  Correct. During Apollo Program NASA had up to 5% of US federal spending and just one main goal. Today NASA has less than 0.5% of US federal spending and multiple goals. Take care.
    2
  1121. Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. His daughter Vivian has asked conspiracy theorists (she refers to them as "malicious cranks") to stop using her fathers name in this way and said that what they say is "is manifestly a grotesque lie". Her open letter to moon landing deniers is easily found online. Please think about this and respect the family's wishes. Take care.
    2
  1122. A " suspended cloud of dust" can not occur in a vacuum. Take care.
    2
  1123.  @entangledmindcells9359  Hi EM, thank you for your reply. You might consider editing your original comment again to remove the word "stupidity" because you clearly aren't stupid. Take care.
    2
  1124. So you ask a question then declare that the discussion is over without waiting for an answer to your question. Clearly you have no actual interest in the answer. Can you list what other countries have invested as much as the US did during the Apollo era in terms of finance, resources and manpower? Take care.
    2
  1125.  @anirbangoswami4u  Thank you for your reply. You are correct, computing power has most certainly grown over the decades. However, computers do not produce thrust and (obviously) can not get people to the moon. Heavy-lift rockets, Command Modules and Landing Modules are needed for that as well a the huge amount of back-up support that all these require. So can you list what other countries have invested as much as the US did during the Apollo era in terms of finance, resources and manpower? Therein you may have your answer. Take care.
    2
  1126. The camera settings are for the bright, daytime lunar surface. If the settings were adjusted to detect starlight which is very dim then everything else would just appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    2
  1127.  @OttoSturhahn  "When you blow up a Balloon, it will bust when the Inside pressure exceeds the outside Pressure. That is a fact"...Nope, of course it isn't! The Apollo spacesuits were pressurised to just 3.7 psi giving a pressure differential between inside and outside of just 3.7 psi. Some trucks and other equipment have tyre pressures up to 90 psi, meaning the pressure differential between inside and outside is over 75 psi or over 20 times the pressure differential of the Apollo suits. Do better. Learn Physics. Take care.
    2
  1128.  @OttoSturhahn  I think that you do not understand even the most basic of Physics are seem either unwilling or incapable of learning. Is that thinking it over enough for you? Take care.
    2
  1129. So produce your evidence.
    2
  1130. Your hypothesis is correct. Take care.
    2
  1131. If the Earth is "flat" as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    2
  1132. There is no Earth based telescope that has the resolution to detect the Apollo equipment on the lunar surface. take care.
    2
  1133. Any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    2
  1134. You mentioned that you have difficulties with the size of the Earth in lunar photographs. You need to take factors such as the field of view of the camera, the focal length of the camera lens, size of camera senser, etc, into account. In an attempt to understand this situation I direct you to the YT video "Is Earth the wrong size?" on the YouTube channel of professional photographer Dave McKeegan. Take care.
    2
  1135. The Descent Module rocket engine had a MAXIMUM thrust of 10,000lb but on landing on the lunar surface it was throttled back to just 3,000 lb. Furthermore, the engine was cut some 2m above the surface. There is absolutely no reason to expect an "impact crater" in such circumstances. Also to say that there was "no dust" is not factual. Dust is clearly observed moving in the footage of the Apollo 11 landing taken from the 16mm camera pointing out the LM window. Aldrin even comments on this shortly before the landing, "picking up some dust". As for Stanley Kubrick, I do not believe that he ever publicly commented on the Apollo Program and he most certainly never described it as a fake. Try getting the basic facts correct. Take care.
    2
  1136. No to masks, no to tests, no to vaccines means Yes to death. All this is being told to you by the Deaths Head......This is a Satanist wanting more to die.
    2
  1137. Praeliora, I am so sorry to hear that, I hope that he recovers eventually. I know at least a dozen people in a very similar situation. All are under 65 , few with underlying conditions and all were working. Now all are struggling one way or another. This is truly a nasty little virus.
    2
  1138. Your lack of evidence is real.
    2
  1139. Just for the record, nothing spins in "mph". These are the units of linear velocity and angular velocity and tangential linear velocity are not the same thing. The correct value for the angular velocity of the Earth is 0.000073 radians/sec. Take care.
    2
  1140. There is no telescope on Earth that has the resolving power the Apollo objects left on the moon's surface. When you mention "galaxies light years away" it indicates that you are confusing distance with resolving power. However various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's second lunar probe, Chang'e 2, also spotted traces of Apollo landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1141. Hi Sophie, hope that you are well. No, I do not think that what you say is factual correct. This "claim" and ones like it have been made over and over again by various conspiracy theory groups. They are all nothing more than lies and misinformation. Take care & speak truth.
    2
  1142. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  1143.  @willjdeanie  It takes an honest man to admit that. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1144.  @aikidoisthebombyeah  You have lost your bet. "Apollo 11 Post Flight Press Conference (Full Mission)" on YT channel "lunarmodule5". Timestamps: 23:31, 25:20, 40:00, 47:54, 49:06, 52:43, 56:43, 1:02:25, 1:03:52, 1:08:50, 1:10:27. In future if you are going to make a comment on a video, actually go and watch that video first and not just the tightly edited short clips that your reality denier guru has allowed you to watch. Take care.
    2
  1145. Any actual evidence to back up your claim or is this another "post & ghost"?
    2
  1146. Yes, but enough about your life. What did you think of the video?
    2
  1147.  @HenryDurth  The Van Allen Belts contain mainly Alpha and Beta particles. Alpha will be stopped by a sheet of paper and the majority of Beta by a few mm of Aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen Nuclei in the denser parts of the inner belt but the Apollo spacecraft spent very little time in the inner VAB. You must remember that not only did the spacecraft hull act as shielding but so did everything that it contained, fuel, fittings, equipment, etc. Interesting to note that you obviously believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when the tell you that these belts exist. Take care.
    2
  1148. So what technology specifically was missing during the Apollo Program?
    2
  1149. Hi daniel, hope that you are well. I think that you are missing many of the fundamental points of the Apollo Program (in fact basically everything about it!) if you think that "Louis Armstrong" ever went anywhere near the moon. Take care.
    2
  1150. "There wasn’t any tech out in space to track it".......The Apollo 11 flight (and previous and subsequent missions) and its communications were tracked by radio telescope teams in numerous countries (such as US, UK, Italy, Germany, Australia, not to mention the USSR) all the way to the moon and back. Even some amateurs managed to detect, record and verify the direction of the communications. Take care.
    2
  1151. Your knowledge and understanding of the Van Allen Belts is lacking. These are regions of trapped particle radiation. They do not contain anything that would cause astronauts to be "burnt up like a crisp" as you claim. These belts were discovered and named after Dr. James Van Allen. He wrote "The radiation belts of the Earth do, indeed, pose important constraints on the safety of human space flight. The very energetic (tens to hundreds of MeV) protons in the inner radiation belt are the most dangerous and most difficult to shield against. Specifically, prolonged flights (i.e., ones of many months’ duration) of humans or other animals in orbits about the Earth must be conducted at altitudes less than about 250 miles in order to avoid significant radiation exposure. A person in the cabin of a space shuttle in a circular equatorial orbit in the most intense region of the inner radiation belt, at an altitude of about 1000 miles, would be subjected to a fatal dosage of radiation in about one week. However, the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen
    2
  1152. Moon landing deniers never provide any actual evidence for their claims.....will you be the first?
    2
  1153. Of the 51,281 deaths involving Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of unvaccinated people.
    2
  1154.  @Mariamufc  Hi Susan, it is disappointing to see that you don't like the facts. I wouldn't like the facts either if I were unvaccinated. Take care.
    2
  1155.  @fiat2496  Dictionary: Opinion: a view or judgement formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.............. You know, you may be right. You have given no facts and you certainly have not shown any knowledge. Take care.
    2
  1156.  @Hobbes746  During Apollo Program NASA had up to 5% of US federal spending and just one main goal. Today NASA has less than 0.5% of US federal spending and multiple goals. You may have a point. Take care.
    2
  1157.  @EvolveVoIP  Hi e, hope that you are well, You wrote "It takes 5 seconds for radio to go to the moon and back". Speed = Distance/Time => Time =Distance/Speed = 384400000m/2.9979 x 10.8 = 1.28 seconds. so return journey = about 2.6 sec, Take care.
    2
  1158. The flag moved when the astronauts were shaking it and rotating the flagpole. It stopped moving when they moved away. Take care.
    2
  1159. According to the Australian Commission on safety and Quality in Healthcare (2018) each year 30,000 Australians develop blood clots. so it must be expected that there will be some people who get vaccinated will develop blood clots which are not caused by a vaccine within weeks of getting the jab . It is by comparing the vaccinated population to a similar unvaccinated cohort that any trends or patterns might emerge.
    2
  1160. Radio antenna on his backpack, exactly where it is suppose to be. Take care.
    2
  1161. So how exactly has the specific technology needed to carry out a manned lunar mission advanced in the years between Apollo and Artemis? Take care.
    2
  1162.  @natalyak2583  So do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive?
    2
  1163.  @natalyak2583  So you would have us believe that he put non-factual information several times on his application because he had simply wasn't able to fill out the form?!? You have totally ignored the part about that he has admitted not self-isolating (but only after it was proven) and instead travelled to another country, attended events, gave interviews and presented awards to children. Take care & speak truth.
    2
  1164.  @Thuon_  Thank you for your reply. Can you please explain where in Arizona is there a region of such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    2
  1165. Usually people who make such claims never produce any evidence to back them up. Perhaps you will be different?
    2
  1166.  @versatec1  Hi v, hope that you are well. Nothing is being hidden whatsoever. The fact that 5 Air India pilots died from Covid-19 in May this year can easily be found on the online edition of any major Indian newspaper and the tweet from BA paying tribute to 4 pilots that died from various causes over the last few months (including one who died from Covid-19) is easily found on their Twitter account. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1167.  @versatec1  Hi again v, thank you for your continued comment. Studies are now showing what was suspected all along, The figures for excess deaths in India during this pandemic are around the 4 million mark. Yes, "something has been unleashed in India" and it is the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus which causes an nasty disease named Covid-19. The damage & devastation that this disease has caused in India is unfortunately far from over.Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1168.  @birdsaloud7590  Hi BA, thank you for your comment. You do realise that the 5 Air India pilots that died in May died from Covid-19 and that they were not even vaccinated?? You do realise that that Air India pilots have threatened strike action unless they are vaccinated as a matter of urgency?? You do realise that "1400 jab deaths in UK" is your assumption based on misinformation and is not factual?? Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1169.  @imanepink  Hi IP, hope that you are well. I hope that you are not holding your breath waiting for an article that does not exist about an event that did not take place.
    2
  1170.  @lsd8497  He has admitted on his Instagram account that he went out and met people and gave interviews after he was informed that he was Covid-19 positive and described it as an "error of judgement”. He also conceded that he submitted a false declaration to the Australian government about his travel history in the days before flying to Australia. Take care.
    2
  1171.  Dr Harold Shipman  Thank you for your comment. "We better get our... jab... in our buttholes"....your choice where to get vaccinated if you want to but most people prefer the upper arm. Also there is no hiding the fact that the total deaths in the UK in 2020 were the highest since ww1 and spiked by over 91k, or 15%. In 2020 and the mortality rate as measure in deaths per 100,000 went from 893.1 (in 2019) to 1016.2 (2020). Such large spikes in mortality are almost always associated with very significant events and only previously occurred in recent UK history in 1918 (ww1 & great flu), 1929 (flu), 1940 (ww2), 1951 (flu) and also a smaller spike 1963 (flu). Your assertion that "it’s the worst mortality rate we’ve seen in England and Wales since… since 2008" is correct if you judge mortality by age standardised mortality rate (and that is appropriate enough) but that does not negate the fact that a significant spike in mortality (and mortality rate) occurred in 2020. Take care.
    2
  1172. If it is fake then why do you not provide any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    2
  1173. @ Thank you for your reply. Nope, I think that you will find that some of the tapes used to store the data from Apollo 11 mission were reused some time in the 1980's after the data was transferred to other media. Much of what was stored on these tapes was the footage and audio that is easily obtained from numerous sources online. Apollo missions other than Apollo 11 were not affected. It helps to know what you are talking about. So any actual evidence to back up your claim, yes or no? Take care.
    2
  1174.  @maxmight9533  Yes, the cold war and beating the Soviets was a major driver of the Apollo Program. In 1972 after all the main objectives of the Apollo Program had been reached the US Congress slashed NASA funding thus ending the Apollo Program. You still have not explained why you first claimed that they "never" went back and now you admit that they did. Take care.
    2
  1175.  @Reynolds69er  Since when has stating the facts become "scaremongering" ?
    2
  1176.  @geoffbirchall7552  I totally agree with you. It is a total shame that no nation or organisation has volunteered to provide the huge amount of funding, manpower and resources needed for a manned lunar mission since the US Congress slashed the Apollo funding. Take care.
    2
  1177. The Apollo astronauts wished to take correctly exposed photographs of the bright, daytime lunar surface. Starlight, which is very dim, will not register under such conditions. If the camera settings/exposure time was increased so as to detect starlight then everything else in the photograph would be greatly overexposed and just appear as a mass of glare. Take care.
    2
  1178. Off you go, Produce the evidence to back up your claim.
    2
  1179. No Gordon, I think that it was staged so as to look like that it was staged so that the people who staged it could claim that it was a staged event that was designed to have every hallmark of a manufactured event so that other people would actually believe that it was a deliberate staged event and not an event that was staged by them.
    2
  1180. The Van Allen Belt's are not the insurmountable obstacle that some moon landing deniers seem to think. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  1181. Really. I did not know that there was a "flat earth map". Does it preserve distances, directions and areas as a real map of a flat surface should or is it simply a projection of the globe?
    2
  1182.  @msimon6808  Thank you for your comment. You do not seem to have made a point. Take care.
    2
  1183. ​ @michaeldavis6605  Thank you for your reply. The temperature of the lunar surface goes from a minimum of -130°C to a maximum of about 120°C over the course of a lunar day. It does not transition from these extremes instantly. The lunar surface being in a vacuum can not gain heat energy from conduction or convection so the energy transfer is by radiation, photon by photon, which is a gradual process. This means there is a period when the lunar surface temperatures are mid range and this is why all 6 landings occurred shortly after lunar dawn. The measured temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing was -23°C to 7°C. Read "Technical Memorandum TM-70-2015-5. Lunar Surface Temperatures From Apollo 11 Data." which is easily found online. As well as these temperature measurements you will also find details on the Nickel Resistance Thermometer that was used. Take care.
    2
  1184.  @thomaswykes3647  Hi Thomas. It is such a pit that you have to resort to idiotic comments rather than reasoned logic but I suppose that it is the best that you can do. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1185. Well, he talks BS, and he knows BS, so in a way you are totally correct. Take care.
    2
  1186. Utter nonsense. How can a "light source" have shadows on its surface. Try again.
    2
  1187. "Flat" is not a shape.......Good point.
    2
  1188.  @inhaltslostv3368  Yes.......and I still think that you have made a good point. When asked what is the shape of the Earth most "flat earthers" will say "flat" which means that the did not even understand the question in the first place. Take care.
    2
  1189. As well as Japan and NASA's LRO.
    2
  1190. But your lack of evidence is not fake. Take care.
    2
  1191.  @Mitchell-lc5kj  Yes, we know that is what YOU said but Dr. James Van Allen (and every scientist who has ever studied them) says otherwise. Do you understand the phrase "Dunning Kruger"? Take care.
    2
  1192. The flag waved when the astronauts where moving it during assembly. A flag will wave easier in a vacuum because there is no atmospheric resistance to dampen the movements and remove energy from the system. The flag stopped waving when the astronauts stopped moving it. Take care.
    2
  1193. Greetings from September 2023. You were 2 years out in your prediction but you got there. Well done India.
    2
  1194. You have not stated any reason, Armstrong was not a scientist and you can not even spell his name. Do better.
    2
  1195. " I don't engage with fraudsters"...You don't engage at all. You just spout nonsense without ever attempting to discuss or provide evidence to back up your assertions. Take care.
    2
  1196. "the flag".....You think that there is just one?...Satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have located the various Apollo landing sites on the lunar surface. Take care.
    2
  1197. I am sure that you have lots of credible and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you won't "post and ghost" like so many others. Take care.
    2
  1198. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's lunar probe Chang'e 2 has also spotted traces of Apollo Landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1199. Hi P. hope you are well. "no variants for a year" ...Actually there have been many thousand different variants of SARS-Cov-2 detected worldwide. Changing slightly through mutations, that is the nature of viruses. However, when a mutation causes the virus to behave in a significantly different way then this is termed a variant of concern Currently there is much focus on the B.167.2 variant of concern, commonly called the Delta variant which is more contagious than previous variants so has become the most dominant.
    2
  1200.  @jgalloway2407  Hi JG, hope that you are well. How can the basic biology of viruses be described as a "psy-op" or as "fiction". We have had an understanding of how viruses replicate and mutate for decades!! What kind of utter nonsense are you spouting.
    2
  1201.  @m1leswilliams  Hi MW, hope that you are well. Excellent comment. So many people who pass comments here simply do not have the slightest idea about what they are talking about and are quite happy to make up and pass on misinformation.
    2
  1202.  @fendermarshallbluesbox3407  You seemed to have missed my question. What exact studio has such size, such low gravity and zero air resistance?
    2
  1203.  @fendermarshallbluesbox3407  The dust kicked up by the LRV clearly follows a parabolic trajectory with no indication of retardation due to atmospheric resistance. On Earth dust would tend to billow and form clouds. Take care.
    2
  1204. Hi Haywood, yes Ireland has rejected the utter stupidity and nonsense of the reality deniers. Close on 6.5M doses in total and over 90% of over 16's received at lease one dose Deaths have reduced to trickle and just 3% of cases are now in people aged 65 and over. Still high enough case numbers, mainly in the unvaccinated 16-30 age group, which shows that there is still work to do. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1205. There have been many movies....just like there have been many moon landings. Take care.
    2
  1206.  @81overon  No, the wider the angle the smaller every object will appear in the field of view. The Hasselblad camera that took this photo used 70mm film and a 60mm f5.6 lens which produced a field of view of 47 degrees. The Earth as seen from the moon's surface will have an angular size of 2 degrees so the Earth should take up some 4.25% of the horizontal axis/width in this photo which is what we see. If a lens with a smaller field of view was used then the Earth would appear to be larger and if a lens with a wider field of view was used then the Earth would appear even smaller. It is that simple. Take care.
    2
  1207.  @spaceted3977  I never said that you "wanted pictures of the Earth". You wrote "Also, if we have all these pictures of earth from space, can we please see pictures of the sun and the stars when the sun is on the other side of earth?"...What exactly is that even supposed to mean? Take care.
    2
  1208. ​ @wancommando9570  "You can personal ask armstrong".....Neil Armstrong died over 12 years ago. Are you making a very sick joke or are you just clueless? Take care.
    2
  1209. I just come here to laugh at the comments from the CTS.. Conspiracy Theory Sheep. Each one trying to say something even more stupid than the last comment. Fact is though that most of them succeed !!!!
    2
  1210.  @eventcone  "No spacecraft was ever subjected to those temperatures"....Just for the record, yes they were but there are so few particles in the Van Allen Belts at these temperatures that there was no meaningful transfer of Heat Energy to any passing spacecraft. I calculate that the total mass of the Van Allen Belts is a few grams at most. They are regions of high temperature but very little overall energy. Take care.
    2
  1211. @ "A negligible amount of mass = a negligible amount of heat"...absolutely correct and only a very small fraction of this mass would be interacting with a passing spacecraft at any one time anyway.
    2
  1212.  @Welcome_To_Life  (1) No nation wishes to present a limp flag to the World. (2) The Apollo 12 flag had no cross-pole. It was the only one of the 6 flags not to. (3) There is no air on the moon. Take care.
    2
  1213.  @therealzilch  Same as his knowledge. Take care.
    2
  1214. Mr. Pod....first name Tri. Take care.
    2
  1215.  @matthewsmith2787  Yes Matthew, that is correct. Thankfully the majority of people that are infected recover. However a large number have died and a large number have been left with long term effects. A highly contagious virus, even with a seemingly low enough death rate, can cause greater damage than a much more virulent virus that is less transmissible. The vaccines have broken the link between high infection numbers and numbers of deaths. Take care.
    2
  1216.  @sparkymlarky  Hi Sparky, you need to do a bit of research on that claim as you are well, well wide of the mark. The year 2020 in the UK had the highest overall number of deaths since 1918, which was during ww1 and at the height of the Great Flu. 604,707 UK deaths in 2019 and this spiked to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91k. Source: Report "Deaths in the UK from 1990 to 2020", Feb 2021, ONS. Or you can also find a nice graph of the total UK deaths between 1887 and 2020 on the Statista website. A spike in deaths such as the 91k in 2020 was previously only observed in 1918 (ww1 & flu), 1940 (ww2) and 1929 & 1951 (flu). Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1217.  @flowerpower7288  Hi FP, yes being healthy, having no underlying conditions and having an appropriate weight & BMI is a very good indicator for positive outcomes from almost every disease known and Covid-19 is no exception. I have seen no evidence that being vegan will in itself give better outcomes however. Take care.
    2
  1218. Strange that Dr. James Van Allen, who advised NASA during the Apollo Program, did not agree with such claims. No does any physicist that I know. Take care.
    2
  1219. "Neil Armstrong never gave another interview in his life". He gave many. Please stop the lies.
    2
  1220. So you believe things that random Russians tell you to believe?
    2
  1221. You wrote "I've heard different astronauts give different answers to the same questions".....Specific examples please.
    2
  1222. You 100% have produced zero evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    2
  1223.  @xXx-lfg  "what about NASA admitting they never went".........What about the fact that such an admission never happened and is simply a product of someone's imagination. I genuinely find it hard to imagine that even the most gullible of moon landing deniers could fall for that. Seriously, do better. Take care.
    2
  1224.  @us3rG  The Earth, as seen from the lunar surface, should present an angular size of just under 2 degrees. (This is about 4 times the angular size of the moon as observed from Earth as you correctly state). The Apollo Hasselblad cameras had a large field of view of 38 degrees. This means that when looking at an original photograph the moon should take up about 1/19 of the width of the photograph. This is what I observe in the Apollo photographs. Take care.
    2
  1225.  @stusue9733  Personally I am wondering what the "Haddon callider" actually is.
    2
  1226.  @michaelstillman1171  Yes, I see where you are going there but I still feel that your idea is full of holes. Take care.
    2
  1227. We also need decent spelling.
    2
  1228. "Djokovic has done nothing wrong".....He himself has admitted to doing several things wrong.
    2
  1229. (1) It is quite easy for a phone call to be patched into a radio network. President Nixon's call was routed to Houston where it was patched into the MSFN Communications network. Talk radio stations do this all the time and have for decades. I am genuinely amazed that anyone can see this as a problem. (2) "how did they lift off from the moon?"...Rocket engine. (3) "how did they film the take off from the moon". TV cameras transmit, they do not use film. (4) "why buzz aldrin commented saying moon mission was fake". He didn't. Try again. Take care.
    2
  1230. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different nations have detected the various Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1231. You are talking about the lift off of the Ascent Stage of Apollo 17. The camera was controlled by Ed Fendell in Mission Control, Houston. Take care.
    2
  1232.  @anthonycurran362  Thank you for your reply. It is most interesting to note that when asked for evidence to back up their claims the vast majority of moon-landing deniers never produce any. For the few that do attempt, their "evidence" invariably turns out to be either misunderstanding, misinterpretation, cherry-picked comments with context hidden or simply downright lies. Either way zero actual evidence ever is produced. Take care.
    2
  1233.  @commiehunter7964  Unable to engage in rational discussion so you resort to stupidity? Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1234. "He couldn't recall seeing stars".....Nope, Armstrong never said that. You have twisted his words. Try again.
    2
  1235.  @DXmYb  So do you believe all YouTube comments or just the ones that reinforce your preconceived confirmation bias?
    2
  1236.  @jasonchristodoulou6746  Hi again Jason. I have been in many hospitals over the years both in a professional and a private capacity and I have never yet seen patient records on public display "on the wall" or seen such confidently records easily accessible by a non professional in any way. Neither would it be normal practice for any unauthorised person to simply walk into a isolation ward where patients are being treated for an infectious disease. Such wards are always designated as strictly no visitors and isolated from the rest of the hospital. Perhaps you could tell me the name of the Ward Manager or Clinical Nurse Lead so that I can make a formal report to the hospital for such carelessness or maybe you could just work on your story a bit?
    2
  1237. ""like a microwave dinner"......The Van Allen Belts (Plural) do not contain microwave radiation or electromagnetic radiation of any sort. There is absolutely no evidence that short term exposure in the conditions of the Apollo flights would have caused the effects that you claim. Take care.
    2
  1238. Does it really have to be explained to you that a phone call can be easily patched into a radio network?
    2
  1239. NASA has never admitted any such thing no matter how much your fantasy wishes they did. Take care.
    2
  1240.  @HenryDurth  Then why did you "claim" that they did? Take care.
    2
  1241.  @kriskeeling6243  NASA have never said anything of the sort. Do you want to try again...This time with the truth? Take care.
    2
  1242. Hi zincbak warrior, hang in there, not everyone is a Covid-19 denying conspiracy theorist. That gang are just reality deniers who are unable to think logically, do basic research or analyse data. They are a small but vocal minority who constantly lock themselves in their own echo chamber and never leave a single logical thought in.
    2
  1243.  @regiscoppey1808  Thank you for your reply. Totally correct. Since the end of the Apollo Program and the current Artemis Program no one has being funding or building a heavy lift rocket comparable to the Saturn V or the SLS. How exactly does this back up your original claim? Take care.
    2
  1244. Explain why you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist?
    2
  1245.  Divine Truth1  "I am not stupid enough to take a clot shot"....But are you intelligent enough to know that Covid-19 infection increases the risk of blood clots by up to 100 times.. Take care.
    2
  1246.  Divine Truth1  Just as well, it sounds like a load of nonsense. "Dumber than a rock"...don't put yourself down. Stick to robust and reliable sources of information, not conspiracy theory garbage and you will be fine. Take care.
    2
  1247.  Divine Truth1  You seem to have been misinformed!. The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). Other examples are "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea", Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020 and "SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil", Danielle Bastos Araujo, March 2020. The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. Take care, stay safe, speak truth, do research.
    2
  1248.  Divine Truth1  Again, I do not want to appear rude, but you are specialising in non-factual comments. There is a very tiny risk of a rare blood clot with the British AstraZeneca vaccine but this must be balanced with the knowledge that the risk of some blood clots resulting from Covid-19 infection are many times higher can be up to 100 times greater than normal background risk. (Cerebral venous thrombosisand portal vein thrombosis: a retrospective cohort study of 537,913COVID-19 cases, Maxime Taquet, Masud Husain, John R Geddes, Sierra Luciano, Paul J Harrison, NIHR Oxford Health Biomedical Research Centre, 2021). Take care, report facts, be nice.
    2
  1249.  @Xwhitton22X  😊
    2
  1250. You mentioned the Van Allen Radiation Belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  1251. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1252.  Jonny Mosquito  Yes Germ THEORY is a THEORY as it is the most complete explanation that humans have developed of all the known facts about microorganism and the diseases that they cause that has been substantiated through repeated experiments and testing and allows scientists to make testable predictions. All new evidence is compatible with this THEORY and no evidence has ever emerged that shows this THEORY to be wrong. Also calling you scientific illiterate Jonny would not be a THEORY, it would be a FACT. Take care and stay safe.
    2
  1253. Hi Dion, please tell me that you are an adult as I would hate to think that a child is so stupid.
    2
  1254. Do you know many hangers with zero air-resistance and acceleration due to gravity of 1.6 m/s2?
    2
  1255. Hi john, hope that you are well. You mentioned the Nixon phone call. No problem with that whatsoever. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon at that time so the call was beamed to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. Take care.
    2
  1256. You like making stuff up, don't you.
    2
  1257. "everything's missing and erased or lost".........Such as???
    2
  1258. It is lucky then that they were landing on the moon. Take care.
    2
  1259. Source?
    2
  1260. "need several feet of concrete or the equivalent to go through the Van Allen". Totally incorrect. The Van Allen Belts mainly consist of Alpha and Beta particles. Alpha is stopped by a sheet of paper and Beta by a thin sheet of aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen nuclei in the inner belt but the Apollo astronauts spent very little time in this region of space. Also you must remember that not only the hull of the spacecraft acted as shielding but everything that the craft contained such as fuel, equipment, fittings etc. Please stick to facts. Take care.
    2
  1261. Does it really have to be explained to you that different spacecraft with different masses, using different rockets, on different missions, of different mission durations, on different trajectories, will use different amounts of fuel? Also, can you please provide full original source for your claim re Musk. Take care.
    2
  1262. Any actual detail, reasoning and evidence to go with your personal incredulity?
    2
  1263. Another "claim, post & ghost".
    2
  1264.  @marksprague1280  Hi mark, hope that you are well. Is it possible that you posted your comment in the wrong thread. What you wrote seems more applicable to comments that I wrote in other threads. Take care.
    2
  1265.  @slackdee  Hi again sd. You do seem to specialise in rhetoric without ever even attempting to use any evidence or proof to back it up. Ever thought about joining the Conservative Party?
    2
  1266.  @andylaauk  Hi andy, can you be a little more clear in what you are referring to specifically and I may be able to reply. Take care.
    2
  1267.  @thefrenchruraldream8069  Hi kl, thank you for your comment. When you describe these individuals as "conspiracy theorists" you may well be correct for some. For a start I believe that Cummings is an engineer whose highest degree is a masters and has no has no qualifications in virology or epidemiology or any medical qualifications or experience of any sort. Baily is at least an MD but has repeatedly made statements that are patiently nonfactual and have repeatedly been proved to be misleading eg: That the SARS-Cov-2 virus was never isolated! I believe that she is at most a GP and does not possess expertise in virology & epidemiology and her research published is very limited. Bossche at least is virologist but he has repeatedly struggled to provide even a shred of evidence for his opinions. More interesting is your selection of these few individuals (none of whom I would describe as evidence lead) from the hundreds of thousands of experts worldwide who do research and follow the evidence. Could a little bit of cherry-picking and confirmation bias be going on? Also, please remember, science and public health medicine decisions are based on robust and reliable evidence not on individuals opinions. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1268.  @THX-ic8yw  Hi T, thank you for your comment. I personally have no interest if you get vaccinated or not but thanks for informing me anyway. Also thank you for mentioning that you did not read my comment. It actually was to inform someone else but I do appreciate the fact that you yourself do not wish to be informed. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1269.  @Hedonism96  Explain.
    2
  1270. So you reach your conclusion first then ask a question.
    2
  1271.  @jimmylabb5868  How exactly can the present influence the past? Take care.
    2
  1272.  @antarcticwallscam2507  Reliable source for your alleged figure Scam?
    2
  1273. Your personal incredulity is irrelevant. Do you have credible evidence to back up your insinuation or not? Take care.
    2
  1274. What specifically is not factual?
    2
  1275.  @grenadier1044  No, just like the mess that you made of understanding Relative Risk Reduction, and Absolute Risk Reduction you again have erred here. The 17% unvaccinated in Israel are people who are eligible for but who have never taken up the offer of a vaccine and it is from this Unvaccinated/never vaccinated cohort of 17% which accounts for 60% of coronavirus deaths in the past two weeks. Take care and keep researching.
    2
  1276.  @andylaauk  Hi andy again. With a break through virus it is not surprising that a certain number of fully vaccinated people will get seriously ill, hospitalised and die. However the rates of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths in the unvaccinated cohort in every country that I have researched is far out of proportion to their size in the community and their risk factor for serious illness and death is unfortunately many times greater than for the vaccinated population. There are many. many reports and research papers from many different countries that show this, here are just a sample. (1) "Unvaccinated face 11 times risk of death from delta variant, CDC data show", Author: Owen Dyer, Published in British Medical Journal, 16 Sept 2021. (2) Public Health England recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. (3) The ONS report, "Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021", 13 Sept 2021, which states "Of the 51,281 deaths from Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of so many unvaccinated people.". Have a read of these and let me know what you think. Take care.
    2
  1277.  @lynnB3159  Hi Lynn, I hope that you are well. You mentioned that in your opinion the vaccine "does not work and ruins your bodies immune system". I have not seen any evidence or research that suggests either of these opinions to be true. If you can provide or reference any I would be delighted to discuss it with you. I have encountered a large body of research that shows that vaccines are highly effective in reducing serious illness and deaths from Covid-19. For example: (1) "Unvaccinated face 11 times risk of death from delta variant, CDC data show", Author: Owen Dyer, Published in British Medical Journal, 16 Sept 2021. (2) Public Health England recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. (3) The ONS report, "Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021", 13 Sept 2021, which states "Of the 51,281 deaths from Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of so many unvaccinated people.". Have a read of these and let me know what you think. Take care.
    2
  1278.  @THX-ic8yw  Hi again T, it seems that I am doubly blessed tonight. I am genuinely delighted to learn that your three household members came through Covid-19 fine. Most people thankfully do. I am perplexed however by your "Black Death" comment. I have never actually heard anyone comparing Covid-19 to the Black Death and I certainly wouldn't do so. For a start the Black Death was caused by a bacteria and not a virus. Take care.
    2
  1279. "NASA still says today that we humans cannot go through the radiation belt"....Nope they do not say that at all. Try again.
    2
  1280.  @marcgabel5165  Hi marc, hope that you are well. Acceleration due to gravity on the moon's surface is 1.6 m/s2 compared to 9.81 m/s2 on the surface of the Earth. This means that the gravity on the moon is about 1/6 the value on the Earth. There are numerous occasions in the footage from the various Apollo missions where it is possible to do a calculation of g (acc due to gravity) on the lunar surface, eg: oscillating back pack, dropping hammer/feather, bouncing astronauts, etc and each time the answer turns out to be about 1.6 m/s2, the expected result for the lunar surface. Take care.
    2
  1281.  @hollowcostrefuter1304  Hi HCR, hope that you are well. I think that a little clarification is necessary as some of your comment is non-factual and could be misleading. On investigation it was found that on 9 Oct 1969, the US ambassador to the Netherlands, J. William Middendorf II, gave an object to the former Dutch Prime Minister Willem Dree. It is still unclear what the object was presented as. Drees' grandson speculates that his grandfather, who was nearly deaf, and blind at the time, formed the mistaken impression that the "Moon rock" he received was from the Apollo 11 mission. The object remained in Deer's possession until he died in in 1988 and was passed on to the National Museum of the Netherlands in 1992 as a "possible" moon rock where it remained on display until testing by a geologist found that it was not of lunar origin. It is worth noting that the 1g sample of lunar basalt from Apollo 17 mission officially presented to the Dutch government has been verified as lunar and is still on display. This strange tale should cast no aspersions on the veracity of the 380 kg of lunar samples collected by various Apollo missions, samples of which have been tested by thousands of scientists and geologists over the decades. Take care.
    2
  1282.  @hollowcostrefuter1304  No problem, thank you for your courteous reply. Take care.
    2
  1283. The thugs who attacked Irish people, burnt Irish cars, looted Irish shops and put low paid shop workers out of jobs were not immigrants.
    2
  1284.  @davidjacobs828  Hi david, thank you for your reply. Apart from YouTube occasionally I do not use any social media at all but I am informed that using capital letters is regarded as shouting and is considered rude and a breach of etiquette. However if you ask me politely then I most certainly will do my best to help you. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1285. I have just 2 comments. (1) The acceleration due to gravity on the moon is 1.6 m/s2. This is not "no gravity". (2) Communications went from NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. These included the 64m dish at Goldstone, California, The 24m dish at Honeysuckle Creek and the 64m dish at Parkes, both in Australia and also a dish near Madrid in Spain. Take care.
    2
  1286. So if you completely ignore the dozens of scientific experiments carried out during the Apollo missions and totally ignore all the Lunar Surface Experiments then you can say that there was no science involved.....Is that your point? Take care.
    2
  1287. Hi eire, hope you are well. You mentioned moon temperatures "over 200° when the sun is hitting it and -200° when the sun isn't hitting it". (1) What units are you stating? F, C, K? Without units your numbers are meaningless. (2) It is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). Take care.
    2
  1288. "Why did they not point the camera at the sky with an open aperature?".....They did. Dozens of photographs of stars were taken by astronauts from the lunar surface (using the appropriate equipment and settings of course). These are all available in the Apollo 16 image gallery. Take care.
    2
  1289.  @to6955  Hi T O. My deepest condolences on your fathers passing, may he RIP.
    2
  1290. You must be a big fan of the AstraZeneca approach then. They are offering their vaccine to developing countries at a not for profit price.
    2
  1291. No Mark. Being an idiot is not a right.
    2
  1292. "Why did the US offer the Queen of the Netherlands a ...."........Personally, I really hate it when moon landing deniers can't even get their own bs straight...................
    2
  1293.  @bonjovi7399  It is interesting to note that many anti-vax armchair warriors are now claiming that this "protest" was staged by the police and that no anti-vax protests are taking place at all. The irony of this position seems to be totally lost on them.
    2
  1294.  @fendermarshallbluesbox3407 So you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist????
    2
  1295.  @carlhawkins-tu9yl  Carl, as I am sure that you well know, it is impossible to pass through "Van Halen's Belt" as it is full of "heavy rock". Take care.
    2
  1296. "There was no wireless technology back in 1969".........Perhaps the single most ridiculous statement that I have ever seen on a YouTube comments section. Although, to be fair, the quality of what follows it is a pretty good contender for the title as well. Ever consider doing a bit of research before posting? Take care.
    2
  1297. Radio antenna on backpack exactly where it is supposed to be. Seriously, do some research. Take care.
    2
  1298.  @therealzilch  I think perhaps that I made a comment to you thinking in error for some reason that you were the original poster. Take care.
    2
  1299. "First you start with lies"... The first rule of reality deniers.
    2
  1300.  @Snowman374th  You wrote "Every incident of radiation exposure on Earth has lead to a humans death". This is a totally incorrect statement. The effects of radiation on the human body depends on a range of factors such as nature and type of radiation, intensity, time of exposure and the organs irradiated. Every day, every human is exposed and irradiated by a range of radiations both electromagnetic and ionising. This does not automatically lead to their deaths and your blanket statement shows clearly that you do not understand the topic. Take care.
    2
  1301. No kim, the Apollo missions took a decade in planning, many test flights both crewed and un-crewed, three missions that went to the Moon but did not land, had many mishaps including several deaths and on several occasions astronauts were fortunate to escape with their lives. It was not in any way " First attempt to the moon and success". Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1302.  @WSmith_1984  Hi JD, thank you for your reply. It appears that we have different standards as to what constitutes evidence. I do not regard a YouTube video as scientific research. Also the research paper referred to in the video is a preprint and has not been peer reviewed. I have read over it and it seems to be dealing with a relatively small number of case numbers, 11 for a comparison to CDC data and with small case numbers can come high percentage errors. Studies have shown that there is a very small risk of Myocarditis following a Covid-19 vaccine but the risk of Myocarditis from Covid-19 infection is up to 16 times greater and of course Covid-19 brings many more problems with it as well. One can not draw conclusions from just one set of data without looking at the full overall research. Also the huge amount of evidence that unvaccinated have significantly much worse Covid-19 outcomes than vaccinated can not be ignored. Thanks & take care.
    2
  1303. NO, what you are saying is a con. Just because someone has a medical condition doesn't mean that they have to die from it immediately just because you have a BS narrative to sell. 91k more people died in the UK in 2020 than in 2019 an exceptional rise of 15% and the largest spike in mortality since WW1 & the great flu in 1918. The figures for 2021 show an even greater rise from 2019. That's a lot of bodies to sweep under the carpet even for a conspiracy theorist.
    2
  1304. Nah, its much more effective if you live for freedom and protect both your freedom and the freedom and health of others by doing a few basic things like wearing a mask in public and keeping a little bit of distance between you and other people. Barely an inconvenience..
    2
  1305.  @yassassin6425  It appears that he was so overwhelmed by your answer that he forgot to say thanks!
    2
  1306. Because the Apollo equipment is simply too small to be seen from Earth. There is no Earth based telescope with the resolution to be able to detect the equipment. Take care.
    2
  1307. Had it but did not fund it so it became obsolete.
    2
  1308. "reenactment"...???
    2
  1309.  @clifffowler2581  Hi hope that you are well. I notice that you keep making claims like "humans never stepped foot on the moon" but you are not providing any actual evidence to back those claims up. Take care.
    2
  1310.  @clifffowler2581  Thank you for your reply. You wrote: "just a humble telescope on earth worth more than a $150 should do the job". Nope it will not. There are physical limits to the resolution abilities of any telescope as defined by Dawes Limit and Rayleigh Criterion. There is no Earth based telescope ever created that has the resolution necessary to view Apollo Objects on the lunar surface. "we can make a telescope to view it"...What would the aperture and lens size of such a telescope actually be? Several hundreds of meters at least. Satellites and cameras in lunar orbit from the following organisations have spotted the various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be - JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, LRO/NASA/ASU. Take care.
    2
  1311.  @aureliexvco8156  Hi a, thank you for your comment. Yes Ivermectin can be used as a prophylaxis in order to reduce the spread of malaria (see my comment to another poster above) but I am not aware of research that shows that it is effective in treating the disease. If you have any then please share. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1312. Total fiction.
    2
  1313.  @darrenmcintosh8471  Hi Darren, I know that a lot of people like to use tin but I recommend aluminium as it is cheaper and better.
    2
  1314.  @sisqo543  He did not say that the PCR method wouldn’t work for Covid-19 infections or that PCR testing does not work. Comments attributed to him in these claims on social media were either not made by him or have been taken out of context. All these reality deniers claims have been debunked over and over again. It is the job of the conspiracy theorist to spread lies and misinformation. By the way...what "plague" are you referring to?? Plague is caused by a bacteria, Covid-19 is caused by a virus....please try to get your basic science correct. Take care.
    2
  1315. "my cousin admitted to me"...Perhaps you mean that your cousin tried to get you admitted. Take care.
    2
  1316. "The leftie propaganda machine"....ye SKY is a really left wing organisation.....well spotted there...🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️
    2
  1317.  @rockethead7  Considering the number of references to fictional characters in the OP's comments I very much doubt if they engage in reading scientific journals.
    2
  1318. There is no Earth based telescope that has the resolution to detect any of the Apollo equipment on the lunar surface. However, satellites and cameras in lunar orbit from the following organisations have spotted the various Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be and matched the terrain to the Apollo photographs. - JAXA, ISRO, CNSA, LRO/NASA/ASU. Take care.
    2
  1319.  @PleasureisMine1  Do you even know who the astronaut in this video is? Take care.
    2
  1320. Correct. Every radio telescope on the planet was observing.
    2
  1321. Do you know many Hollywood studios with zero air resistance and acceleration due to gravity = 1.6 m/s2 ?
    2
  1322. That is a lot of work for one man to do all on his own. Is there any chance that you may be ever so slightly exaggerating or perhaps maybe (without realising of course) doing a little spreading of lies, fear and misinformation from behind that computer screen? Take care.
    2
  1323. So any actual evidence to back up your claims?
    2
  1324. "the point is why they can’t go to the moon now with the current technology"......What current technology?? Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the Apollo funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was funding and building the technology for a manned lunar mission?? Take care.
    2
  1325. "the van halen belt"........Serious question: Do you really think that it is a good idea to reveal in public that you haven't got the slightest clue about what you are talking about? Take care. PS: "Shooting Stanley Kubrick" was not a "fake". It was a mockumentary film with a credit listing for actor Tom Mayk as "Kubrick". At no stage was it ever present as fact.
    2
  1326. The Van Allen Belts contain very little heat energy (per unit volume). Take care.
    2
  1327. Can you please answer a simple question, since the end of the Apollo Program (until the recent Artemis Program) who exactly was funding the development and manufacture of the technology you speak of, the technology needed for a manned lunar mission? Take care.
    2
  1328. So are you going to produce the evidence to back up your claim or would you prefer to run or deflect? Take care.
    2
  1329.  @honey4xi  Take care.
    2
  1330. Interesting to note that you believe NASA and Dr. James Van Allen when they tell you that the Van Allen Belts actually exist but you do not see to believe them when they explain how to pass through them. Interesting that.
    2
  1331. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    2
  1332. You gibberish much good.
    2
  1333. Then provide evidence to back up your assertion.
    2
  1334. Personal incredulity is not evidence. Are you seriously suggesting that radio waves and the ability to transmit and receive them was not available in 1969? Also do you not see reasons why a manned lunar mission needs to progress quicker than an uncrewed one? Take care.
    2
  1335.  @chriscurtis1578  Please get your facts correct. The question that was asked in the Apollo 11 post-flight press conference by British astronomer Patrick Moore was "could you actually see the stars in the Solar Corona in spite of the glare" and it was this question that Collins replied to. Take care.
    2
  1336. Hi mM, here is a tip for you. Tin is good but Aluminium is cheaper and better. Take care and stay good.
    2
  1337.  @therealzilch  Yes, another excellent point. Take care.
    2
  1338. Hi Ivan, hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  1339.  @youngspianos1  Thank you for your comment. I commented on the Van Allen Belts and quoted the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself. Do you have a disagreement with Dr. Van Allen on this topic? Also if you have any actual evidence that the Apollo Program did not succeed in landing men on the moon them please produce the evidence. Take care.
    2
  1340.  @darwinbeagle9394  Hi Beagle, thank you for your comment as inane and stereotypical as it is. I have not met a reality denier or conspiracy theorist yet that actually knows what VAERS or the yellow card system (in the UK) actually are or how they operate or what their function actually is.Maybe you will be the first? First a question, do You accept the information on the VAERS website as factorable and reliable? Yes or No?Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1341.  @unitnippynipz  Thank you for your kind comment. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1342. And the evidence to back up your claim is?
    2
  1343. Produce your evidence.
    2
  1344. "It is 234 thousand miles between the earth and the moon". The average distance between the Earth and the moon is actually 238,855 miles. Do you want to try again with some other flavour of BS? Take care.
    2
  1345. Incorrect. Basic Physics works perfectly fine in a vacuum. Rockets work even more efficiently in a vacuum as there is no atmospheric resistance to cause friction. Serious question, why are you writing such ridiculous things? Did someone tell you this? Take care.
    2
  1346. @Lee Davies Excellent, so can we both agree that UK government stats are a reliable and accurate source of information?
    2
  1347.  @ExpanseRoci  Hi again Raven, and sorry for so many comments but this is my last one. Now many of the points that you make above are good ones. Increased exposure to electromagnetic radiation, poor quality foods with additives, crop dusting. The thing here is to look at the science and see where it leads. I don't always blame governments, the pressure to drop standards and quality usually comes from the need to make profit in the capitalist system. Thanks.
    2
  1348. Hi Frank, hope that you are well. There is no terrestrial telescope that has the resolution to see objects that small on the lunar surface. However, various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    2
  1349.  @frankmcnally01  Also, what kind of nonsense statement is this. This large scale study was carried out by a range of well respected and regarded medical experts and clinicians and was published in The Lancet. It has absolutely nothing to do with "the mainstream media" whatsoever. Hospital admission and emergency care attendance risk for SARS-CoV-2 delta (B.1.617.2) compared with alpha (B.1.1.7) variants of concern: a cohort study, Twohig et al, The Lancet, Aug 2021.
    2
  1350. Hi gerard, hope that you are well. By "his healthy lifestyle" are you referring to the fact that he chose not to self-isolate knowing that he was Covid-19 positive and went on travelling, giving interviews and meeting people potentially exposing them to the virus?
    2
  1351.  @thomassteele9649  Thank you for your reply. You wrote "from the shuttle". The Shuttle did not make its first flight until well over a decade after the Apollo 11 mission. You keep making errors. Could it be that you really do not know very much about the the Apollo Program and are therefore easily led by conspiracy videos? Take care.
    2
  1352.  @Espanol-Spanish  Please explain how "a long distance" through a vacuum will have any effect on electromagnetic radiation of frequency 2.1GHz. (Hint: Electromagnetic Waves.....Vacuum). Take care.
    2
  1353.  @marksprague1280  I very much doubt if any did. However, I never mind when people do not understand science (or Physics in particular) I just find it inexcusable when people that have no scientific training or experience think that they know more than professionals and experts. Take care.
    2
  1354.  @perikcarvalho5675  Hi Perik, hope that you are well. You wrote "the van halen belts". Van Halen was an American rock group. The radiation belts to which you allude are known as the Van Allen Belts. This shows the level of your knowledge and understanding. Take care.
    2
  1355.  @perikcarvalho5675  Hi P, hope that you are well. thank you for your comment. I notice that you have deleted your comment about "the van halen belts". I totally understand, it was somewhat of an embarrassment. "my knowledge is fine enough", well I think that we have established otherwise. Any other issues that I can help you with? Take care.
    2
  1356. ​ @honestaussie5747  Thank you for your reply. You seem to be verging very close to the "I do not understand so it must be fake" line of thinking. The filming of the lift-off of the Ascent stage of the Lunar Module from lunar surface was taken using the Westinghouse TV camera mounted on the LRV. The upward tilt of the camera was controlled by Ed Fendell in Mission Control, Houston. The distance from camera to LM and the rate of ascent of the LM were known in advance so all Ed had to do was move a rheostat at certain rate starting at a predetermined time in the countdown. He had to allow for a communications time delay of about 2.5 seconds and a motor reaction time of 0.9 seconds. This was not attempted " for each and every apollo mission" as you suggest just for the Apollo 15, 16 and 17 missions. The first 2 attempts failed for various reasons but Apollo 17 worked quite well. Take care.
    2
  1357.  @honestaussie5747  You have made the claim that it is "fake" yet produced zero evidence to back that claim up. Take care.
    2
  1358. Perhaps try learning the difference between the minimum lunar surface temperature (which is around -130℃ not -180℃) and the lunar surface temperature during any of the Apollo landings. Take care.
    2
  1359. So what technology specifically was missing? Take care.
    2
  1360. They did go back, and travelling to space is far more common now then in 1960's, what are you talking about?
    2
  1361. I am sure that you must have lots of reliable and credible evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not run or deflect like so many others do. Take care.
    2
  1362. Hi James, hope that you are well. It is a pretty much a certainty that anyone who says things like " pass through the Van Allen Radiation Belts and not get fried?" really knows next to nothing about radiation or the Van Allen Belts. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Dr. James Van Allen calculated the Apollo 11 radiation exposure for the round trip to be less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. Take care.
    2
  1363.  @1957rayboconfederatecitizen  Thank you for your reply. You have failed to provide any evidence to back up your claim. It is always the same story with moon-landing deniers. All claims, zero evidence. Take care.
    2
  1364. Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. His daughter Vivian has asked conspiracy theorists (she refers to them as "malicious cranks") to stop using her fathers name in this way and said that what they say is "is manifestly a grotesque lie". Her open letter to moon landing deniers is easily found online. Please think about this and respect the family's wishes. Take care.
    2
  1365. This is a clip from the 2015 mockumentary "Shooting Stanley Kubrick" with the actor Tom Mayk as "Kubrick" and directed by T Patrick Murray. Critics have described it as "an unwatchable mess". It is amazing how many conspiracy theory sheep swallowed it though when told to by their gurus. Take care.
    2
  1366. You forgot to add....Absolutely no fact, no truth and no intelligence shown anywhere in your comment. Plenty of nonsense and misinformation though! Take care & speak truth.
    2
  1367. Serious question. Why should anybody have to swear on the Bible when demanded to do so by an aggressive, belligerent conspiracy peddler, known liar and convicted criminal? Gene Cernan, Alan Bean and Ed Mitchel all swore on the Bible that they walked on the moon so can we assume that you believe them? Take care.
    2
  1368. But your lack of evidence is not fake, is it?
    2
  1369. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    2
  1370.  @stequality  I see it with my own eyes, in my town the unvaxed are dropping like flies. Take care.
    2
  1371. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  1372. "the international space station, cannot find any evidence of a moon landing"...........There are just 2 choices here.....are you a troll or are you a fool????? Take care.
    2
  1373.  @yassassin6425  In the reality deniers World emojis are considered as evidence.
    2
  1374.  @jd1399  It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the Apollo funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources? Take care.
    2
  1375. Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. His daughter Vivian has asked conspiracy theorists (she refers to them as "malicious cranks") to stop using her fathers name in this way and said that what they say is "is manifestly a grotesque lie". Her open letter to moon landing deniers is easily found online. Please think about this and respect the family's wishes. Take care.
    2
  1376. It is very difficult to pass the Van Halen belt because of all that heavy rock. The best advice is to "Jump" but that could cause an "Eruption". Just 2/10 for trolling by the way. Take care.
    2
  1377.  @theopeterbroers819  The research paper "Three New Estimates of India’s All-Cause Excess Mortality during the COVID-19 Pandemic", Abhishek Anand , Justin Sandefur and Arvind Subramanian, Center for Global Development, July 2021, puts India's excess mortality during the pandemic at around 4 million. Take care.
    2
  1378.  @marianogilglz9049  H again Mariano, thank you for your reply. Why are you going off on a tangent about "big pharma"? Why not stick to the points at hand? (1) Is it not true that Dr Laurie is an expert in obstetrics and gynaecology, not viruses. and she does not has any qualifications or experience in virology or epidemiology (nor in fairness does she claim to in the video) so my original point still stands. (2) Is it not a fact that one of the papers that Laurie relies in in her meta study the paper by Elgazzar A, Eltaweel A, Youssef SA, et al. Efficacy and safety of ivermectin for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 pandemic. Res Square. 2020, was actually withdrawn last July by the journal that published it due to issues of fabrication of data, plagiarism and also, bizarrely, it turned out that it contained data from patients who had died before the trial had actually started! (3) Is it not also true that several other papers that she cites in the meta study also have been found to have major errors and flaws including the same patient data being used multiple times for supposedly different people. Evidence that selection of patients for test groups was not random. Numbers unlikely to occur naturally/ Percentages calculated incorrectly ? (4) Isn't it also true that the largest and highest quality ivermectin study published so far is the Together trial at the McMaster University in Canada, which found no benefit whatsoever for the drug when it comes to the treatment of Covid-19? Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1379.  @marianogilglz9049  Hi again Mariano "you obviously are somebody paid to do so". It is regrettable that you can not have a civil discussion without resorting to fantasy. You also seem to wish wish to constantly change the topic of our discussion by introducing new material and new names. You have done this before. This discussion is not about you and me, it is about the facts. This discussion is about Therese Laurie, Ivermectin, and your assertion that she is "an expert in coducting (sic) ..drug evaluations" (1) I claim that this is incorrect as she is in fact qualified in obstetrics and gynaecology and does not have qualifications in epidemiology or virology or related fields. (2) I also state clearly that there are major issues with some of the reports that she cites in her meta study? For example the paper Elgazzar A, Eltaweel A, Youssef SA, et al. Efficacy and safety of ivermectin for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 pandemic. Res Square. 2020, was actually withdrawn in July 2021 due to issues of fabrication of data, plagiarism and also, bizarrely, it turned out that it contained data from patients who had died before the trial had actually started! (3) Several other papers that she cites in the meta study also have been found to have major errors and flaws. In short, Laurie's meta study has been shown to be based on flawed and possibly fabricated research and is not considered reliable in any way. You have not been able to counter my above three points in any way. When you agree that the above 3 points are factual then I am more then happy to discuss further issues. Take care.
    2
  1380.  @peacefuljourney4994  Seriously....you can not engage in reasoned and polite debate and discussion without (attempted) rudeness?? You must be very unsure of your ground if you have to resort to that. You do realise that watching YouTube videos is not evidence or proof of anything. You have not been able to back up your claims with a single piece of evidence! I again repeat, the few studies that claim to show that Ivermectin is somehow effective in treating Covid-19 have been shown to be deeply flawed and the largest study (Ahmed Elgazzar from Benha University in Egypt) has now been withdrawn with more to follow. The Elgazzar paper was central to all meta studies that claimed positive outcomes for Ivermectin, Laurie's included. Without that paper all fall. True, Ivermectin does seem to have a lot of hype among conspiracy theorists, however it is lacking the evidence. Take care, stay safe and discuss with politeness and facts.
    2
  1381. If you think that there were "3 men" in the Lunar Module then you really do not have the slightest clue about the topic. Take care.
    2
  1382. Yes and several Apollo astronauts have commented on this.
    2
  1383. "Since Apollo 17 in 1952 failed"........Not the only thing that has failed I think.
    2
  1384.  @Bendy-oceans-lol  Hi Shane, hope that you are well. "we are not monkeys living on a spinning ball". That is totally correct Shane. We most certainly are not "monkeys" and to the best of my knowledge i do not know of any educated person that says that we are! And also you are spot on when you say that we do not live on "a spinning ball". The Earth is not "spinning" but rotates at the moderate enough angular velocity of 0.0000729 Radians/sec. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1385.  @Bendy-oceans-lol  Hi again Shane, thank you for your reply. "Practical demonstration is what science is". While practical demonstrations are quite illustrative and informative, one can not reduce science to this alone. That said, every practical demonstration and investigation that has ever been done on the topic such as pendulum motion, Coriolis Effect, Eotvos Effect , the weight of objects decreasing as the latitude increases, apparent star rotation about N and S poles, and many more, all show that we live on a rotating planet. In short every observation and investigation that has been done shows that the Earth is rotating, no investigation has ever show otherwise. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1386.  @dalestephen1361  But dale, I am very familiar with the data and I can not imagine how you could conclude otherwise! "i doubt you will be actually reviewing and critiquing said data". I totally agree, I do not think that the data set is in doubt at all. I believe in a clear evidence based approach to discussion, others seem to need to resort to bluster and cliches, I often wonder why. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1387.  @dalestephen1361  Hi dale, hope that you are well. It is disappointing that you seem to prefer attempted smart aleck comments rather than logical debate. However, you are factually correct when you say that Anthony Fauci is a qualified medical doctor unlike John Campbell who isn't. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1388. Another silly comment without any evidence to back it up.
    2
  1389.  @kevmccormick1767  Totally incorrect, no flu has killed over 2 Million in a year for decades.
    2
  1390. "I still don't understand"...just because you personally do not understand these issues does not mean that other are the same. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    2
  1391. Conspiracy theory BS ?
    2
  1392. Serious question, do you really believe what you have written, yes or no? Take care.
    2
  1393.  @tvdylan  Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    2
  1394. I feel sorry for gullible people like you who swallow such lies. Take care.
    2
  1395. Ye totally unbelievable that people would want to get medical information from "medical professional" when it is so easy to get it from some unqualified but opinionated person on Facebook!
    2
  1396. So where exactly in the Bible does it say that the Earth is "flat"? Take care.
    2
  1397.  @TheMediaMicSpeaks  "VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELT! Which according to NASA we have yet to pass through"...Nope, NASA have never said any such thing. Either you have been fooled by peddlers of conspiracy or else you are making stuff up. Either way, do better. Take care.
    2
  1398. Funny nobody ever seems to have notices that. Take care.
    2
  1399. Hi Eyan, hope you are well. You wrote two diametrically opposed and mutually exclusive statement. Both could bot be true so are you "lying" on the first, second or both statements? Take care.
    2
  1400.  @MacDaddyC7Z06  "I was simply making a statement that one of those two are correct"....Excellent....please provide the evidence. Take care.
    2
  1401. The flu virus is much less transmissible then the virus that causes Covid-19. Wearing masks, better personal sanitation, social distancing and less mass gatherings have reduced it considerably. I would have thought all this was obvious.
    2
  1402. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point. Take care.
    2
  1403. "Ad Hominem" "This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.". Department of Philosophy, Texas State University.
    2
  1404.  @thebigredwagon  Yes Rob, and if you try really hard and do a bit of thinking you might be able to actually make a valid point about the topic of this comments section without resorting to irrelevant personal attacks. Take care & stay safe.
    2
  1405.  @Budweiser-gq6xv  Thank you for your reply. "Goes in a big circle and goes out of sight". Unfortunately what you suggest here is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    2
  1406.  @FreeDocumentaryHistory  You have to admit that his emoji to letter ratio is impressively high and he used CAPITALS. You may find it very hard to refute such strong evidence.
    2
  1407.  @themoreiknowthemoreiknowid8650  Hi T, hope you are well. You wrote "Buzz Aldrin said they never landed on the moon? Weird". Do you know what is even weirder?......Buzz Aldrin never said any such thing but reality deniers really love to say that he did as they have no proof whatsoever to back up their delusions. Take care.
    1
  1408.  @kschnek76  About 10,000 at the latest count and quite easily observed, recorded and properties such as altitude and velocity measured even by amateurs. Take care.
    1
  1409. You fucking LIAR, you no produce fucking evidence.
    1
  1410.  @maxsmith695  No, all the evidence proves moon landing. See, I have rearranged the words in the correct order for you! Take care.
    1
  1411. Hi l, you asked "Where are the stars?". The stars, just like reality deniers, are very dim. Take care.
    1
  1412.  @kevinskinner4986  Hi Kevin, hope you are well. is that same bart sibrel the known conspiracy theorist , convicted criminal, stalker of NASA astronauts and spreader of misinformation?
    1
  1413. So do you consider this to be proof or simple rumour and hearsay?
    1
  1414. Hi michael, hope you are well. "It's amazing how a rocket took off 50 years ago with no problem". What is really amazing is your lack of knowledge of the Apollo missions! Take care.
    1
  1415. "No one will ever walk on the moon, NASA admits it"....Are you a troll or a fool?
    1
  1416. Are you a geologist?
    1
  1417.  @nigelwilliams9307  Thank you for your reply. You wrote "No man has ever walked on the Moon". Many say words like this but none ever seem to actually provide evidence to back up their claims. The either run or deflect. So do you have any reliable or credible evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    1
  1418.  @nigelwilliams9307  Thank you for your reply. Neil Armstrong has never said that "No man ever walked on the Moon" or anything even remotely close to that.....That is simply nonsense, whoever told you that has seriously mislead you. So do you have any actual evidence or not? Take care.
    1
  1419.  @nigelwilliams9307  Again thank you for your reply, however I do not have the slightest idea what you mean when you talk about "a Facebook profile". Your claim that "Armstrong admitted he didn't actually walk on the Moon" is totally and absolutely non-factual and quite absurd. You clearly can not provide any evidence for this claim no more than you can provide any evidence for any of your claims. So do you have evidence or not? Take care.
    1
  1420.  @nigelwilliams9307  Remember what I wrote earlier. "Many say words like this but none ever seem to actually provide evidence to back up their claims. The either run or deflect". You have provided no evidence and you have chosen to deflect. Moon landing deniers will NEVER provide any credible evidence. Take care.
    1
  1421. ​ @ralphhenderson7270  Hi Ralph, hope that you are well. You asked "who was filming (Armstrong) exiting the lunar module?" then you wrote "never a 'reasonable' amswer (sic)". So in your world a camera that is deployed and operated by pulling a lever is not "reasonable". Interesting admission. Take care.
    1
  1422. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care. PS; Ask your "friend" why they are too lazy to do the 30 seconds of searching needed to find the answer.
    1
  1423. I love the way that this person uses a skull as their profile picture. By saying no to masks, tests and vaccines they are telling us that they are really pro death. Very honest....but also sick.
    1
  1424.  @maxsmith695  Nope, you just made that up. Take care.
    1
  1425. No they are called facts. Like them or not, they are still facts. Take care.
    1
  1426.  @sirchriswitlessjesuitpuppe5804  sorry mate, you are the person making the allegation and I didn't see much proof of that provided by you. Accusing a Hospice Charity of "fear mongering and emotional blackmail" ...Jesus..I wouldn't want to be that person. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1427.  @sirchriswitlessjesuitpuppe5804  You don't like to be called out do you? Please provide evidence of your claim like a good man. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1428.  Cardinal Sin  Almost 6,000 million vaccine doses administrated and a tiny, tiny percentage of any serious adverse reactions. Compare that with 4.6 million deaths (at least) from Covid-19 from 219 million cases, which is 2.1% death rate overall. Not to mention the long term effects on people who get serious illness and survive.
    1
  1429.  Cardinal Sin  Your choice to take a vaccine or not is of no interest to me. Your choice to spread misinformation on the internet is. Please respect the truth. Take care.
    1
  1430.  @vacuumboots69  I think that you will find that rockethead only debunks the non factual.
    1
  1431. Hi Laser Sailor, hope that you are well. Did you ever consider that if teachers in the US were paid and respected commensurate to educators in other countries then your levels of reality deniers may be far less? Take care.
    1
  1432. The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced and much of the infrastructure and technology was either dismantled or repurposed for other uses such as the Space Shuttle and Skylab. The personal knowledge base retired and passed on. If that is what you mean by "lost the know how" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  1433.  @BadAtTeaDude  Good of you to admit that you copy and paste although to be honest it is clear and obvious. Is there any particular reason that you never back up any of your claims with any actual evidence and simply either run or deflect when asked to do so? Take care.
    1
  1434.  @BadAtTeaDude  You make the claims. It is you who has to provide the evidence to back them up. However, we both know that you will never do that. Take care.
    1
  1435. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1436. Hi Karim, hope that you are well. You asked "Where space ship that took them back ". The command module, with Collins onboard, stayed in lunar orbit. Take care.
    1
  1437.  @Moneydoesgames  Hi 666, apart from the fact that what you wrote is total nonsense and that only a idiot would consider tweets as scientific evidence, you are totally correct. Take care & speak truth
    1
  1438. Hi 888, Luc Montagnier was frequented exploited by the anti-vax/reality denying brigade who misquoted, misinterpreted and quite often, simply made up lies and attributed these to him. What exactly are you alleging that he said about Covid-19 vaccines so that I can verify its veracity for myself? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1439. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1440. Each LRV travelled to the moon folded up in Quadrant Bay 1 of the Lunar Module. Take care.
    1
  1441.  @xponen  Hi x, thank you for your reply. Yes, Brazil has suffered a lot during this pandemic.
    1
  1442.  @user-lb3nq7mi9r  Hi bruno, thank's for your reply. All the sources that I refence are robust and reliable. If you consider that anything that I say is incorrect then please feel free to produce reliable evidence to back this up. I notice that you have not done this. take care.
    1
  1443.  @andrewmacaulay9272  "SOMETHING STOPPING THAT FROM HAPPENING" Yep, sure is, it is called gravity. "WHAT STOPS OUR OXYGEN NOT GETTING SUCKED OFF EARTH" Two parts to this answer: (1) There is nothing to suck it. (2) See first answer above. Take care.
    1
  1444.  @andrewmacaulay9272  Hi andrew, thank you for your reply. However I genuinely have no idea what point you are trying to make. What is "Earth 🌎 would be like the moon ??" meant to mean and why are you using question marks when you are not asking a question? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1445.  @andrewmacaulay9272  Then Andrew, we are quite fortunate that our planet has enough mass to hold our atmosphere in place. The moon with only about 1.2% of the mass of the Earth does not have enough gravity to hold an atmosphere. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1446.  @andrewmacaulay9272  Hi again Andrew. No, water does not make up 71% of the Earth. By mass only about 0.000023% of the Earth is water (in all its forms). It is true however to say that 71% of the Earths surface is covered by water. Take care.
    1
  1447. If it were really fake then you would be able to produce some actual evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  1448. Hi Coco, hope that you are well. If you think that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapy" then you really should do some basic research on the topics. Take care.
    1
  1449.  @cocos8903  Hi again CoCo S. Thank you for your reply. (1) No, vaccines do not cause pathogens to grow within body cells!!! (are you sure that you know what a pathogen is?) Vaccines promote the growth of antibodies which are basically protein structures which identify and neutralise pathogens such as the virus which causes Covid-19. (2) The vaccines have been proven to be highly effective in preventing illness from the disease Covid-19. You really do not have to search very hard to find a huge amount of evidence for this. (3) "And NOT a cure in any way". Correct, a vaccine is not a cure for a disease. No one has ever suggested that it is! A vaccine seeks to help the bodies immune system in preventing and reducing the effects of a disease. Take care.
    1
  1450.  @cocos8903  Hi again Coco S. Thank you for your reply. (1) "Sars CoV2 is a novel virius (sic)" Correct. (2) "antibody immunity...(exists)... from past pandemics". Basically and practically, NO. I am aware of some small scale studies that suggest that the C-19 virus may awaken a partial antibody response in a small number of people and other small scale studies have have reported some T cell reactivity against SARS-CoV-2 in a small number of people with no known exposure to the virus but to go from this to "we are perfectly capable of fighting with good immunity" is not supported by any evidence". (3) "no vaccine is needed". Totally incorrect, effective vaccines are most certainly needed if we wish to protect people from death and illness. There have been at east 130k death from this illness in the UK and a recent study from Imperial College London suggests that about 2 Million are suffering from the effects of long Covid. (4) "Medical experts" are calling for vaccines to be halted. Again totally incorrect, the overwhelming opinion and advice from the vast majority of medical experts is to get as many people vaccinated and safe as quickly as possible. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but facts still remain facts. Regards.
    1
  1451.  @cocos8903  Hi again CoCo S. I assume that you mean that the Gates Foundation funds research in ICL. If you have any evidence that this in any way compromises or influences the results of the research then you should produce it. Evidence that a large number of people are suffering serious ill effects weeks and months after a Covid-19 infection comes from multiple and global sources. As I wrote earlier, anybody can have opinions but facts are still facts. Take care.
    1
  1452.  @cocos8903  Hi again CoCo S. "60,000 medical scientists ....on the Great Barrington declaration" Again, and with the greatest of respect, you really need to do some research on this. The GBD was unverified online petition which numbered among its early signatories Dr. Michael Mouse, Dr. Adolf Hitler and at least a dozen Dr. Harold Shipmans. As the names added became more and more ludicrous the list of signatures was hidden from the public. While there was a small number of real scientists and medical professionals involved the vast majority of names were either false, homeopaths, faith healers or the same individuates logging in several times.The ideas mentioned in it are unsupported by existing scientific evidence, are entirely speculative and are nothing more than a fringe view. The president of UK’s Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Sir Robert Lechler has described the idea as “unethical and simply not possible.” He also points out that the virus “is in no way benign for the young and fit” and that there is much that we still have to discover about the long term effects of the disease. The WHO and numerous public-health bodies have stated that the proposed strategy is dangerous, unethical, unscientific and would lead to a large number of avoidable deaths among both older people and younger people with underlying health conditions. In late 2020 in a document published in The Lancet more than 6,200 real scientists, health professionals, and research organizations signed a memorandum rejecting herd immunity as a legitimate strategy and described it as a “dangerous fallacy unsupported by scientific evidence.” The GBD and its extreme right wing backers in the US has been totally discredited and shown up for the nonsense that it is.
    1
  1453. @George Leech Hi George, you do not need my permission! But yes moving on with our lives is basically what most countries are now doing. The connection between high case numbers and high death rates has been broken and vaccination has been one of the main tools in achieving this. Take care.
    1
  1454. @George Leech Hopefully George, that is the general idea. Take care.
    1
  1455.  @LDwestwood1986  No LF, all those words are your words. I have never spoken of fear whatsoever. I leave that to the conspiracy theorists. They seem to use the word "fear" a lot while at the same time spreading lies & misinformation in order to scare people. Take care.
    1
  1456.  @slackdee  So you say ad nauseum. But you never seem to be able to prove me wrong. Strange that. Take care.
    1
  1457. Basically every radio telescope on the planet was tracking the Apollo 11 (and subsequent & previous) mission to the lunar surface. Not only the Soviets but radio telescope teams in USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Australia and even several amateurs with the necessary equipment. Take care.
    1
  1458. Should they have let it spread?
    1
  1459. "According to NASA the surface of the moon where the Apollo missions landed was approx. 250 degrees F".......Nope, totally incorrect. NASA never said that. Please try to stick to facts. Take care.
    1
  1460.  @jacobrodriguez1794  Just for the record all 6 manned lunar landings took place shortly after lunar dawn when the temperatures were mid range. Take care.
    1
  1461. You have never given proof and you never will. Take care.
    1
  1462. All 6 Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mod range. The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  1463. I notice that some people in the comments are (deliberately or otherwise) conflating the disease Covid-19 with the flu. The WHO estimates that about 500k people die each year from flu related causes from a total of over 1000 Million who contract the disease. Covid-19 has killed over 3 Million from a far smaller infected population. These are simply the facts. hopkinsmedicine website has a good comparison between the two diseases if you wish to check.
    1
  1464.  @dandavis2450  Again, airing your personal hygiene problems in public is really not a good idea. Take care.
    1
  1465.  @jimomega381  I really wasn't aware that Human Beings had a "sell by date" and I find you allegation that hospitals are holding people to ransom absurd and comical. You really do not need to continually inform me of your "Brave New World" chthonic opinions. Thank you.
    1
  1466. @mr wpg Hi wpg, it is disappointing that you do not respect peoples freedom of speech and equally disappointing that you do not have anything interesting to say. Take care.
    1
  1467.  @wellifthemediasaysit  No that is simply not true. Whoever has told you that has quite simply mislead you. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1468.  @tgirl4me1  Hit, hope that you are well. Thank you for your comment. I do not argue, I debate and discuss on an evidence-based approach. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1469.  @wellifthemediasaysit  No, again, that is not correct. The ONS website does not have figures saying that only 17k people (or only 7k, or only 6k, or only 4k or whatever figure the conspiracy theorists/reality deniers have made up or chosen to misinterpret this week) have died of Covid-19. The information on the ONS website very clearly show that Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death (the cause which initiated the death) for well over 140,000 people and this is reflected on the death certs signed by medical professionals. However, it is the conspiracy theorists that would have us believe that the deaths of people who died of Covid-19 do not count if they happened to have any other illness. I quote from the ONS website. "Regardless of the cause of death, it is very common for the person dying to have a pre-existing health condition of some sort, but this does not mean that the person was at imminent risk of dying from that condition, or even considered to have a reduced life expectancy". It is sad that there are some among us who deny reality and try to misinterpret and spread misinformation at every opportunity. Don't be fooled by them. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1470. Hi john, hope that you are well. I am struggling to see any logic in your statement whatsoever. Your thesis seems to be that because a launch was postponed in 2022 due to safety concerns then something that happened in the past, 1969-72, actually didn't. How exactly does that work? How does the future effect the past. You asked us to " just think about that"...the question is, have you? Take care.
    1
  1471. Where's your knowledge of light intensity and camera exposure settings? Take care.
    1
  1472. Any actual detail, reasoning and evidence to go with your personal incredulity?
    1
  1473.  @boardwalkbw7130  Constant speed/velocity will not have any effect on a human but acceleration, the rate of change of speed, will. It is acceleration that is linked to force not speed. This is pretty well understood and has been experimented on extensively and is normally known as Newton's Second Law of motion, Force = mass x acceleration. Take care.
    1
  1474. Hi coco, looks like the vast majority of parents disagree with you. Could it be that you are sticking your head down another rabbit hole?
    1
  1475.  @cocos8903  What offends me is ignorant and silly people spreading lies and misinformation on the internet about a very serious topic. You don't like being asked to produce evidence for your assertions, do you?
    1
  1476.  @tattoodtear9607  The stupidity of your comments are on par with your poor use of the English language.
    1
  1477.  @slackdee  Again, I love the way that you resort to stupid and silly comments when you are unable to produce any evidence. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1478. "There is no v 1 rus"...of course not sam...now be a good boy and put your tin foil hat back on. Take care.
    1
  1479.  @michaelstillman1171  They said that people who spread such lies about Kubrick were "malevolent cranks" who were spreading a "grotesque lie". Take care.
    1
  1480. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1481. After the Apollo 11 landing they went back to moon 6 more times with 5 more successful landings. Take care.
    1
  1482.  @MoonlightVKV  You seem to be quite afraid of reality. Take care.
    1
  1483. "The landing"..............?????????????
    1
  1484. Bremsstrahlung.
    1
  1485. Please give us proof?
    1
  1486. And of course you have a mountain of evidence to back up your incredulity.........
    1
  1487.  @dkdurham2607  Hi dkd, hope that you are well. Your comment that "would take about a one foot thick layer of lead for humans to pass through the van allen belt (sic)," is incorrect. These belts do provide a challenge for space exploration but far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    1
  1488.  @dkdurham2607  Hi again dkd, hope that you are well. Thank you for your reply. You wrote "that clears it up". I am glad that you have acknowledged that your original comment was incorrect. Most of our knowledge of these belts comes from satellite measurements and there are quite literally thousands of research papers on the topic. To learn more you may wish to read "Studying the Van Allen Belts 60 Years After America’s First Spacecraft" on the NASA website and the Wikipedia article titled "Van Allen radiation belt" is also a good place to start. Take care.
    1
  1489.  @dkdurham2607  Hi again dkd, hope that you are well. You wrote "I know much about the Van Allen belt" and also "never ask Wikipedia or a government agency ..(NASA).. for truth". Since the vast majority of our knowledge of the Van Allen radiation belts actually comes from NASA and its predecessors the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and the Army Ballistic Unit then I suggest that you have somewhat of a cognitive dissonance issue to sort out. Good luck with that. Take care.
    1
  1490.  @dkdurham2607  No DD, they are just glib statements that you throw out without thought, context or research! Furthermore you seem to be attributing statements to NASA to back up your misinterpretations while at the same time saying that NASA are not a source of truthful information! Furthermore again you are making claims about the Van Allen Belts that have been refuted by the words of Mr James Van Allen himself! Seriously, any bit of critical thinking going on there? Take care.
    1
  1491.  @dkdurham2607  Hi again DK, hope you are well. It is unfortunate that you did not have the time to actually watch the video that you linked for me otherwise you would have noted that what NASA engineer Kelly Smith actually said in relation to the Van Allen Belts was "Radiation like this could harm the guidance system, onboard computer or other electronics on Orion" and that the navigation and guidance engineers "must solve these challenges" before sending people through this region of space..The Orion spacecraft is not the Apollo spacecraft. The modern electronics and IC's used in Orion are much more sensitive to radiation damage and interference than the electronics used in the Apollo Program. Any failure in Orion's computer or guidance system could have catastrophic consequences for a crewed mission so testing is necessary. All this information is widely known and understood so it is regrettable that you did not come across it in your research. Take care.
    1
  1492.  @dkdurham2607  Hi again DK, thank you for your latest comment. I think that we have well established that I did watch the entire clip and that you simply wish to cherry pick phrases out of it without establishing the context that they are made in. You also seem to like directing people to videos that also cherry pick comments without explaining or attempting to understand the context in which they were made. I guess that is what makes you a conspiracy theorist. I prefer reality. Take care.
    1
  1493.  @dkdurham2607  Hi DK, good to hear from you, hope that you are well. Personal incredulity and inability to understand has never been considered as evidence for anything other than themselves. Take care.
    1
  1494. The Apollo landing flags oscillated when the astronauts moved them and stopped moving when the astronauts left them alone. Flags will oscillate easier on the moon than on Earth as there is no atmospheric resistance to dampen movement and remove energy from the system. Basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  1495.  @noahjbarr  Thank you for your reply. Absolutely noting that you have said comes even remotely close to being evidence. All you have done is make further unevidenced claims and even then you have not even been able to fully articulate them in any way. You have also made claims that are simply not factual and you seem to have very poor knowledge of and have done very poor research on the topic. (1) “shadows”. Here you haven’t even made a point! (2) “1 camera was taken to Apollo 11”…..This is non-factual. The camera equipment carried by Apollo 11 consisted of one 70-mm Hasselblad electric camera, two Hasselblad 70-mm lunar surface superwide-angle cameras, one Hasselblad EL data camera, two 16-mm Maurer data acquisition cameras, one 35-mm lunar surface closeup stereoscopic camera and the Westinghouse TV camera. (3) “Unedited NASA tape various investigation journalist received”. Another unevidenced claim. Please provide full details. (4) “Astronaut interviews being accused”……Do you mean astronauts being stalked by a known liar, fraud and convicted criminal? (5) “all records were deleted”…..You mean the records, footage, technical documents, plans, research papers, audio, thousands of photographs, etc that can be found all over the internet? (6) “billion dollar investment in the Apollo program”….much closer to $300 billion in todays money. Do better than throw out utter nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1496. So how many of the 2 dozen (or less) protesters that we see in the video clip are actually pro-vax?
    1
  1497. @Darren Harper Hi Darren, so how many of the protesters do you think are pro-vax?
    1
  1498. " it would be like putting a kitten in a microwave" The Van Allen Belts are regions of trapped particle radiation. They do not contain microwaves. The risk is minimal if you traverse them quickly. Research is good. Try it. Please read the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights"..Dr. James Van Allen.
    1
  1499.  @xphilli  Hi xphilli, hope that you are well. 5G leads to faster internet connections so that the conspiracy theory/reality deniers/bumbling idiots who hide behind their keyboards can spread their lies, misinformation and fear mongering at an even faster rate. Scares me more than the virus does to be honest. There, nailed it in well under 750! Take care.
    1
  1500.  @MrMandelsohn  Hi Mandelson, hope that you are well. "where are the excess deaths?" In 2020 the UK had the highest mortality figures since 1918 which was at the height of the Great Flu and during WW1. There were 604,707 recorded deaths in the UK in 2019 which jumped to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91K. Source ons.gov.uk. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1501.  @MrMandelsohn  Also you mention a 99.7% survival rate for Covid-19. That seems at variance with the facts as I know them. Would it be possible that you could provide your source for this figure. Thank you.
    1
  1502.  @MrMandelsohn  Hi again M and thank you for your comment. I appreciate that you have opinions and strongly held ones at that. However decisions in public health medicine must follow an evidence based approach and not the opinions, however strongly held, of any individual. You did mention "You also make a statement of what the evidence shows but provide no source" and I think that this was in relation to my mention that research from multiple sources and multiple countries,show that suicide rates have, thankfully, not risen as a result of lockdowns. Some people do find this counter intuitive but nevertheless this is what the research shown. I will attach a few reputable sources on this when I get time. Also, nothing that is said in comments could ever "touch a nerve" with me but I do have links with several hospitals and care homes in one way or another and I am well aware of the wonderful work that continued throughout this pandemic. Take care.
    1
  1503. (1) What has been the effect of covid-19 on suicide rates? British Medical Journal, BMJ 2021; (Published 29 March 2021) (2) Deaths from suicide that occurred in England and Wales between April and July 2020, ONS Report, Emyr John, Rabiya Nasir and Ben Windsor-Shellard, September 2021. (3) Suicide in England since the COVID-19 pandemic - early figures from real-time surveillance, Louis Appleby, Nav Kapur, Pauline Turnbull, Nicola Richards and the National Confidential Inquiry team. (4) What has been the effect of covid-19 on suicide rates?, Appleby (opinion piece but gives links to several other reports) British Medical Journal, March 2021. These, and dozens of other reports suggest that thankfully suicide and self-harm rates did not increase during the lockdowns. However, this outcome shouldn't be taken for granted as the rates in many developed countries are quite high as is and also I have read one report that puts forward the idea that some effect of lockdowns could take place in the following months. Take care.
    1
  1504. Come on. give us the evidence.
    1
  1505. No Mate, they are still "nuts".
    1
  1506.  @MegaKapo12  Hi MK,I assume that you mean Regeneron's "Antibody Cocktail". Evidence also suggests that Remdesivir is effective. It may be of interest to some on here that when President Trump was infected with Covid-19, his treatment included Remdesivir and the experimental Regeneron drug. Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine were nowhere in sight!
    1
  1507.  @greyaliien  Hi GA, thank you for your comment. Unfortunately it is not that simple. "there's a peer-reviewed study showing it works as a preventative". I assume that you are referring to "Efficacy and Safety of Ivermectin for Treatment and prophylaxis of COVID-19 Pandemic, by Elgazzar A, Eltaweel A, Youssef SA, et al. Research Square. 2020, which was actually withdrawn in July 2021 due to issues of fabrication of data, plagiarism and also, bizarrely, it turned out that it contained data from patients who had died before the trial had actually started. There are a few other studies that claimed to show some effectiveness for Ivermectin in treating Covid-19.which also have been shown to be based on flawed and possibly fabricated research and are not considered reliable in any way. These have been either withdrawn or are in the process of being withdrawn. Take care.
    1
  1508.  @greyaliien  Hi again GA, thank you for your latest comment. "Results in countless studies have given positive results"... Basically, there have been 20 or so papers published (or preprints) which claimed to show a positive effect of Ivermectin in Covid-19 treatment. Many are interlinked and depend on each other. I have read them all. Several have been proved beyond doubt to be fraudulent and have been withdrawn. Others will soon follow leaving little, if any, evidence left. I can go into much further detail on this if you wish? Just say the word. ...."with vaccines being rolled out without sufficient trials on efficacy and safety"...As far as I am aware, the various Covid-19 vaccines are among the most tested medications ever produced. The size of the phase 3 trials dwarf anything I have previously encountered. Modena 28,207, AZ 32,449, Pfizer 46, 307, Jansen 39,321. It is very hard to sustain an argument that they have not been tested. ....."you didn't address the fact that side effects are virtually zero"....This is correct, but the negative side effects of taking an umbrella on an airplane is virtually zero but it wont be much help if you have to bail out. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1509.  @jumpinjackflash726  Hi again JJF, hope that you are well. I have to admit that your level of debate and discussion was low but "BlahBlahBlah"...seriously...you are better that that. Take care.
    1
  1510.  @jumpinjackflash726  But JJF, isn't it an obvious fact that you have not been able to back up a single thing that you have said with the least bit of evidence or proof? Does Ivermectin help in the treatment of Covid-19, the research suggests that it does not and I have shown you several samples of this. Does the disease Covid-19 increase the risk of blood clots by up to 100 times, yes the research says that it does and I have presented you with the evidence. As for Kary Mullis, you were not even able to spell his name. Please don't start acting childish just because the evidence does not align with your opinions. Don't be a sheep, think for yourself. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1511. I am a less trusting person. Feel free to provide evidence of this assertion.
    1
  1512. Hi Slackdee. So much opinion. So little proof.
    1
  1513.  @connieowens2973  Hi Connie, hope that you are well. You should have a read of some of the comments above and do a little critical thinking on them. Some believe that he was injected with saline, others vitaminB-12, more say it was the Pfizer (which they incorrectly claim is ineffective), others say it was a fake or retractable needle and another suggests that it is CGI and that he wasn't injected at all. I conclude that conspiracy theorists love to make things up and that they all cling together for mutual support in echo chambers even when all their "theories" are clearly mutually exclusive. Take care..
    1
  1514. I think that people need to realise that the various vaccines are designed to prevent the disease Covid-19. They will not prevent other illnesses and diseases. People will still continue to get illnesses and diseases whether they have received a vaccine or not. Tens of millions have now received a vaccine worldwide and it is inevitable that many of them will develop illnesses in the weeks and months after. It is a very interesting but inconvenient fact for some that the death rate and rate of sudden acute events such as blood clots, embolisms ect, among the vaccinated population in most countries is actually lower that would be expected in normal conditions. Is this evidence that a vaccine actually reduces the risk of these events??
    1
  1515. ivermectin is a great drug for getting rid of worms in animals.
    1
  1516. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1517. Hi sz, hope that you are well. Can you please explain in detail why it is "impossible to leave the atmosphere"? Take care.
    1
  1518. China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. Take care.
    1
  1519.  @ValMartinIreland  Hi val, hope that you are well. Read what, you have provided no link? Take care.
    1
  1520. 12 humans and also Dr. James Van Allen himself disagree with you. Take care.
    1
  1521. Hi Kerrie. Yes there has been some research on using different brand vaccines for first and second doses and the early results look promising.
    1
  1522. The Van Allen Belts are quite easy to transverse provided you pass through them quickly and do not enter the denser parts of the Belts. These belts were discovered and named after Dr. James Van Allen. He wrote: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    1
  1523. " if there was no atmosphere they would have floated off If not tethered"...No mike, just no! It is gravity that will keep astronauts on the surface of a planet not the presence of an atmosphere. Take care.
    1
  1524.  @mikeg3335  You wrote "you are whacked out of your skull if you think it's a spinning that creates gravity"......I think that you are very confused as I never said such a thing! You then wrote "why does nasa use vacuum chambers with the atmosphere sucked out to do anti gravity training".....They don't!!! Here you seem to be amazingly confused. The atmosphere does not cause gravity! Gravity is a force associated with mass. The more massive an object is the greater its gravitational attraction will be. Gravity will still exist even if there is no atmosphere, such as is the case on the lunar surface. Take care and try to learn some Physics.
    1
  1525.  @mgh998  " it's not a spinning thing that creates gravity"....Of course it isn't, why are you directing this comment towards me!! .........A worse misconception is to think, as you seem to do, that it is an atmosphere that causes gravity!. See my comment to your other account below. Take care and learn some Physics.
    1
  1526. Provide the evidence.....
    1
  1527. Only idiots make claims and can not back them up with evidence. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  1528. @ Thank you for your reply. However your comment about Antarctica does not seem relevant to this comment thread and also does not seem to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  1529. @ Thank you for your reply. Using one unevidenced conspiracy theory to back up another unevidenced conspiracy theory really could not be described as proof of anything except gullibility. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  1530. @ Thank you for your comment. The landings took place during Lunar daytime. Radio telescope teams from the US, UK, Germany, Italy, Australia were tracking the Apollo flights not to mention those from the USSR. What exactly would lunar daytime have to do with this? Take care.
    1
  1531. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  1532. Now that almost 90% of the adult population of the UK have received at least one vaccine dose it is great to see the massive reduction in deaths, infections and hospitalisations. Public Heath England estimate that the vaccination program has prevented about 22 million infections, some 60,000 deaths and reduced hospital admissions enormously. This to me is cause for great celebration and joy.
    1
  1533.  @lindsaybeadle2559  "the German camera manufacturer said so"........Hasselblad cameras are Swedish and the Westinghouse and Maurer cameras were from the USA. Perhaps you should try another line of BS. Take care.
    1
  1534. I am genuinely sorry to hear that Amit and I hope that he recovers well. But this does not change the fact that the rate of blood clots, embolisms and other sudden acute events are no higher in people who have been vaccinated then would normally be experienced in that cohort. In fact in some countries the rate of these events are below what would normally be expected. Thank you.
    1
  1535. ​ @melgrant7404  Mel, thank you for your reply but please read my comment again. Millions of people unfortunately get blood clots every year. The data is showing that the rate of such events in the vaccinated population is actually slightly below what would be expected normally in an equivalent cohort when age, conditions and other factors are controlled for. In other words you can even conclude that vaccinated people have less chance of blood clots than people who didn't get the vaccine. Thank you.
    1
  1536. ​ @therealzilch  You are both correct and incorrect. Some of the Apollo astronauts on the later, longer missions, such as Gene Cernan, did report being able to see some of the brighter stars after spending some time in the shade of the Lunar Module and with his sun visor up. Take care.
    1
  1537. Hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1538. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1539. Well done david for admitting it.
    1
  1540.  @markwilding3828  Hi mark, thank you for your reply, hope that you are well. Amazing bicycle achievement. Is it one of the most documented events in human history with a huge amount of physical, documentary and independently provided evidence stretching over many decades and involving hundreds of thousands of people? Take care.
    1
  1541.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mark, not to worry, you see you have simply forgotten that you did ride your bike over the mountains a total of 5 more times and all your data from those trip are all fine. I strongly suspect that you rerecorded over your original tapes well over a decade on from your first trip when they were of little importance to you but all the data is safe. Unknown to you all of your video footage was recorded by TV companies all around the globe. Also you first trip was well observed and your route and communications well independently monitored by teams not only in the US but also in the UK, Italy, Germany and Australia as well of hundreds of armature ham radio enthusiasts. You also did incredibly well bringing back over 380 kg of rock and soil samples. Oh, and don't worry about your blueprints, they haven't been lost that's just a myth.. Your absolutely wonderful bike of course is obviously obsolete now and the technology to build it has been lost in the sense that the machinery, personal knowledge and tooling's no longer exist but I believe there is a new one that has just been tested that is now on the market. Take care and please do not talk to me in riddles. If you have something to say or want clarified simply just ask.
    1
  1542.  @markwilding3828  hi again mark. Again you are speaking in riddles. Incredulity and riddles is no substitute the mountains of evidence that shows the Apollo landings tool place. Avoid that as much as you want, your choice. Pointing out that there is a huge amount of evidence from a wide range of independent sources is not "argumentum ad populum" it is simply pointing out the evidence. I stick with proof, you stay with you incredulity, Also if you post a comment in a comments section you by definition invite comments. You seem far more interested in commenting on me rather than sticking to the topic, do you not have anything to back up you views? Take care.
    1
  1543.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mar, good to hear from you. More incredulity I see but no evidence to back up your views. No matter. Take care.
    1
  1544.  @markwilding3828  mark, if you have problem with the Van Allen Belts. While these belts do provide a challenge for space exploration it is far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    1
  1545.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mark. What you have written is more nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1546.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mar. You are confused. I don't do "ad hominem" and grammar is quite important. You seem quite determined to talk about anything except evidence to back up your views. Take care.
    1
  1547.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mark. You seem to have forgotten that you made the original comment (or argument from incredulity) o it is your responsibility to explain why you think that is the case. I look forward to your rational arguments. Take care.
    1
  1548.  @markwilding3828  Hi again mark. Thank you for your latest comment. You seem determined to go off on tangents. Anything but attempt to back up you incredulity with evidence I guess. Take care.
    1
  1549. "If they went to moon, why didn't they go second time".....Has to be a low grade troll, nobody could really be that clueless.
    1
  1550.  @rockethead7  Thank you for that detail. Take care.
    1
  1551. So were these verified and reliable stats from a trustworthy source or makey uppy & misinterpreted stats from a known conspiracy theorist and reality denier?
    1
  1552.  @slackdee  Sad that you have nothing intelligent to say.
    1
  1553. Or just maybe they don't want people who feed them false information and go around meeting people & putting them at risk while Covid-19 positive into their country.
    1
  1554.  @scepkomiroslav4474  So do you think that it is OK for a person to gave completely false information on a visa application and also to put many peoples health, welfare and rights at risk by making international trips and attending events and interviews while Covid-19 positive? Would a decent person do this?
    1
  1555.  @scepkomiroslav4474  Hi SM thank you for your reply, which to be honest, is totally unconnected to the point at hand. Straight question, what do you think of a person who when they know that they are Covid-19 positive fails to self-isolate, goes on international trips, meets many people including children without wearing a mask and did does not even have the courtesy to mention to any of them that he was Covid-19 positive? Would a decent honourable person do that? Take care, speak truth, don't spread virus.
    1
  1556.  @scepkomiroslav4474  It is a pity that the tennis player doesn't man-up and accept the consequences of the choices that he freely made.Take care.
    1
  1557.  @scepkomiroslav4474  But the truth is out!!! The player himself has admitted that he chose not to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. He has admitted that he travelled and met people while he was Covid-19 positive and never informed or warned anybody that he met that he had the virus! Are these the actions of a decent, honest, trustworthy person? Did he not put his own pursuits ahead of other peoples rights, health & freedoms? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1558.  @scepkomiroslav4474  Ah so now we have a little bit of conspiracy theory/reality denying going on! I thought the we would get there eventually! The truth is that the way he has behaved towards fellow human beings is reprehensible and totally discredits him as a human being, wouldn't you agree?
    1
  1559.  @scepkomiroslav4474  But did he speak the truth? Wouldn't a truthful person tell the people that he met that he was Covid-19 positive?
    1
  1560.  @bikeguyhd1035  Hi BG, hope that you are well. You wrote "The moon is its own light source". No that is incorrect, the moon reflects sunlight. We can see shadows in the lunar craters, the illuminated half of the moon always faces the Sun. The lunar spectrum has been well analysed, it is reflected sunlight. Take care.
    1
  1561.  @occhamite  In the reality deniers world emojis are a strong form of evidence.
    1
  1562.  @MrHealey01  Hi mrhealy, hope that you are well. Can I just ask for clarification on 2 points that you have made? (1) Are you suggesting that suicide rates (UK or globally) increased during the lockdowns? Because all the research that I have seen suggests, thankfully, that this is not the case. (2) That only 17.5k people died from the disease Covid-19 in the UK? Because I am aware of much misinformation being spread on this issue and I would like to present the facts. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1563.  @chrissilk4093  Hi chris, thanks for comment. I have no idea who you are but thanks for calling me the "biggest", its a nice complement. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1564.  I'm unity  Hi iu, hope that you are well. I believe in factual, evidence lead discussion. Is there a topic that you would like to talk about? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1565.  @chrissilk4093  Well Chris, you are very poor at punctuation. How is that for a fact?
    1
  1566.  @chrissilk4093  Chris, is there something that I can help you with? You initiated this discussion but only seem capable of making inane comments and displaying your poor punctuation. So is there a topic that you wish to discuss or not? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1567. @Question man Hi QM, thank you for your comment. You said "the most dangerous virus in the world ever". Who, other than yourself has ever said this? I have not heard one person or source (other than you) describe the SARS-Cov-2 virus as such."How arent we all dead like the news said". What news outlet has ever suggested, or come remotely close to suggesting, that everyone will or should, die from Covid-19? You seem to be setting up a false narrative in order to argue against it. This is a form of a fallacy usually known as the Strawman Argument. Take care & stay safe & speak true.
    1
  1568. Ye, lets hide the facts. That is always a good idea!
    1
  1569. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1570.  @JamesSmith-qs4hx  Incorrect again John. Conspiracy theorists are people who make wild allegations but never provide any proof or evidence. Kind of like what you have done twice. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1571. You never gave any evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  1572. I am sure that you have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just run or deflect like all the others. Take care.
    1
  1573. You do realise that the Apollo missions took a decade in planning, many test flights both crewed and un-crewed, three missions that went to the Moon but did not land, had many mishaps including several deaths, multiple launch aborts and on several occasions astronauts were fortunate to escape with their lives. Actually on reflection you probably do not realise this at all and that's why you made the above ridiculous comment. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  1574. Hi Alex, sorry either your (non existent) figures or your maths are wrong. Last year 2020 the UK had the highest mortality figures since 1918 which was at the height of the Great Flu and during WW1. There were 604,707 recorded deaths in the UK in 2019 which jumped to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91K. (ons.gov.uk) This is a rise of just over 15%. Please do a bit of a fact check before posting.Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1575.  @cloudbasenirvana  Its just a lie, simple and pure.
    1
  1576.  @chefapocalypto8807  Yes, if the real figures don't support your point then it is always acceptable to "change" them to some that do. Also, total deaths UK in 2018 were 616,014 then they DROPED to 604,707 in 2019 before a huge rise to 695,812 in 2020, so your mythical 10% rise seems to be missing for some reason. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1577.  @macraghnaill3553  How does any of what you said impact on the fact that deaths in the UK spiked by over 91k in 2020?
    1
  1578.  @ericshaun6078  Hi Eric, thank you for your comments. I am genuinely sorry that you are upset and triggered by exposure to the fact that deaths in the UK spiked by 91k in 2020. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1579.  @macraghnaill3553  Hi Mac R, At a glance I believe that the figures that you quote are correct (I will check later) but an increase in mortality of 67,000 shouldn't be dismissed so easily. The figures that I have quoted earlier are for the UK as a whole and they clearly show a major spike in mortality for 2020. An increase in mortality of 15% clearly indicates an exceptional set of circumstances. The only similar spikes in UK mortality since 1900 occurred in 1951, 1941, 1929 and 1918. These spikes correspond to major flu outbreaks (1951, 1929, 1918) and world wars (1918, 1941).For a nice graphical view of UK morality google "Number of deaths in the United Kingdom from 1887 to 2020" and find it on the Statista website. I find it almost incomprehensible that some people can not grasp the fact that we have a nasty pathogen in circulation that is causing bad health and killing a number of people. The world has experienced pandemics before and will do so again. It is good that you deal in facts and produce evidence.. Take care.
    1
  1580. It is sad to see so many unvaccinated dying of Covid-19 in the UK.
    1
  1581.  Mobbdeepak McMacaveli Shakoor  Oh but it is, I see it myself. The 2 biggest nutters in my town both now down with Covid, one in hospital very serious. Last month the 2 that were always on street corners shouting about that almost everyone survived covid both died of the virus themselves leaving kids behind after them.
    1
  1582.  @QANews  Also, you do realise, don't you that the Yellow Card Scheme and VAERS are not list of confirmed adverse reactions to vaccines. And it is not put up by "they" whoever "they" are! It is just suspicions that members of the public can submit without any proof or verification of any sort so that the public health bodies in the various countries can do more research into any suggestions. In the vast, vast majority of cases there is no link to any vaccine of any sort. Take care.
    1
  1583.  Mobbdeepak McMacaveli Shakoor  I draw you attention to the Public Health England website and the recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. Really sad to see so many unvaccinated deaths. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1584.  @rooxynala841  There are hundreds of hours of footage from the lunar surface and thousands of photographs. Take care.
    1
  1585. Perhaps it is because what you are suggesting is patiently and obviously untrue. The deaths were not from other causes, the underlying cause of these deaths i.e.-the disease which initiated the train of morbid event leading directly to death,, was the disease Covid-19 caused by infection with the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Just because a person may have an underlying condition which made them more susceptible to death from Covid-19 doesn't mean that Covid-19 wasn't the underlying cause of death. This is really quite easy to understand. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1586.  @therealzilch  Is it not the Electromagnetic Force that keeps a gas in a "solid" container anyway and also it is this force that gives a container (which is composed of atoms which themselves are mainly empty space) the illusion of solidness.
    1
  1587.  @therealzilch  Yes, I will agree with that. My main point is that it takes a force to contain a gas and it both the Electromagnetic or the Gravitational force can do this job. It would also be interesting to hear the original poster attempt to explain the pressure gradient in our atmosphere. Take care.
    1
  1588. If "The Earth is flat" then where do you think that the Sun goes at night?
    1
  1589.  @TheMastersHarvest  Thank you for your reply. (1) You haven't answered my question which was "If The Earth is flat then where do you think that the Sun goes at night?" If the Sun is "above us" as you now state then it should be visible from all parts of a "flat earth". (2) You now state "The sun travels on a continuous circuit above us" but if that is the case then observers in different parts of the Earth would observe different parts of the Sun (viewing with the correct solar telescopes and filters of course) but this is not what is seen. (3) You state "The sun travels on a continuous circuit above us". This would result in large changes in the angular size of the Sun when viewed by an observer but the angular size of the Sun remains pretty constant for all observers. Is it possible that you have got something wrong? Take care.
    1
  1590.  @TheMastersHarvest  Again you have completely avoided my question. If the "earth is flat" then where does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    1
  1591.  @TheMastersHarvest  Nope, you never even attempted to answer my question, you just kept making further unsubstantiated claims. Does it bother you in the slightest that everything you have claimed is debunked by observable reality? Take care.
    1
  1592.  @The_CrackedPot_Christian  Yes Aldrin was quite disappointed when the Apollo Program ended in 1972 and always advocated mans return to the moon. Take care.
    1
  1593. Hi paul, hope that you are well. You indicated that you consider that man has "never been" to the moon but you did not provide any evidence to back up your claim. Would you care to elaborate? Take care.
    1
  1594.  @Daniel15391  Hi Noah, thank you for your comment. You seem to be quoiting words and phrases from a version of the christian bible. While the bible is a most interesting and inspiring work of literature it is not meant to be and should not be taken as a scientific text in any way. No major religion that I am aware of interpreters anything written in the bible to conclude that the Earth is "flat" or "stationary. Certainly the Catholic Church does not take such a literal interpretation of such bible verses and acknowledges the standard models of the Heliocentric Solar System and of the Universe. Take care.
    1
  1595.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah, thank you for your reply. Science is often described as the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the development of theories against which the evidence obtained can be tested. Science neither attempts to "discredit" nor validate any religious belief system. Science and scientists did not "invented" the heliocentric system. This was developed as a result of experiment, observation, measurement and conclusion. The heliocentric model is testable, explains all known findings and can make predictions that are verifiable. There is no "flat earth" model that can do the same. All our observations show us that our planet is spherical. You quote from the bible yet all the major religions that hold this text sacred also accept the heliocentric model. Take care.
    1
  1596.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah, thank you for your latest comment. You are of course free to have any opinion that you desire. And neither should you be ashamed if what you believe in has no evidence to back it up. The possible difference between us is that I require evidence to support my views. Science requires evidence and proof, religion it seems does not. That is what worries me about religion, anything is permissible if a religious person claims that his religion says it is.There is no one religion, they all seem to have different creation stories and different beliefs. Are they all right? There is just one heliocentric model. Take care.
    1
  1597.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah, hope that you are well. You wrote "You will believe a "Model" that can be manipulated to fit any scenario" Absolutely not, those are your words not mine, please do not seek to put them into my mouth. Science works through observation, experimentation, and the development of theories and models against which the evidence obtained can be tested. A scientific model is a description of all the known facts and is only useful while it explains all known findings and can make predictions that are verifiable. Models fit the evidence, not the other way around. Of course there were maps and beliefs in the past but over the centuries our methods, instruments and technology have developed enormously. Should I throw away my telescope and with it the knowledge that I have gained by using it? You wrote "Faith, which is "the confident assurance that something we want will happen".". But confidence based on what exactly? Clearly not evidence or proof. And just because we "want" something to so be does not in any way make it real. Take care.
    1
  1598.  @Daniel15391  You wrote " I can certainly say your comment that "I seek to put something in your mouth" was definitely strange.". I did not say that. I wrote "those are your words not mine, please do not seek to put them into my mouth" Does your religion not instruct you to tell the truth. Goodbye.
    1
  1599.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, hope that you are well. From my understanding and experience of double slit interference experiments, they tell us more about the nature of light (electromagnetic radiation) and particles such as electrons rather than about atoms. Take care.
    1
  1600.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, hope that you are well. There are numerous opportunities in the footage of the various Apollo missions where a measurement of the acceleration due to gravity on the lunar surface can be made. These include (1) The Apollo 14 swinging pendulum. (2) Oscillating bag on Apollo 16. (3) Hammer, feather drop by Commander David Scott , Apollo 15. (4) Astronauts jumping. There are many more, they permeate throughout the footage.All return values of around 1.6 m/s^2 which is to be expected for the lunar surface. The value of acceleration due to gravity on the Earth's surface is around 9.81 m/s^2. Take care.
    1
  1601.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, thank you for your reply. You wrote "Same thing", no electrons, atoms, electromagnetic radiation are not all the same. You wrote "Electrons orbit around the atom", no, my understanding is that electrons are a constituent part of the atom and rather than orbit the nucleus they exist more as a constructive interference standing wave pattern. The various double slit interference experiments tell us that particles such as electrons can exabit both the characteristics of both particles and waves. These are my "thoughts on electrons" in these experiments. Take care.
    1
  1602.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, I have given you my thoughts, Take care.
    1
  1603.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah. I often notice that when reality deniers are questioned and unable to back up what they claim then the personal insults begin. You have not disappointed on this front. Take care.
    1
  1604.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah, hope you are well. You now seem to have paused your attempts at personal insults and now simply repeating your earlier comments. I totally accept that the bible is a wonderful work of literature but it is not a source of scientific information. I prefer to deal in observable reality and ideas that can be proven with evidence.and you, as you have mentioned accept things on "faith". Take care.
    1
  1605.  @Daniel15391  Hi again noah, thank you for your latest comment. If you are seeking for scientific research I suggest that the comments section under YouTube videos is not the best place to look. I am not aware of any research that suggests the Earth is flat. Take care.
    1
  1606.  @Daniel15391  Hi noah, thank you for your latest comments. I see that you are reverting to type again and name calling. If you do ever come across that flat earth research just let me know the title,, author, journal name and publication date. If you simple mean a YouTube video of someone either misunderstanding, misrepresenting or simply denying science than I will give it as miss. Take care.
    1
  1607.  @aceventura5398  You will give me a second chance!?! Take care ace.
    1
  1608.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, thank you for your latest comment. Take care.
    1
  1609.  @aceventura5398  Hi again ace, hope you are well. Thank you for your latest comment. You seem troubled that I do not agree with you over something. I hope that you can work it out. Take care.
    1
  1610.  @aceventura5398  Hi again ace, hope that you are well. You do seem to be unsettled in some way however. It is unfortunate that I am not giving you the answer that you wish but you will just have to live with that. Take care.
    1
  1611.  @aceventura5398  Hi again ace, hope that you continue to be well. I am glad that you think that you are ok . Take care.
    1
  1612.  @aceventura5398  Hi ace, hope that you are well. Thank you for your comments. Take care.
    1
  1613.  @aceventura5398  Hi again ace. Something clearly is upsetting you, I genuinely hope that you work it out. Take care.
    1
  1614.  @Revelation18-4  Hi I, hope that you are well. Thank you for your comment. You wrote "there are 4 corners to the earth".....can you please tell me where these 4 corners are so that I may go to view them. Take care.
    1
  1615.  @Revelation18-4  Hi again I, thank you for your latest comment. So you consider that people who interpret the Bible literally should "Grow up".......interesting revelation there! Take care.
    1
  1616.  @ilmys1925  Hi GK. Determining the fatality rate of Covid-19 for any country is an easy calculation and is the number of deaths divided by the number of confirmed cases expressed as a percentage. The mortality rate varies from country. The figures for the UK show 7,089,051 cases and 133,808 deaths giving a mortality percentage of 1.9& which is far greater than the uncited figure of 0.02% suggested by the original poster. The figures for the UK and most other countries in the world are available on the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, Coronavirus Resource Center website as well as figures for deaths per 100,000 of population which may be a better measure for which to compare different countries. Take care.
    1
  1617. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  1618. Hi C, I think that the relatives of the 130k that died from Covid-19 in the UK, the millions that have caught the disease and the 2 million or so that are suffering the effects of long Covid may well suspect something. Your idea of "stop testing" to hide the facts is not a good one.
    1
  1619.  @jmbbk4737  (1) You wrote "a ball spinning at at a thousand mph". Nothing "spins" in mph as these are the units of Linear Velocity. Angular Velocity and Tangential linear velocity are Not the same thing! The correct angular velocity of the Earth's rotation is 0.000073 radians/second. (2) Take care." if it were 93 million the rays would be straight down".....How exactly can parallel rays of light strike all points of a sphere at the same angle? You really did not think that through. Take care.
    1
  1620.  @jmbbk4737  (3) "Is it so hard to believe that they can pull off such a lie as the shape of the earth"...Who are this "they" that you refer to? The shape of the Earth has been known for tens of centuries and has been verified and accepted by every nation and peoples on this planed. "they" is everybody. Take care.
    1
  1621.  @jmbbk4737  (4) You wrote "The sun simply goes away and comes around the next morning". Unfortunately what you suggest here is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    1
  1622.  @jmbbk4737  Thank you for your reply. You wrote: "The sun rotates around the flat disc world". Unfortunately what you suggest here is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    1
  1623.  @christconsciousness_7779  No, the figures refer to admissions to ICU because of the disease Covid-19. Please speak truth. Take care.
    1
  1624.  @davidrenton  I have not made and "argument", I have stated facts.
    1
  1625.  @davidrenton  Hi again David, thank you for your continued comments. I can assure you that as a Physicist, I am well aware of the correct shape of the Earth, but thank you anyway for your guidance. The problem is that too many conspiracy theorists/reality deniers are getting their medical advice from apes, and by this I do not mean from a simian. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1626.  @davidrenton  David, please read the following very carefully and slowly.......we do not disagree on the shape of the Earth. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1627.  @davidrenton  Take care David, & stay safe.
    1
  1628.  @cristianrusu89  Air is a gas which is compressible. How exactly does exerting a force on a compressible gas manifest itself into a force on another object. Seriously do a bit of study on basic Physics (and rockets) before posting. Take care.
    1
  1629. Provide the evidence to back up your puerile claim.
    1
  1630. Hi dg, thank you for your reply. I do not seek to discredit anybody only to point out facts. Dr Campbell is a Nurse and has a PhD in education from the University of Bolton but he is not a medical doctor or a scientist and to be fair, he has never claimed to be these things. It is regrettable that he has suggested in some of his videos that the drug Ivermectin has some benefits in the prevention and treatment of Covid-19 without ever examining the bulk of the evidence that suggests that this drug has no effect or even mentioning the fact that several research papers promoting the use of Ivermectin have been proved to be fraudulent and riddled with errors & ethical issues and have been withdrawn. He has rightly been called to task by real scientists for his treatment of this issue who have pointed out that he is confusing causation and correlation. Dr Campbell does however have a good presenting style. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1631.  @sugadagud3093  Hi sd, it is disappointing to see that you are so triggered by my factual opinions and have to resort to (attempting) bad language. There is a lot to be said about the advice given by Dr. Campbell and I genuinely have the highest regard for Nurses and nurse educators, however I give higher regard to the opinions of medical doctors and scientists. As for Ivermectin, I have read most (if not all) the studies and while it showed effectiveness against the SARS-Cov-2 virus in vitro (as many chemicals will) and in silico the clinical trials have shown no real effectiveness. The only major clinical study that seemed to show a significant benefit, Elgazzar et al, has been withdrawn after major ethical issues emerged which included the majority of the patients who were listed as dying from Covid-19 in the study actually passing away before the study had even started and at least 79 of the records being obvious clones of other records. The studies by Niaee et al, Carvallo et al, as well as several meta studies have also been withdrawn. Forgive me if I am wrong but I do not recall Dr. Campbell mentioning this in his videos. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1632.  @sugadagud3093  Hi again sd, all is good. Yes, it is very clear that vaccines on their own will not end this pandemic and the WHO have stated this months ago. They have prevented a lot of serious illness and deaths though. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1633.  @michaelstillman1171  John Landy...and no, I didn't have to use Google. Take care.
    1
  1634.  @michaelstillman1171  Thank you for your polite reply. No I am not a runner! I just know stuff. Take care.
    1
  1635. Nope, the Apollo Program ended when the US Congress slashed the NASA budget in 1972. All the major aims of Apollo had been achieved, the cost was enormous and there was no point in repeating the same thing over and over again at such huge expense. Take care.
    1
  1636.  @CGplay186  I wonder why?......Welcome back to reality!😁😁
    1
  1637. Why are you spouting nonsense?...that is not what he said.
    1
  1638. In the world of the moon landing denier do emojis count as a form of evidence?
    1
  1639. And your evidence is?
    1
  1640. "the Van Halen belt situation"..................are you having the little joke?????
    1
  1641.  @fraukeschmidt8364  Hi Frauke, thank you for your comment. You have thrown a lot of ideas out there and not wanting to appear rude but you have included a good few conditional words in your comment ("Maybe", "possibility"). Perhaps if you could do the research yourself on your hypotheses and get back to me then I may be able to give you my opinion. Also, why would you think that it is not possible for scientists, statisticians and medical professionals to estimate the number of deaths, infections and hospitalisations saved by vaccination. According to the latest PHE, Vaccine Surveillance Report "The latest estimates suggest that 105,900 deaths and 24,088,000 infections have been prevented as a result of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, up to 20 August. The results were produced using the real-time pandemic surveillance model from PHE and Cambridge University’s MRC Biostatistics Unit, looking at the direct and indirect impact of the COVID-19 vaccination programme on infections and mortality. The total was calculated by comparing the estimated impact of vaccination on infection and mortality against a worst-case scenario where no vaccines and no additional non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) were in place to reduce infections and mortality." The figures were not plucked out of thin air. Take care.
    1
  1642. "there’s no way that a camera can capture any stars while capturing a planet at the same time"......Starlight is very dim and will not register on correctly exposed photographs taken on a bright surface. This is basic photographic knowledge. Take care.
    1
  1643. "lost a whole bunch of technology". The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced and much of the infrastructure and technology was either dismantled or repurposed for other uses such as the Space Shuttle and Skylab. The personal knowledge base retired and passed on. If that is what you mean by "lost the technology" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  1644. "like me, are professional liars"...Good of you to admit it. Take care.
    1
  1645.  @Timepiece80  Translation: You have absolutely zero evidence to back up your claim so you will attempt to deflect. Take care.
    1
  1646.  @Timepiece80  "video ....that Bart Sibrel showed is the evidence". But I totally agree with you. The video that sibrel showed clearly could not be filmed from Low Earth Orbit as there the necessary relative motion between Earth and camera clearly is not there. Compare that footage with any satellite footage such as from the ISS. sibrels deception/misunderstandings have been exposed and debunked decades ago. Take care.
    1
  1647.  @Timepiece80  So now you are trying to put them in a geostationary orbit which is at 36,0000km when sibrel himself claimed that they were in Low Earth Orbit. If you are trying to support sibrel then at least try to keep with his story!! sibrel has never produced even a shred of evidence to back up his absurd claims and has been debunked so many times that he is a joke. Take care.
    1
  1648. Try learning basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  1649. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1650. Yes, all objects with mass have gravity.
    1
  1651.  @frankfleming1103  The acceleration due to gravity exhibited in Apollo footage has been shown to be 1.6 m/s2 exactly what it should be on the lunar surface. Take care.
    1
  1652. It is so ironic that both your name and the content of your posts are exactly the same!
    1
  1653. "Check Sweden's data". I have. It shows that overall deaths from Covid-19 in Sweden are 1477 per million of population which is well ahead of the comparable countries that surround it, Denmark (516), Finland (257) and Norway (212). I have also noted the high rate of deaths among the elderly in Sweden which is significantly higher than its Nordic Neighbours. Elderly Covid-19 deaths in Sweden per capita were over double those of Denmark and 8 times those of Finland. Also despite no lockdowns the Swedish economy faired no better than its neighbours. Take care.
    1
  1654. Hi Juan, hope that you are well. It is unfortunate that you weren't able to the most basic research before posting, otherwise you wouldn't have made so many errors. (1) The Lunar Rover (not "buggy") was powered by two 36 volt silver-zinc potassium hydroxide non-rechargeable batteries developed by Eagle-Picher. (2) " the extreme temperature". All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperatures were far from "extreme". For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). (3) "0 gravity". The moon does not have zero gravity! The acceleration due to gravity on the lunar surface is 1.6 m/s2 which is about one sixth that of the Earth's surface. Take care.
    1
  1655. You didn't provide any evidence for your claim and those who make claims such as yours never do. Take care.
    1
  1656.  T C  Pandemic: A disease prevalent over a whole country or the world. Etymology: Pan: Greek for "all", demos: Greek for "people". Yep, virtually every country in the world apart from a few south sea islands (and North Korea) have reported instances of this disease Covid-19, which pretty much fits the definition of a pandemic. Thanks for you comment all the same. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1657.  T C  Hi again TC, thank you for you for your latest comment even if you are now making up new definitions of what a pandemic is and making assumptions about population trends which are not correct. You should also appreciate that it is not your call on what is a pandemic or not as we have plenty of people who are experience, qualified and expert in this area that can do this. You also might have a look at the article "The Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Global Population Ageing" by Harper in The Journal of Population Ageing, May 2021 which may give you a more nuanced insight into population trends during the current pandemic. Also, thank you for calling me "darling" it was much appreciated, however, you are not my type as I am only attracted to intelligent people. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1658.  T C  Hi again TC and thank you for your latest comment. It seems like you now wish to change the subject from your earlier incorrect comments about population trends during the pandemic. This is regrettable but I do notice that this is a common issue among those who can not engage logically and intelligently on a topic. In reality you should never take offence and try to hide or deflect when you have been shown to be wrong. Take it as a learning experience and move on. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1659.  T C  Clearly you have run out of even the slightest semblance of an argument and are now resorting to total stupidity. It is now clear that you know that you are totally wrong and have nothing left to say. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1660.  T C  "The Harper journal of population"..........Seriously......There is no such publication!......Now you are demonstrating that not only have you no interest in the facts but also that you can not even read!!!
    1
  1661.  T C  Again thank you for your latest comment but seriously, even allowing for the fact that English isn't your first language, your comments are making less and less sense. You know "All the facts".......yet you haven't shared a single one with us other than the fact that you know little to nothing of what you are talking about. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1662.  T C  Hi again TC, thank you again for your reply. Throughout your comments you repeatedly show a very limited knowledge of what I consider to be rudimentary science. Here again you continue this trend. If you think that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapy" then you should immediately do a refresher course in basic cellular biology. I am quite happy to help you with any scientific misconceptions that you have but you will have to be willing and open to learning. I have politely directed you to reputable research but you didn't even seem to be able to read the title of the publication that I mentioned.
    1
  1663.  T C  Now if you can briefly outline why you associated the mRNA vaccines with gene therapy then I may be able to help you with your scientific misconceptions.
    1
  1664. But you will have to stop acting like a child and try to learn. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1665.  T C  "Im not stupid", I never said that you were. But you do not have much scientific knowledge, that is just a fact. You also keep changing the subject. I am again offering to help you understand a little science.. Explain to me why you think that mRNA vaccines are something to do with gene therapy and I will do my best to explain the science to you. It was you that asked me what I knew about gene therapy after all.
    1
  1666.  T C  I think that it is obvious to both of us that this was copied from some web site but that said, yes, it looks pretty much correct and a decent enough summary of some of the mechanisms of one type gene therapy. However you have not asked any question and none of this has anything to do with any of the messenger RNA Covid-19 vaccines. You do understand, don't you, that simply cutting and pasting something that you do not understand really achieves nothing? Do you wish me to explain further where you are in error?
    1
  1667.  T C  But what are you "right" about? You actually haven't said anything! You asked me about mRNA vaccines and I am quite prepared to discuss them with you but you clearly have so little knowledge about them that you are quite literally unable to even phrase a question on the topic. You throw out phrases like "gene therapy", "PCR test rates" and "pandemic" without having the slightest idea of what these terms mean. Then you get triggered when your bluff is called by someone who knows much more than you on these topics. The only really intelligent thing that you have done is to cut & paste from the Harvard University website. This is a reliable and trustworthy source of information so I suggest that you keep using it. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1668.  T C  Yes, it seems that way. Empty minds are often the most closed.
    1
  1669. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1670. That would be because Distance and Resolution are not the same thing. Take care.
    1
  1671.  @HarryBoSweets  Yes Harry. I am aware, thanks.
    1
  1672. Stanley Kubrick never said any such thing but the actor Tom Mayk sure said that in the 2015 mockumentary film Shooting Stanley Kubrick. Have we another who hasn't done their research?
    1
  1673. So provide the credible and reliable evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    1
  1674.  @7.3powerstrokin  ?
    1
  1675. Good news, further proof that the vaccines are effective in reducing serious illness. I was especially heartened to see that hospital admission is 73% less likely for the vaccinated.
    1
  1676. @Decimus Septimus Tutelus Hi DST, absolutely. The overwhelming evidence from multiple sources around the globe show that the vaccines are reducing deaths, serious illness and hospitalisations. Is it really that difficult to understand that vaccines actually work and that the hundreds of thousands of top scientist, medical experts and clinicians that worked hard to produce them actually got it right?
    1
  1677.  @AlexanderSonnet  Thank you for your "comment". It appears that Orwell may well have been correct when he predicted the reductionism of language and its meaning in those most under state control.
    1
  1678. @Decimus Septimus Tutelus Yes that is correct, in the UK Covid-19 deaths are rising gradually. The 7 day average is about 100 deaths per day and the 7 day average for case numbers is about 33.5k. The last time that the 7 day average was over 33k was in early Jan 2021 when the rolling 7 day average for deaths was over 1000. Vaccines are not perfect but they have totally altered the link between illness and deaths.
    1
  1679.  @davefordham14  Hi Dave, if you are addressing your comment to me then I can assure you that I received an mRNA vaccine and the mRNA strands degrade quite quickly and are long gone from my system leaving behind plenty of nice protein which will help my system to trigger an immune response. Also mRNA vaccines are not as new as some people think, the technology has been around for a while.and human trials on mRNA vaccines have been taking place since 2011. If there was a serious problem with the technology it would have emerged long before now. Take care.
    1
  1680.  @davefordham14  Hi again Dave, so can I take it for granted that you do know what the VAERS is, what its function is, how it operates and that in no way does any review of information on that system indicate that 130,000 people or even 13,000 people died as a result of vaccination. You have read the information on the VAERS website, haven't you? Take care.
    1
  1681.  @klausscwanglabel9954  Hi klaus, thank you for your comment. It is regrettable that you weren't able to comment on the content of my post. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1682.  @davefordham14  Correct decision Dave. You are as well off not to debate me on this. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1683. @Wukong robotics Hi wr, thank you for your comment. I honestly will have to do a lot of thinking about your question, it is perhaps more complex then you may have intended. "30% of covid cases no matter the severity develop long covid", are you sure that this is correct, I am surprised that it would be that high. I have read some research in the last few days that suggests that long Covid in children may not be as prevalent as once feared. I will get back to you later. Take care.
    1
  1684.  @patburnsy8  Hi Pat, if your comments are directed towards me I would genuinely appreciate it if you could come up with a better quality of insult instead of that old trite material. take care.
    1
  1685. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  1686. 4 years later...still not a shred of evidence. Take care.
    1
  1687. Hi Lorraine, hope that you are well. You are not just spreading misinformation, you have gone a stage further. You are making it up on the spot!
    1
  1688. I just discovered that your knowledge and understanding is fake. Take care.
    1
  1689. @Melman Are you serious suggesting that we should take the advice of heath and science professionals who have spent years learning and researching their specialities and that we should follow the bulk of the peer reviewed research and evidence and not follow what we read from unqualified and inexperienced people on social media???
    1
  1690. HI SW, I am genuinely curious. What exactly do you mean by the term "research"? Thanks, and take care.
    1
  1691.  @thesalmonofknowledge9463  Hi S, hope that you are well. Re Malone, does he have "misgivings" or does he have evidence? Take care.
    1
  1692.  @samantha9313  Is it common in your society to answer one question with another? Take care.
    1
  1693.  @slackdee  Hi sd, I see you are consistent as ever by never contributing anything to the debate! Take care.
    1
  1694.  @andylaauk  Hi andy, please remind me again where I made any comment about any "government". Take care.
    1
  1695.  @andylaauk  Hi again. Vaccination considerably reduces the risk of an individual ending up in hospital or dying from Covid-19. Whoever has told you otherwise has mislead you. Take care.
    1
  1696.  @captainmycaptain4195  That's is where we differ. I look at the evidence, not peoples opinions. Take care.
    1
  1697.  @captainmycaptain4195  And thank you for being one of the politest reality deniers that I have met. Take care and stay good.
    1
  1698. Hi, you wrote " - 128 degree in the shade on the moon and over 300 degrees in the sun" (1) What units are you stating? F, C, K? Without units your numbers are meaningless. (2) It is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). It helps to do some research. Take care.
    1
  1699.  @laurie3607  No Laurie, it is never more dangerous to have a high level of protection against developing a disease than actually catching the disease. Yes, asymptomatic transfer is possible (the degree to which the delta variant is transmittable by fully vaccinated individuals is still being researched) and that is why even fully vaccinated people need to still take basic precautions. The Covid-19 vaccination program has saved tens of thousands of lives in the UK and millions worldwide.
    1
  1700.  @laurie3607  Hi again Laurie, thank you for your comment. (1) Yes, the extent of transmissions of the Delta variant is "STILL BEING RESEARCHED", in fact all aspects of Covid-19 and the virus that causes it is under constant research worldwide and most likely will continue to be researched extensively. for several years to come. (2) The various vaccines on the market have been fully tested and found to be safe & effective. (3) Over 4200 million vaccine doses have administrated world wide and the research from multiple sources and multiple countries show that the risk of a serious adverse effect is incredible low, this should be balanced with the risk of serious long term health effects for many that catch the disease. We all know that there are conspiracy theory scaremongers out there who seek to fool and misinform people but can never seem to back up their deceptions with facts when challenged.
    1
  1701.  @laurie3607  Hi again L, thank you for your comment. If you are really worried about your "personal data and location" being known then you should stop using the internet and do not carry a mobile phone! What do you men by "its ..all an act"? and who are the "they" you refer to? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1702.  @strawberryfieldsforever3308  Hi SFF. I get my information from a variety of sources, publications and countries. The facts that I use I usually get from medical reports or scientific publications. What specifically in my above comments do you have issue with and where exactly do you get your information from? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1703.  @strawberryfieldsforever3308  I notice that yo have totally avoided my question. I get my information from a variety of sources, mainly scientific reports and publications. What specifically in my comments do you not consider to be correct?
    1
  1704.  @strawberryfieldsforever3308  Hi SFF. I can discuss general science, biology, chemistry and Physics with you but unfortunately I don't do paranoia, sorry..Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1705.  @strawberryfieldsforever3308  Hi again SFF. I asked you politely "what specifically in my comments do not consider to be correct?" All I get is gibberish, paranoia and confused sentences in return. Comment to me if you want a serious, adult, fact based discussion. Otherwise, I am not interested. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1706.  @strawberryfieldsforever3308  Hi again SFF, judging by your comments the only thing that has disappeared is your grip on reality. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1707. Yes, you providing any evidence definitely "Never happened".
    1
  1708.  @pipkins1972  Hi Adam, you said "The death rate does not add up to a pandemic". If you look at the figures then I feel that it most certainly does. In the UK in 2018, 616,014 people died, in 2019, 604,707 people died and then in 2020 there was a big jump of over 91k deaths and 695,812 people died. This is a year on year increase of just over 15% which is quite significant and in the last 100 years such a spike in UK mortality has previously only been observed in times of war or pandemic eg: 1918 (ww1 & great flu), 1929 (flu), 1940 (ww2), 1951 (flu). All this is very clear to see on a graph. Google "Number of deaths in the United Kingdom from 1887 to 2020" and find an excellent graph on the Statista website which illustrates this very well. Take care.
    1
  1709. Hi SS. The age standardised mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in the UK in 2020 was 1043.5 as you correctly stated and also this rate has been much higher in the past. However the rate for 2019 was just 925. This shows a significant year on year increase in mortality (of some 13% ) which is quite rare and which is entirely consistent with a pandemic. Take care.
    1
  1710. @Broken Drum Machine Hi BDM. You wrote that "Suicides also went up by 500%". There have been numerous studies into the effect of the pandemic and lockdowns on suicide rates both internationally and in the UK. These studies are showing that thankfully suicide rates did not increase during the pandemic. I quote from the Samaritans website."Fortunately, provisional suicide rates for 2020 in England has found no evidence that national suicide rates increased. And evidence from the National Confidential Inquiry (NCISH) and the University of Manchester suggests suicide rates during the first national lockdown in England have not been impacted in the way that many of us were concerned about". Can you please tell us where your figure of 500% comes from? Take care.
    1
  1711.  @pipkins1972  Hi Adam, thank you for comment. You said "2020 placed 15th when looking at the last 31 years for deaths as a percentage of the population". You are correct. My data, which is for the UK, says the same, in that deaths per 100,000 in past decades were higher than 2020. However that doesn't mean that all is/was well in 2020. The mortality rate for 2020 was the highest in well over a decade. The reality is that the mortality rate (per 100,000) spiked from 925 in 2019 to 1043.5 in 2020, a 13% increase which is quite significant and unusual. You will not find the same percentage increase in the last 30 years and the only similar spikes in the last century are for major wars or flu epidemics. That is the impact of Covid-19. How worried you should be about a 13% spike in mortality or what action is/was needed and appropriate? That is another question. We may disagree on the answer. Take care.
    1
  1712. (1) The thrust used by the Descent Stage of the LM while landing was just 3000lb and the rocket engine was switched off some 2m above the lunar surface. Please explain why there should be a crater? (2) Starlight is dim. The Hasselblad cameras used in the Apollo Missions had a shutter speed of 1/250 seconds. It was physically impossible for them to photograph stars. (3) No evidence or data of any sort was lost. This is entirely of your own creation.
    1
  1713.  @Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr  Not for the USA and the UK it isn't.....In the UK in 2018, 616,014 people died, in 2019, 604,707 people died and then in 2020 there was a big jump and 695,812 people died. Take care.
    1
  1714. Now for Brazil, the figures are even more stark. A survey by the National Association of Registrars (Arpen-Brasil) showed that registry offices in Brazil recorded 956,534 deaths from January to June 2021, 67% above the historical average. I think saparky you may be a little out with your analysis! Take care.
    1
  1715.  @sparkymlarky  Hi sparky. The figures that I provide are totally factual. Your assertion that "the death rate all over the world is just AVERAGE" is not correct. Many countries such as the USA, UK, Brazil and Italy have reported significant spikes in mortality for 2020 whether measured in raw figures, excess mortality or mortality per 100,000. My figures come from ONS in UK and CDC in USA. Feel free to provide any reliable and reputably sourced figures that you wish in relation to these countries. Take care.
    1
  1716.  @steffanmaximum  I think that what you just said is utter and moronic nonsense and made up conspiracy theory garbage designed to provoke fear and scare people.. However, please feel free to prove me wrong by providing solid, reliable evidence from reputable sources. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1717. Hi Dave, hope that you are well. Strangely "flat earthers" do not actually exist. No "flat earther" has ever produced even a shred of evidence to support their "flat earth" assertions. What they really are in fact is reality and globe deniers. They will attempt to disprove the reality of our globe by using a powerful mix of ignorance, incompetence and downright denial. Take care.
    1
  1718. The very fact that they are NOT doing this should give you a very good indication of their views.
    1
  1719. Its not like over 400k lives are lost each year to malaria and that a vaccine could save these lives......oh wait!
    1
  1720. Andrew, I assume that you realise that these events are not caused by the vaccine? Millions of people suffer ill health and have cardiac arrests, blood clots, strokes and die every day, vaccine or no vaccine. Millions of people have received vaccines world wide and the rate of serious events is no higher in them than should be expected anyway, in fact in some countries they have decreased. It is part of the due diligence process that any health issues in vaccinated population are monitored and recorded so that they can be compared to an equivalent unvaccinated cohort. It is also a measure of the transparency of the system that such data is published and as you have shown, easy to obtain. Please do not misinterpret the data. Thank you.
    1
  1721.  @andrewwake8607  Andrew, thank you again for your comments. Bye.
    1
  1722. I think that what you wrote is incorrect. Feel free to provide reliable and robust evidence to prove me wrong. Take care.
    1
  1723.  @Andrew-ri5qo  I asked you to back up your "claim" with evidence........All we get is talk,,....... no evidence. Take care.
    1
  1724.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Excellent! So lets take your figures and do a little risk analysis on them. 742 deaths, 402 (54%) fully vaccinated, 79+253=332 (46%) not fully vaccinated. So in a population where 90% of adults are fully vaccinated (there are 9 times more fully vaccinated adults than unvaccinated)that shows that the risk of dying from Covid-19 is 7.5 times greater for the unvaccinated cohort than the fully vaccinated cohort. So excellent Andrew, thank you for pointing that fact out. Also, if you ever cite research in the future please give the date that it was published and the time period to which it refers and also please note that in the figures that you provided 402+79+253 does not equal 742. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1725.  @Andrew-ri5qo  "90% of population are fully vaccinated" Oh dear Andrew, now you are showing that you can not even read!!
    1
  1726.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Your own figures show that the poor unvaccinated population are at over 7 times greater risk of dying from Covid-19 than the vaccinated. Embarrassing know...but the facts. Take care.
    1
  1727.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Hi Andrew, I wrote "90% of adults are fully vaccinated". I am not suppressed that you missed out on the word "adult" as it may well be the phase of life that you also have missed out on. So to summarise, based on your comments so far: (1) You can not add whole numbers. (2) You have difficulty reading and interpreting words and phrases. (3) You resort to attempted insults like "muppet" instead of providing evidence to back up your claims. (4) The evidence that you provide yourself proves the effectiveness of vaccines and shows that the unvaccinated cohort of the adult UK population is 7.5 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than the vaccinated cohort. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1728.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Andrew, please relax, you seem to be having a meltdown. Please, for the sake of your health just calm down. You really need to stop being aggressive and name calling. "I'm happy to admit I'm wrong" I am glad that you have admitted that you were wrong about the effectiveness of vaccines but please there is no need be aggressive about it Seriously, take care.
    1
  1729.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Hi again Andrew, it is good that you are more civil this time, I respect that. Let us not lose sight of the fact that I originally mentioned to you that your comment that "The virus is immune to these vaccines" is incorrect and politely aske you "to prove me wrong". To date you have not done that. I do not call you a liar for making this claim, I just think that you are wrong.The report from PHE that you cited showed that in a highly vaccinated population the risk of death from Covid-19 is much higher in the unvaccinated population which is the opposite of your original claim. To back my assertion that vaccines work (1)I draw you attention to the Public Health England website and the recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. (2) The ONS report, "Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 2 January and 2 July 2021", 13 Sept 2021, which states "Of the 51,281 deaths from Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of so many unvaccinated people." and from US data (3) ""Unvaccinated face 11 times risk of death from delta variant, CDC data show", Author: Owen Dyer, Published in British Medical Journal, 16 Sept 2021.". Take care.
    1
  1730.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Also, if you feel that any of the stats that I have used is incorrect, perhaps if you could politely point out any errors and cite the correct facts and I will gladly review my position. Take care.
    1
  1731.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Hi again Andrew. I really do appreciate your position. You made the claim that "The virus is immune to these vaccines ", you were unable to produce any evidence to back up this claim and now it has been shown to be wrong. But we all have to learn. As I said in my first post, feel free to provide reliable and robust evidence to prove me wrong. Take care.
    1
  1732.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Hi again Andrew, as I said earlier, I do appreciate your position of finding that your original claim is not backed by evidence but seriously, bombarding me with comments really can not be considered "engagement". Also comparing a period in 2020 when there were restrictions on movement and before spread of B.1.617.2, variant is a very good way of undermining your own position, Take care.
    1
  1733.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Also Andrew you referred to "Public Health Scotland, latest #COVID19 statistics report". I have it here in front of me dated 22 Sept 2021, and I quote "mortality rates for COVID-19 deaths shown in Table 17 are lower for people who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine compared to individuals that are unvaccinated or have received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This is comparable with data published by the Office for National Statistics which showed the risk of death involving COVID-19 was consistently lower for people who had received two vaccinations compared to one or no vaccination". If this is your "proof" that vaccines are not working then perhaps you may need to reassess your position. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1734. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1735. "with no gravity"...Basic Physics is not your thing, is it? Take care.
    1
  1736.  @nstycrv  It is you that stated "with no gravity" on the moon. How would you describe that comment, stupid or very stupid? Take care.
    1
  1737. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example the Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. China's second lunar probe, Chang'e 2, also spotted traces of Apollo landing sites. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1738. "NASA et al can’t send a human through the belts today, or at any point since 1972".....Interesting use of the word "can't", it seems to imply that the either wish to do so or have attempted to do so and failed. The reality is that since the US Congress slashed the NASA budget thus ending the Apollo Program no one has been willing to fund the development and manufacture of the technology necessary to carry out a manned lunar mission. "No bucks, no Buck Rogers". Take care.
    1
  1739. "there are chains, scrap metal, spark plugs and other machined parts strewn about the “moon”"...Would you care to explain this comment? Take care.
    1
  1740.  Macavity  Total Covid-19 deaths, USA=894k, UK=157k, New Zealand=53.
    1
  1741.  @lw1zfog  Sorry lazy, I only deal if honest evidence-lead rational discussion. Your "convid1984" comment seems to fall outside these parameters. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1742.  @lw1zfog  You will have to make your comments to me in clear English as I have no idea what you are trying to say. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1743.  @lw1zfog  Please stop babbling. If you have a point to make then make it in clear understandable English. I appreciate if English is not your native language but it is not mine either. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1744.  @BN-cp6fw  The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 time on surface was -23C to 7C. All the Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. Take care.
    1
  1745.  @aarongerig9223  Oscar Wilde once said that "sarcasm is the lowest form of wit"....but you have proved him wrong!.....Take care.
    1
  1746.  @aarongerig9223  Nope...your are the person bringing sordid comment and innuendo into the thread. Interesting how your mind works. Take care.
    1
  1747. Nope, someone has been telling you lies. Try again. Speak truth. Take care.
    1
  1748.  @marksprague1280  And Japan.
    1
  1749. You think that "cats" exist?
    1
  1750.  @Carl-mw3ft  No explanation of any sort has been given! This is a constant with moon-landing deniers. They make claims but never produce any actual evidence to back them up. You have claimed it "never was"....So what is your evidence? Take care.
    1
  1751. Hi Jane, hope that you are well. You wrote "He is the #1 epidemiologist in the world with a Nobel Peace Prize under his belt". Just to let you know that (1) Luc Montagnier was not an epidemiologist, and (2) he never won the Nobel Peace Prize. You may find it helpful to check your facts before posting. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1752.  @ApolloKid1961  I think that we can add the South Korean satellite in lunar orbit DANURI to your list. DANURI photographed the Apollo 11 and 17 landing sites in 2023 and verified that everything was in the correct and expected place. The photographs were published by the Korean Aerospace Research Institute. Plus of course, Japan's SELENE lunar probe has obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to the Apollo photographs. Take care.
    1
  1753. Any evidence to back up that claim?
    1
  1754.  @James-zp5po  I have seen plenty of misinformation, misinterpretation, misunderstanding of basic science, cherry-picked comments with context removed and downright lies. But never any actual evidence. Also, you have failed to give any when asked. Take care.
    1
  1755.  @James-zp5po  So apart from the fact that what you suggest (hitting "the ice wall") has never actually happened and that such a structure has zero evidence and also the fact that such a structure would not necessary preclude space travel anyway and at best is an unproven hypothesis, do you have any actual evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  1756. The Australian government, state governments and Australian people deserve great praise for limiting Covid-19 deaths to just around 1000 in total. They have protected peoples lives, health and freedoms. Looks like this violent mob of conspiracy theorists wants to bump up the numbers a bit.
    1
  1757. "They flew into low Earth orbit".......9 times???? There is no hiding place in Low earth Orbit, especially when every astronomer and radio telescope on the planet is looking at you. Take care.
    1
  1758. " i saw the module land with a camera filming the descent from the ground".....There was no filming of any of the 6 Apollo moon landings from the ground nor has anyone except reality deniers ever claimed that there was. Try again.
    1
  1759. "Ad Hominem" "This fallacy occurs when, instead of addressing someone's argument or position, you irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.". Department of Philosophy, Texas State University.
    1
  1760. Yep, correct, due to the Gravitational Force. Take care.
    1
  1761. Many make claims such as yours but none ever provide any credible evidence to back up their claims, they always either run or deflect. So do you have any evidence? Take care.
    1
  1762. Why do you have no evidence to back up your claim?
    1
  1763. Proof?
    1
  1764.  @l.m.mccormick1470  Hi L, thank you for your reply. Can you direct me to this persons published work that proves your allegation or does she merely have an opinion? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1765.  @evolife1044  Hi ff, hope that you are well. I am totally baffled by your assertion that I am "angry". The original poster has made a claim. I merely have asked for proof of that claim. So far no proof has been forthcoming. That is how I seek the truth, on the basis of clear and verifiable evidence and research, not by peoples personal opinions. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1766.  @evolife1044  Hi again ff, thank you for your latest comment, which unfortunately, as long winded as it was, did not not provide the slightest bit of evidence and it is also unfortunate that you seem quite triggered by the fact that I have asked for proof. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1767.  @potatoe21cr  Proof please?
    1
  1768. And what evidence is that? Take care.
    1
  1769. "new footage"...???? Virtually all the Apollo Mission footage is publicly available and has been for decades. Please stop making up nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1770. Stanley Kubrick had zero involvement in the Apollo Program and never claimed to have any. Buzz Aldrin is still alive. Take care.
    1
  1771. Only get the vaccine if you want to considerably reduce your chances of serious illness, hospitalisation and death if you contract Covid-19 and also if you wish to protect your family and those around you.
    1
  1772.  @Reactivate100  Hi zero. All the research, evidence and facts show that vaccines have considerably reduced the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and death from Covid-19 and that deaths from Covid-19 in the UK are disproportionately higher in the unvaccinated by a wide margin. If you have reliable and robust evidence to the contrary then please feel free to share it with us. Take care.
    1
  1773. (1) None of the Apollo landings occurred on the "dark side" of the moon. All 6 took place during lunar daytime. (2) Objects move when shaken even in a vacuum. No "wind" needed.
    1
  1774. I am sure that you must have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share this with us. Take care.
    1
  1775.  @Globeishoax  If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  1776. So produce the credible and reliable evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  1777. Research the term "chemical oxidiser" and you will have learnt something. Take care.
    1
  1778. Hi, would it be too much for you to provide some robust evidence from a reliable source of your assertions? Take care.
    1
  1779.  @native-american9049  Hi NA, thank you for your reply, thank you for admitting that you have no evidence to back up your claim and that you are basing your opinions on nothing more than your pre-existing prejudices and suspicions. Most reality deniers do not openly admit to this and in this you are somewhat unique. It is a big moment for you to openly admit that you are spreading misinformation and that you cant back up what you say. Take care.
    1
  1780.  @bibiayube677  So do you think that it is OK for a person to gave completely false information on a visa application and also to put many peoples health, welfare and rights at risk by making international trips and attending events and interviews while Covid-19 positive? Would a decent person do this? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1781. Hi John, hope that you are well. You mentioned that you have difficulties with the size of the Earth in lunar photographs and you wrote "The earth appears to be the same size as the moon when looking back". Firstly you never explained how you measured this. Secondly, you need to take factors such as the field of view of the camera, the focal length of the camera lens, size of camera senser, etc, into account. In an attempt to understand this situation I direct you to the YT video "Is Earth the wrong size?" on the YouTube channel of professional photographer Dave McKeegan. Take care.
    1
  1782.  @corporalkush2060  Hi c, hope that you are well. You mention issues with the size of the earth as observed from the moon. You wrote "the earth should have looked ....bigger". Have you taken into account that photographs can be cropped to size? Also have you taken into account factors such as the field of view of the camera, the focal length of the camera lens, size of camera senser, etc. If you want to understand this situation I direct you to the YT video "Is Earth the wrong size?" on the YouTube channel of professional photographer Dave McKeegan. Take care.
    1
  1783.  @jasonnester9514  Hi jason, hope that you are well. You made a claim on a public forum. Expect to be asked to back it up with actual evidence. Moon-landing deniers make claims. They never seem to back them up with actual evidence. Take care.
    1
  1784. Trying to spread a bit of panic are we?
    1
  1785. Off you go joey, present your evidence.....
    1
  1786.  @AlienFrequency  Hi AF, hope you are well. What "weird, unexplainable videos and other circumstantial facts" do you refer to. Take care.
    1
  1787.  @AlienFrequency  Hi again AF, thank you for your reply and I hope that you continue to be well. In your original comment you wrote "There are so many weird, unexplainable videos and other circumstantial facts that debunk that they actually went (to the moon)" and I asked you if you would be good enough to elaborate on this comment. You did, thank you, but I find it interesting that most, if not all, of your back-up comments do not directly refer to the Apollo Missions but things that happened decades later. Your comments are also vague, you fail to give specific details of anything that you claim eg: Source, video, date, website etc, so it makes it difficult for me to be specific in my reply. That said: (1) "Obama", "low earth orbit". What exactly was this comment?, what was it's context? Please provide the original source, otherwise I can not comment on it. (2) "NASA "losing" the original footage". Some magnetic tapes used for Apollo 11 Mission where reused in the late 1980's due to cost reasons. However there is no missing footage from Apollo 11 as all the video transmissions that were relayed to the Mission Control in Houston during the mission was also recorded on a format which could be broadcast on television. (3) "NASA saying we don't have the tech anymore". From the end of the Apollo Program in 1972 to the current Artemis Mission this is basically an accurate statement. Grumman are no longer making Lunar Lander Modules. Boeing, Douglas and North American Aviation were no longer building Saturn V rockets, the Apollo Program was wound down, it's objectives reached, and tens of thousands of scientists, engineers etc, were moved to other tasks or lost their jobs. The NASA budget was slashed from 4% of US government spending during Apollo years to less than 0.5% today and NASA priorities in the 1970's had moved on to projects such as Voyager and Mariner probes and the space shuttle. All the plans, blueprints, designs and technical documents for all the Apollo Mission hardware all still exist but the knowledge base of the 400,000 plus employees is long gone and the Apollo Mission technology is lost to time. To go to the moon again, NASA will have to start from scratch, which is exactly what they are doing with the Artemis Program. (4) "astronaut opens the hatch door and it flops around like it's made of paper". Where in any of the footage from any of the Apollo Missions did this occur? Are you perhaps referring to the thermal covers over the hatches on the ISS? Please explain. (5) "ISS footage where there are clear green screen or CGI effects". I am aware that such ridicules notions are peddled by certain individuals that will "cherry pick" certain video artefacts and streaming errors and weave a narrative around them. The questions that you have to ask yourself is are these people suitably qualified to make such judgements and also why do the only ever show tiny snippets of the thousands of hours footage available? The YouTube video titled "Debunking the 'FAKE' claims once and for all" on the channel of professional photographer Dave McKeegan, will debunk all this better than I. Take care.
    1
  1788.  @AlienFrequency  Hi again AF, I hope that you continue to be well. I would be most obliged if you could provide me with the source of the video where you said "the astronaut opens the hatch door and it flops around like it's made of paper" and also the source of "covering the capsule windows with templates". Thank you, take care.
    1
  1789.  @HeathOakrayzy  You are making claims about people being liars but you are providing zero evidence. What does that make you?
    1
  1790. "with the scorching hot 250F degree temperatures". Such a temperature was never experienced on any of the Apollo moon landings. For example the measured temperature range for the Apollo 11 landing was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  1791.  @BadAtTeaDude  "Van Halen belts"...????????
    1
  1792. Over 78 Million vaccine doses given in the UK by the end of June 2021, 68% have had at least one dose and over 50% of the population totally vaccinated. It looks like the British people have made their decision and not bothered to listen to the conspiracy theorists and reality deniers.
    1
  1793. The sad reality is that adult Covid-19 admissions to intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from May to November 2021 were largely of the totally unvaccinated with the percentage in ICU (Intensive Care Units) that were totally unvaccinated ranging from 73% to 49% throughout these months. (Source: Intensive Care National Audit Research Center, quarterly report December 2021) This is despite the fact that totally unvaccinated adults make up only a small percentage of the population. How many of these people were unvaccinated because of conspiracy theory lies and misinformation I wonder?
    1
  1794. You really haven't thought this through. The "kicked up dust" clearly shows that the Apollo footage wasn't filmed on Earth. Take care.
    1
  1795.  @raven_wondervocals2166  Dust kicked up on the lunar surface will behave differently compared to an equilivent situation on Earth. On Earth dust will billow and form clouds as it encounters air resistance. It will also deaccelerate along the horizontal (x-axis) as air resistance slows its movement down. An analysis of the behaviour of the Apollo mission footage shown no such deacceleration of the dust. A perfect example of this is the "Rooster Tail" dust trails kicked up by Apollo 16's John Young during his "Grand Prix" in April 1972. This very situation has been analysed, studied and the published results are easily obtained online. "Ballistic motion of dust in the Lunar Roving Vehicle dust trails", Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Horányi, Mihály, (University of Colorado), American Journal of Physics, Volume 80, Issue 5, pp. 452-456 (2012). They conclude that the lack of particles’ deceleration along the x-axis of their coordinate system, could only be the case if Apollo 16’s rover footage was filmed in a vacuum. Enjoy reading, take care.
    1
  1796. Normally people who make short, puerile "fake" comments like yours never provide any evidence. Perhaps you may be the exception? Take care.
    1
  1797.  @RawTopShot  Interesting question. The winter of 2020-21 saw one of the highest uptakes of the flu vaccine in the over 65 cohort in the UK in well over a decade with over 77% getting vaccinated. That as well as social distancing, hand hygiene, mask wearing and as you correctly said, less people mixing, all contributed to a very low incidence of flu related deaths. Hopefully if some of those factors are still in place this winter then flu related deaths can be minimised. Take care.
    1
  1798.  @narajuna  Hi wide open, hope you are well. You wrote about lunar dust "it should float longer in space vacuum". Remind us again how things FLOAT in a VACUUM! Take care.
    1
  1799.  @benjaminbennett7486  Hi Benjamin, hope that you are well. You wrote "In a vacuum, everything falls at the same velocity". This statement is incorrect. In a vacuum all objects will fall at the same RATE, meaning that they will have the same ACCELERATION. Velocity and acceleration are not the same thing. Also, this downward acceleration is not "irrespective of gravity", it is caused by gravity. Take care.
    1
  1800. H Graham, hope that you are well. You wrote "how could those Apollo astronauts survive passing through the Van Allen radiation belt?". It is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1801. " why only one landing?"......................Are you trolling or are moon-landing deniers getting even more dumber?
    1
  1802. Hi egg, hope that you are well. Perhaps it is your basic scientific knowledge that is fake. I will try to help you. What part of "The infrared images were artificially coloured to make the features stand out because infrared light is invisible to the human eye." do you not understand?
    1
  1803. Distance and resolution are not the same thing. Take care.
    1
  1804.  @nicolecrystal6765  No, that is ridiculously incorrect.
    1
  1805. So? Do you have any actual evidence that the Apollo Program is fake in any way or is this just another irrelevant comment from a "post & ghost" merchant?
    1
  1806.  @larslarsfree  Don't blame me if you do not like the Truth. Take care.
    1
  1807.  @staticunion4448  Proof?
    1
  1808.  @redpillnibbler4423  Of course there is, to prevent the spread of a highly contagious virus and to protect the health, lives, economy and freedom of the New Zealand people. Isn't that obvious?
    1
  1809.  @alpharajan  Hi Alpha, thank you for your comment. Yes you are totally correct. Taking reasonable and fast action in stopping the spread of a virus will prevent healthy people getting sick. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1810.  @JB27888  Hi Jay, hope that you are well. I find that it always helps to do a little bit of research to establish the facts before posting. New Zealand has less than 20% of its population fully vaccinated so the majority of its population do not have any protection from the VACCINE. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1811.  @grimnir8872  Hi Grimnir, thank you for your comment. Believe me, nothing that I have ever read in these comments could ever "shock" me. Lockdowns serve several functions and an extremely important one is to prevent health services being overwhelmed as you correctly say. You ask..Would the New Zealand Health service be overwhelmed by 10 cases? Most unlikely I would assume. But as you also correctly say, this virus spreads quite well and with exponential growth 10 cases can become several thousand very quickly. As I see it, with case numbers so low, New Zealand has an opportunity to keep the virus out of their country for a while longer and at least until the vaccination level rises substantially from its quite low level of under 20%. Let me know what you think. Take care.
    1
  1812.  @grimnir8872  Their aim is to get the outbreak under control. There is little chance of that if it is allowed to spread. Hopefully it will work for them.
    1
  1813.  @LachlanTyrrell2003  Hi Lox. Yes many people seem to think of virus growth in linear rather than exponential terms. Exponential growth can really catch up on you very fast. I don't believe that a "flat earth theory" actually exists. A badly phrased hypothesis at best. Take care.
    1
  1814.  @JB27888  Hi again Jay. Why are you asking me? Do you consider it wise to ask the advice of someone who you have already called a "fool"? Take care.
    1
  1815.  @grimnir8872  That is not controlling an outbreak.
    1
  1816.  @pillred5974  I think that it is safe to say that the cost, by whatever metric you judge, of a 3 day lockdown is much less than the cost of thousands of deaths, long term health effects, overcrowded & overwhelmed health service, and the long term effects on businesses and the economy. Take care.
    1
  1817.  @visionmarine3168  "can't shut NZ off forever". No one is suggesting this course of action. You are arguing against a point that has not been made. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1818. @mandellorian Hi mandellorian, thank you for your comment. You do not make it clear what country you are referencing, what time period is being considered or where you are getting your information from but I can reassure you that I have recently read a large amount of reports and research that indicate that thankfully suicide rates in a large range of developed countries have not increased during the Covid-19 pandemic or as a result of lockdowns. Also, I am somewhat disappointed that you chose to approach such a topic in a somewhat flippant manner. Thank you & take care. EDIT...My apologies, you did mention NZ.
    1
  1819.  @jhdgdyhi8  Slight correction. Buzz Aldrin was forced to defend himself and his family members present when they were aggressively confronted by a belligerent conspiracy believer who lied to Aldrin about the purpose of their meeting, presented fake press credentials to the hotel staff and began shouting, following and physically interacting with Aldrin. It should also be noted that the guy was later convicted of aggravated vandalism.
    1
  1820.  @jhdgdyhi8  You mean sibrel is a coward and liar...and a convicted criminal. Take care.
    1
  1821.  @willoughbykrenzteinburg  Do you need help in any way? Take care.
    1
  1822.  @victorkoval3783  Are you perturbed that the LRO gives explicit photographs of several of the Apollo Mission Landing Sites? This of course is backed up with evidence form several other sources. Reality deniers always wish to change the topic to something else, I wonder why that is? Take care.
    1
  1823.  @michaelstillman1171  Definite Troll. Not a good troll, and average troll at best, but still a troll. Take care.
    1
  1824. 2, if I am not mistaken.
    1
  1825. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1826.  @graverobbersministry8939  Hi again GM, hope you are well. Thank you for your reply. Personal belief is irrelevant, it is simply a fact that the Apollo landing sites have been identified and photographed by several satellites and probes from a variety of different countries. This is what you asked for and this is what you got. It is not my problem if you deny evidence. Take care.
    1
  1827. I am sure that you have loads of credible evidence to back up your claim that you will share with us and that you won't "post and ghost" like all the others. Take care.
    1
  1828.  @marcuswardle3180  Correct. Every large radio telescope on the planet was tracking Apollo 11 if it could, including teams from US, Australia, Germany, Italy, UK and others. Take care.
    1
  1829.  @marcuswardle3180  Yes, I knew that Jodrell Bank was tracking Luna 15 but I did not know that the Soviets had asked them to do so. Take care.
    1
  1830.  @ozark8043  Hi Hus, if you want to talk about "heart inflammation" then the risk of this from a vaccine is tiny, the risk of this from catching Covid is much greater. Take care.
    1
  1831.  @ozark8043  Hi HD, thank you for your comment. Research show that heart inflammation is a very rare side-effect of the Covid vaccines and that the benefits of Covid vaccines far outweigh any tiny risks. Also the research shows that these usually present within 14 days of vaccination. For the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine 145 cases of myocarditis and 138 cases of pericarditis out of 177m doses have been suspected and I have also seen research that mentions an increased risk of about average 2.5 cases per 100,000 people). Compare this with the research showing that COVID-19 infection is linked to an increased risk of 11 cases of heart muscle inflammation per 100,000 people (110 per million people). (New England Journal of Medicine, Aug 2021). So if a person is worried about heart inflammation then the should realise that the risk is much greater should they catch Covid than from a vaccine. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1832.  @IamL.I.S.A  Lets us stick to facts. The measured temperature range of lunar surface during the Apollo 11 time on moon was -23C to 7C. The temperature ranges measured during the other 5 landings were compatible. Take care.
    1
  1833.  @Ruda-n4h  A very comprehensive and clear answer. My I borrow parts of it when answering claims in the future? Take care.
    1
  1834. It is not simply a matter of "funds". The Apollo Program, landing men on the Moon and successfully returning them to Earth has few, if any, equals in terms of human exploration. The sheer level of manpower, resources and finance needed for this endeavour as well as political will and imperative mark this out as a unique event without comparison. The Apollo Program required over 400,000 people in the US to be involved. These included some of the top engineers, chemists, Physicists and other subject experts that were available. In addition there was the involvement of some 50,000 individuals oversees in such tasks as the various tracking stations of the MSFN (Manned Space Flight Network) right across the Globe. The MSFN used a network of giant satellite dishes and radio antenna such as Goldstone (70m), Parkes, Australia (64m), Honeysuckle Creek, Australia (24m) and Madrid, Spain (34m). The Saturn V Rocket was manufactured by multinational companies such as Boeing, Douglas and North American Aviation. The Landing Module by Grumman and computers by IBM. Dozens of other firms were involved. NASA budget was 4.41% of the Federal Budget in 1966 compared to 0.48% in 2020. The Apollo Program lasted over a decade and built upon the work done in the Mercury and Gemini Programs. During the Apollo era NASA had basically just one aim, to fulfil Kennedys promise of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth". The geo-political situation of the 1960's and the Cold War also gave huge impetus to the project. Although all 6 Moon Landings occurred in the presidency of Richard Nixon they were very much in the public mind associated with JFK. Nixon was not particularly keen in continuing the Apollo Missions. By 1972 the Apollo Program had fulfilled all of its objectives and more. The space exploration agenda moved on to satellites, Skylab, Voyager Probes and the Space Shuttle. Thankfully after over five decades the scientific, financial and political conditions have aligned once again and the Atriums Program looks set to return humans to the Moon. Take care.
    1
  1835. There is lower gravity on the moon, not zero gravity. Take care.
    1
  1836.  @michaelstillman1171  Hi Michael, it appears that our friend B Pitch has really no knowledge of the subject matter whatsoever and nothing worthwhile to contribute so they just resort to gibberish. Take care.
    1
  1837. I am glad that you seem to have sorted out your issues because your earlier comment that there was "zero gravity" at "15 km" was simply incorrect. Also pointing out politely that someone has written something that is not factual is not mocking. Take care.
    1
  1838. What equipment in particular are you referring to? You do understand that the moon has much lower gravity than Earth and no atmosphere?
    1
  1839.  @yonut7  All you are doing is making claims based on personal incredulity and your personal lack of knowledge. You could not even answer my simple question "What equipment in particular are you referring to?" Take care.
    1
  1840. And your evidence is? Take care.
    1
  1841. "but the Van Allen belt isn’t really answered".....The Van Allen Belts (plural) are pretty well understood as is the Apollo trajectories through them. Dr. James Van Allen himself was an advisor to NASA during the Apollo Program. What are you talking about??
    1
  1842.  @Bibiisachildkiller  You can repeat it all you want. It is still a lie. Take care.
    1
  1843.  @Bibiisachildkiller  Still Nope. What you are writing is just made up nonsense. Are you going to back up your claims with evidence or not? Take care.
    1
  1844. These are the true facts. It is uninformed and unthinking idiots on the internet spreading lies and misinformation are the real fear mongers, wouldn't you agree?
    1
  1845. Please get your facts correct and speak the truth. Buzz Aldrin never said any such thing. Take care.
    1
  1846.  @joseandrescazares6024  I was saying that what you said is non-factual and quite absurd. Do try to put a little basic research into your comments before falling for conspiracy nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1847.  @chicas7569  No Apollo astronaut, Dr. Aldrin included, has ever even hinted at the Apollo Program being fake in any way. Please stay with the facts. Take care.
    1
  1848.  @chicas7569  Again, your comment makes zero sense. What question, what interview, what answer, who gave this answer. Full details please. Take care.
    1
  1849.  @user-fb4sb1zi8g  Please stick to facts. Where exactly did NASA say that "how the ship lifted off the moon with no booster" or that "we can’t get through the earth’s atmosphere". Where are these "cords". As I previously stated, everything that you wrote is non-factual and total nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1850.  @user-fb4sb1zi8g  What you clamed in your post is non-factual. Take care.
    1
  1851.  @user-fb4sb1zi8g  Moon-landing deniers usually resort to emojis in the end as they have nothing logical or factual to say. Take care.
    1
  1852. "they didn't land on the moon". Many make claims such as yours but none ever provide any credible evidence to back up their claims, they always either run or deflect. So do you have any evidence? Take care.
    1
  1853.  @ninjaman1714  Hi nm, hope that you are well. You wrote "pressure will always seek to equalise/ go from high to low.". Atmospheric pressure at ground level = about 1013hPa, atmospheric pressure at top Mount Everest = 330hPa. Does all the air suddenly start rushing upwards from the ground to "equalise" the lower pressure at higher altitude? Perhaps there is something that you haven't considered which is actually containing the atmosphere? Some sort of a force perhaps? Take care.
    1
  1854. Another typical short unevidenced comment. Take care.
    1
  1855. "Can't even begin to explain". Totally correct, you haven't.
    1
  1856. It wasn't "50 years ago", it wasn't the "1st attempt" and cell phones do not produce thrust. Take care.
    1
  1857.  @AthelstanEngland  Hi arch, thank you for your reply and your reference to figures which I will look up (but they sound about what I would expect). "Two thirds of Covid delta variant deaths in hospital are jabbed (vaccinated)". Taking these figures at face value and knowing that more than 90% of the UK adult population is fully vaccinated than this would mean that 1/3 of Covid-19 deaths come from just 10% of adult population with the remaining 2/3 of deaths coming from the much larger 90% cohort. This would show that an unvaccinated person has over a 4.5 times greater risk of dying from Covid-19 than a vaccinated person. This shows how effective the vaccines have been in reducing deaths. Take care.
    1
  1858.  @dandavis2450  Hi dan, thank you for your reply, To be honest your personal hygiene issues are of no interest to me whatsoever and I would rather if you did not give me updates about them. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1859.  @AthelstanEngland  Hi arch, thank you again for your comment. What I wrote was not an "effort" it is simply a fact, the different sizes of the vaccinated and unvaccinated cohorts have to be taken into account. I followed your instructions and found on the Public Health England website the "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", which I think is the document that you referred to, and found Table 5(b), which seems broadly in line with what you said. What is really interesting in that Table is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. Take care.
    1
  1860.  @sekulicprodukcija007  Hi Bojan, Yes you are totally correct. The figures from Israel show just how effective the vaccines are in reducing serious illness and deaths. Latest figures from Israels Health Service show that 65% of all serious Covid-19 cases come from the 17% of the population that is unvaccinated and that an Israeli over 60 that has received a booster vaccine is 33 times less likely to get seriously ill than an unvaccinated over 60. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1861.  @sekulicprodukcija007  The facts, research and evidence say otherwise, just look at Israel. And isn't it the unvaccinated that are really the lab rats in the experiment to see how they manage against a novel virus with an unprepared immune system? Either way, stay safe.
    1
  1862. " Look at Sweden numbers and get a grip"...Yes Sweden, one of the few countries in the world that makes the UK's handling of the pandemic look good!
    1
  1863. I am no fan of monarchy but you can't argue with his statement that the majority of anti-vaxxers do "peddle lies and fear".
    1
  1864. Hi Dylan, I hope that you are well. You have made the assertion "it’s the jab". Would it be possible that you could back this up with robust proof and evidence from a reliable source? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1865.  @annasundlof2282  Hi anna, is your rambling word salad meant to convey a point or does it contain evidence of any assertion that has been made. Because if so, then I have totally missed it. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1866.  @annasundlof2282  Thanks anna for you continued word salad of ramblings. I do notice that your "Cult of the Questioning" can be better described as unqualified, inexpert and gullible conspiracy theorists who act irresponsibility and can never seem to produce evidence for their allegations. It is fine to "question" as long as you actually listen and attempt to understand the answers given by those who are qualified and experienced. Also, I do not have a "moniker". I firmly believe that such creatures should be left in the wild. Again, take care.
    1
  1867.  @annasundlof2282  Hi anna, thanks yet again for your latest (and very prompt) set of words. Again, your "Cult of the Questioning" that you have described are unqualified, inexpert, untrained and unpracticed in any of the things that they seem to think that they are knowledgeable at. They are the epitome and definition of the Dunning Kruger effect. They have absolutely nothing whatsoever to contribute to any medical or scientific debate. Only an idiot would listen to them. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1868.  @Logans3Run  Hi paul, thank you for your comment as inane as it was. Next time, with a bit of effort you may actually be able to contribute something meaningful and interesting. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1869.  @Logans3Run  At least your last 2 comments are less stupid. Still fatuous, but less stupid nevertheless. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1870.  @PlandemicSeries-com  Hi c, hope you are well and thank you for your reply. You seem not to understand what is meant by proof in a scientific (or even a general) context. One data point does not prove anything. I have had all my boosters, never contracted Covid-19 and I am in perfect health. So in your words that is considered reliable and robust proof, yes? Take care.
    1
  1871. Lucky then that the moon is a solid object. Take care.
    1
  1872.  @geocentrist6567  Hi again G, hope that you are well. Unfortunately thousands of professional astronomers and literally millions of armature astronomers will disagree with you on that. Over a dozen countries or agencies have been involved in either landing, orbiting or lunar flybys. Lasers and radio waves are bounced off either the moons surface or (for better return signal) the retro reflectors on a regular basis. Invest in a telescope, look up, open your eyes and do a little research. Take care.
    1
  1873.  @geocentrist6567  Hi again G, hope that you continue to be well. The clock is always ticking, that is what clocks do. Reality deniers never produce any credible evidence for their assertions, that is what reality deniers do. Perhaps you may provide some credible evidence for your assertions? Take care.
    1
  1874.  @gasaxe6056  Yes ga. Virtually every nation in the World reported increased mortality in 2021 (and in 2020) due to the disease Covid-19 but none were anywhere the lubricious percentages that you have mentioned. I find it quite amusing that the conspiracy theory sheep were all totally denying that there was any increase in mortality in 2020 and 2021. Now they are seeing increased mortality everywhere and trying to shoehorn in their pet fantasy theory. The mind of the conspiracy theorist is quite impervious to research, evidence and even the most basic of critical thinking. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1875.  @s.j.bluewater908  So what? (also, how do you know this?).The vast majority of people in the developed world have been vaccinated. Vaccination will not stop people dying from other causes"There were 4 names mentioned at the start of the video. There is clear evidence that at least 2 of these died as a result of pre-existing conditions. There is no evidence or even a suggestion that the other 2 deaths had anything whatsoever to do with any vaccine. Strange that there was no mention of this? Take care.
    1
  1876.  @freddyariasreyes9730  You made claims. You can not back them up with evidence. Take care.
    1
  1877. I am sure that you have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just "post & ghost" like all the others. Take care.
    1
  1878.  @ellyhaerim  You are seeing words and making assumptions. Take care.
    1
  1879. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  1880.  @bupahs  Run Rabbit Run..........
    1
  1881. (1) The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced. If that is what you mean by "destroyed" then you got it spot on. Take care. (2) Do try to get your facts correct. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care. (3) "technology inferior than an average smart phone"...How much thrust exactly does a smart phone produce? Take care.
    1
  1882. "Twenty-four hours after International Holocaust Remembrance Day and on The National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia, there are Nazi flags being flown in public, in Canada, on Parliament Hill. This should be horrifying to all Canadians.", Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Canada. This "freedom" convoy has been controlled and organised all the way by individuals who were heavily involved in the QAnon, anti-vax, Covid-denying and anti 5G movements and by those who think that Bill Gates is promoting the injection of 5G-enabled microchips into the population, etc. It is truly a collation of the conspiracy theorists. Take care & think critically.
    1
  1883.  @jennifersmith4864  That would be ironic. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1884. The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced. If that is what you mean by "lost the technology" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  1885.  @BadAtTeaDude  So what part of "The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced" is non-factual. Do better than always trying to deflect. Take care.
    1
  1886.  @BadAtTeaDude  So what exactly did I write that is non-factual? I love the way that moon-landing deniers will do anything to deflect from actually debating issues. Take care.
    1
  1887. "Who was filming it"......They took cameras with them and set them up on the moon's surface. Seriously, do you find that hard to understand? Take care.
    1
  1888. No james, it is referred to the so called "freedom convoy" by real journalists because real freedom is the last thing on the minds of the conspiracy theorists and right-wing actors that have set up and control this attack on democracy. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1889. Is there a reason why you have provided no evidence to back up your claim??
    1
  1890. Hi CT. Do you have an actual point to make of are you just going to impress us with ignorance and misinformation? Take care.
    1
  1891.  @rockethead7  Yes of course, and I knew that well, just a blip while rushing. I will edit. Take care.
    1
  1892. In 1969...really???
    1
  1893. The light from stars is like moon landing deniers. Both are dim.
    1
  1894. The rocket engine of the LM Descent Stage produced just 3000 lb of thrust and was cut some 2m above the lunar surface. So why exactly would you expect a crater?? Take care.
    1
  1895.  @Agarwaen  It is quite possible that both "Kissinger and Romsfeild (I assume that he means Rumsfeld!) did actually admit that they have never been to the moon!
    1
  1896. "The moon landing".........???????????? Which one?
    1
  1897. What else could be creating the variants? Perhaps Norma you should research how viruses mutate. In fact they are considered to be quite adept at this. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1898.  @normahamilton2985  Norma, thank you for your comment. How viruses replicate, undergo random genetic mutations, evolve and how this creates variants is (not perfectly) but pretty well understood and has been for many decades. By thinking "outside the box", I assume that you do not mean throwing away the vast amount of pre-existing knowledge. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1899. The Westinghouse TV camera was stored in a compartment in the LM and deployed and activated by Armstrong before he exited. Take care.
    1
  1900.  @nyoodmono4681  You wrote "Anything that is exposed to sunlight is heated up extremely, immedialtly (sic)."....Nope, physics does not work like that. Objects can no heat up immediately when exposed to sunlight. They have to gain radiated energy photon by photon which is a slow process. Take care.
    1
  1901.  Comment  That is your opinion. The FACTS say otherwise.
    1
  1902.  @ericshaun6078  Hi Shaun, I honestly love the way that you totally ignore my comment and scan it for anything that you can misinterpret so as to back up your predetermined opinion. Of course there is always the possibility that you actually read my post but are unable to do the basic maths. Half of the seriously ill Covid-19 cases in Israel come from just the 10% of the adult population who are unvaccinated. What does this tell you about the effectiveness of the vaccines in preventing serious illness? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1903.  @ericshaun6078  Hi Shaun, I love the way that you try to slip in more lies and misinformation without providing the slightest shred of proof or evidence. That's what conspiracy believers got to do I guess. Take care.
    1
  1904.  @domenicsandri2740  Are you seriously claiming to know more about the Van Allen Belts than Dr. Van Allen??
    1
  1905. Do you mean you saw clips from T Patrick Murray's mockumentary film Shooting Stanley Kubrick starring Tom Mayk as "Kubrick"? Take care.
    1
  1906.  @ep7240  Totally Incorrect. The Health Ministry of Israel state that he unvaccinated are over five times more likely to experience a severe case of COVID-19 than their immunized counterparts, As of August 8, the ministry recorded 85.6 severe COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people among the unvaccinated over the age of 60, compared to 16.3 per 100,000 people among the fully vaccinated. Please deal in Facts not made up nonsense Take care & stay safe. .
    1
  1907.  @ep7240  Fair enough, we will leave it there. However, I do not believe whatever I want to, I believe only what the evidence shows me. Again take care & stay safe.
    1
  1908. "we have been to the moon once but only once"....Are you just trolling or do you really not know that there were 9 manned missions to the moon with 6 successful manned landings? Take care.
    1
  1909. NASA never said such a thing. Try sticking to the truth. Take care.
    1
  1910. Yes, worldwide mortality from respiratory illnesses seems to have spiked in the last 2 years. If only we knew why?
    1
  1911. Yes, lets just conveniently forget the fact that he failed to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive, that he met people and gave interviews while he knew that he was Covid-19 positive and does not seem to have informed them of the fact. Is this showing regard for other peoples rights, health and freedoms? Let us also forget the fact that moved between countries while he should have been self-isolating and also gave totally incorrect information on his visa application. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1912. Hi am, hope that you are well. You asked "where r the stars". Stars are very dim, they emit very little light. The objects recorded in this video are much brighter in comparison. If the camera exposure was adjusted to detect stars then everything else in the video would be washed out and just appear as glare. Take care.
    1
  1913.  @deezgeez9127  Any chance that it is about a nasty little pathogen that is spreading its harm and destruction around I wonder?
    1
  1914.  @5burned5  Hi DBS, hope you are well, thank you for your question. I personally know of about 25-30 people who have died from Covid-19 but I would accept that as I have links with a hospital and a care-home that this number would be higher than for many other individuals. The majority of these people were elderly and in full time care so were very vulnerable to the virus.Four others were in the age group 45-70 and in full-time employment, living normal regular lives. 2 of these had no underlying conditions. I also know 3 young people who are experiencing major health effects months now after the virus has cleared their systems. I never actually used the term "incredibly destructive" by the way but this virus has most definitely brought harm and destruction in its wake to people across the globe. Take care.
    1
  1915.  @icarusfalls9315  No IF, that is not correct. While it is true to say that the pandemic has most definitely had an impact on hospital services it is totally incorrect to say that "nhs (NHS) stopped treating cancer, dementia and heart disease". Take care.
    1
  1916.  @icarusfalls9315  "stopped"????
    1
  1917. Correct. Satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have identified the various Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    1
  1918. A vaccine is not, nor has ever been regarded as a "cure". A vaccine will help the body's immune system to trigger a response to attack and overcome the pathogen.
    1
  1919.  @markh3831  Hi Mark. Your comment is non factual in a few places. (1) All the vaccines for Covid-19 provide a high degree of active immunity and they enable the body’s immune system to recognize a particular pathogen (such as as the SARS-Cov-2 virus) and create antibodies to destroy it. The overwhelming body of evidence shows this. (2) You seem to be conflating "vaccine" with "cure". Vaccines are given pre infection to boost the body's immune system. A cure would come after infection. (3) I have seen many claims for Covid-19 "natural cures" but no evidence. If you have any reliable evidence of such I would be genuinely interested. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1920. "Not anti vacs anti experimental gene therapy". Very close, you almost got it correct. I think what you mean is that "The vacs are not experimental gene therapy" (because I assume that you understand basic cellular biology). There, fixed it for you. Take care.
    1
  1921. " is why an astronaut would report from the space station so many years later that we still cant leave earth orbit because of the dangerous radiation levels".....This did not happen, please get your facts correct. "why would we destroy that technology"......The technology was "destroyed" only in the sense that it became obsolete. "there is a definate stink of lies going on here"......Yep, SURE IS.
    1
  1922. @Dagoth Ur No that is not correct, that is total and utter misinformation. There are several versions of this fairy-tale going around on social media, all total nonsense. . Please supply the names of all these 75 "young and healthy athletes", the proven reason for their deaths and "the one month" in which they died. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1923.  @sarahwagland1559  That is correct. I give no credence whatsoever to the stories of random strangers in YouTube comments sections. Correct or fabricated, it is not evidence of anything. The real evidence from a wide range of international studies show that unvaccinated individuals have developed serious illness, been admitted to hospital & ICU and died from Covid-19 at significantly higher rates than vaccinated individuals. These are the facts, like them or not. Also, you talk a lot about my mother.....is that your fetish? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1924.  @sarahwagland1559  This thread is about how vaccines and anti-viral drugs have saved many lives. It seem that you want to go off on any conspiracy theory fuelled tangent to avoid the fact that the evidence from a wide range of international studies show that unvaccinated individuals have developed serious illness, been admitted to hospital & ICU and died from Covid-19 at significantly higher rates than vaccinated individuals.Take care.
    1
  1925.  @sarahwagland1559  I am not interested in lies and misconceptions and have little tolerance for either. The vast bulk of the scientific research and evidence shows that vaccination is highly successful in reducing the chances of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths from Covid-19. Also the research clearly shows that unvaccinated people are getting seriously ill, admitted to hospitals & ICU's and unfortunately, dying at significantly higher rates than people who are fully vaccinated. This is the truth pure and simple. I am quite willing to discuss this further with you in a rational and evidence based level if you wish. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1926.  @cirrus393  Hi Cirrus, hope that you ae well. Yes, it is very difficult to reason a person out of a position that they weren't reasoned into in the first place but I do not consider that it is futile to try. The sad fact is that some of these lost souls only listen to like minded voices in their echo cambers and often are quite obvious to the fact that there is a huge amount of evidence and research that totally contradicts their "beliefs".and that the vast majority of people do not think as they do. They then get quite triggered when faced with reality but at least being exposed to facts may do them some good. It is quite amazing the amount of myths and misinformation that they have swallowed! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1927.  @sarahwagland1559  You seem to consider that a limited amount of biased personal experience surpasses the huge amount of international research and evidence. I do not. Some Individuals type anything they want to on the internet but seem very shy about talking about the real scientific evidence. You seem to engage in a lot of rumour and innuendo, denigrating & disparaging slang terms and very weird comments about my mother ..but as for real evidence, you do not seem to produce any. Facts are facts and as the OP wrote "vaccines and antiviral drugs have saved a lot of lives". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1928.  @sarahwagland1559  "Vaccines and antiviral drugs have saved a lot of lives" is literally the topic of this comments thread so how can it not be relevant? More obfuscation, this time about "my cage" and reference to uncited "article". Unfortunately I am constrained to live in the real world of facts, research and evidence. I do not operate in the world of rumour, innuendo, misinformation and "jibjabbery". Thake care & stay safe.
    1
  1929.  @sarahwagland1559  Thank you again for your continued comments. "It is not the topic of this comments section".....Please do not put words into my mouth, I did not say this. I wrote that it "is literally the topic of this comments thread", please refer to the original post by Simon Johnstone at the start of this thread, which stated "vaccines and antiviral drugs have saved a lot of lives" and it is this that I have directed my comment to. Also, perhaps we have finally found the fundamental difference between us. I get my information from a wide range of peer-reviewed scientific research from respectable, reputable and qualified sources and you read a conspiracy theory blog put out by a guy in Scunthorpe. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1930.  @sarahwagland1559  Yes, I am well aware of it. Conspiracy theory central. Anti-vax, Covid denying, great reset myths and fantasy. Never prove anything but expert at misleading and misinterpreting. Love to cherry pick snippets from official documents and build a fable around it but will never give the full story or the full facts. Will never do interviews with reputable scientists, elected government representatives or other qualified experts but love to give time to fringe actors who are total outliers and rarely correct or check what they say. Most of their post are anonymous and never fact-checked or verified as they do not follow normal journalistic practice. They do not seem to respond to questions or queries like normal media outlets but do seem to be getting in some cash from the very gullible. Perfect fodder for those who are "bullshit receptive" and are not able to do any critical thinking. So are you a big fan?
    1
  1931.  @sarahwagland1559  I have an open mind......just not so open that my brain has fallen out. Take care as best you can.
    1
  1932.  @sarahwagland1559  Open minded means being able and willing to consider and evaluate new ideas without prejudice. It does not mean willing to believe lies and misinformation which have no proof or evidence behind then and are totally at variance with the known facts and research.
    1
  1933.  @sarahwagland1559  Only a fool would consider "lies" to be "true" after examining the evidence. Take care and stop jiberjabbing.
    1
  1934. Of the 51,281 deaths from Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of so many unvaccinated people.
    1
  1935. I draw you attention to the Public Health England website and the recently published document "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", What is really interesting in that in Table 5(b) is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated cohorts for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. Really sad to see so many unvaccinated deaths. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1936. "Unvaccinated face 11 times risk of death from delta variant, CDC data show", Author: Owen Dyer, Published in British Medical Journal, 16 Sept 2021.
    1
  1937.  @stuckinthepattayabubble9319  No, none of those people have in any way indicated this. Is this just another example of LIES and MISINFORMATION?
    1
  1938.  @stuckinthepattayabubble9319  Why are you trying to spread LIES and MISINFORMATION?
    1
  1939.  @mikeatcora  Hi mike, hope that you are well. "You recovered and that means you have natural immunity". Unfortunately it is not as simple as that. Research has shown that over a third of people who recover from Covid-19 will not develop antibodies to the SARS-Cov-19 virus. Also, studies have shown that individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 and are also vaccinated will develop even stronger immunity again. Another two good reasons to be vaccinated against this disease. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1940.  @mikeatcora  Mike, thank you for your reply. ."that means antibodies must have been produced in every person that recovered" Yes, this does seem to be a common assumption. However there is quite a lot of research that indicates otherwise. Also as you probably know, antibodies are not the only immune response and defence against infections although many assume that they are. You might consider reading (1) "Predictors of Nonseroconversion after SARS-CoV-2 Infection", Liu et al, Journal of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Sept 2021, which found that "36% of those who had had Covid-19 didn’t have antibodies against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in their blood". (2) "Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 following the largest initial epidemic wave in the United States: Findings from New York City", May 13-July 21, 2020", Pathele et al, Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020, which put the figure of non-seroconversion at around 20%. I have read other studies that put the rate of non-seroconversion at lower and also much higher rates. (It will be interesting to research what this depends on). So in short, not everybody who recover from Covid-19 will seroconvert/develop antibodies. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1941. "Stephen Hawkins"...."Hawkins"........?!?!?!
    1
  1942. Why? It really is not that difficult to understand. Nixon spoke to the astronauts from the Oval Office at about midnight on 20 July 1969 from a land line. The call went to NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. The US did not have a direct line of sight to the moon at the time so the signal was transmitted to the moon from the 26m antenna at the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station, Australia. Take care.
    1
  1943. I am sure that you must have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share this with us. Take care.
    1
  1944. Another short puerile comment from a moon-landing denier who produces zero evidence to back it up. Take care.
    1
  1945.  Just Benji  Hi J B, hope that you are well. Please tell me where my comment is incorrect? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1946. @ Thank you for your reply. You wrote "to the stratosphere 12 to 15 miles above where there is zero gravity". Gravity does not magically turn off at a height of 15 miles (24 km). The acceleration due to gravity at this height is Not zero! A quick calculation will show you that it is 9.77 m/s2 compared to a value of about 9.81 m/s2 at the Earth's surface. Take care.
    1
  1947. Hi Darrell, hope that you are well. You wrote "The sun is not shining on the dark side of the moon". The Dark Side of The Moon is an 1973 album by Pink Floyd. The side of the moon that always faces away from the Earth is known as the "far side" of the moon. The moon, just like the Earth, experiences a night and day cycle (although a lunar day is much longer than on Earth) so all parts of the lunar surface will experience night and day at some point. Take care.
    1
  1948. Provide the evidence to back up your claim,
    1
  1949. Dr. James Van Allen totally disagreed with you. Take care.
    1
  1950. You are somewhat confused as in the documentary (not a "press conference") the NASA engineer, Kelly Smith, never mentioned or "brags" about crossing the VAB's simply outlines that these zones of radiation exist and that the challenge facing the Orion spacecraft is that modern electronics and IC's are far more suspectable to radiation damage than the electronics used in the Apollo era and that the navigation and guidance systems need to be tested before a crewed mission. The Orion spacecraft made its test flight to the moon in late 2022 and everything proved successful. Take care.
    1
  1951. Hi Bill. Can you cite where this alleged quote was made. I have seen it do the rounds but nobody seems to give the original source. Thank you.
    1
  1952.  @billyork8181  Hi Bill, thank you for your reply. Different versions of this "quote" have been doing the rounds for several months. Needless to say, it is a mixture of words not spoken by Dr. Mullis, quotes from other people and a little bit from Dr. Mullis taken out of context. Much of the "quote" comes from John Lauritsen in 1996. Mullis did actually say the words "you can find almost anything in anybody" in a panel discussion in 1993 but he was referring to HIV patients and in particular AIDS patients with multiple viral infections. His actual words were " if you have it (HIV) then there is a good chance you have also got lots of other ones (viruses)...and in that case "you can almost find anything in anybody (any HIV patient)". Dr. Mullis was in no way devaluing the PCR test that he developed. He was simply saying that it was difficult to distinguish between different viruses in a person infected with multiple viruses. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1953. A "light" that shows shadows in its craters? Take care.
    1
  1954. Hi josh, anyone that tries to claim that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapy" are just simply revealing their total and utter ignorance of basic cellular biology. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  1955. Research the term "oxidiser". Take care.
    1
  1956.  @HenryDurth  Thank you for your reply. If what you suggest were correct then the Sun would never drop below the horizon and would always be visible for all observers at all locations. Take care.
    1
  1957.  @HenryDurth  A torch with the luminosity of the Sun would clearly be seen and could not remain invisible. The light would obviously be scattered by the atmosphere and be visible even in the areas not directly in the path of the beam. It is also clear from observing the Sun that it does not resemble a torch in any way. There are also many other problems that your suggestion entails, mainly that it has no evidence to support it and it conflicts with observable reality in numerous ways. Do you have any other ideas?
    1
  1958.  @HenryDurth  Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately what you suggest is at variance with observable reality for a number of reasons. (1) A stationary observer would see the angular size of the Sun vary hugely over the course of the day. However the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (2) Different observers, depending on their distance to the Sun would see the Sun at different angular sizes. However in reality the Sun presents the same angular size of about 0.5 degrees for all observers. (3) Different observers at different locations would see different faces of the Sun. However in reality all observers (while using the correct equipment such as solar filters) will see the same face of the Sun. (4) A Sun above the horizon could never appear to disappear below the horizon bottom first. This is simple geometry. (5) A Sun above the horizon would have to be visible to all observers at all times. It could not simply disappear. Take care
    1
  1959. " The boot prints don’t match".....You have been misinformed. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. The boots that made the footprints were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight and minimise dust entry into Ascent Stage spacecraft. Take care.
    1
  1960. "flag waves"...............The flag moved when the astronauts touched it. The behaviour of the Apollo Mission flags demonstrate clearly that the footage is filmed on the lunar surface. The Apollo 11 flag was designed to look like it was unfurled and flying as it would on Earth. It had a cross-pole along the top to support the fabric. It oscillates while the astronauts are rotating and assembling it and continues this oscillation for a short period afterwards as the Moon has no atmosphere to dampen the oscillations and remove energy from the system. Then there is then a period of over 2 hours as the astronauts continue with their mission while the flag remains perfectly still. The original footage is available in the National Archives. Do some research and go look at it for yourself. Take care
    1
  1961. "I’m not sure a 16mm camera would just film perfectly in space".....If you are "not sure" then why did you list it as one of the "things wrong w the video"? That is a total contradiction. Also there were a total of 9 trips to the moon with 6 landings all at a time when Kubrick was known to be working on other projects. So how exactly did he manage to fit it all in? Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. Do you think that you should respect their wishes? Take care.
    1
  1962. That would be because it would take an enormous amount of film reels and it would really serve no purpose. Take care.
    1
  1963. Hi Steward, hope you are well. You asked "did the earlier astronauts suffer from cancers etc from their exposure ?" Yes, there is evidence that perhaps they did. A 2016 study compared the mortality rates of lunar astronauts who have passed away to astronauts who never flew and to those who have only made it to orbit. It found that the number of cardiovascular disease-related deaths among the deep space astronauts were significantly higher. (Apollo Lunar Astronauts Show Higher Cardiovascular Disease Mortality: Possible Deep Space Radiation Effects on the Vascular Endothelium, Michael Delp et al). Take care.
    1
  1964.  @tanishq9850  The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    1
  1965. The flags oscillated when the Astronauts were moving them during assembly and supplying them with energy. A flag will oscillate very easily in a vacuum as there is no atmospheric resistance to remove energy from it. The flags only oscillated when the astronauts moved them or interacted with them in some way, otherwise they remained motionless. Take care.
    1
  1966. So what "heavy shielding" are you talking about and why exactly do you think that it would be necessary? The Van Allen Belt's consist mainly of Beta Particles as well as Alpha Particles. Alpha are stopped by a sheet of paper and Beta by a thin sheet of aluminium. Of more concern would be the Hydrogen Nuclei in the inner belt but the Apollo spacecraft spent little time in this region. Furthermore it was not just the hull of the spacecraft that acted as shielding but also everything that it contained such as fittings, equipment, fuel etc. Take care.
    1
  1967.  @MediaLieDetector  Very poor attempt at deflection. You made several claims but can not back them up with any evidence nor do seem capable of discussing this topic. Take care.
    1
  1968.  @MediaLieDetector  Again more attempted deflection because you are totally unable to have a discussion about the Van Allen Belts or radiation in general. Again what "heavy shielding" are you talking about and why exactly do you think that it would be necessary? Take care.
    1
  1969.  @MediaLieDetector  Almost a week later and you still have not backed up your claim with actual evidence. Take care.
    1
  1970.  @MediaLieDetector  As usual, more deflection, zero evidence. Take care.
    1
  1971. The US military budget in 2021 was $754 billion which is over 33 times the NASA budget.
    1
  1972. You make claims but you can not provide even a shred of evidence to back them up.
    1
  1973. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  1974. Ad Hominem.
    1
  1975.  @freko106  "The public has the power to end this if they organize and protest in great numbers peacefully"...Will that make the nasty virus go away? Take care.
    1
  1976.  @freko106  Hi Paul, thank you for your reply. At least you do not seem to deny the existence of the virus. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1977.  @IrebukeAllEvilinTheNameOFJesus  Thank you for your comment. Virtually every country in the world reported a large spike in mortality figures for 2020. For example the USA went from about 2.8 million deaths in each of the years 2017, 2018, 2019, with a sharp increase to 3.3 million in 2020. Italy had the highest yearly mortality since ww2 and the UK the greatest death rate since 1918. The figures so far for 2021 also show an increase in expected mortality. While it is correct that in most developed countries the majority of Covid-19 victims had other underlying health issues it is simply incorrect to say that "most deaths were from underlying issues and were put down to Covid". Having an underlying health issue is not a death sentence and the increased mortality worldwide in 2020 can not be ignored. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1978.  @matthewhall7976  Hi Matthew. The statement "there's no evidence that people where (sic) forming blood clots due to covid until the vaccination programmes had been underway for months" is totally incorrect. The link between Covid-19 infection and an increased risk of blood clots was well established long before any vaccination programs began. Published research showing this link go back to Feb 2020 and to date there are literally hundreds of studies, reports and papers on this topic from a large variety of sources and countries. What follows is just a sample. (1) COVID19 coagulopathy in Caucasian patients, Fogarty et al, British Journal of Haematology, April 2020. (2) Thrombosis and COVID-19 pneumonia, Price et al, European Respiratory Journal, April 2020. (3) Thromboembolism risk of COVID-19 is high and associated with a higher risk of mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Malas et al, The Lancet, Nov 2020. (4) Covid-19 and thrombosis: what do we know about the risks and treatment? , Wise, British Journal of Medicine, May 2020. These are just a sample of the 100's of studies, research reports and papers that I am aware of which demonstrate clearly that the link between Covid-19 infection and blood clots was well established well before vaccines were available. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1979.  @matthewhall7976  Hi again Matthew. You are confused, none of the papers that I cited were cut and paste, I typed them out. Furthermore you asked for evidence, received it and it seems like you now wish to handwave it away without even reading the studies. Would it be true to say that you have a predetermined opinion and you will not let the facts and evidence get in the way of this opinion?
    1
  1980.  @matthewhall7976  Matthew, I am genuinely sorry to hear that someone close to you has passed away, you have my sympathies. I also knew in one way or another about a dozen people who died from Covid-19 and I know several people who are still suffering health issues months after Covid-19 infection. Does my personal experience count as evidence? Of course not. Does my personal experiences allow me to conclude that the vast bulk of international evidence is wrong? Of course not. The evidence shows clearly that (1) Blood clots were associated with Covid-19 infections long before vaccinations, and (2) That the risk of blood clotting is much higher with Covid-19 infection than after a vaccination. I get it that you have opinions but your opinion (or mine) does not change the facts. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1981.  @matthewhall7976  Matthew, I am at a loss what to say. (1) Nothing that you have claimed is in any way backed by "doctors studies" or "clinical research" nor have you shown any. I have given you a sample of 4 research papers that demonstrate clearly that blood clots were reported as being associated with Covid-19 as far back as March 2020 well before vaccines were even available. Dozens more are available. To say otherwise is nonsense. (2) You clearly do not know what a vaccine is and lets be honest, you are not really the person who should be telling the global scientific community what is or what isn't a vaccine. (3) I have rarely encountered a conspiracy theorist who just believes in a single conspiracy. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1982. You can't. No more than a "holographic image" can display phases, have craters, have shadows in those craters, have a clear and obvious spherical shape in a telescope, eclipse the Sun, other stars and planets and have the ISS regularly photographed in front of it and have lasers regularly reflected off it. A "holographic image" can do none of these things. Take care.
    1
  1983.  @elmoomle4565  Hi eo, hope that you are well. You wrote "the moon is translucent and emits it's own light". seriously....have you even bothered to look at it? Take care.
    1
  1984.  @elmoomle4565  Hi again eo, thank you for your reply. In that case when you wrote "the moon is translucent and emits it's own light" you clearly must have been joking as no one who has observed the moon would have written such nonsense. Take care.
    1
  1985. "signal need 11 minutes to get to the moon".........???????????????????????????????????????????????????
    1
  1986.  @kovacevicboban  The basic Speed = Distance/ Time calculation has been worked out for you by a previous commentator. The speed of the Unified S-Band signal used by the Apollo MSFN is 2.9979 x 10>8 m/s (the speed of light). The distance to the moon is 3.84 x 10>8 m/s giving a one way communications delay of about 1.25 seconds or a total of 2.5 seconds there and back. Take care.
    1
  1987.  @tagb1107  Also tjm, your knowledge of the VAERS reporting system and its use and function seems to be a little deficient. VAERS is a national early warning system to detect possible safety problems in U.S. licensed vaccines so that these can be further investigated. . It is not an official list of proven side effects as you suggest and anybody and everybody can make anonymous submissions to the site without any verification or checking by any medical or scientific professional of any sort. If you had ever actually visited the VAERS website you would have found the following information "VAERS reports alone cannot be used to determine if a vaccine caused or contributed to an adverse event or illness. The reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable....they are subject to biases. This creates specific limitations on how the data can be used scientifically. Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.". A very useful and easy to read guide is provided on the website about how data should and is interpreted. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1988. @Don't Look Up Hi dlu, thank you for your comment, I feel that it is most illustrative. Take care.
    1
  1989.  ads a  Be afraid of conspiracy theorists, they are nutters.
    1
  1990. The sad reality is that adult Covid-19 admissions to intensive care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from May to November 2021 were largely of the totally unvaccinated with the percentage in ICU (Intensive Care Units) that were totally unvaccinated ranging from 73% to 49% throughout these months. (Source: Intensive Care National Audit Research Center, quarterly report December 2021) This is despite the fact that totally unvaccinated adults make up only a small percentage of the population. How many of these people were unvaccinated because of conspiracy theory lies and misinformation I wonder?
    1
  1991. Hi islam, hope that you are well. Why are you regaling us with this nonsense? Thomas Carlyle never won a Nobel Prize. He died some two decades before the prizes were even awarded! Carlyle was not English, he was Scottish and the quotes that you attribute to him are not his. Shaw was a playwright and writer, not a philosopher, is normally considered Irish and again I believe that although he said many strange things in his life, I strongly suspect that he never uttered the words that you have put in his mouth. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1992. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your claim? take care.
    1
  1993. " Did you see stars, yes no maybe , don't remember"........Why are you making stuff up, none of the Apollo 11 astronauts actually said what you are claiming. The actual question that they were asked by astronomer Patrick Moore was "could you see stars in the solar corona in spite of the glare". Is it a surprise to you that astronauts can not see stars while looking at the Sun? Take care.
    1
  1994.  @xav9258  Hi Xav, thank you for your reply. You made the claim that "mRNA ..is.. Gene Therapy". I explained to you briefly why it isn't and asked you to produce evidence to back up your claim.The fact that you haven't been able to do this should give you pause for thought before making such an inaccurate claim again in the future. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1995. Hi gr, hope that you are well. Remind me again what laws of Physics have been violated? Take care.
    1
  1996.  @jumpinjackflash726  Hi JJF, thank you for your comment. A vaccine is not an "antidote" as Covid-19 is a disease that is caused by a virus and not a toxin. Also the disease Covid-19 has claimed at least 139k lives in the UK and over 5 million world wide. It has and is continuing to claim lives. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  1997.  @jumpinjackflash726  Hi again JJF. You seem to have totally ignored the points that I made in my reply to your comment. Unfortunately I prefer to finish one topic before moving on to another. Thanks & take care.
    1
  1998. "they destroyed the technology needed to go back". The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced. If that is what you mean by "lost" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  1999.  @sewerbat4634  Thank you for your reply. Take care.
    1
  2000. Yes Andrew, that is very true. A lot of people who did not get vaccinated then end up seriously ill with Covid-19 very much regret their decision as they struggle for breath in ICU. Take care.
    1
  2001. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. It is really easy to understand. Take care.
    1
  2002.  @Salmonjoe12  Hi Raven, hope that you are well. Thank you for your reply. With the level of "knowledge" displayed by some of the reality deniers around here you never really know what is a joke or not.
    1
  2003. You asked "how is moon landings not a common thing or haven't happened again?" (It did happen again of course, 5 times). The Apollo Program, landing men on the Moon and successfully returning them to Earth has few, if any, equals in terms of human exploration. The sheer level of manpower, resources and finance needed for this endeavour as well as political will and imperative mark this out as a unique event without comparison. The Apollo Program required over 400,000 people in the US to be involved. These included some of the top engineers, chemists, Physicists and other subject experts that were available. In addition there was the involvement of some 50,000 individuals oversees in such tasks as the various tracking stations of the MSFN (Manned Space Flight Network) right across the Globe. The MSFN used a network of giant satellite dishes and radio antenna such as Goldstone (70m), Parkes, Australia (64m), Honeysuckle Creek, Australia (24m) and Madrid, Spain (34m). The Saturn V Rocket was manufactured by multinational companies such as Boeing, Douglas and North American Aviation. The Landing Module by Grumman and computers by IBM. Dozens of other firms were involved. NASA budget was 4.41% of the Federal Budget in 1966 compared to 0.48% in 2020. The Apollo Program lasted over a decade and built upon the work done in the Mercury and Gemini Programs. During the Apollo era NASA had basically just one aim, to fulfil Kennedys promise of "landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to Earth". The geo-political situation of the 1960's and the Cold War also gave huge impetus to the project. Although all 6 Moon Landings occurred in the presidency of Richard Nixon they were very much in the public mind associated with JFK. Nixon was not particularly keen in continuing the Apollo Missions. By 1972 the Apollo Program had fulfilled all of its objectives and more. The space exploration agenda moved on to satellites, Skylab, Voyager Probes and the Space Shuttle. Thankfully after over five decades the scientific, financial and political conditions have aligned once again and the Atriums Program looks set to return humans to the Moon. Take care.
    1
  2004.  @therealzilch  Personally I prefer conspiracy peddler.
    1
  2005. Hi Maria, hope that you are well. You wrote "we ....... have no satellite technology to take a picture" of the Apollo landing sites. China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2006. So?
    1
  2007. @setapart2879 Hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2008.  @yassassin6425  For some strange reason I do not think that he will actually reply back to you. Take care.
    1
  2009. No Steve, that is simply not true. That is just conspiracy theory misinformation and misunderstanding. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2010. "Apollo was totally fake"..Yet you can not provide even a shred of evidence to back this up....interesting. Tale care.
    1
  2011. Nope, you are just repeating conspiracy nonsense. Take care.
    1
  2012.  @itsover6082  The only reason that you even know about the existence of the Van Allen Belts is because the research done by NASA and Dr. James Van Allen. Seriously, does the cognitive dissonance bother you in the slightest?? Take care.
    1
  2013.  @itsover6082  You clearly believe NASA and Dr. Van Allen when they told you that these Belts (Plural) exist. Also, how exactly does someone "see" particle radiation? Please try to know something about what you are talking about. Take care.
    1
  2014. Nope...it is just your knowledge and understanding that is fake. Take care.
    1
  2015.  @thefrenchruraldream8069  I assume that you mean the original posters comment? If so, then you may be correct but you should never underestimate the capacity of the reality denier to produce comments of amazing stupidity. Take care.
    1
  2016.  @narajuna  You do realise that 30MeV = 0.0000000000048 J.
    1
  2017. Hi Padraig. The vast amount of the lies and misinformation you see in comments sections come from a very small amount of people who constantly repeat the same disinformation over and over from multiple accounts, hence the same type of language usage and memes rather than rational debate or any evidence produced. Overall the majority of these comments are low on critical thinking and cognitive reasoning but show a high level of what psychologists call "Bullshit Receptivity". And don't get me started on their level of basic scientific knowledge..........
    1
  2018. Hi p, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2019. So produce the evidence to back up your claim, what is stopping you??????
    1
  2020.  @gregoryrogalsky6937  Do try to get your facts correct. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    1
  2021. The Van Allen Belt's are not the insurmountable obstacle that some moon landing deniers seem to think. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    1
  2022.  @frankcapra5304  Thank you for the waffle. The measured lunar surface temperature range during Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C, not the extremes that you implied. The Van Allen Belts are not an insurmountable barrier to space travel. If you have evidence to the contra then produce it. Take care.
    1
  2023.  @sheilasydneynotyerbizniz2933  hi sn, thank you for your comment. I did not ask for a link, I simply asked for a citation. You see, I am a little old-fashioned in that when someone makes specific claim I expect them to be able to back it up with the specific evidence. No need for a link, the article title, lead author, journal of publication and date of publication will do fine. Do you find it strange that no one in this comments section seems able to back up claims with evidence? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2024. "gene therapies". What about the people standing up to the scientific illiterate on YouTube comments sections who think that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapies"
    1
  2025. I suppose you providing the evidence to back up your claim is totally out of the question?
    1
  2026.  @kingjagwar6284  If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night. That should be an easy question to answer. Take care.
    1
  2027. Exactly how have you measured this distance? Because the lunar surface is without many recognisable features then determining distances while on the surface is extremely difficult. Doing so from a still photograph or film footage is almost impossible. Take care.
    1
  2028.  @ToneysReviews  What you suggest does not work for measurement. Take care.
    1
  2029.  @ToneysReviews  Again, judging distances to the horizon in lunar photographs is virtually impossible as the lunar terrain is featureless and the visual cues that we normally use to judge distances are not present. Take care.
    1
  2030. Do you happen to have a 70m satellite dish attached to your cell phone with line of sight to your target?
    1
  2031. So do you think that it is OK for a person to gave completely false information on a visa application and then also to put many peoples health, welfare and rights at risk by making international trips, attending events, giving interviews to journalists, meeting children while Covid-19 positive? Not once did he inform any of the people that he interacted with that he had the disease, not once did he wear a mask. Is that the action of a decent person? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2032. Hi w, hope that you are well. There is no terrestrial telescope that has the resolution to see objects that small on the lunar surface. However, various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2033. It was not a guess. The LRV was placed in a specific pre-agreed position, the rate of assent of the Ascent Stage of the LM was known in advance and the maths were not that hard to work out. The communications time delay and the reaction time of the electric motors were also known. All Ed had to do was move a rheostat at a predetermined rate beginning at a specific time in a predetermined countdown. Take care,
    1
  2034. By 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission (the 9th mission to the moon) all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970's and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2035. Nope...it is just your knowledge and understanding that is fake. Take care.
    1
  2036. Where does Bigfoot come in to all of this?
    1
  2037. You have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims and you never will. Take care.
    1
  2038. "So how come man has never gone back to the moon with the advanced tech we have nowadays". What technology exactly? What advances have there been in the specific technology necessary to carry out a crewed lunar mission between the end of the Apollo Program and the current Artemis Program? The reality is that no one was willing to fund the development and manufacture of this technology during these years. Take care.
    1
  2039. The footprints were made by the boots/overshoes which were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight. Neil Armstrong's space suit (minus the overshoes) is currently on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington. Don't be fooled by conspiracy nonsense.
    1
  2040. "They can read the news paper in ur hand from space"................Myth.
    1
  2041. Did you ever consider switching from tin to aluminium? Tin is good but aluminium is cheaper and better!
    1
  2042. The US did not stop "all Moon activities". The stopped manned lunar missions once the US Congress slashed the NASA funding after the 6th successful manned lunar landing. Take care.
    1
  2043.  @adanmartinez8744  The phrase "common sense" is not evidence to back up your claim. Also do you know what temperature it was on the moon during the Apollo 11 landing? Take care.
    1
  2044.  @commiehunter7964  You seem to use the same set of phrases over an over again. You do not seem to like people who have different ideas than you. Anger management issues?
    1
  2045.  @I_am_not_a_bot-s6i  Hi Anthony, hope that you are well. The research is exceptionally clear and unambiguous that vaccination has significantly reduced the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths, for those individuals with the disease Covid-19. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2046.  @Ul.B  Hi Ulrick, hope that you are well. That is a very well put comment.
    1
  2047. Why are you all talk yet never produce any evidence to back up your claims? Take care.
    1
  2048. "Lye".......a strongly alkaline solution, especially of potassium hydroxide, used for washing or cleansing.
    1
  2049. Please provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  2050. Please provide the evidence for your claim. Take care.
    1
  2051. You didn't provide and evidence for your claim and those who make claims such as yours never do. Take care.
    1
  2052.  @Cheeseboardv  No Andrew, facts can bit simply be changed just because you personally do not like them. 91k extra people died in the UK in 2020 compared to 2019. The excess mortality for 2021 will be something around 120k. Mortality increases for almost every country in the world. This is the reality, like it or not. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2053.  @MultipleUselessness  Hi ms, that is an interesting answer. So in the midst of the worst pandemic for a century in which almost every country in the world have reported significant excess deaths due to the disease caused by the SARS-Cov-2 virus you wish to scrape around looking for other excuses and simply throw out suggestions without the slightest evidence or proof to back them up? Also, your attempt to put down the very large increase in mortality in the UK in 2020 and 2021 as "due to suicide" does sound a little poor. There have been numerous studies into the effect of the pandemic and lockdowns on suicide rates both internationally and in the UK. These studies are showing that thankfully suicide rates did not increase during pandemic. I quote from the Samaritans website."Fortunately, provisional suicide rates for 2020 in England has found no evidence that national suicide rates increased. And evidence from the National Confidential Inquiry (NCISH) and the University of Manchester suggests suicide rates during the first national lockdown in England have not been impacted in the way that many of us were concerned about". Take care, speak truth & do research.
    1
  2054.  Fur Q  Yes, you are totally correct they are !deaths from covid not cancer suicide or traffic accidents". That is why mortality in the UK jumped by over 15% with 91k extra deaths in 2020 and 2021 figures are expected to be even higher. The cause?, Covid-19 as you correctly stated. Tke care & speak truth.
    1
  2055.  Fur Q  No mate, whoever told you that is either misleading you or having a laugh. The Office of National Statistics website shows that for England and Wales alone in 2020 73,766 deaths registered as due to COVID-19. Figures from National Records Scotland and from NI will push the UK total for 2020 much higher. The ONS also recently released a study which reported 176,035 deaths in total where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate since March 2020. The ONS have a website which is quite easy to navigate, I suggest that you spend some time there. Take care.
    1
  2056.  Fur Q  Cheers mate, but honestly I would prefer to stick with reality rather than malicious fantasy. I also understand what the terms "underlying cause of death" and "underlying condition" actually means. Over 91k more people died in the UK in 2020 compared to 2019 an almost unprecedent 15% jump. Some of them may have died from laughing at reality deniers stupidity but for the majority the disease that initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death was Covid-19.
    1
  2057.  Fur Q  No, again that is simply not true, I have quite literally quoted the correct figures from the ONS website, it is really not a difficult website to navigate and find these figures, even a child could do it. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2058.  Fur Q  How can the fact that the UK death rate spiked by over 91k from 2019 to 2020 be described as "useless"!?! And yes a positive test is requires to confirm if a person has the disease Covid-19. The figures that I have quoted from the ONS are for deaths where Covid-19 is the underlying cause of death and where this is stated on the death certificate by the medical practitioner. Please stop just making up figures. Speak truth.
    1
  2059.  Fur Q  The figures that I quoted are directly from the ONS website. The ONS have never stated that Covid-19 deaths are the figures that you have claimed. You either have been mislead or you are seriously misunderstanding something. Please tell me the exact release date of this FOI request as well as the exact question asked and I will help you to understand it. Take care.
    1
  2060.  Fur Q  WHAT?!? First you make false claims about ONS figures and then when I call you out on this and quote the correct figures you said that the figures were from a Freedom of Information Request,.Then when I ask you for the release date of this FOI request you then tell us that the FOI request hasn't actually been made!!! Stop treating us like fools, please stop spreading lies and misinformation.
    1
  2061.  Fur Q  Please provide the release date for the "ONS figures from a freedom of information request" that you have claimed exists. All FOI requests are listed on the the ONS website are are easily verified. You have made claims which are untrue and misinformation. It is no surprise that you are unable to produce any evidence. You have a choice, speak true or speak lies. Make a good choice.
    1
  2062.  @itsover6082  So your best evidence for the moon landings being fake is a song released 3 decades later and a movie made over 4 decades after the event? Seriously??
    1
  2063. Didn't "drop", he pushed it that way with his hand. Check out the full original video and you will observe that the globe moves in all different directions as the astronauts push it around an at times it floats in thin air. Somehow I doubt if your conspiracy guru of choice allowed you to see that! Take care.
    1
  2064. "lost" in the sense that it has become obsolete and lost to time. Take care.
    1
  2065. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    1
  2066. If you mean the lies, deceit and poison of conspiracy theory misinformation, then I totally agree!
    1
  2067. Nope.
    1
  2068. Is there some reason that absolutely noting that you have written makes any sense? Take care.
    1
  2069. So do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information on a visa application and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive?
    1
  2070. There are different natures, types and intensities of what is termed radiation. Perhaps if you did some study and research you might be able to understand about them. Take care.
    1
  2071. There is no telescope in existence that has the resolution ability to view the Apollo equipment from Earth. However, satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected the various Apollo landing sites and equipment. Take care.
    1
  2072. Your education?
    1
  2073.  @Hardleewood  I love the way you attempt to back up one of your groundless conspiracy theories with another. Your evidence?
    1
  2074.  @Hardleewood  Hi again Richard. So far I have found out that you are unable to back up your assertions with any evidence. That tells me quite a lot about a person. Take care.
    1
  2075.  @silloweet  I have watched it. Excruciating intellectually painful nonsense which attempts to confuse speculation with actual evidence. One would have to be both very gullible and scientifically illiterate to swallow that gibberish. Take care.
    1
  2076.  @silloweet  Hi s, hope that you are well. Thank you for your (rather strange) reply. (1) "it debunks the waving flag". No one in their right senses would think that the flag is moving as a result of wind (did they forget to close the studio door or what?). Objects can oscillate when energy is supplied to them and in a vacuum they will continue to oscillate for some time as there is no atmosphere to remove energy from the system. (2) It debunks "the radiation". Again a strange comment, Radiation is real and was known about and was dealt with so how could it be "debunked"? (3) "debunks everything about the pictures taken"...Nope...it just tells gullible people what to believe. So I ask again...What is your proof? Take care.
    1
  2077.  @silloweet  Again you just give vague unsubstantiated claims without even the shred of evidence. It is clear and obvious that the Apollo 11 flag oscillates like a pendulum after the astronauts supplied it with energy and that the period of these oscillations reduce with time as expected. The original footage of that Apollo 11 EVA is easily obtained online (eg; "Restored Apollo 11 Moonwalk - Original NASA EVA Mission Video - Walking on the Moon" on the NASA YouTube channel) and you can see clearly with your own eyes that the flag assembly oscillates when touched by the astronauts and that the oscillations reduce and finally stop shortly after they stop touching it. Then there is a period of over 2 hours where we see Armstrong and Aldrin moving around but the flag remains in the exact same position, pointing in the same direction, exact same wrinkles in exactly the same position. Do your own research and don't be gullible. Take care.
    1
  2078.  @WHATISTRUTHTV  Hi...do you really understand what the phrase "pre historic" actually means?????? Take care.
    1
  2079. True James, you never did but 24 very brave men did. Take care.
    1
  2080.  @robbiereid  Hi Robbie. If you have to uses personal insults as a means of getting your points across, then perhaps your points really are not that well made?
    1
  2081.  @robbiereid  Also Robbie, your comments re Kary Mullis are very misleading as it takes his words totally out of context. He was talking specifically of patients with the rapidly mutating HIV virus and more specifically AIDS patients who go on to contract multiple extra viruses. He was not talking about viral diseases in general. There is much misinformation being circulated about Dr Mullis. Don't fall for misinformation, get facts from reliable sources of information.
    1
  2082. So when something working as planned and designed it makes you think it is fake....Interesting.
    1
  2083. You didn't provide and evidence for your claim and those who make claims such as yours never do. Take care.
    1
  2084. Every single second of every single piece of footage taken on every single Apollo mission is freely available. Take care.
    1
  2085.  @michelhaineault6654  Firstly why do you say "flag" singular? There were 6 lunar landings and each had a flag assembly. Secondly, the flags only ever moved when given energy by the astronauts. For example the Apollo 11 flag assembly and full EVA was also filmed using the 16mm camera mounted in the LM window. See YT video "Apollo 11-16-mm magazine 1092-k" on YT channel "Apollo 11-Apollo Flight journal". This shows clearly that the flag oscillated when the astronauts were assembling it and when the moved away it stopped oscillating for the rest of the EVA, a period of over 2 hours. Take care.
    1
  2086. The flag moved when the astronauts touched it. The behaviour of the Apollo Mission flags is exactly what would be expected in a low gravity, zero air resistance environment such as on the lunar surface. The Apollo 11 flag was designed to look like it was unfurled and flying as it would on Earth. (No nation would present a limp hanging flag to the World!). It had a cross-pole along the top to support the fabric. It oscillates while the astronauts are rotating and assembling it and continues this oscillation for a short period afterwards as the Moon has no atmosphere to dampen the oscillations and remove energy from the system. Then there is then a period of over 2 hours as the astronauts continue with their mission while the flag remains perfectly still. The original footage is available in the National Archives. Do some research and go look at it for yourself. Take care.
    1
  2087. Luc Montagnier was frequented exploited by the anti-vax/reality denying brigade who misquoted, misinterpreted and quite often, simply made up lies and attributed these to him. May he RIP.
    1
  2088. Hi sm, hope that you are well. You asked "Where on Earth did this took place? ". Remind me again where on Earth we have an incredibly large space with no air resistance and acceleration due to gravity of 1.6 m/s2? Take care.
    1
  2089. Do try to get your facts correct. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    1
  2090. Dr. James Van Allen said otherwise.
    1
  2091. No, that never happened except in the mind of a conspiracy theorist and proven liar and fraud who makes assertions but never provides any evidence. Take care.
    1
  2092. Serious question. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  2093.  @ValMartinIreland  Hi val, hope that you are well. You asked "What was the air pressure in the rover tyres? ". The Lunar Rover Vehicle tires were not pneumatic. The were woven mesh of zinc-coated piano wire to which titanium treads were riveted in a chevron pattern. It really only takes a few seconds to determine this fact. Take care.
    1
  2094. "A flag engineered to be moving?". No the flag was designed to look like it was fluttering in the wind as it would on Earth. The horizontal bar passing through the top seam of the flag oscillated when supplied with energy as the astronauts moved the flag assembly. Clearly the flag would oscillate under these conditions as there is no atmosphere on the lunar surface to dampen the oscillations. The flag then stops moving shortly after the astronauts stop moving it. Take care.
    1
  2095. ​ @Jamie-Z  Hi jamie, "People who have had the disease have the best immunity", actually it is not as straightforward as that. Research has shown that over a third of people who recover from Covid-19 will not develop antibodies to the SARS-Cov-19 virus. Also, studies have shown that individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 and are also vaccinated will develop even stronger immunity again. Another 2 good reasons to be vaccinated against this disease. Take care.
    1
  2096.  @mosesmanaka8109  Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2097. Hi Deborah. Your comment on the face of it sounds like total nonsense and misinformation but just in case, do you have a reliable source to back up your assertions? Thanks.
    1
  2098. In the developed world we are beginning to get this virus under control but the greatest challenge still lies in the developing world. It has long been suspected that in many developing countries the official death toll from Covid-19 has been much greater than official figures due to poor reporting structures. Recent studies in India show 4 million excess death while the official Covid-19 deaths are just 414k. Other studies in developing countries will most likely show the same pattern. Viruses mutate, that is their nature and the more SARS-Cov-2 virus that exists globally then the greater the risk of further variants of concern. It is imperative that we supply the developing countries with huge numbers of cheap or free vaccines in order to stamp this virus out, for our sake as much as theirs.
    1
  2099. "The footage of the 6 manned missions the moon have all gone missing".......................Nope " the technology employed for the moon missions have all been destroyed"....................Only in the sense that it has gone obsolete. " zero gravity".......If you think that there is "zero gravity" then you really do not have the slightest clue about space exploration. Take care.
    1
  2100. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    1
  2101. You post...then you ghost. Take care.
    1
  2102. Hi Robert, "what would be incentive for those researchers to lie and risk their reputation like that?" What was the incentive for Andrew Wakefield to fake his research? He was exposed as a fraud years ago but the harm that he caused still continues. Take care.
    1
  2103.  @slackdee  Hi again sd, someday, someday, I know that you will actually say something that actually relates to the topic at hand and contribute to the debate.........someday........maybe........
    1
  2104.  @slackdee  Hi again sd. I do my best as a scientist to promote factual and researched based evidence on current public health issues. If you have the slightest issue or problem with any of the points that I make or the research that I cite then please feel free to engage in polite, evidence backed debate and if you think that I am wrong then prove me wrong. That's the way it works. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2105.  Darth Vader's Dad  Did BPOM authorize the use of ivermectin as a Covid-19 treatment, yes or no?
    1
  2106. Hi Sparky, you need to do a bit of research on that claim as you are well, well wide of the mark. The year 2020 in the UK had the highest overall number of deaths since 1918, which was during ww1 and at the height of the Great Flu. 604,707 UK deaths in 2019 and this spiked to 695,812 in 2020, an increase of over 91k. Source: Report "Deaths in the UK from 1990 to 2020", Feb 2021, ONS. Or you can also find a nice graph of the total UK deaths between 1887 and 2020 on the Statista website. A spike in deaths such as the 91k in 2020 was previously only observed in 1918 (ww1 & flu), 1940 (ww2) and 1929 & 1951 (flu). Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2107. ​ @sparkymlarky  Hi sparky, I really thought that my comment was in plain English and I made every attempt to use simple language and short words. Still, it seems that you managed not to understand it. There is NOT 50 years between 2019 and 2020. 604,707 people died in the UK in 2019 . This spiked to 695,812 in 2020 an almost unprecedented increase of over 91k extra deaths and was the highest number of deaths in a single year since ww1. So your comment that "the death rate of the UK is totally average" is totally untrue. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2108.  @mightytattz6752  Hi MT, I had missed his totally ridiculous comment and only for you attracting my attention to it I wouldn't have been able to reply. Some people just can't read English, ye? Thanks.
    1
  2109. Oh and just for fun. Deaths per 100,000 of population for UK: 2019 = 893.1, 2020 = 1016.2. Source: "2019 and 2020 deaths per 1000 people", FOI reply from ONS, March 2021. I wonder why so many extra people dies in 2020 compared to 2019? Take care
    1
  2110. What you wrote sounds infantile...but go on...produce the evidence. Take care.
    1
  2111. Say no to spamming on YouTube.
    1
  2112.  @guyfawkes8384  The Apollo computers were quite sufficient in doing what they were meant to do and carried out their task splendidly. So do you have any real evidence or is it just all personal incredulity? Take care.
    1
  2113.  @yassassin6425  A very clear, concise and accurate debunk. Well done.
    1
  2114. Hi daniel, hope that you are well. The footprints were not made by the "spacesuit" They were made by the boots/overshoes which were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight. Neil Armstrong's space suit (minus the overshoes) is currently on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington. Don't be fooled by conspiracy nonsense.
    1
  2115. But WAYNE "they" must be really stupid to miss the opportunity to "finish them of (sic)" in the first 2 go's. Maybe they will also get it wrong in the 3rd go. And what about all the flu vaccines? "They" must have missed a lot of opportunities? Maybe "they" are not trying hard enough?
    1
  2116.  @dmac7473  Hi DM. "they (are) making it (as) realistic as possible". I think that we are in agreement here. It is almost like "they" wish to save lives. Take care.
    1
  2117. Hi DW, hope that you are well. Gravity acts in the vertical direction, you are discussing movement in the horizontal direction, an astronauts momentum will be the product of their total mass by their velocity in the horizontal direction (assuming reasonably level surface, I am not going to do a vector analysis without knowing exact values). So, no, there is no reason why the moon's lower gravity "would carry a body in motion further".in than on Earth. Take care.
    1
  2118. Yes, radio waves and the means to transmit them as well as giant 60m radio dishes to receive the transmissions did exist in the 1960's. Take care.
    1
  2119. Feel free to provide reliable and trustworthy evidence for this assertion.
    1
  2120.  @Gozne  Please explain why "It´s impossible to reach the Moon"??
    1
  2121. All 6 lunar landings took place in daytime, early in the lunar day. The sunshine is illuminating the lunar surface. Starlight is dim and will not register when cameras are set for bright conditions. The MAXIMUM lunar surface temperature is about 120C but this temperature was never encountered by the Apollo astronauts as the landings took place early in the lunar day. Take care.
    1
  2122. 22 patients died from the disease Covid-19.
    1
  2123.  @ULYSSES-31  Hi Daniel. Poor Jack seems to have swallowed some conspiracy theory misinformation. Hopefully the facts will set him straight but unfortunately for many that are deep down the rabbit hole, facts are meaningless.Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2124.  @jackspring7709  Hi Jack, thank you for your comment. It is unfortunate that you do not seem to live in the world of facts and reality. You make assertions that are non factual and are totally unable to back them up when asked. You are therefore attempting to spread misinformation. If you think that I am wrong then please provide a reliable and trustworthy source for your comment that Covid has "a 99.7% recovery rate". Recovery also means people not suffering the effects of long Covid weeks and even months after original infection. We await.
    1
  2125.  @JohnThomas-c7e  "news flash: there are very few people being killed by covid 19" Sorry, this is just more misinformation which again you have failed to back up. Almost every country in the world is showing a significant rise in mortality. The UK had more deaths in 2020 than any year since 1918 during ww1 and at the height of the great flu, Italy had more deaths in 2020 than any year since ww2. The USA had 2,813,503 deaths in 2017, 2,839,205 in 2018, 2.854,838 in 2019 then a big jump to 3,358,814 in 2020. Research is showing that India has had about 4 million excess deaths (over and above 5 year average). Yes, people are dying of the disease Covid-19, to say otherwise is nonsense.
    1
  2126.  @jackspring7709  Interesting and revealing answer. So you admit to believing things to be true without having the slightest bit of evident to back up your claim. Does the cognitive dissidence generated by that statement cause any intellectual discomfort whatsoever? A person who believes things without proof will believe in anything. Also, it seems that your reading abilities may be a little bit lacking as I have never made a single mention of "politicians and big pharma". That is entirely your own construct. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2127.  @jackspring7709  Hi Jack, thank you for your latest set of comments. You are making claims about people and percentages that are not backed up by sources or evidence and seem to be at variance with the known facts. When asked to back up these claims you prevaricate and still do not provide any evidence. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2128.  @jackspring7709  Jack, if you think that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything whatsoever to do with "gene therapies" then you need to a refresher course in basic, basic cellular biology. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2129.  @jackspring7709  Jack, no links are visible. You may have posted links but it is not uncommon for posts containing a URL to be deleted automatically by a channel. If so then such posts will still be visible to the poster but will not be seen by anyone else. To check this you could check the comments thread while you are signed out. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2130. Correct, the total lack of evidence produced by these moon-landing deniers to back up their claims is a total scam. Take care.
    1
  2131.  @rockethead7  "hey Stanly"....or spell.
    1
  2132. "Did we lose the technology to visit the moon?". In a sense, yes. The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced and much of the infrastructure and technology was either dismantled or repurposed for other uses such as the Space Shuttle and Skylab. The personal knowledge base retired and passed on. So in that sense the technology necessary to carry out manned lunar missions was most certainly lost. Take care.
    1
  2133. It is good to see that people are acting sensibly and responsibly and self isolating if they are a close contact of a Covid-19 case. These people are making good decisions in order to protect the health, welfare and freedom of fellow citizens.
    1
  2134. Hi Robert, you wrote "the dust kicked up from their boots comes right back down"....Yes, exactly as it should behave in a vacuum as the moon does not have an atmosphere. Take care.
    1
  2135.  Harold Shipman  Hi Harold, I am extremely sorry, you see I never got the memo telling me that you were in charge of defining what a vaccine is or isn't so I am just going to have to stick with the current definition. Thanks for the post though. Bye.
    1
  2136.  @rob4924  Hi Robert, hope you are well. "told me what"?? Thanks.
    1
  2137.  @rob4924  Hi Robert, what you said to Tom Dayle is a fair point but you must also take into account (1) that the study group size for Covid vaccines is many times the size of what is usually used for previous vaccines, eg: Pfzier 45k, Moderna >30k, Oxford AZ >40k so any problems or issues would have shown up earlier. (often the experimental group is less than 100) (2) I know from personal experience that the majority of the time spent getting a new drug to be accepted is spent or documentation and regulation issues which were processed much quicker with Covid vaccines due to extra manpower. (3) The various companies involved in vaccine research were not totally starting from scratch, they built on previous research and expertise. Also the number of researchers working on the vaccines was massively increased compared with previous vaccines. (4) Any serious issues in new medications normally will show up at a very early stage. The evidence so far is overwhelming that the Covid-19 vaccines do not carry any risk of health issues compared to an equivalent unvaccinated cohort. I hope that this is some help to you.
    1
  2138.  @rob4924  Robert, thank you for your reply, sorry for my long answer. (1) there is no evidence whatsoever that any of the vaccines causing, as you put it, "harm". Many large scale studies show no difference at all between vaccinated and unvaccinated cohorts. Social media chats etc are not research, are nobody would consider them to be fair, balanced or in any way factual. I doubt very much if a ukgov website is suggesting that vaccines cause harm, could this be a misinterpretation? People that are vaccinated will still suffer illness in the weeks and months after receiving a vaccine and these have to be recorded, analysed and compared to what should be expected in an unvaccinated cohort. For example, statistically almost 750,000 people that have received a vaccine so far in the US will die within a year of receiving the vaccine but this will have nothing to do with the vaccine. (2) "these jabs have no covid cells in any of them" This sentence makes no sense whatsoever. Viruses do not have cells and Covid is a disease not a virus. Good luck in the future Robert but please be aware that there is a lot of nonsense being spread on the internet. PS: (3) Your point that the whole vaccine process has occurred more expediently then might normally have happened is still a fair one but this in itself doesn't mean that vaccines are not safe.
    1
  2139.  @donmac5918  It is most unfortunate that the facts say otherwise!
    1
  2140. Ye...total madness...its not like masks will reduce the spread of a dangerous pathogen....oh wait!
    1
  2141. It is really so sad to see that so many patients in Intensive Care Units across London are totally unvaccinated. Professor Rupert Pearse, an ICU doctor at the Royal London Hospital, said recently that those ICU patients who are well enough to talk often beg for doctors to vaccinate them immediately (unfortunately it is too late at that stage) . He said that up to 9 out of 10 Covid patients in ICU are totally unvaccinated and more patient were being admitted in their 20s and 30s who are not jabbed. Public really need to know these facts.
    1
  2142. @Airborne 1 Hi a, thank you for your comment. What I wrote is entirely factual and can be quite easily verified by anyone. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2143. Yep, loads of satellites up there. Take care.
    1
  2144.  @Josytt  Do stars?
    1
  2145.  @Josytt  "those moving lights that look like stars"...Your words, not mine. Are you now backtracking? Take care.
    1
  2146.  @Josytt  Thank you for your reply. Take care.
    1
  2147. Provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  2148. you have 100% zero evidence.
    1
  2149. Hi Albert, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2150. So any actual evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    1
  2151. I have seen no evidence whatsoever that any Covid-19 vaccine increases the risk of abortions, causes heart attacks or makes people go blind. Can you please give a reliable source for your assertions?
    1
  2152.  @Sertao2013  "us hearing the hammer making a noise on the moon when we all know that's impossible"......Last time I checked sound was able to travel through solids and gases and the microphones were inside the astronauts helmets. Do you want to try again?
    1
  2153. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  2154. You wrote " no gravity" on the moon and that dust "should float away" in a vacuum. That is 2 big dumbs in the one sentence. Take care.
    1
  2155. Why would you expect to see stars in correctly exposed footage and photographs of a bright surface? Take care.
    1
  2156. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2157.  @danielmconnolly7  "no wings, flaps or stabilizers". Just think about this Daniel. Take care.
    1
  2158.  @JohnM3665570  Hi John, you mentioned "A guy in Houston was operating the camera by remote". This was Ed Fendell. For various reasons his attempt to film the lift of of assent stage of Apollo 15 and 16 were not very successful but he got the filming of Apollo 17 spot on. take care.
    1
  2159.  @kazthamc58  Hi K, "99%+ recovery rate", could you please tell us where you sourced that number? Thank you.
    1
  2160.  herbalist 2  So you consider that 97% is the "same thing" as 98% which is "same thing" as 99%? Interesting. By the way you still haven't told us where you sourced any of these numbers from. Take care.
    1
  2161.  herbalist 2  Hi H2, thank you for your reply. Again, I do not wish to appear rude, but you still have not mentioned where you obtained any of your numbers from. Take care.
    1
  2162.  @ExpanseRoci  We are still waiting for the evidence that over 127,000 death certs were forged.........
    1
  2163.  @ExpanseRoci  Yes, we all know what your OPINION is but I seek the TRUTH. Over 300k doctors and 670k nurses in the UK how many of them have admitted to forging death certs. Surely you have some proof??
    1
  2164.  @kostadinkondev829  I think that you have made my point perfectly. Thanks.
    1
  2165.  @samj1012  You have shown little evidence of thinking so far if you can not see the difference between spending 6 months or more in zero g/continuous freefall and spending just a few days in space. You are better than that. Open your mind, use your brain, study the topic, educate yourself....Learn. Take care.
    1
  2166. No Apollo astronaut has ever "admitted he never went" to the moon. Have you been fed short cherry-picked comments by a peddler of conspiracy who hid the context from you? Take care.
    1
  2167. Also, for the record,. The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2168. So Tom , does this mean that you back the well over 100 Nobel Laureates that have not only backed vaccination but have called on President Joe Biden and other heads of states to back a waiver of intellectual property rules for COVID-19 vaccines? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2169. You should actually watch that so called documentary. It never actually shows what you claim, it just alleges it without ever actually producing any evidence. It also debunks itself multiple times. Nobody with the slightest knowledge of space travel will get fooled by it. It is only for the gullible. PS: Elon Musk never said anything of the sort. Take care.
    1
  2170.  @marksprague1280  A very funny thing happened on the way to the moon.....no evidence was presented whatsoever and the convicted vandal repeatedly contradicted himself several times.
    1
  2171. @John 0072 Hi J, hope that you are well. You are totally correct, blood clots, strokes and heart attacks can all occur to people with coronavirus disease/Covid-19, especially in the cohort of infected people that need hospitalisation. All the more reason to be vaccinated and to take basic precautions like wearing a mask in public. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2172.  @SeanBeatsMapson  HI S, hope that you are well. Report available on Public Health England website as a pdf. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2173. @John 0072 Hi again J, hope you are well. "Your a liar" (sic). Seriously John, if you wish to call me a liar I would honestly appreciate it if you could at least get the basic English correct !! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2174. @John 0072 Hi again J, hope you are well. There are quite simply hundreds of articles and reports available from multiple sources and multiple countries showing the link between Covid-19 and increased risk of blood clots, stroke & heart attack. It is already well known that viral infections increase the risk of these events and the evidence shows that this virus is no different. In The Lancet alone you can start with "Thromboembolism risk of Covid-19 is high and associated with a higher risk of mortality: A systematic review and meta analysis. Mahmoud B. Malas et al, Dec 2020. And Covid-19 and Thrombosis: A continuing story: Published in Feb 2021. A simple Google search will find many more articles and scientific reports. I am glad to see that your English has improved but you now need to learn how to correctly leave a space after a comma. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2175.  @SeanBeatsMapson  Hi S, hope that you are well. Independent of what, reality? You asked for the source of the report and you got it. It is not my problem if you are still not happy. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2176.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  Hi D, hope that you are well. The reason that a small percentage of people who are fully vaccinated can still end up in hospital is down to basic statistics. Although the various vaccines are quite effective in reducing serious illness and hospitalisations, they are not 100% effective. The risk factor for hospitalisation doubles every 8 years. So take 2 cohorts who are 40 years apart, say 30 year olds and 70 year olds. (Remember that 40 = 8 x 5) Should they both get Covid-19 the risk of hospitalisation for the 70 year olds is 2 to the power of 5 times greater than the younger cohort or 2x2x2x2x2 or 32 times greater chance of ending up in hospital. Vaccines have reduced the difference in risk between the 2 cohorts considerably but they have not reduced it to 1, ie: the same risk. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2177.  @mrjingles8694  Hi Mr J, hope that you are well. Currently I am a part-time carer and a part-time sheep farmer, so to be honest, not very much at the moment. Thank you for your concern. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2178.  @mrjingles8694  It is a name, do not read too much into it. Do you Jingle when you walk?
    1
  2179. @John 0072 Hi again John, hope that you are well (although from reading your comments some may conclude otherwise). You still seem confused with the English language, "couldn't make it up" yet you repeatedly call me a "liar", which is it? You also do not seem to have the ability to have a rational, polite discussion which is a pity. Either way you have made numerous unverified allegations without supplying even the slightest piece of evidence. You seem to have opinions but you do not seem to have facts. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2180.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  No Dave. Please fully read my last message, I thought that it was very clear. Because the risk of hospitalisation increases dramatically with age and because no vaccine gives 100% protection then the risk of hospitalisation for a vaccinated elderly person can still be greater than for an unvaccinated younger person. This can not be taken as evidence that vaccination is not effective. Vaccinations have reduced the risk of hospitalisation massively, just not to zero. There really is plenty of information explaining this online from reliable and trustworthy sources. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2181.  @mrjingles8694  Hi again Mr J, I hope that you continue to be well. I am genuinely sorry to see you so triggered and that you do not seem to be able to engage in polite, rational discussion. I am also disappointed that you seem to be using standard conspiracy theory memes such as "not actually a vaccine". (I can discuss this at length if you wish but unfortunately I will only be able to bring facts to the table). I have no idea why you refer to politicians at all as I have made no previous reference to them. I get my information from evidence based medical research and trustworthy , reliable scientific publications and sources. I am aware that other people don't do this and that this is where misinformation comes from. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2182.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  No Dave, again what you say is incorrect. The facts as reported by Public Health England and by the governments chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance, are that 60% of people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. ( I grant you that he did say the opposite of this in a press conference recently but he quickly moved to correct his error) I think that I have done my best to explain to you about how the risk factor for hospitalisation increases with age and why it is to be expected that some fully vaccinated people will still end up in hospital (but in much reduced numbers) but unfortunately I can not do the understanding for you. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2183.  @UNIVERSAL-UR  Hi Dave. Why are you on the internet spreading untruths and misinformation? I find that very strange. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2184. @John 0072 Excellent, does this mean that you are now accepting data and reports from official government websites as correct and accurate? (if yes, then welcome back to reality) or are you doing the typical conspiracy theorist tactic of cherry picking and misinterpreting bits and pieces in order to promote a predetermined narrative of misinformation? You have not answered a single one of my questions so far. Perhaps you will answer this one. Yes or No? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2185. @John 0072 Hi J. The question was simple and I notice that you have again avoided it. Do you accept data and reports from official governments websites as correct and accurate, Yes or No? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2186. @John 0072 Simple question which you continue to evade. Do you accept data and reports from official government websites as correct and accurate, Yes or No. Throughout this thread you have asked me for "links and info" and used the phrase "governments own statistics". Now you obfuscate when asked an easy query. Simple question, do you accept government statistics or not, Yes or No?
    1
  2187. @John 0072 And again more obfuscation. This unverified online petition that you refer to was signed by Dr. Michael Mouse, several Dr. Adolf Hitlers and at least two dozen Dr. Harold Shipmans. These were later joined by Dr. Johnny Bananas and a host of other fake “experts” before the list was closed to public view. Science is not carried out in this manner. The idea that the virus be allow to spread in the hope of some level of heard immunity being developed was rightly described by the World Health Organization, the American Public Health Association and numerous academic and public-health bodies as a strategy that is dangerous, unethical, and lacking a sound scientific basis. It would have lead to a large number of unavoidable deaths and reoccurring epidemics and was a dangerous fallacy unsupported by evidence. By all means let’s have diverse opinions but let us base our decisions on fact based evidence not minority fringe views. Again, simple question. Do you accept data and reports from official government websites as correct and accurate, Yes or No?
    1
  2188. @John 0072 And another question that should be most interesting and reviling. Do YOU accept the views of the 40 or so doctors and medical professionals whose names appear on the "Great Barrington Declaration" ?? . A simple Yes or No will do.
    1
  2189. (1) "how could that little ship go back to earth"....It couldn't, didn't and was not supposed to. The Lunar Module Ascent Stage simply too the 2 astronauts on the lunar surface back to the Control Module in orbit. (2) "If it took all of that energy to get off the earth". The moon has much less gravity, no air resistance and the mass of the Command Module is much less than what took off from Earth so much less energy is needed to return. (3) "no footage of take off"...There is plenty of footage, especially of the lift off of the Ascent Stage on Apollo 17. Ever considered some research before posting? Take care.
    1
  2190.  @jackspring7709  (1) Your first point is wrong, Dr O'Neill had his vaccine when the turn for his age cohort came. (2) Can you please cite a reliable source for the percentage that you give. It is total variance with the data from every medical and scientific source that I have encountered. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2191. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2192.  @fredrodriguez3913  "NASA is now claiming their engineers created a battery powered waving mechanism for the flag"....Nope, NASA have never said such a thing, this appears to be entirely of your own creation.
    1
  2193.  @scoobtube5746  Hi s, hope that you are well. You wrote "there's no evidence it ever happened". That is incorrect. There is a mountain of physical, audio-visual, documentary and personal evidence that the Apollo missions occurred as history has recorded. Much of this evidence is totally independent of NASA or the USA. Take care.
    1
  2194. So remind us again of the evidence and "facts" that show that the Apollo Program did not occur? Take care.
    1
  2195. Silly, silly, silly comment with no attempt to produce any evidence to back it up.
    1
  2196. Hi beau, hope that you are well. You wrote "Why has there been no follow up evidence or photos of the ....landing (sites) ...Mmmm". Why haven't you bothered to take the 10 seconds needed to do the research?......Mmmm. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2197. Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan and Edgar Mitchell did swear on the Bible that the walked on the moon. So what is you point again??? Take care.
    1
  2198. "Neil Armstrong never took a picture on the moon"...He took dozens. Take care.
    1
  2199. @Jon Snow went MGTOW Sorry, that statement is totally untrue. There has been a very large amount of research into this topic and the evidence that infection with Covid-19 causes a much increased risk of blood clots and that blood clotting is a significant caused of Covid-19 deaths is undeniable.
    1
  2200. Sorry Tom, I was reading research showing the link between Covid-19 infection and a much increased risk of blood clots as far back as April 2020. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2201. @Jon Snow went MGTOW Sorry Jon, I was reading research reports as far back as March and April 2020 that showed the link between Covid-19 infection and a much increased risk of blood clots. This was long before vaccinations.
    1
  2202. @Jon Snow went MGTOW (1) COVID19 coagulopathy in Caucasian patients, Fogarty et al, British Journal of Haematology, April 2020. (2) Thrombosis and COVID-19 pneumonia, Price et al, European Respiratory Journal, April 2020. (3) Thromboembolism risk of COVID-19 is high and associated with a higher risk of mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Malas et al, The Lancer, Nov 2020. These are just a sample of the well over 1000 studies, research reports and papers that I am aware of which demonstrate clearly that the link between Covid-19 infection and blood clots was well established well before vaccines were available. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2203. @Jon Snow went MGTOW You are now obfuscating to avoid the central point that there is a huge amount of evidence that shows (1) That the link between blood clots and Covid-19 infection was well established long before any vaccinations took place or any vaccines were available. (2) the benefits of being vaccinated far outweighs the very small risk of clots and that the risk of serious blood clots is far greater as a result of Covid-19 infection and (3)I am also aware of research that shows that there is a very small risk of rare blood clots associated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in particular. The research that I have read indicates that this risk is of the order of between 1 in 50,000 and 1 in 100,000 vaccinations. This is much lower than the risk of blood clots associated with various brands of contraceptive pill on the market for example. Again, the overwhelming body of evidence shows that the benefits of being vaccinated far outweighs any risk and that the risk of serious blood clots is far greater as a result of Covid-19 infection. To understand and evaluate the risks you could read the following opinion piece from The British Medical Journal. "Putting risks into context: covid-19 vaccines and blood clots", Alexandra Freeman, Executive Director, Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence, Communication, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, May 2021. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2204. @Jon Snow went MGTOW And again more obfuscation and unfortunately more misinformation. "Otherwise, the evidence suggests that Antibody-dependent enhancement is equally likely to be the problem" ...Sorry, you can not shoehorn in you pet hypothesis without evidence. For a start ADE is exceptionally rare, secondly there is no evidence that ADE is occurring as a result of Covid vaccines. If Covid vaccines did carry a significant risk of ADE then people who are vaccinated would have more severe disease. This is not being observed. On the contrary evidence from multiple sources show that people who are vaccinated and infected with Covid typically have very mild disease or none at all. In fact, the majority of COVID-19 deaths in the USA are now in people who aren't fully vaccinated. In May, fully vaccinated people made up just 0.8% of COVID-19 deaths. That means 99.2% of COVID-19 deaths were in unvaccinated people. This shows how effective the vaccines are in preventing deaths and serious illness. As for Israel the evidence is still showing that being vaccinated dramatically reduces the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and death. Health Ministry data shows that the rate of serious cases among unvaccinated people over 60 is nine times more than the rate among fully vaccinated over 60's and that serious illness for the unvaccinated under 60's is over double the rate of their vaccinated counterparts. I get it that you have opinions and that you wish that the evidence matched these opinions. Unfortunately, science, and life, do not work this way.
    1
  2205. @Mr Dudemangeezermate Thank you Mr. D, your comment is appreciated (up to a point). I believe in an evidence based approach to medicine and public health issues as do the vast majority of people in most countries. Unfortunately there are some who prefer lies and misinformation and who "believe" things without the slightest evidence. These people often congregate in various comment sections and attempt to turn them into echo chambers. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2206.  @dougaltolan3017  The link between blood clots (and many other serious health effects) has been well established and this was done well before any Covid-19 vaccine was available. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2207. What radiation? What nature, type and intensity? How long would you have to spend there to receive a fatal does? Do you think that these questions are important, yes or no?
    1
  2208. You wrote that the dust "quickly falls back to the ground in a second or two which mimics what dust would do in earth gravity". Totally incorrect. On Earth dust will billow and form clouds due to the resistance of the atmosphere. On the footage of the LRV you can clearly see that the dust is not impeded by atmospheric resistance in any way. The dust particles follow parabolic trajectories exactly as we would expect in a vacuum. This footage can only have been filmed in a low gravity, vacuum environment. Take care.
    1
  2209. "we're spinning 1000 mph"................NOTHING spins in mph as mph are units of linear velocity. Linear tangential velocity and angular velocity are not the same thing. The correct angular velocity of the Earth is 0.000073 radians/sec. Take care.
    1
  2210.  @Skytweeker  Everything that you wrote is non-factual. Take care.
    1
  2211.  @luisgalleguillos4868  Hi Luis, hope that you are well. You wrote "248 F". While it is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). A lunar day is 15 Earth days by the way. Take care.
    1
  2212.  @luisgalleguillos4868  Hi again Luis, thank you for your comment. You are now concerned about how the astronauts kept cool while "arriving and during Moon orbit". You really shouldn't worry as all 24 were really cool guys! Temperature and humidity within the Apollo Command Module was controlled with a system of heat exchangers, electrical heaters and water-glycol coolant loops. Basically a heat exchange system. The coolant loop was used to cool the electronics mounted on cold plates and also the atmosphere of the capsule. If you want more in-depth information just search online for the document "APOLLO COMMAND AND SERVICE MODULE AND LUNAR MODULE ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS" and you will find all you want. Is there anything else that I can help you with? Take care.
    1
  2213. Hi t, hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2214. Probably because no such thing ever happened. Take care.
    1
  2215. Can you list the ways in which the technology needed for a manned lunar mission has advanced since the end of Apollo? Take care.
    1
  2216. Hi SH3, hope that you are well. Luc Montagnier never won "a Nobel peace prize". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2217.  @SH3Bstanko6  Hi again SH. No, I can absolutely assure you that Luc Montagnier has never won "a Nobel peace prize". This is simply a clear and verifiable truth and the fact that you keep insisting that he has speaks volumes about your ability to assimilate and comprehend information. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2218.  @SH3Bstanko6  Hi again SH. I have checked Wikipedia (not that I needed to) and it informs me that the "Nobel peace prize" of 2008 was won by the Finnish politician, diplomat and mediator Martti Ahtisaari. On the Nobel Prize website the official citation states (and I quote directly) "The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari "for his important efforts, on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts.". Please stop accusing others of " spreading lies" when you can not get the most basic facts correct yourself. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2219.  @SH3Bstanko6  Hi again SH, thank you for for your latest reply and the information that it contains. However, nowhere in the text that you have carefully copied and pasted is there any mention of him winning "a Nobel peace prize". This is because he has never won "a Nobel peace prize". Do facts not matter to you? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2220.  @SH3Bstanko6  Hi again SH3 thank you for your latest reply. I have never referred "to the Nobel prize instead of ‘peace’ prize", it is you who had done that! Facts are facts and they matter. Words are words and they have meaning. People read words and take meaning from them. I am glad that you have finally admitted that you were mistaken and that what you wrote was non-factual. I accept your apology in advance. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2221.  @SH3Bstanko6  You mean stop speaking truth and seeking the facts. Take care & do your research.
    1
  2222.  @SH3Bstanko6  I assume that you mean to speak truth. Take care & speak facts.
    1
  2223.  @SH3Bstanko6  Hi again SH, great to hear from you again, I did not expect to! Of course I have a job. I am a Physicist, a sheep farmer and a carer. Thank you for your respect. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2224.  @Bnslamb  That depends on your interpretation. Take care.
    1
  2225.  @phildavenport4150  Hi Phil, thank you for your comment. Yes you are correct, you would think that it should be quite a challenge for flat-earthers to reconcile their beliefs with observable and testable reality but most manage to achieve it due to a lack of basic knowledge and poor critical thinking ability. It also helps that they have no model to test against reality so basically any hairbrained conjecture can be considered as true, no evidence is needed. Take care.
    1
  2226. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2227. Hi or, hope that you are well. (1) It is quite easy to demonstrate that the horizon drops as your altitude increases. Just use a bottle of water as a level/manometer on your next flight. Surface of water level with horizon on ground, above horizon in the air. Also did you ever even consider that a clear sharp horizon is not possible on a "flat earth"? (2) Level does not mean flat. Water moves to the lowest state f gravitational potential energy.(3) No level of magnification can ever make something reappear from beyond the horizon. There are literally millions of armature astronomers with telescopes all around the globe but none have managed to do this. When the Sun is gone over the horizon, it is gone. (4) You clearly do not know that a scientific theory must fit all the available evidence, observations and experiments. Newtons Law of Universal Gravity has been tested by experiment quite literally millions of times and has not found to be wanting. (5) Density is not a force it is simply a ratio and it can not cause objects to move or accelerate. How can density make objects fall down? (6) Buoyancy? Can you please explain how buoyancy can exist in the absence of gravity or how buoyancy force can be calculated without reference to gravity? Take care, stay safe and learn some basic science.
    1
  2228. His AF, hope that you are well. What part of "The infrared images were artificially coloured to make the features stand out because infrared light is invisible to the human eye" do you not understand.
    1
  2229.  @ArchieFatcackie  Thank you for your reply. Your comment is now somewhat clearer. We do not seen in IR so the point is moot. Take care.
    1
  2230.  @briananderson3801  Brian, to be honest, you do not seem to know much about the Apollo Program and seem to be just repeating uninformed conspiracy nonsense. Take care.
    1
  2231.  @briananderson3801  You on the other hand have explained nothing. Do some study. Take care.
    1
  2232.  @briananderson3801  Your responses are getting shorter and less coherent. Next you will start using emojis. Take care.
    1
  2233. Meanwhile back in the real world this is what is really being reported from Australia. Less than 2% of people admitted to intensive care in New South Wales in the first 11 weeks of the recent outbreak were fully vaccinated, the latest NSW Health weekly surveillance report shows. Of the total admitted to hospital, 153 (3.3%) were confirmed as fully vaccinated, while 844 (18.1%) were partially vaccinated and the rest (3657) were unvaccinated. In total 284 unvaccinated people (64.4%) had been treated in ICU during the latest outbreak. Seventy patients (15.9%) who received intensive care were categorised as partially vaccinated, while eight (1.8%) were fully vaccinated. The remaining 79 people treated in ICU had an undetermined vaccination status.
    1
  2234. Wide Open to BS. Cool name.
    1
  2235.  @cadstol123  Does it really have to be explained to you again in this thread that it is extremely difficult to see stars while on a bright, daytime surface?? Do you see stars while in bright sunlight on Earth? Take care.
    1
  2236.  @cadstol123  "if we look at the other planets we able see the stars twinkling".....If you look at these other planets from where exactly? You will not be able to see these planets from a bright, daytime surface. That is so basic and obvious that you are either trolling or simply incapable of understanding basic facts. Take care.
    1
  2237.  @cadstol123  Thank you for your reply. It is most unfortunate that you do not seem to have the ability to understand the difference between seeing stars while in open space and seeing stars while on a bright, daytime surface. A young child can understand this difference but you seem to struggle. Perhaps it is the fact that English is not your native language. Neither is it mine. Take care.
    1
  2238.  @TheAgentAaron  Hi AA, hope that you are well. You wrote "Most of us who believe in a flat earth model". I was not aware that a "flat earth model" had ever been produced. Where can I find details of this "flat earth model" so that I can test it against observable reality? Take care.
    1
  2239.  @TheAgentAaron  Hi again AA, Thank you for your long reply which totally avoided my question. Please direct me to the "flat earth model" which you mentioned. Take care.
    1
  2240.  @TheAgentAaron  Hi again AA, thank you for your reply. I have searched your voluminous comment again and I see that indeed you have written "I would agree that there are no 'models' of a flat earth". We are both in agreement with this then. Please get back to me when you have found a "flat earth model" that consistently explains our observations of the World around us. Take care.
    1
  2241. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2242. "THE FIELD SURROUNDING THE EARTH CANT BE BROKEN"...Wow, we have a high level, really, really expert here. Such detail.....Take care.
    1
  2243.  @grantaum9677  "shadows aren't parallel".....Every single one of the thousands of Apollo Program photograph have a unique ID number. Could you provide the ID number of the photograph that you have issue with. Take care.
    1
  2244.  @grantaum9677  Yes you are totally correct, manned lunar missions are very expensive. Take care.
    1
  2245. The particle radiation in the VAB's does not significantly interfere with Unified S-Band frequencies. Take care.
    1
  2246. I love the way that you make up stuff and spread fear and Bu115h1t!
    1
  2247. "Another official said we can't get thru the Van Allen radiation belts"...Nope, please stick to the facts. A NASA engineer by the name of Kelly Smith stated, quite truthfully, that the radiation in the Van Allen Belts poses a greater risk to modern IC's and electronics compared to the electronics of the Apollo era and that this is a challenge that has to be faced by the Orion spacecraft and the Artemis mission. Take care.
    1
  2248. "Recently NASA said we lost the technogoly (sic) to the Moon"........Nope, please stick to the facts. Absolutely no one in NASA made that statement. A former astronaut once made the off the cuff statement that the Apollo era technology was now destroyed and by this he meant obsolete, which quite clearly it is. Naturally conspiracy theory sheep have to cherry pick words and phrases out of context because they have got no real proof for their fantasies. Take care.
    1
  2249. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    1
  2250. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2251.  @stellarwind1946  Thank you for your reply. You stated that the moon had "high gravity". Take care.
    1
  2252. The astronauts are moving the flag and rotating the flagpole. Objects will move when energy is supplied to them even in a vacuum. In fact a flag will oscillate better on the moon than on Earth as the moon has no air resistance to dampen its motion. Take care.
    1
  2253.  @coolmoe3289  Does it really have to be explained to you that an object will move when someone shakes it??? Seriously?? Take care.
    1
  2254.  @babecat2000  Hi babe, hope that you are well. There are no Earth based telescopes that can resolve Apollo mission objects on the moon's surface. However, various landing sites have been imaged and identified by lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2255. Please provide reliable, robust and verified (by scientists and/or medical experts) evidence for your allegation. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2256.  @sbaxter4207  Hi s, thank you for your reply. Can you direct me to this "UK government website" that provides reliable, robust and verified (by scientists and/or medical experts) evidence for your allegation. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2257.  @justanothernobody7142  Hi Zaphod, Thanks and I hope that you are well. Did we meet before? I think that you were wearing shades?
    1
  2258.  @julianpetkov8320  Yes, when someone is infected with a virus, then that virus will replicate and produce more viruses inside that persons cells. Are viruses living things? That depends on what exactly is meant by "living", but, yes, I am aware that viruses replicate rather than reproduce. And, yes, vaccination is needed to stop the spread of the virus that causes Covid-19 and to prevent further variants with unwanted characteristics. We seem to be in good agreement. Goodnight.
    1
  2259. Luc Montagnier was frequented exploited by the anti-vax/reality denying brigade who misquoted, misinterpreted and quite often, simply made up lies and attributed these to him. May he RIP.
    1
  2260. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2261. " I'm tired to spill the proof here in comments"....Translation: I know that I don't have even the slightest shred of evidence. Take care.
    1
  2262.  @cocos8903  Hi coco...still spreading the misinformation I see. How are your "moon bases" doing?
    1
  2263.  @Matherofacts  Hi Mat, want to joint the flat earth movement......you seem to be suitably qualified!!
    1
  2264.  @slackdee  It sounds like that you don't like to be faced with someone who understands science and knows the facts and the research. Yes, I can understand why. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2265.  @johnterry3312  Don't trust people in YouTube comments who make comments saying people are "definitely lying" but are totally unable to back them up when asked. Take care.
    1
  2266.  @johnterry3312  You made a comment and now can't back it up. What's the name for people like that ...let me think....??
    1
  2267. That is your opinion. 90% of UK adults have a different opinion.
    1
  2268.  @daze507  So because one thing happened almost a century ago in German politics this means that people should not get vaccinated against the effects of a novel virus in the UK. Yes, I am sure that in conspiracy theory la la land that this is a very powerful and cogent argument.
    1
  2269. I honestly don't think that people realise how much hard work and effort it takes to be a space denier/ flat earther/reality denier. Firstly you have to ignore all of Physics, geology, astronomy, meteorology, mathematics, geometry, as well as much of chemistry, geography, engineering, navigation and electronics. Secondly, you must never get information from any normal sources such as schools, colleges, universities, libraries or competent, skillful and qualified experts. You must instead seek snappy one liners and memes from YouTube and social media sites from suitably unqualified and incompetent individuals. Next you must totally ignore the evidence that you see with your own eyes such as sun rise, sun down, 2 points of stellar rotation, existence of a clear sharp horizon, etc. yet also accept the existence of such things as a firmament enclosing the Earth and a Sun some 5000km away with out the slightest bit of evidence. It is also of help if you have have never studied any science or engineering at any decent level and if you also believe in many other conspiracy theories. This is not for everybody.
    1
  2270. Hi d, hope that you are well. You asked about going back to the moon. It is not a matter of simple just wanting to go to the moon, nor is it "an easy travel" as you suggest. The political, economic and scientific conditions have to all fall into place. The Apollo program took most of a decade in preparation and built on the Mercury and Gemini programs before that. By the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 all the Apollo program objectives had been reached. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. The Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as that was more associated with Kennedy. In the 1970,s and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2271. Hi michael, hope you are well. By "clot shot" I assume that you are referring to the fact that research shows that people who contract Covid-19 are 100 times more likely to get blood clots than the general population. Look at that poor young mother from Hull who had both hands and feet amputated recently as a result of blood clots from Covid-19 infection. Take care.
    1
  2272. Hi ut, hope that you are well. Perhaps you should do some research into what a " fossilised skeleton" is. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2273.  @Theunspokentruth77  Hello again ut, I hope that you continue to be well. While I do applaud your attempts to create fossils, and not wanting to curb your enthusiasm in any way, I do have to point out that both time and statistics are both very much working against your endeavours. Only a very small percentage of creatures will ever become fossilised and the process can take several 10's of thousands of years and only then if very specific initial conditions are present. The majority of fossils created of course may never be discovered and that is why there is so much excitement when a particularly good sample is found. If you want to do some further study then I recommend (1) The Wikipedia page "Fossil". (2) The National Geographic online article titled "Fossil". (3) The book "How to fossilise your hamster", published by New Scientist, easily obtained online for less than £5. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2274.  @Theunspokentruth77  No, you do not have to observe a fossil over "millions of years" to determine its age or understand the processes that formed it. "I believe science is all about facts and observable objects". Then your belief is wrong and whoever lead you to this "belief" has misinformed you. Do a little bit of research before you ask me any questions. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2275.  @Theunspokentruth77  I did advise you to do some research into what the nature, purpose and meaning of science is. You stated that you "believed" that it was "all about facts" and all about "observable objects". I merely informed you that this is not what science is about. Now it seams that you do not even recall what you originally said. Is basic research on what science is actually beyond you? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2276. Please list what "technology did Not exist".
    1
  2277. Hi dd, hope that you are well. Perhaps you should actually take a look at the full video of the interview that the schoolgirl Zoey did with Buzz Aldrin in 2015. It is easily found online. Then you will discover that what you have written is total nonsense. Take care.
    1
  2278.  @duggydugg3937  Hi again dd, hope that you are well. You seem to have totally ignored my comment to you. Aldrin did not at any stage that "we never went" to the moon. The full and unedited 17 minute interview with the schoolgirl Zoey is easily available on several YouTube channels and in it Aldrin repeatedly talks about landing on the moon. Near the end of the interview he is asked by Zoey why no one has been back to the moon. His answer to this is clearly about never going back again after 1972. It is a sign of the desperation, lack of honesty and sheer lack of critical thinking ability of reality deniers that they have to attempt to cherry pick and misrepresent a few seconds of this video in order to peddle their lies. Take care.
    1
  2279.  @duggydugg3937  Hi again dd. Again more avoidance. You claimed that Aldrin said that he never went to the moon. That is a non-factual statement. Your claim is wrong. So the only question is, are you simple gullible and unable to do simple research and actually watch the video or are you simply being dishonest? Which? Take care
    1
  2280.  @duggydugg3937  Hi again dd, you continue to avoid the issue at hand and in true conspiracy theory fashion wish to divert on to something else when caller out on your errors. I am taking your reluctance to defend your claim re what Mr. Aldrin said as an admission that you were wrong. Once you have confirmed this then we can move on and discuss other topics. Take care.
    1
  2281.  @duggydugg3937  Hi again dd. I am totally prepared to discuss and explain any issues that you have but how can I do that when you are running away from the very first issue that we are discussing? Nobody that has seen the full video could possibly think that Buzz Aldrin in any way meant that humans never went to the moon, yet you continue to run from your own comments. Why? Take care.
    1
  2282. Hi jimmy, hope that you are well. Your seem to be arguing from personal incredulity which is commonly referred to a logical fallacy. This form of reasoning is fallacious because your personal inability to imagine how the Apollo landings are true and why there were no crewed missions after the Apollo Program ended in 1972 gives no information whatsoever about what is true or false in reality. Take care.
    1
  2283.  @Sneakycat1971  Hi, j, strange reply as you are not attempting to defend your comment. You wondered why "They haven't been out of Earth's lower orbit in over 50 years" By 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970,s and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2284.  @Sneakycat1971  Hi jimmy, thank you for your most recent comment. I am always intrigued by the fact that when reality deniers are faced with evidence that they can't refute (or in your case, perhaps didn't even know about) they always obfuscate and try to change the subject. The vast majority of reality deniers genuinely know little of the topics that they are denying and they work hard to keep clear of the evidence that would change their world view. I have presented you with quite an amount of evidence but rather than consider it you seem to wish to avoid it. To be a denier, that is your choice. But from now on you will always know that the evidence was presented to you. Take care. ,
    1
  2285.  @Sneakycat1971  Oh, yes, I forgot to add that after the avoidance of evidence stage comes the attempted insults. You did not disappoint. When all else fails and they can not defend their position, the reality denier goes for insults. Take care.
    1
  2286. @harry hale Sweden has up to 10 times as many COVID-19 deaths per capita as its Nordic neighbors.
    1
  2287. I always find it weird that a large truck needs more fuel than my small car for the same journey.
    1
  2288. Hi MR, hope that you are well. You asked about views of the various Apollo Mission landing sites. You may be interested to know that China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and one of the lunar Rovers in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2289. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2290.  @aok4418  Close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields from all over the world have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Why is everything that you write a fail? Take care.
    1
  2291.  @bannedvids  Feel free to provide reliable and trustworthy evidence for that claim..
    1
  2292.  @bannedvids  You seem to have been misinformed!. The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). Other examples are "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea", Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020 and "SARS-CoV-2 isolation from the first reported patients in Brazil", Danielle Bastos Araujo, March 2020. The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2293.  @bannedvids  Hi AR, thank you for your reply. Yesterday you had the mistaken impression that the virus that causes the disease Covid-19 was never isolate! Now you seem to be even more confused! The SARS-Cov-2 virus is the virus that causes the disease Covid-19! I have cited for you a number of research papers that show that this virus was isolated as far back as March 2020. However it is entirely possible that you may have some difficulty reading them as you do not even know the name of the virus or seem be able to distinguish the virus from the disease that it causes. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2294. so do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive?
    1
  2295. While it is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). Take care.
    1
  2296.  @gala2347  Hi gala, hope that you are well. I am glad that you have admitted that your Apollo Mission lunar temperature assumptions were incorrect. If there are any other misconceptions that I can help you with then let me know. Take care.
    1
  2297.  @gala2347  Hi again gale, hope that you are well. The measured temperature range for the Apollo 11 mission was -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). No assumptions required. Take care.
    1
  2298.  @narajuna  Your comment makes no logical sense. Do you want to try again? Take care.
    1
  2299.  @cocos8903  Now coco, it is good that you believe that papers report facts, many do most of the time. But what is all this nonsense about "Ethylene oxide on PCR swabs"? You know that this isn't factual? Ethylene oxide gas has been used to sterilize medical equipment for many decades without problems or comment. The majority of medical devices such as wound dressing and stents are disinfected by this method. The sterilisation process is tightly controlled to ensure any residue left over is negligible, making medical equipment safe to use. Have a look at the FOI request dated 28 May 2021 which goes into detail showing that the process is quite safe. It is quite normal to have questions and concerns, but when the information that answers your questions is easily and publicly available from wide variety of sources then your constant comments are not only non-factual but have become scaremongering. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2300.  @sleepyworld2458  Thank you for your comment. Everything that you wrote I am in complete agreement and I couldn't have put better myself. The vaccines work and have significantly reduced serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths from Covid-19 and the disinfecting technology that has been used successfully for close on half a century is quite safe. Science works, who would have guessed! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2301.  @sleepyworld2458  But I have read (and analysed) every word that you have said. And that's why I am still laughing. There is plenty of evidence available that shows a robust T-Cell response to Covid-19 vaccines, mRNA vaccines in particular. Take care.
    1
  2302.  @sleepyworld2458  But you still got it spot on. After close on 50 years the disinfection technique that is used for the majority of medical equipment and devices worldwide is well understood and well researched and evaluated. And strangely enough, found by a wide range of sources to be perfectly safe. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2303.  @sleepyworld2458  "people are repeatedly sticking these swabs into their brain blood barrier "....This is utter and total nonsense. It is physically and anatomically impossible for these tests to reach the blood brain barrier, the swabs collect samples from the upper respiratory tract. There is no point in the respiratory tract or nasal cavity where the brain is accessible. It would not be possible to touch the brain with a swab without drilling through the cribriform plate. Whoever has told you otherwise has seriously mislead you. Take care & do research.
    1
  2304.  @2wdr5  Hi2wdr5, hope that you are well. Since you ask I do not smoke as I consider it injurious to my health. I believe that all my comments are evidence based and backed up by facts and research. I have a very low tolerance to scientific misinformation. Is there any one of my comments that you would like to discuss further on an evidence based approach? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2305.  @sleepyworld2458  Can't debate the science so you resort to childish "name calling". Seriously, you are better than that...I think.
    1
  2306.  @sleepyworld2458  Excellent, you are making progress and are now starting to read more reputable sources of information. There is some hope for you yet. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2307.  @sleepyworld2458  I get it, you don't like the facts and you have to deny them at every possible opportunity. But that is not my problem. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2308. The astronauts are moving the flag and rotating the flagpole. Objects will move when energy is supplied to them even in a vacuum. In fact a flag will oscillate better on the moon than on Earth as the moon has no air resistance to dampen its motion. Take care.
    1
  2309. Hopefully the tennis player will emerge from all this with a greater sense of right and wrong and a better comprehension of the need to give factual information when it is legally required and a better understanding of the fact that other people have the right to their health and freedom.
    1
  2310. All I saw were thugs attacking police and property.
    1
  2311. Hi s, hope that you are well. You wrote "They can't leaves the ionosphere for God sake". Would you care to explain what you mean by this please? Take care.
    1
  2312. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2313. "zero gravity"..........??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
    1
  2314. Satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have identified and verified the various Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2315.  @Alex-hr2df  Thank you for your reply in which you show a poor understanding of basic Physics, the Apollo Program and ever seem unaware of your own previous comments. Again, all you have done is repeated some of your unevidenced claims, ignored others and added a few more without, as is your custom, providing any evidence to back them up. Your comments continue to underline your very poor knowledge and lack of research on the topic. (1) “I never said multiple lights. Spotlight is a single light”….Incorrect. What you wrote was “Shadows in images proving spot lights". (2) “free fall from 2m would smash the hell out of the equipments and landing pads”….Incorrect. The Lunar Module was designed to drop the last 5ft. This was done to prevent the LM descent module engine from reflecting thrust back up into the engine bell and possibly causing catastrophic damage. (3) “being carried up until 2m above the surface MUST create a crater”…..The LM had landing pods, what do you think that they were for? (4) “Did you see NASA the takeoff video also? Why doesn't it show any dust blown-away or any crater being formed? Please don't tell me the thruster started 2m above the surface”…….Here you display your total ignorance of the Apollo Program. The Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module was a separate spacecraft with its own rocket engine and propellent supply. It used the Descent Stage as its launch pad. The thrust produced by the Ascent Stage rocket engine never impacted on the surface so a crater and dust disturbed was impossible. (5) “You believe dust should be scattered. This is wrong. Moon has a gravity, and with little-to-no air the dust should settle quickly on the pads without to move at all”….Again totally incorrect. With the absence of atmospheric resistance the dust particles will continue to move away and outwards from the LM following the basic rules of Physics. The engine engine thrust pushed most of the dust away before landing and the descent engine was turned off before the LM touched the surface. (6) “but it's clearly hand-spread”. Again a made up claim with absolutely aero evidence. You seem to have totally ignored your other unevidenced claims such as “Ridiculous fuel capacity compared to distance”. Strange that none of the many thousands of highly qualified scientists and engineers involved in the Apollo Program and the many who have studied it over the decades see any difficulty here. Please provide your detailed calculations on this issue to include all your research, assumptions, published work etc. Do not pretend that you know anything about basic Physics or the Apollo Program. You clearly do not. Take care.
    1
  2316. Don't just say it chris.....Produce the evidence! Take care.
    1
  2317. "Buss"??
    1
  2318. Of the 51,281 deaths involving Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of unvaccinated people.
    1
  2319. The Apollo Hasselblad cameras were adjusted to take photos of the bright, daylight lunar surface. If the settings were changed to detect starlight which is very dim them everything else in the photo would just appear as a mass of glare. They had a choice, photograph the moon or photograph stars. In later missions equipment to photograph stars from the lunar surface was brought and the photos are in the Apollo 16 image library. Take care.
    1
  2320. Dust kicked up on the lunar surface will behave differently compared to an equilivent situation on Earth. A perfect example of this is the "Rooster Tail" dust trails kicked up by Apollo 16's John Young during his "Grand Prix" in April 1972. This very situation has been analysed, studied and the published results are easily obtained online. "Ballistic motion of dust in the Lunar Roving Vehicle dust trails", Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Horányi, Mihály, (University of Colorado), American Journal of Physics, Volume 80, Issue 5, pp. 452-456 (2012). They conclude that the lack of particles’ deceleration along the x-axis of their coordinate system, could only be the case if Apollo 16’s rover footage was filmed in a low gravity (g = 1,6 m/s2) vacuum environment. Take care.
    1
  2321.  @nicholasmanolache9428  Thank you for your reply. Perhaps you should consider doing further research into the Apollo Program rather than writing absolute nonsense. Take care.
    1
  2322. Hi b, hope that you are well. You do realise that there is no logic to what you say. You seem to imply that because he made statements that are factually correct then he must therefore be correct. Science follows evidence, not personal opinions that are not backed by evidence and research. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2323. Starlight is very dim. The daytime surface of the moon is very bright. Cameras have a dynamic range and exposure times. Take care.
    1
  2324.  @GuxTheArtist  "nowadays astronauts and space engeneers (sic) themselves admit nobody ever left low Earth orbit". Nope...whoever has told you that has seriously mislead you. Take care.
    1
  2325. Hi ozelot, hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2326. Hi ozelot, hope that you are well. You wrote "range of -157°C to +121°C". While it is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). Take care.
    1
  2327. Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different nations have located and imaged Apollo landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2328. Hi nunya, I like the way that you spread fear and misinformation at the same time.
    1
  2329.  @robertmckinnon6564  robert, thank you for your reply. Full citation please.
    1
  2330.  @2risquejunior538  Hi junior, you make a claim regarding what you said was "official Phizer (sic) trial data". Now when politely asked you can not back up your allegation with the evidence that claimed existed. I wonder why you can not produce any evidence?? Take care.
    1
  2331.  @lose8447  Hi Lose, I hope that you are well. I find it fascinating that for 2 years, 2020 & 2021, all the conspiracy theory sheep were in total denial of the excess deaths caused by Covid-19 despite the overwhelming evidence globally. Now they are seeing deaths everywhere and are desperately trying to blame these on vaccines despite the overwhelming evidence that the vaccines are safe. Challenge them or ask them to back up their claims with evidence and they run away as fast as possible. Take care.
    1
  2332. @Paul B Hi paul, I hope that you are well. You mentioned "spontaneous abortions stats" and strongly implied that these were caused by a vaccine. Can you provide reliable and robust evidence for this claim. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2333.  @timg1246  Hi Tim, hope that you are well. Yes of course, it is a made up or totally misinterpreted figure. Conspiracy theory sheep love throwing out figures but get all in a huff and run when you ask them for reliable evidence or a citation.
    1
  2334.  @itchyscratch3829  Hi is, you have failed at your very first attempt with your very first name. Christian Eriksen was never vaccinated when he suffered his cardiac arrest in 2021. This was verified by his club, Inter Milan and his family. It seems that you or somebody else have simply compelled a list of people who may have had health issues in the recent past many of whom are not athletes and had existing conditions. At the end of your list is actress Layla da Costa, who, as was verified by the hospital, died from a congenital heart problem, nothing to do with a vaccine whatsoever. Clearly you have simply cut and pasted lies and misinformation. Please stop doing this. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2335.  @itchyscratch3829  Taylor Hawkins overdosed on heroin, The actor Sam Gannon's mother is on record as saying in an interview to the BBC that "he had had a heart condition from birth which had "reared its ugly head" in recent months". John Fleck, Sheffield United footballer, his club have confirmed that his illness was not connected with the Covid vaccine but due to a pre-existing condition. The club have branded the anti-vaxers who spread lies about the player as irresponsible.
    1
  2336.  @itchyscratch3829  The coroner has confirmed that Paul Ryder, musician died as a result of Ischaemic heart disease and diabetes., Dimitri Lienard, Strasbourg midfielder, did seem to collapse near the end of a game in November 2021 but he recovered almost immediately and medical tests relieved no problems whatsoever and that the player was suffering from a viral infection all that week. Darius Campbell Danesh, singer was found unresponsive in a facility linked to the Mayo Clinic Drug Treatment Center. Toxicology report is pending. Read into that what you want but there s no indication whatsoever that vaccination was involved.
    1
  2337.  @itchyscratch3829  You have posted a list full of LIES and MISINFORMATION. Please explain why???
    1
  2338.  @itchyscratch3829  Please STOP, you were either very gullible in cutting or pasting the list or else thought that other people would not question or do their research. You have been exposed for what you are, Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2339. You may be interested to know that totally separate to the tiny Goodwill moonrock samples given out by the Nixon administration, NASA release over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil to international researchers each year. To date thousands of samples have been released and examined by thousands of scientists of one type or another globally resulting in many thousands of research papers being published. The lunar origin of these rocks is not in question. Take care.
    1
  2340.  @leiag201  Hi Leia, hope that you are well. You wrote "if I went to the moon, I would of swore on that bible". Apollo Astronauts Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan and Edgar Mitchell all did but the conspiracy nut Sibrel still called them liars. Sibrel has a history of violence and deception. Sibrel lied to Mr Aldrin about his intentions and used fake press credentials when arranging a meeting with him and according to witnesses who gave evidence to the police "lured Mr Aldrin to the hotel under false pretences", then aggressively and repeatedly poked Mr Aldrin while shouting at him, forcing Aldrin up against a wall and refused to let him leave. Mr. Aldrin did well to protect his family members and himself from this attack. At the time, Aldrin was aged 72 and Sibrel was 37, much taller and heavier. Sibrel has also received a court conviction in the US for vandalism by the way. Take care.
    1
  2341.  @serksta1  Hi S, hope that you are well. It is clear that your basic scientific knowledge is quite poor so I will attempt to help you. (1) "800mph....Nothing rotates in mph, mph are the units of linear speed. The correct rotational speed of the Earth is 0.000073 Rad/s or15 degrees per hour. (2) "theory". In science a theory is an explanation of an aspect of the natural world and universe that has been repeatedly tested and corroborated and agrees with all the observations, experiments results and all the evidence. (3) "floating". No, astronauts in low Earth orbit are not floating. They are in a state of freefall. Take care, stay safe and learn some science.
    1
  2342. That person was a "well known" conspiracy theorist known as Bart Sibrel who lied to Mr Aldrin about his intentions when aranging a meeting with him and according to witnesses who gave evidence to the police "lured Mr Aldrin to the hotel under false pretences", then aggressively and repeatedly poked Mr Aldrin while shouting at him, forcing Aldrin up against a wall and refused to let him leave. Mr. Aldrin did well to protect his family members and himself from this attack. At the time, Aldrin was aged 72 and Sibrel was 37, much taller and heavier. Sibrel has also received a court conviction in the US for vandalism by the way. Take care.
    1
  2343. Another who makes brainless claims without even a scrap of evidence then claims others are gullible.
    1
  2344.  @obistanosanchez9244  Nope...that is just your delusionary fantasy. Take care.
    1
  2345. Correct. Basically every radio telescope on the planet was tracking the Apollo 11 (and subsequent & previous) mission to the lunar surface. Not only the Soviets but radio telescope teams in USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Australia and even several amateurs with the necessary equipment. Take care.
    1
  2346. Yes, but what is your opinion of Biden?
    1
  2347. Hi Ross, I think that your comment is incorrect, without foundation, misinformation and fear mongering. But please feel free to provide robust research and evidence from reliable sources to prove me wrong. Take care.
    1
  2348.  @sisqo543  Hi Sisqo, I believe that what you say is incorrect and a false and misleading claim. Can you please tell me where you obtained your information? Thank you.
    1
  2349. " no shadow of the pole". If you are referring the photograph of Buzz Aldrin saluting the flag (Apollo 11 mission) then the shadow of the flagpole is obvious in the high resolution scans. Also take a look at the 16mm footage of this salute in which the shadows of the flag and flagpole are clearly visible and where the whole scene is perfectly recorded. Take care.
    1
  2350. So any actual evidence that the moon landings were somehow fake or will it all just be implication and personal incredulity?
    1
  2351.  @cocos8903  coco, my dear, your replies are getting more and more ludicrous! How exactly does a "parliament", a legislative body, do a "peer review"? Which phrase do you not understand..."parliament" or "peer review"!! How is a "court case" which is a legal preceding supposed to provide scientific evidence? I have quite literally provided you with 3 of the many hundreds of research papers that exist outlining the isolation of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Perhaps you should go and read them. As for Kock's Postulates, you can be assured that they have been totally fulfilled for the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Please continue commenting because each time that you do you simply reveal your total lack of knowledge on the topic. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2352.  @sutikareoluwagbenga1272  Hi S O, hope that you are well, You mentioned "high... temperatures .....on the moon?". While it is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). Take care.
    1
  2353.  @Free-Speech-And-Truth  So why are you not producing the evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    1
  2354. Your use of Caps is fine but if you really want to be taken seriously as a moon-landing denier you will have to use emojis. Take care.
    1
  2355. "99.9% survival rate". Please feel free to provide reliable and trustworthy evidence for that assertion. Thanks.
    1
  2356. I see where you are coming from but it is interesting to note that the views of the moon-landing deniers are most certainly not shared by one Mr. D Trump who has often voiced his admiration for the Apollo astronauts and in 2019 invited Buzz Aldrin and the families of Armstrong and Collins to the White House to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing and described the crew as "incredible men". Take care.
    1
  2357. Nice rant, pity no evidence to back it up. Take care.
    1
  2358.  @neilarmstrongsson795  No moon rock was ever presented by NASA to any former Dutch prime minister. The Dutch museum assumed in error that it was a moon rock. Take care.
    1
  2359.  @JohnKobaRuddy  "well and truly gullible". Yes, I have always suspected that you are, thank you for admitting it though. Take care.
    1
  2360.  @Eringobragh2024  Hi Joe. What "gene maniupulation (sic) therapy" are you referring to? Thanks.
    1
  2361.  @helenhenthorn4948  Hi Helen, thank you for your reply. When you mention "the rigor of methodology taken to assure quality of findings" I assume that you do not realise that Lawrie’s meta-analysis and review wasn’t peer-reviewed nor was it published in a scientific journal. This means that the work has not been independently reviewed by relevant experts in the area. Also haven't several of the chosen 27 studies cited by Lawrie actually shown inconclusive results and other studies were withdrawn by their authors after very serious errors were discovered, and at least one study was written by a mathematician with no training, skill or expertise in science or medicine whatsoever? All this is true, isn't it?
    1
  2362.  @helenhenthorn4948  Hi again Helen. But not only is it true that the Lavrie's review was not peer reviewed, is it not also true that there are major issues with some of the reports that she cites. For example the paper Elgazzar A, Eltaweel A, Youssef SA, et al. Efficacy and safety of ivermectin for treatment and prophylaxis of covid-19 pandemic. Res Square. 2020, was actually withdrawn in July 2021 due to issues of fabrication of data, plagiarism and also, bizarrely, it turned out that it contained data from patients who had died before the trial had actually started! This, surely, is not the "rigor of methodology" to which you refer! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2363.  @helenhenthorn4948  Also Helen, when you say that "Lawrie is highly qualified to make such determinations herself", it is my understanding that she is qualified in obstetrics and gynaecology and does not have qualifications in epidemiology or virology or related fields.. Naturally, please correct me if I am wrong. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2364.  @skydaddy2692  Hi Sd thank you for your comment (and the rambling philosophy that came with it) . If you are referring to Ivermectin then I have read all the clinical studies and they show that it is not effective in the treatment of Covid-19. It is also worth noting that the handful of studies that seemed to show a clinical effectiveness for Ivermectin have been shown to have been fraudulent or making claims that the data simply can't back up. Most have been withdrawn. For more information you might try "Huge study supporting ivermectin as Covid treatment withdrawn over ethical concerns", Guardian Newspaper, July 2021. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2365. Hi TR, hope you are well. "The next one will be even worse". Not necessary. There are plenty of historical examples of viruses that become less dangerous over time such as the H1N1 influenza virus responsible for The Great Flu 1918-21, the swine flu virus a decade ago and a cold virus OC43 which is considered to be responsible for an epideictic in 1890 which killed over a million. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2366.  @chicotthejester9341  Hi CTJ, hope that you are well. Where did you find that research? Thanks.
    1
  2367.  @chicotthejester9341 Excellent Chicot, thank you and well done. So from now on we can assume that you accept Public Health England as a reliable and accurate source of information. Yes, there is much lies and misinformation being spread but at least you have identified a reputable source of facts. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2368. (1) "the Apollo ...... ''moon landing'' in 1969"....There were 2 Apollo moon landings in 1969, another 2 in 1971 and another 2 in 1972. (2) "how it's not possible for people to visit the moon in 2024"......NASA budget in Apollo era peeked at 5% of US federal spending and they had only one main goal. Today NASA budget is less than 0.48% of US spending and they have many goals. Take care.
    1
  2369. Humans did not evolve from apes. No one has ever suggested that. Take care.
    1
  2370.  @AM-rd9pu  Fair point...but he did not use emojis. Take care.
    1
  2371.  @Cleatus546  Nope. Just a fact. Hundreds of scientists of various specialities have examined and researched lunar rock and spoil samples over the decades. Take care.
    1
  2372. Hi, do you like spreading fear and misinformation on the internet? Is that your thing?
    1
  2373. (1) The "lander" did not "liftoff from moon....with three astronauts". The Ascent Stage of the LM had it's own rocket engine and propellent and using the Descent Stage as its launch pad it lifted off with 2 astronauts to get into lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Command Module. (2) Quite a lot of equipment was left behind on the lunar surface to compensate for the weight of the lunar rocks and soil samples brought back. (3) For reasons such as lover gravity and lack of air resistance, far less energy is required for the return trip. Take care.
    1
  2374. "How could these "tinny"suits protect anyone from the xtremes of moons atmosphere!!!".........The moon does not have an atmosphere. Do you want to try again? Take care.
    1
  2375. "there are many froofs to substantiat it." This really says it all.
    1
  2376.  @yoskarokuto3553  Hi yoko. I am so sorry to hear that you think that you are a "LIAR" and that you will "SUFFER PAIN". That sounds awful. Also I hope that you can get your Caps lock button repaired. Take care.
    1
  2377. Why join a failed organisation. Does little brittian still think that it has an empire? So cute. Take care.
    1
  2378.  @samwoodward4125  Correct, comprehensive and excellent answer.
    1
  2379. It is sad that this "restaurant" did not respect these peoples ideals, freedoms or believes. In what part of communist Russia did this take place in ?
    1
  2380.  @richardgoh8725  Hi richard, hope that you are well. You are correct when you state that the day to night temperatures on the moon's surface can vary by a few hundred degrees Celsius. However, the astronauts and spacecraft on the various Apollo missions did not experience this range of temperatures. Crewed missions to the moon all occurred at lunar dawn when the temperatures are in mid range and more suitable. For example the temperature range for the Apollo 11 mission was measured to be -23°C to 7°C. Take care.
    1
  2381.  @bjohnson1489  Yeah, The Van Halen Belt....Totally impossible to pass through........Full of Heavy Rock.......Take care.
    1
  2382. You have provided no evidence to back up your claim and you never will. Take care.
    1
  2383. Hi W, hope that you are well. You wrote "the flying twice through 4000 to 5000 heat zone (thermosphere)". You do realise that Heat and Temperature are not the same, don't you? Take care.
    1
  2384. Hi bb, hope that you are well. The majority of patients in Intensive Care Units in England, Wales and NI from May to November 2021 were never vaccinated and this despite the fact that the unvaccinated make up a small percentage of the population. Yes, vaccines work very well in preventing serious illness and deaths but the virus is breaking through some vaccine cover and there will be some vaccinated individuals who experience serious illness unfortunately. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2385.  ϟϟ A Very British Fascist ᛉ  Thank you for your reply. I have never met Neil and I am not familiar with his views on the NHS in the UK or how he would fit into this comments thread. Perhaps you should expand a little. Take care.
    1
  2386. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2387.  Tim Foster  Hi Tim, just to let you know that if you ever run short on tinfoil then remember that aluminium is just as good and far cheaper! Take care.
    1
  2388.  Tim Foster  I wouldn't exactly describe the electron microscope as modern technology as they have been around for close on 80 years and predate your Sn shortage. Stay well.
    1
  2389. I suppose proof of your statement is totally out of the question?
    1
  2390.  @bonkerzisgood  All of what you said is incorrect and misinformation.
    1
  2391. There are plenty of live satellite feeds of Earth.
    1
  2392.  @writer684  Unable to justify your position anymore so you resort to stupidity.....🤣🤣🤣
    1
  2393.  @writer684  No w....we both know that you are nowhere near my level...you just ran out of things to say. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2394. And yet USSR, USA, China, Israel and India have all had craft land on the Moons surface. Strange comment.
    1
  2395. " how could they even communicate from moon to earth". Communications went from NASA mission control in Houston and was then routed from Mission Control to the astronauts via the Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) antennas positioned around the world. These included the 64m dish at Goldstone, California, The 24m dish at Honeysuckle Creek and the 64m dish at Parkes, both in Australia and also a dish near Madrid in Spain. Easy to research. Take care.
    1
  2396.  @mateychrnr121  Sol emits very little Gamma or X-rays. Take care.
    1
  2397. Data from the European Space Agency shows that an extremely tenuous portion of the Earth's atmosphere stretches out to the moon. This does not change the distance from Earth to moon which is measured to be about 384,400km. Take care.
    1
  2398. Misinformation.
    1
  2399.  @cyberpunk3052  I was thinking of going to the pub this evening but after that comment I may have to go right now.
    1
  2400. Funny: I just asked Google AI "are Moon Landing Photos/Videos fake?" and the answer was "No, the Moon landing photos and videos are not fake. There is overwhelming scientific evidence that the Moon landings happened, including:" Then it elaborates on the evidence at length. Perhaps you are wrong. Take care.
    1
  2401. Hi Kim, hope that you are well. I have often commented that reality deniers who claim that the Van Allen Belts are an insurmountable obstacle to space travel clearly do not have the slightest idea what they are talking about. However you have taken it a stage further with your reference to "the vanbruin belt". Take care.
    1
  2402.  @therealzilch  Hi Scott, hope that you are well. Yes, I have also encountered "the Van Halen Belt". That could be a formidable obstacle to space travel.......Think of all that heavy rock! Take care.
    1
  2403. "Why did the directors of NASA consistently say things like, “we’ll finally be able to get past our atmosphere or once we solve the filament issue".....Would you like to enlighten us again about when and who at NASA ever uttered these words?? Take care.
    1
  2404. No paul, that never happened. That is entirely your invention. Take care.
    1
  2405. While it is good that you cite NASA as a reliable source of information you seem to have forgotten the fact that all 6 Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day shortly after lunar dawn when the temperatures were mid range. The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing for example was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  2406.  @jimburow706  Hi jim, hope that you are well. It is correct to ask questions, keep doing so. You wrote " they put a lead apron over your nuts if they’re x raying anything near your crotch". (And very important this is!). There are different types and different intensities of what is termed radiation. X-Rays are a type of Electromagnetic Radiation. The Van Allen Belts do not contain X-Rays, they are mainly charged particles such as electrons, protons and charged atoms (ions). Much of these particles are easily stopped by the walls of the spacecraft and any equipment etc. The astronauts were exposed to some of the more energetic particles (and there is some evidence that this did indeed cause them long term health effects - ask me if you wish to know more) but the trajectories and speeds were planned to reduce this to a minimum. Take care.
    1
  2407. While your overall point is correct I have to point out that 180/6 = 30. Take care.
    1
  2408. Any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    1
  2409. "No looming dust when the pod landed, no looming dust when the astronauts walked around and no looming dust when the pod left the moon".......On Earth dust will billow and form clouds due to atmospheric resistance. On the moon, which does not have an atmosphere, the dust will not billow or form clouds but will immediately fall back to the surface.....as you have noted. You have spotted some undisputable evidence that this footage is filmed in a vacuum! Take care.
    1
  2410. "Oh and who was left behind on the moon to film the pod leaving the moon?"...Only a complete idiot would think that somebody was "left behind".....and the method that the lift-off of the Ascent Stage of Apollo 17 was filmed would have taken you just a few seconds to Google. The lift-off was broadcast by the TV camera attached to the LRV and the camera was operated by Ed Fendell in Mission Control, Houston. Take care.
    1
  2411. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2412. All 6 Apollo landings took place early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mod range. The measured lunar surface temperature range during the Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  2413. "and never once colliding".......The Earth has collied with thousands of objects throughout its history. Take care.
    1
  2414.  @SkyWatcher66  Hi SW, hope that you are well. What is your issue with " the Van-alen belt (sic)"?. Also what is a "blridge (sic)"? Take care.
    1
  2415.  @tgstudio85  Excellent answer, well done.
    1
  2416. Hi guff, hope that you are well. You may not know this but seawater is not drinkable due to high concentrations of dissolved salts. Removing these salts requires huge amounts of energy and is extremely expensive. Take care.
    1
  2417. Either you have quite substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or else it is you who speaks the lie. So do you have substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  2418.  @Orville69420  My above comment was directed towards to original poster. Take care.
    1
  2419. Hi tom, hope that you are well. No, the Van Allen Belts are not "generated" by the Earth. These belts are regions of high energy particles, mainly electrons , protons and alpha particles originating from the solar wind and trapped and contained by the Earth's magnetic field. To learn more about them and their origin the Wikipedia page titled "Van Allen Belt" is a good starting point. Hope this helps, take care.
    1
  2420. Please provide the reliable evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  2421.  @BB-qp9ri  Yep, sure have. You?
    1
  2422.  @BB-qp9ri  Oh, why not?
    1
  2423.  @georgemorgan8056  Hi George, thank you for your reply. I do not call these people conspiracy theorists. They are conspiracy theorists. They seek to invoke a worldwide conspiracy involving millions of people without any evidence or rational while other explanations are far more probable and likely. Regards.
    1
  2424.  @georgemorgan8056  George. These people are conspiracy theorists who seek to promote a narrative that is not evidence based. Observe their posters, view their comments in this section. You yourself seem to be travelling down the same road as you have put the word vaccine in inverted commas. With regard to conspiracy theorists in general I am always amused by the fact that it is the least qualified and least experienced that make the most noise. Take care.
    1
  2425.  @BB-qp9ri  Hi BB, thank you for your comment. There is a large amount of misinformation being peddled about Covid-19 and the vaccines mainly by people who have little scientific knowledge and who also subscribe to several other conspiracy theories. It is quite normal to have concerns and questions about a vaccine but on asking questions one should then listen to the advice and scientifically informed opinions of the medical professionals in this area. For example, if someone talks about "gene therapy", "toxic injection" or attempts to tell you that any of the current Covid-19 vaccines have had "no extensive trials or testing" then that person has put themselves outside the realm of evidence based science and into the realm of made up fantasy. Take care.
    1
  2426.  @georgemorgan8056  It looks that way George. take care and stay safe.
    1
  2427.  @BB-qp9ri  Sorry BB, do you mean David Martin who is described as a financial analyst and self-help entrepreneur! His "opinions" on vaccines have been repeatedly debunked.I prefer to stay with medical experts and evidence based science and not be guided by people who peddle misinformation and untruths, often for personal profit. The Covid-19 vaccines currently available have been thoroughly tested and found to be safe and effective in preventing severe COVID-19. They will continue to undergo continuous and intense safety monitoring. Close on 4 Billion vaccine doses have been given worldwide and the facts show that they are safe with remarkably few serious side effects and that they have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Tale care.
    1
  2428.  @BB-qp9ri  Hi again BB. I guess I will stay with the facts and you can go with people like martin. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2429. Ed Fendell.
    1
  2430. (1) The VAB's are not radioactive. Please learn the difference between radiation and radioactivity. (2) The temperatures on the lunar surface vary from about 140K to 400K over the course of a lunar day/night cycle which lasts about 29.5 Earth days. However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the lunar temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). (3) The VAB's are only a problem if you spend prolonged time inside in their denser regions. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2431. Project Veritas is an American far-right activist group founded by James O'Keefe in 2010.The group produces deceptively edited videos of its undercover operations, which use secret recordings in an effort to discredit mainstream media organizations and progressive groups. Project Veritas also uses entrapment to generate bad publicity for its targets and has propagated disinformation and conspiracy theories in its videos and operations. Project Veritas unsuccessfully attempted to mislead The Washington Post into publishing false information about the Roy Moore sexual misconduct allegations in 2017 the Post won a Pulitzer Prize after uncovering the operation. Source: Wikipedia.
    1
  2432. Imagine calling any of the Covid-19 vaccines "gene therapy", LMAO at the scientific illiteracy!
    1
  2433.  @mememachine5244  Hi MM, thank you for your comment, as of topic as it was. "I have more degrees than you have Alevels", Could you please reassure me that none of them are in Biology? Take care.
    1
  2434. "120 degrees Celsius under the sun and -120 degrees in the shade". Please get your facts correct. The figures that you have quoted are the maximum and minimum lunar surface temperatures over the course of a lunar day/night cycle. Neither does the lunar surface temperature instantly change temperature from Sun to shade, that is simply physically impossible. Also what exactly do you mean by "no Apollo took a single photo of the universe".....How exactly is it possible to get all the Universe into a single photograph! Are you having a laugh? Take care.
    1
  2435.  @Punhenen  Thank you for your reply. The Apollo astronauts took well over a hundred photographs of stars from the lunar surface while using the appropriate equipment and settings, the Carruthers Camera. It seems that your basic knowledge of the Apollo Program is as poor as your knowledge of basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  2436.  @Punhenen  Serious question: Do you really think that your total ignorance of the Apollo Program actually counts as evidence? Why do you repeatedly make claims then when confronted with the facts glibly move on to making other unevidenced claims? For a start why did you quote the maximum and minimum lunar surface temperatures over the course of a lunar day/night cycle rather than the early lunar morning temperatures when the Apollo astronauts were on the lunar surface? Take carer.
    1
  2437. I personally have little time for monarchy but Mr Winsor was absolutely correct in saying that governments around the globe need to tackle the huge disparity in access to Covid vaccines worldwide. Until everyone can access a vaccine "we are all at risk" and yes, there is considerable misinformation being spread about both Covid-19 and the vaccines.
    1
  2438. 9 months since your post and ghost and still no proof. Take care.
    1
  2439. Nope.
    1
  2440. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    1
  2441.  @philipbaker2894  Yes philip, I agree. He needs to explain to all the people that he met and interacted with why he failed to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive and why he failed to show any respect for their rights, health and freedoms.
    1
  2442.  @philipbaker2894  It is a pity that the tennis player did not respect other peoples rights, health and freedoms when he chose not to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive and continued to meet people, give interviews and travel without ever informing the many people that he met and interacted with that he had the disease. It appears that our definition of "minor faults", "tyranny" and "evil" are totally different. I will stick with reality, you continue with whatever nonsense that you want. Take care & stay sane.
    1
  2443.  @JoeLeonardo-qe6xz  So is there any particular reason that the rules of perspective do not apply to your Sun? Take care.
    1
  2444. You must have lots of evidence to back up your claim. Please enlighten us and please do not run away. Take care.
    1
  2445.  @mistertwist  hi mt, hope that you are well. Whoever has told you that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything remotely to do with "gene therapy" has both misinformed you and clearly does not understand basic cellular biology. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2446.  @paolodicanio2519  Hi Paolo, that sounds like more conspiracy theory nonsense. Would you care to further elaborate?
    1
  2447.  @braddo7270  Hi Dan, hope that you are well. Vaccines have saved millions of lives in this pandemic and saved millions more from serious illness, hospitalisation and long term effects. By saying "that is all" I think that you are downplaying it just a tad! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2448.  @braddo7270  Hi Dan, I appreciated your reply but honestly no need to be "smart". You wrote "there is no point taking th3 vaccine" if previously infected. This is not correct and No, "EVERY virologist is Not saying exactly the same thing". Research has shown that over a third of people who recover from Covid-19 will not develop antibodies to the SARS-Cov-19 virus. Also, studies have shown that individuals who have recovered from Covid-19 and are also vaccinated will develop even stronger immunity again. Another two good reasons to be vaccinated against this disease. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2449. ​ @braddo7270  Hi again Dan. So you are a "literal virologist", what ever that is. (1) "Putting somebodies immune system through a covid vaccine after having BAD covid in the first place is VERY dangerous and WILL cause deadly autoimmune diseases". I honestly am not aware of any research that suggests that most individuals can not have a Covid-19 vaccine after some period of time has elapsed after infection. The advice from the National Health Service, UK, is "Adults can have the vaccine 28 days after a positive test for COVID-19 or 28 days after symptoms started, whichever is earlier. This is in line with Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) guidance." The advice in Ireland is also to wait 4 weeks and the WHO website states "Persons with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection can consider delaying vaccination for 6 months based on the fact that natural infection leads to some protection against infection. Ask your health worker for advice." (2) There is research that suggests vaccination after infection is beneficial. For example, "Vaccination boosts naturally enhanced neutralizing breadth to SARS-CoV-2 one year after infection", Wang et al, Nature, June 2021. (3) As for no reason to get vaccinated if recovered from the illness. The NHS in the UK, The HSE in Ireland, the World Health Organisation and many other health systems disagree. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2450.  @braddo7270  Hi dan, I see the mask has fallen and we can all see quite clearly what is behind it, which is basically nothing. Attempting to pretend to be something but not able to have even the most basic discussion on the known facts. I am glad that you said that you were a "literal virologist" and not a real one. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2451.  @braddo7270  Of course you have to be a "literal virologist" because a real one would have the slightest clue what they were talking about! At least you gave me a laugh. Take care & learn some science.
    1
  2452.  @braddo7270  Perhaps not....but I am in a very good position to laugh my arse off at you! Take care & learn some science.
    1
  2453.  @braddo7270  No dan, the only thing that is "funny" is you claiming to be a virologist (sorry a "literal virologist" while not seeming to know the basics of vaccine administration schedules, unable to discuss basic science, constantly attempting to be insulting when faced with valid points and evidence and describing scientific research papers as " ridiculous drivel" that you are "never going to read". By the way, its PhD, Not PHD. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2454. USA...709k Covid-19 deaths and counting.....
    1
  2455.  @Agarwaen  He wrote "video" and also seems to think that "the module" was going "to come back to earth" so very lightly an idiot. Take care.
    1
  2456. What movie?
    1
  2457.  @WarbOy19  Nonsense.
    1
  2458. The temperature of what exactly? The moon is in a vacuum. A vacuum basically does not have a temperature as it does not contain atoms/molecules/particles. The temperatures that you mention are close to the maximum and minimum of the lunar surface A large mass of matter can not change temperature virtually instantly as you seem to think. Heat transfer does not work like that. Take care.
    1
  2459. Sorry mate, total misinformation. Read report by Thomas Fujiwara, Princeton University, which shows massive spike in death rate in 2020 and totally debunks your comment.
    1
  2460.  @budalaidiotska6947  I think that you are confused. More than 83% of Australian want him deported. They want nothing to do with lies, deceit and people who put peoples lives, right and freedoms at risk by spreading the virus when Covid positive. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2461.  @budalaidiotska6947  Hi again BI, hope you are well. I can not but notice that you have totally ignored my question "why did he put many peoples heath, rights and freedoms at risk by meeting them and not even bothering wear a mask or to inform them that he had the disease. Is that what a decent person would do?"...I guess the question answers itself to be honest. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2462.  @budalaidiotska6947  Hi again bi, thank you for your continued comments. Nowhere in your post did you address my question "why did he put many peoples heath, rights and freedoms at risk by meeting them and not even bothering wear a mask or to inform them that he had the disease. Is that what a decent , honest person would do?" Instead we get continued obfuscation which I think shows us all that you know his position is undeniable. It is a pity that this tennis player doesn't man-up and accept the consequences of the choices that he freely made. Take care.
    1
  2463.  @budalaidiotska6947  The player himself has admitted that he chose not to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. He has admitted that he travelled and met people while he was Covid-19 positive and never informed or warned anybody that he met that he had the virus! How many people did he put at risk by his actions? Are these the actions of a decent, honest, trustworthy person? Did he not put his own pursuits ahead of other peoples rights, health & freedoms? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2464.  @budalaidiotska6947  Yes I have read his statement in which he admitted to not self-isolating when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. He also admitted to meeting people and giving interviews while he knew that he was Covid-19 positive and that he knew that he shouldn't. In his statement he also admitted giving incorrect information on his visa application. There is no indication in his statement whatsoever that he informed the many people that he met and engaged with that he was infected with the virus. His statement does not mention his trip to Spain in any way or that he that he presented a negative PCR test on entering the country. So bi, the question is have you actually read his statement? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2465.  @budalaidiotska6947  More total obfuscation. The player has admitted (in his Instagram statement) that he met people and gave interviews when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive,. He has admitted that he did not self-isolate despite knowing that he was Covid-19 positive. He has admitted that he gave incorrect travel information on his visa application and by implication he has admitted that he undertook international travel while he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. At least he is man enough to fully accept the verdict of the Australian Federal Court. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2466.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Hi, if you can please put your comment into a more understandable form then I will do my best to give you an answer. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2467.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Hi again. Thank you for your reply. To be honest your latest post does not seem to link with your original comment and it is also difficult to understand as it moves from topic to topic in rapid succession. That said, perhaps it may help to point out the fact that the "they" in "They granted and exemption did they not ? " and the "they" that removed his visa and deported him from the country were not, in fact, the same "they".. Hopefully this will sort out your confusion. Take care.
    1
  2468.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Again thank you for the reply. I am not trying to be argumentative in any way. The tennis player was granted an exemption by Tennis Australia. His visa was revoked by the Australian Government (or elements of) and this was upheld by The Federal Court. The text that you quote comes from a statement released by Tennis Australia, not from the Australian Government. As is clear from this text the exemption was granted by Tennis Australia who employed medical experts to see if it met the Australian Government guidelines. The medical panel seemed to think that it did, the Australian Government didn't. In short Tennis Australia granted the playing exemption, Australian Government denied the visa. Two different organisations as your text makes clear. Take care.
    1
  2469.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  The organisation Tennis Australia granted the tennis player a playing exemption, the Australian Government withdrew his visa to stay in the country. I am sure that you can understand that these are 2 different entities. Also, is there any particular reason that you choose not to be polite and civil? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2470. ​ @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Hi again, thank you for your latest comment. No the player was granted a medical exemption to compete in the Australian Open by Tennis Australia although they did seek the advice from 2 panels of medical experts "one of those was the Independent Medical Exemption Review Panel appointed by the Victorian Department of Health" so I do genuinely see where your confusion comes from. The letter of medical exemption granted by Tennis Australia was produce in evidence by the player as part of his legal proceedings and can easily be found on the website of The Federal Court of Australia in the files released for Djokovicv V Minister for Immigration in the file named Affidavit of Natalie Bannister. In this PDF as part of attachment E you will find the official medical exemption as granted by Tennis Australia, on Tennis Australia headed notepaper and signed by Dr Carolyn Broderick, the Chief Medical Officer of Tennis Australia. I will attempt to post a link to this document below. Take care & do research.
    1
  2471.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Cheers again. While it is most interesting to get the legal opinion of a tennis player please forgive me if I stick with the opinion of the Serbian tennis player, his legal team, the documents that they submitted to the Australian Federal Court and the writing, heading and signature on that document (which is easily available to the public). You of course, are free to believe whatever you want to. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2472.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  That's find, no worries. I do not recall you presenting or directing me to any documents, but if you think that you did then that is fine by me. I will stick with the documents that are on public view on the website of the Australian Federal Court which refers to the letter as the exemption letter from Tennis Australia, states that the exemption was given by Tennis Australia, is written on Tennis Australia's headed notepaper and is signed by Tennis Australia''s Chief Medical Officer. If you consider that this means something else and wish to argue about it then that is fine by me. Take care.
    1
  2473.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  I will leave this, as the last word, to you. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2474.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Whatever you mind convinces you that is correct. I still stick with facts.
    1
  2475.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  If that's what you think you have done then that is fine by me! Take care...seriously, ...take care.
    1
  2476.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  VICTORIA...did not grant the vaccine exemption, the court documents conclusively prove that it was Tennis Australia. I have referred you to the exact set of documents on the Australian Federal Court website as submitted by the player himself. You are free to hold any opinion that you want but reality is reality, facts are facts. Take care.
    1
  2477.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  You keep on repeating "I posted the court docs"....What you have posted is a cut and paste paragraph from a Tennis Australia press release and a quote from a Canadian tennis player. These, I am sure that you will agree are not court documents!?! Again take care.
    1
  2478.  @whatsgoodmyguy4391  Again thank you for your continued dialogue. No link is visible to me. The documents that I refer to are easily found on the Australian Federal Court website. Take care.
    1
  2479. There aren't any.
    1
  2480.  @retinalcircus  Can you provide a reliable and trustworthy source for that figure please?
    1
  2481.  @codygolden7074  Hi Cody, you should check out the total deaths in the USA over the last few years. Total deaths USA: 2017 = 2,813,503, 2018 = 2,839,205. 2019 = 2,854,838, 2020 = 3,358,814. I wonder why there was such a big increase in 2020?
    1
  2482.  @slackdee  So now you are accusing hundreds of thousands of nurses, carers, doctors in the US in a conspiracy to murder over half a million people. Wow, your delusion sure does go deep.
    1
  2483.  @codygolden7074  No Cody, there is no evidence of that whatsoever. In fact if anything the opposite is true, the official Covid-19 death toll in many countries is below the number of excess death experienced (over the average of previous 5 years). In the UK for much of this pandemic only Covid-19 deaths within 28 days of a first positive were counted in the stats despite the fact that a large number of Covid victims died after this 28 day period. The evidence from developing countries like Brazil and India is showing that the excess mortality is many times the official Covid death toll (due to poor reporting and recording structures). I think that you are from the US, did you know that the total US deaths in 2020 was 504K higher in 2020 than 2019, an incredible 17% increase!
    1
  2484. "How did that gold not melt upon leaving the earth?"....What gold and why should it? Take care.
    1
  2485. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2486. "talked on the landline phone with president Regan".......Please tell me that you are joking.........
    1
  2487.  @ronpapi9539  Thank you for your comment. I was expressing my genuine amazement and incredulity that someone could spout such nonsense while obviously knowing so little. The two condition often go hand in hand it seems. Take care.
    1
  2488.  @rachelg9868  Does it bother you in the slightest that Dr. James Van Allen (as well as virtually every scientist that has worked in aerospace) totally disagrees with you? Take care.
    1
  2489. Hi Dr, hope that you are well. In reality there are no "anti-vaxers". What they really are is reality deniers. Take care.
    1
  2490. Just for your information, there is no Earth based telescope that has the resolving power to detect the Apollo equipment on the lunar surface. However satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected the various Apollo landing sites exactly where they are supposed to be. Take care.
    1
  2491.  @JbayOplentay  Considering that the vast majority of telescopes are Earth based and that you did mention about "China or Russia....(pointing) telescopes at the lunar surface" it was far from a wild guess. Just for your information, satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected various Apollo landing sites exactly where they are supposed to be. Take care.
    1
  2492.  @JbayOplentay  Thank you for your reply. The location of such a telescope, however, is crucial. No Earth based instrument has the resolving power to do so. The only instruments so capable are the ones in the satellites in lunar orbit, which of course have detected the Apollo equipment. Take care.
    1
  2493.  @amandadonegan2137  Yep, I saw that. Small group of assorted conspiracy theorists just to prove that Ireland has a few nutcases as well. But the fact that well over 80% of the Irish adult population has received at least one vaccine dose and over 67% are fully vaccinated shows that very few decent Irish people are listening to these idiots.
    1
  2494. "THE TEMPERATURE on moon's surface?? 250 DEGREES CELSIUS".....Totally incorrect. The maximum and minimum moon surface temperatures are about 120C to -130C and these are the max and min over a lunar day, some 29.5 Earth days. Such temperatures was never experienced on any of the Apollo moon landings. For example the measured temperature range for the Apollo 11 landing was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  2495.  @theeraphatsunthornwit6266  Please repeat your comment in understandable English. Take care.
    1
  2496.  @theeraphatsunthornwit6266  You mean the Apollo 11 post-flight press conference some 3 weeks after return and quarantine where the 3 Apollo 11 astronauts outline their missions then answer questions at length while smiling, laughing and cracking jokes with the reporters? Take care.
    1
  2497.  @theeraphatsunthornwit6266  Then perhaps you should have looked at the video rather than the comments! Take care.
    1
  2498. ​ @theeraphatsunthornwit6266  "Apollo 11 Post Flight Press Conference (Full Mission)" on TY channel "lunarmodule5". What do you think is happening at 49:07, 1:08:51, 1:14:24, 23:30 just to pick 4 of many examples. So again, perhaps you should have actually watched the full conference before commenting. Take care.
    1
  2499. In that case you must not have actually ever watched the film because in Fly me to the Moon the Apollo 11 mission actually happens. Take care.
    1
  2500. Many make such claims as you have but none ever provide any credible evidence to back up their claims when asked. They either run or deflect. So do you have evidence, yes or no?
    1
  2501. Hi v, hope that you are well. You asked "how their thin tin spacecraft passed through van Allen belt without dying from radiation poisoning". These belts do provide a challenge for space exploration but far from an insurmountable one. Here is a quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." I hope that this clears things up for you. Take care.
    1
  2502. Perhaps it is because most humans do not seen in infrared.
    1
  2503. "it makes no sense".....True Darryl, your comment makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and by making it you demonstrate clearly that you "know little to nothing about physics. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of a planet or a moon depends both on the objects mass and its radius and can be found using g = GM/r2. Take care.
    1
  2504. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2505. Your education?
    1
  2506. Hi anthony, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2507.  @anthonyferguson4218  Hi anthony, thank you for your reply. By asking "he came back bare foot did he?" you make it quite obvious that you did not actually watch this video, otherwise you would have known the answer. Also "How did his boots end up outside?".....Is working out how an astronaut can take off his over-boots and put them on the lunar surface beyond your ability? Take care.
    1
  2508.  @anthonyferguson4218  Hi again anthony. Your latest comment is of the "I don't understand so it must be fake type". There are plenty of YouTube videos and other resources that will help you understand how the Apollo Program spacesuits were designed, manufactured and how they operated. However, you don't seem to be the type that will do their own research and seek the truth. Take care.
    1
  2509.  @stevenwilloughby1848  So you consider that your personal incredulity is actually evidence? So why exactly would "Communication towers would have to be set up around the moon"? What exactly is the obstacle between the Earth and the moon that prevents the propagation of Unified S-Band frequencies? Take care.
    1
  2510.  @stevenwilloughby1848  "without any satellites communication".......Interestingly the Nixon call was routed through a satellite before being transmitted by the 26m radio dish at Honeysuckle Creek, Australia, as the US did not have direct line of sight to the moon at that time. Seriously, you seem to have some misconception that satellites are (in the main) necessary for communication between Earth and Moon. In reality all you need is direct line of sight and the means to transmit and receive radio waves. Take care.
    1
  2511.  @stevenwilloughby1848  "340,000 miles away"....still way out. You seem to specialise in not being factual!! " the most simple fact,how did they communicate,what was done to get the signal from earth to the moon"...The Apollo communications system is well known and well understood. Seriously, please start to realise that just because you personally do not have the slightest clue about the topic, other people actually do. Do better, study, learn. Take care.
    1
  2512. Research principle of conservation of momentum.
    1
  2513.  @spaceted3977  The ascent propulsion system (APS) or lunar module ascent engine (LMAE) is a fixed-thrust hypergolic rocket engine developed by Bell Aerosystems for use in the Apollo Lunar Module ascent stage. It used Aerozine 50 fuel, and N2O4 oxidizer and provided 16,000 Newtons of thrust. Take care.
    1
  2514. You are very confused. There was no presidential call on Cernan's mission. Take care.
    1
  2515.  @Welcome_To_Life  Your personal incredulity is only proof of itself. Take care.
    1
  2516.  @Rattlerjake1  Hi R, hope that you are well. You wrote "NASA ..... claim that the majority of the Apollo videos, photos, and other documentation has been lost or destroyed" I am sorry but this is utter nonsense. Whoever has told you this has seriously mislead you. Take care.
    1
  2517. Do you mean the Van Allen radiation belts, plural, as there is more than one of them? Can you please cite the evidence to back up your claim as I know of no evidence that even suggests what you claim. Take care.
    1
  2518. At 18:40 where exactly are you determining the North and South poles to be any why? Take care.
    1
  2519. Unfortunately (for you), the misunderstanding of religious texts does not trump over observable reality. Take care.
    1
  2520. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2521.  @anirbangoswami4u  Thank you for your reply. ISRO are doing very good work. Take care.
    1
  2522. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    1
  2523. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2524. But siberel shows no evidence of any kind. He just makes unevidenced claims which are totally debunked by the very footage that he puts forward. Do not be so gullible. Take care.
    1
  2525. "the lunar Rover"....Which one??
    1
  2526. The camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA.
    1
  2527.  @bryanwhite6993  Hi bryan, you wrote. "It’s all done with underground cables.". Is that why satellite dishes point towards the sky? Take care.
    1
  2528.  @rebelsoul5980  Hi again rs, hope that you are well. Interesting that you mention "he law of physics" so I assume that you must be familiar with Newtons' universal law of gravitation. Water is a fluid and its shape will conform to whatever forces are acting upon it. Up and Down are defined by the local gravitational vector. Take care.
    1
  2529.  @rebelsoul5980  Hi rs, thank you for your reply. I am delighted, it seems that you have made excellent progress over the years. Now it seems that you understand that gravity exists and are now working on understanding its cause. Take care.
    1
  2530. By 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission (the 9th mission to the moon) all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970's and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2531. Hi C hope that you are well. You stated "infertility ... caused ..(by) vaccines". I am not aware of any research that links any vaccine with infertility whatsoever but I am aware of quite an amount of robust evidence that shows that vaccinated people are no less likely to conceive than unvaccinated people. I am also aware of studies that show that one factor linked to lower fertility is a recent infection with Covid-19. Can you cite the evidence that supports your assertion so that we can have a look at it? Thanks. Take care & stay safe. (PS: You do understand that "contraceptives" and "infertility" are not the same thing?).
    1
  2532. "Send more Chuck Berry!".
    1
  2533. Do you have some actual evidence to back up your claim? Take care.
    1
  2534. Radio antenna on his backpack, exactly where it is supposed to be. Take care.
    1
  2535. 384,400km. Yes.
    1
  2536.  @shaunigothictv1003  Excellent, so you believe what NASA says.
    1
  2537.  @VenusProductions-r7  Thank you for your comment. Yes, I am well aware of the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2538. So have you any evidence to back up your claim?
    1
  2539. " the 8-year old asking Buz Aldren"...Perhaps someone who can not even get the mans name correct is not in the best position to make claims on these matters. Also please watch the full interview where he makes it very clear that he is answering her question and referring to a return to the moon. Take care.
    1
  2540. Hi ad, hope that you are well. It is a pity that the tennis player did not respect other peoples rights, health and freedoms when he made the choice not to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive and continued to meet people, give interviews and travel without ever informing the many people that he met and interacted with that he had the virus. I would like to think that my hero's wouldn't do that.
    1
  2541.  @cliff7516  Of course you will never produce any actual evidence to back up your claim. Never.
    1
  2542.  @cliff7516  "the" landing site...??
    1
  2543.  @occhamite  And add to your list South Korea's lunar probe, Danuri, which imaged both Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 landing sites in 2023. Take care.
    1
  2544. Hi, hope that you are well. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2545.  @mikep9604  Correct. The camera was operated by Ed Fendell at mission control, Houston.
    1
  2546. Nobody who makes claims such as your ever provides any actual evidence to back them up. Take care.
    1
  2547. Collins was never on the moon. Your basic knowledge is poor. Take care.
    1
  2548. The Ascent Stage of the Lunar Module used the Descent Stage as its launch pad. Also does it really have to be explained to you that a lift-off from the lunar surface will be much easier than a lift-off from Earth? Take care.
    1
  2549. Hi JP. Good question. Virtually every country in the World has excess mortality in 2020 compared to the average of the previous 5 years. Some countries greater excess deaths then reported Covid-19 death which suggest that Covid-19 deaths are being under reported in some places. I have good data for most developed countries (eg: Italy recorded most deaths in 2020 than any year since ww2) but little for Brazil. Google a report from Thomas Fujiwara, Princeton University, which shows a massive spike in deaths in Brazil mid 2020. I shudder to think what the data will show for Brazil in 2021 given that the death rate from Covid-19 is over 3000 per day at moment.
    1
  2550.  @henryottis295  So you think that it is truthful to mention 4 peoples names with the clear implication that vaccination was responsible without any proof or evidence of this whatsoever and despite the fact that it is widely reported (and confirmed by friends and family) that in several of these cases pre-existing medial conditions were responsible for the deaths?
    1
  2551.  @henryottis295  Hi henry, hope that you are well. Does it bother you in the slightest that in this short video clip there were insinuations that 4 named individuals died as a result of Covid-19 vaccination without the production of even the slightest suggestion of evidence for this whatsoever and despite evidence to the contrary which wasn't even mentioned? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2552.  @ga8410  Well there is plenty of BS and precious little truth in this forum. Remind me again what did I say that was not factual? Also remind me where any specific evidence was presented in the video clip that we are commenting on? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2553.  @shadowbandedfortruthspreading  Hi delia, reported where and for what reason. Citation please. Take care.
    1
  2554.  @shadowbandedfortruthspreading  So no proof or evidence needed then, got you. So what makes you think that it is correct to throw out misinformation and not be able to back it up with evidence? Take care.
    1
  2555.  @shadowbandedfortruthspreading  Hi d, hope you are well. Since you haven't done the research, I have done it for you. (1) A Prospective Cohort Study of COVID-19 Vaccination, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Fertility, Wesselink et al, American Journal of Epidemiology, 2022. This large scale study "no association between COVID-19 vaccination in either partner with fecundability (probability of conceiving). However, they did find "that SARS-CoV-2 infection among male partners was associated with a ....decline in fertility that may be avoidable by vaccination". (2) Fertility rates and birth outcomes after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccination, Hillson et al, The Lancet, which concluded "We found no evidence of an association between reduced fertility and vaccination". (3) Ovarian follicular function is not altered by SARS-CoV-2 infection or BNT162b2 mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, Bentov et al, Journal Human Reproduction, 2021. (4) SARS-CoV-2 spike protein seropositivity from vaccination or infection does not cause sterility, Morris, which states "Reports claiming that COVID-19 vaccines or illness cause female sterility are unfounded". This is just a sample of the Worldwide research that has taken place relating to vaccination and infertility. All the evidence shows that there is no connection. I am not aware of a single piece of research that says otherwise.
    1
  2556.  @shadowbandedfortruthspreading  There, I have done the research for you so you wont have to make mistakes in the future! Take care & stay safe
    1
  2557.  @shadowbandedfortruthspreading  I am always there to help a fellow truther discover the facts. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2558.  @4Everlast  Hi d, hope that you are well. By "MF's who lied for 900 days" I assume that you mean those conspiracy theory idiots that rely on rumour, lies and misinformation and ignore scientific facts totally. Locking them up seems to be a little harsh but there is no doubt that they have caused harm. Take care.
    1
  2559. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2560. Hi eddy, hope you are well. Just for your information, nothing rotates in mph as miles per hour are units of linear velocity and linear tangential velocity and angular velocity are not the same thing. The correct value for the Earth's rotation is 0.000073 radians per second. Take care.
    1
  2561. I have watched the Apollo 11 post flight press conference. The astronauts smile, laugh and crack jokes with the reporters as well as answering their questions in detail. The question is, have you actually watched it? Take care.
    1
  2562. Humans have known that the Earth is spherical for centuries before NASA existed. Seriously, why are you reality deniers always so fixated on NASA? There are dozens of other national space agencies and also dozens of private ones, Why always NASA? Take care.
    1
  2563. The Van Allen Belts (plural) are only a problem if you stay within the denser regions for an extended period of time. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself, the man after whom the belts are named and the man who advised NASA during the Apollo Program: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    1
  2564.  @vacuumandgaspressurecoexisting  Thank you for your comment. (1) "broadcasting". Nope, the signals were transmitted by line of sight. (2) "through radiation". Is there some reason that you know of that electromagnetic radiation in the Unified S-Band frequency range would be unduly disrupted by any radiation encountered between the moon and Earth? (3) "tsybitsy tiny antennas". The signal gain is a function of the collection ability of the receiver. I would not describe a 60m radio dish as "tiny". Take care.
    1
  2565. Hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's over-boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2566. The microphone is inside the spacesuit and everything inside the spacesuit including the air in the pressurised suit and the astronauts body will transmit sound.
    1
  2567.  @star_1_man214  Solids and gases transmit sound. What part of that do you not understand? Take care.
    1
  2568. The effects of radiation on the human body depends on a range of factors such as nature & type of the radiation, duration of exposure, any shielding materials etc. Take care.
    1
  2569. Altitude does not depend on your distance from the ocean. Take care.
    1
  2570.  @metalicminer6231  Just for your information, over 500 rock and soil samples are released by the Lunar Sample Laboratory Facility at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas every year to scientists and organizations who wish to study lunar geology. At this stage literally tens of thousands of geological experts from all over the globe have examined the samples, published their findings and verified their origin as lunar. However if you have any evidence to the contrary then please elaborate. Take care.
    1
  2571. Nope, the Apollo landing flags were made of nylon. Take care.
    1
  2572. What exactly did you expect the flags to do when the astronauts were moving them? Stay still??
    1
  2573. The Westinghouse TV camera was carried in the quad 4 Modularized Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA) of the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and deployed and activated by Armstrong before he exited the craft. The camera was up close to Armstrong and the legs of the lander not over "30 yards away from the lander" as you claim. Take care.
    1
  2574. "Lier"......Nope, he is clearly standing up in the video. Take care.
    1
  2575. You wrote "Buzz adrin..is a lier." Is there any reason that we should believe someone who doesn't even attempt to provide evidence and can not even spell names and words correctly? Take care.
    1
  2576.  @yassassin6425  Perhaps he means that the space between his ears is fake?
    1
  2577.  @merlinhotspurs  But i have done the research and like them or not these are the facts.
    1
  2578.  @merlinhotspurs  Not as truly astounding as your total lack of evidence! Three quarters of under-50s in hospital with coronavirus in the UK are unvaccinated despite the fact that unvaccinated adults just represent 10% of the UK population. It has truly become a pandemic of the unvaccinated.
    1
  2579. " why no shots of the stars"......Please get you basic facts correct. They took dozens of photographs of stars from the lunar surface while using the appropriate equipment and settings. Take care.
    1
  2580. " lunar daytime with surface temperature of 265 F" Please get your basic facts correct. The temperature that you quote is the maximum lunar surface temperature over the course of a lunar day/night cycle not the lunar surface temperature during any of the Apollo landings. Take care.
    1
  2581. "250 degrees" what? A number without units is meaningless. The measured temperature range encountered on the Apollo 11 landing for was -23C to 7C, so what exactly is your point? Take care.
    1
  2582.  @fiat2496  So why do you not back up what you say with evidence and explain in scientific and engineering terms and principles what is wrong with any of the Apollo spacecraft the would have prevented them achieving their mission? Why is it always claims with moon-landing deniers but never any actual evidence or even demonstrations of knowledge of the topic? Take care.
    1
  2583. "NASA admits that we cannot leave Earth's orbit TODAY because we don't yet have the shielding technology to send astronauts through the Van Allen Belts".....NASA have never said anything of the sort....Why do you speak the lie? Take care.
    1
  2584.  @aok4418  "NASA openly admits they are still trying to solve the problem of putting humans past low earth orbit".......Total nonsense. You would have to be extremely naïve and gullible to swallow that. Take care.
    1
  2585.  @aok4418 "NASA openly admits they are still trying to solve the problem of putting humans past low earth orbit".......Total nonsense. You would have to be extremely naïve and gullible to swallow that. You have also not been able to even attempt produce any actual evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  2586.  @aok4418  You wrote "Don't waste my GD time"....Translation: I have absolutely no evidence to back up my claim and I know that none exists so I will attempt at some childish deflection out of desperation. Take care.
    1
  2587.  @aok4418  You wrote: "Don't fumble around here posting the usual BS. It's laughable. Frankly, you need to grow up"....Translation. I have absolutely zero evidence so I better try some more childish deflection...... Take care.
    1
  2588.  @aok4418  ""NASA openly admits they are still trying to solve the problem of putting humans past low earth orbit".............So when are you going to produce the evidence to back this claim up? Take care.
    1
  2589.  @aok4418  Again more childish attempts at deflection. You have posted zero evidence to back up your claim that ""NASA openly admits they are still trying to solve the problem of putting humans past low earth orbit".........You are posting plenty of nonsense but not even attempting actual evidence. When caught out on their BS moon-landing deniers either run or deflect, they will never produce any evidence though. Take care.
    1
  2590. ​ @aok4418  "Didn't Kelly Smith also essentially say the same thing in 2015"....Nope, Kelly Smith stated clearly that rigorous testing of the Orion spacecraft, especially of it's guidance and navigation systems must take place before crewed missions as modern electronics is far more susceptible to damage from particle radiation than the Apollo era electronics. Cherry-picking short comments and removing them from their context is a usual tactic or reality deniers. Do better. Take care.
    1
  2591. Serious question, why do you talk the stupid? Take care.
    1
  2592.  @bitchutecomnomsmbs  You no answer question. Why stupid you talk? Take care.
    1
  2593. What "studio" has such a large area, low gravity and zero air-resistance?
    1
  2594. Provide the evidence.
    1
  2595.  @EvolveVoIP  Hi again e, I hope that yo are well. You are incorrect, the communication time delays in all the original Apollo recordings are all exactly as should be expected. You originally stated that there should be a 6 second time delay, you have provided no examples and you do not seem to understand that any communications delay on Apollo audio will depend on where the communications were recorded. Are you quite sure that you have thought this through? Take care.
    1
  2596. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    1
  2597. Pick any time that there is not a full moon, look up at the moon and you will see some portion of the dark side of the moon. Take care.
    1
  2598. Hi PD, hope that you are well. You asked "Why is it so dark on the moon?". It it's not, the moon's surface is clearly illuminated. However the lunar sky is dark. This is because the moon does not have an atmosphere to scatter the light. On Earth we observe the sky as blue because the molecules in the air scatter blue light more than other colours. On the moon there is no atmosphere to absorb or scatter the light so as a result the sky appears black. You can not see light unless it interacts with a physical object. You also asked "where is the stars". At this distance the light intensity of stars is very low. The objects recorded in this video are much brighter in comparison. If the camera exposure was adjusted to detect stars then everything else in the video would be washed out and just appear as glare. You then wrote "just like appollo (sic) footage". Correct, the intensity of starlight reaching the moon hasn't changed significantly over the last half century. "i really wanna believe". It is not a question of belief, just understanding of the science of the situation. Take care.
    1
  2599.  @maxsmith695  Hi Max, hope that you are well. You asked "Why did they not demonstrate 1/6 gravity on...the moon". Perhaps that you do not realise that there are literally dozens of opportunities throughout the footage from the various Apollo missions where measurements can be taken and the value of the acceleration due to gravity calculated (falling objects, swinging pendulum, oscillating backpack, jumping astronauts, etc).These values are always congruent with the expected value for g on the Moon of 1.6 ms>-2. Take care.
    1
  2600.  @maxsmith695  Hi Max, hope that you are well. You wrote "Insteadtalkinghoustoncommunication (sic) people and with no DELAY chatter something like.". I have listened to quite a lot of the original communications from the various Apollo missions and all the communication time delays were all as expected. Can you give a specific example of where you perceive a problem to be in any Apollo communication? Please cite the original source and specific time, etc. Take care.
    1
  2601. Hi d, hope that you are well. Here is your opportunity to produce your evidence. Off you go. Take care.
    1
  2602. No evidence of that whatsoever. That is just made up nonsense. Take care & speak true..
    1
  2603. Why would you love a convicted vandal?
    1
  2604. But it is not just about developing technology is it. t takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the Apollo funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources, manpower and finance? Take care.
    1
  2605. Interesting to note that you believe NASA and Dr. Van Allen when they tell you that these belts actually exist.
    1
  2606. The astronauts are moving the flag and rotating the flagpole. Objects will move when energy is supplied to them even in a vacuum. In fact a flag will oscillate better on the moon than on Earth as the moon has no air resistance to dampen its motion. Take care.
    1
  2607. At least 130k people in the UK and well over 4 million worldwide won't be looking back at all.
    1
  2608.  @fleafly70  Excellent, you might be able to tell us how they switched off the atmosphere and reduced gravity to 1.6 ms>-2?
    1
  2609. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2610. Look at Sweden. One of the worst per capita Covid-19 death tolls in Europe and death rates many times higher than its Nordic neighbours.
    1
  2611. "Twenty-four hours after International Holocaust Remembrance Day and on The National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia, there are Nazi flags being flown in public, in Canada, on Parliament Hill. This should be horrifying to all Canadians.", Shimon Koffler Fogel, CEO of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), Canada.
    1
  2612. Any actual evidence to go with that claim?
    1
  2613. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself telling you how the Apollo spacecraft passed through the radiation belts which he discovered and which are named after him. "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen
    1
  2614. " I mean the horizon itself looks too near".......Ye its almost like the moon is smaller than the Earth.......oh wait!
    1
  2615.  @yoskarokuto3553  I am genuinely sorry that you are suffering but it is good to admit that you are a liar. It is the first step in recovery. Take care.
    1
  2616. But what type of hat is it HM?
    1
  2617.  @muzzyn1363  Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way is it OK to trample on other peoples rights and freedoms?
    1
  2618.  @natalyak2583  Thank you for your reply. Again you have written volumes and again you have totally ignored the fact that he was Covid-19 positive yet did not self-isolate, went on international trips, met many people without wearing a mask and did not even have the courtesy to mention that he was Covid-19 positive. That is not a judgement, that is stating facts which he has admitted to himself. Take care, speak truth, don't spread Covid-19.
    1
  2619.  @natalyak2583  More obfuscate. You again totally ignore the fact that he was Covid-19 positive yet did not have the common decency to keep away from other people. He made international trips, gave interviews to journalists, presented awards to children while not wearing a mask. Not once did he inform the people that he was meeting that he was Covid-19 positive. He showed not the slightest concern for the health, rights, welfare or freedom of others. He only admitted all this when he was caught. Are these the actions of a decent Christian. Please tell me Natalya....is this what a good man does?
    1
  2620.  @invasion23  HI DR, hope that you are well. The fact that 5 Air India pilots died from Covid-19 in May this year, their names, rank and family details can be found on the website of any Indian newspaper such as Indiatoday or hindustantimes. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2621.  @MyName-cw4yr  Hi MN, I hope that you are well. Yes think that it is safe to say that our friend veratac1 is pretty far down several rabbit holes at present. Also my analysis is showing that there are conspiracy theory nutters on here who are actually replying to their own comments using sock accounts. Don't be even slightly concerned, every village has its idiot and the vast majority of people see them for what they are.
    1
  2622.  @lsd8497  Hi lsd, thank you for your comment. It does appear that the Australians have this old-fashioned idea that a visitor to their country should provide truthful accurate information on their application and some are even of the view that a person who chose not to self-isolate and instead travelled and met people without ever informing them that her had the disease may not be entirely the most trustworthy. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2623.  @mikeatcora  Hi m, thank you for your comment. Your own personal opinion, just like mine, is irrelevant. The facts are the facts, like them or not. I have quite literally cited the evidence. Simply hand-waving it away is not a viable position. Take care & do research.
    1
  2624.  @lsd8497  What "allegations"? The player himself has admitted that he chose not to self-isolate when he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. He has admitted that he travelled and met people while he was Covid-19 positive and never informed or warned anybody that he met that he had the virus! Are these the actions of a decent, honest, trustworthy person? Did he not put his own pursuits ahead of other peoples rights, health & freedoms? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2625.  @thecuriousape9712  Hi CA, thanks for your reply which, to be honest sounds like conspiracy theory BS. However, feel free to provide reliable and reputable evidence to prove me wrong. Take care.
    1
  2626.  @thecuriousape9712  Hi CA, thank you for your reply. It is disappointing that you could not reply in a polite fashion. I often find that in people who are not confident in their beliefs. Midazolam has been used in Covid-19 medical care for people who have to be sedated while they are on ventilators. Midazolam's use as an end of life care medication should not be confused with your implication that the drug was used to end the lives of COVID-19 patients in hospitals. There is no evidence or even suggestion that this has happened. Patients with terminal diagnoses who have received the drug have been given the medication to ease their suffering, not to end their lives. We all have our choices, I chose facts not fantasy. Take care.
    1
  2627. @Josh V Hi Josh, thank you for your comment. I wish I could reply but in all honesty I do not understand your comment. Take care.
    1
  2628.  @cloudbasenirvana  "Enough Immune Systems destroyed"....Again I suppose proof is out of the question? Take care.
    1
  2629. @Josh V No Josh. I did acknowledge your question, I quite genuinely do not understand it. Take care.
    1
  2630. In fairness it is also good for sheep.
    1
  2631. So what exactly did you expect it to look like and why?
    1
  2632. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2633. Basic Physics isn't your thing is it Jesse?
    1
  2634. Answered in the first 8 seconds of this video. Take care.
    1
  2635. A fraud is a person who makes allegations but can't back them up with evidence. Kind of like you to be honest.
    1
  2636.  @0utd0wns0uth  But if someone "came forward saying they were hired to do this by the government" couldn't that be staged as well? Unless of course it was a double bluff?
    1
  2637.  @VooDooMaGicMan81  "They're all in on it." Yes, everyone in the world is conspiring against you for........reasons....... You do know that Al works just as well as Sn, perhaps even better?
    1
  2638.  @0utd0wns0uth  One very prominent anti-vaxer took a bribe a few weeks age!
    1
  2639.  @pullchop  You are clearly watching a clip from another Apollo mission and thinking that it is from Apollo 11. Please state the video title and channel name of the video that you are talking about. Take care.
    1
  2640. "proofs"......Are you having a laugh?
    1
  2641. "Omicron is less dangerous", that may be the case and hopefully it will be so but as it can take several weeks between infection, hospitalisation, serious illness and deaths then the data is simply not there yet to be definitive about this yet. "Doesn’t matter about the cases"...Yes it most certainly does! If Omicron variant leads to half the number of hospitalisations but is transmitted to more than twice the number of people then its overall impact will be worse. It is very easy for people who haven't thought about the issue to jump to conclusions but the people who are tasked with the responsibility of caring for the sick and making and taking responsibility for public health decisions would be highly responsible to do this. Take care & think critically.
    1
  2642. Quite a lot more actually. What the LM looks like is irrelevant. You are not providing even a scrap of evidence just your personal incredulity. Please outline using scientific and engineering principals and by providing the relevant research and calculations what exactly prevented the LM fulfilling its function. Take care.
    1
  2643.  @philipbaker2894  No Philip, that is just made up nonsense. Shame on people who spread lies and misinformation. Take care, speak truth.
    1
  2644. Hi Kevin, hope that you are well, I think that your personal incredulity without evidence is showing. Take care.
    1
  2645. "How did the cameraman film the spaceship land and take off". The only footage of any of the Lunar Modules actually landing on the lunar surface was taken from inside the LM using the 16mm camera pointing out the window. The only footage of the Apollo 11 LM lift-off also came from this 16mm camera. Take care.
    1
  2646.  @petersearls4443  Armstrong's first steps on the lunar surface were filmed by the Westinghouse TV camera which was attached to the LM. This camera was deployed and activated by Armstrong before he exited the craft. Take care.
    1
  2647.  @petersearls4443  My apologies. My comment was for the original poster but I tagged you in error. Yes what you wrote was 100% correct. Take care.
    1
  2648. The Van Allen Belts belts were discovered and named after Dr. James Van Allen. He wrote "The radiation belts of the Earth do, indeed, pose important constraints on the safety of human space flight. The very energetic (tens to hundreds of MeV) protons in the inner radiation belt are the most dangerous and most difficult to shield against. Specifically, prolonged flights (i.e., ones of many months’ duration) of humans or other animals in orbits about the Earth must be conducted at altitudes less than about 250 miles in order to avoid significant radiation exposure. A person in the cabin of a space shuttle in a circular equatorial orbit in the most intense region of the inner radiation belt, at an altitude of about 1000 miles, would be subjected to a fatal dosage of radiation in about one week. However, the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen
    1
  2649. "and have a heating element that reaches 250 degrees (C, K, F ???) that saturates the chamber just like the Sun saturates the day side of the Moon".......Here you have made a fundamental mistake. While the lunar surface does reach a maximum of about 120° C and a minimum of about -130° C during the course of a lunar day, such temperatures were never experienced by the Apollo astronauts as all 6 landings occurred shortly after lunar dawn when the temperatures were mid range. The recorded temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing for example was -23° C to 7° C. Take care.
    1
  2650.  @michaeldavis6605  Hi michael, hope that you are well. Just to take your points one at a time. (1) "260 degrees F during on the day light side of the Moon".....As I mentioned to you before, here you have made a fundamental mistake. While the lunar surface does reach a maximum of about 120° C and a minimum of about -130° C during the course of a lunar day, such temperatures were never experienced by the Apollo astronauts as all 6 landings occurred shortly after lunar dawn when the surface had not heated up and the temperatures were mid range. The recorded temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing for example was -23° C to 7° C. (3) "thermosphere is a layer of the atmosphere that the astronauts would have to travel through to get to the Moon.".....Correct. What about it? (2) "heat and temperature are literally the same thing according to the dictionary"......No, michael, no, just no" Heat and Temperature are NOT the same thing. An Olympic swimming pool filled with boiling water and a cup of boiling water have the same temperature (100° C) but one has far more Heat Energy than the other. Come back an hour later and you can drink the cup of water, try swimming in the pool and see what happens. Michael, you are clearly making an effort to understand science but unfortunately still have some concepts to work on. Take care.
    1
  2651.  @michaeldavis6605  "It would be at least 200 degrees F when they landed".....Incorrect. All 6 moon landings took place shortly after lunar dawn when the temperatures were mid range. I have explained this to you before. The recorded temperature range during the Apollo 11 landing for example was -23C to 7C. Please stick to facts. Take care.
    1
  2652.  @michaeldavis6605  " Yes i mentioned the thermosphere because its temperature can reach up to 4500 degrees F and the Apollo space craft would have to travel through the Van Allen radiation belts which the ions can reach between 2000k -20000k"...You still do not understand the difference between HEAT and TEMPERATURE. This is basic, basic, Physics. Try studying. Take care.
    1
  2653.  @michaeldavis6605 You assume a lot. I have given you the factual data. The lunar surface can not "quickly get up to 260 degrees F"", the moon has mass and a very high heat capacity. The fantasy that you assume and the actual facts are two different things. Take care.
    1
  2654. Again a short puerile comment from a moon-landing denier who produces zero evidence to back it up. Take care.
    1
  2655. Would you mind please telling us where you obtained this figure from? Take care.
    1
  2656.  @grandtheftavocado  You make your choice but I have attended the funerals of 2 people who said almost the exact same thing to me a few months ago. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2657.  @grandtheftavocado  Yet it remains a fact that millions have died from Covid-19. A friend said the same thing to me last week, then I started listing out the people in our locality that were victims of Covid. He knew that they had died, he just didn't realise that it was of Covid-19. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2658.  @grandtheftavocado  And hopefully if you do contract Covid-19 you will be fine. But I am sure that you will agree, it is not about just surviving the disease, you would not want to be left with any lasting health effects. So many have survived Covid but are left with serious long term health effects. Take the poor mother of 3 in Hull, UK, just 32 years old and had both hands and both feet amputated recently as a result of blood clots from Covid-19 infection. This is the reality of what can happen to even young and healthy people. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2659.  @grandtheftavocado  100% sure, she got serious blood clots from the disease. There is a very small chance of a rare blood clot from the British AstraZeneca vaccine which research puts at less than 900 per 10 million vaccinations. Compare that with the contraceptive pill which is estimated to cause clots in 1 in 1000 women per year. The risk of blood clots resulting from Covid-19 infection is at least 10 times higher than any risk from vaccination. Statistically speaking the risk of side effects from Covid vaccines are much, much less that many medications on the market and by far less than the risks if you catch the disease. Many people do not seem to realise that Take care & stay good.
    1
  2660. Hi Jamie. Serious problems with your use of the English language here. If we are to take you at your word " 72 % of doble jabed people are bk in hospital" then with 45.3 million people fully vaccinated in the UK then you would have us believe that there are 32.6 million people in hospital! Consider thinking about what you wish to say before you write. Take care.
    1
  2661.  @jamiejones642  "72% of hospital admissions are doble jabed" ...but that is not what you originally said!! You said that " 72 % of doble jabed people are bk in hospital" which is totally different! By the way you should consider using spell check. Take care.
    1
  2662. I genuinely shudder to think what the global situation would be like if we did not have the Covid vaccines. After 18 tough month we can now see a clear path to getting our lives back to normal.
    1
  2663.  @wongowonga  Hi Craig, thank you for your comment as dull as it was. You might prefer the continuing spread of an infectious disease and the devastation that it brings, lockdowns, regulations and curtailments on normal activities. I don't. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2664.  @ladyjade6446  Hi Janine, thank you for your comment. Some people may wish that the global pandemic continues. I don't. I wish it to end. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2665.  @andrewem5655  So you want the pandemic to continue?
    1
  2666.  @thomaswykes3647  Hi Thomas, thank you for your comment. Sorry to hear that you are not a supporter of freedom of speech and that you also wish to silence the opinions of others. Also, it is regrettable that your comment isn't really that enlightening or interesting. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2667.  @cloudbasenirvana  He is being factual / talking the truth.
    1
  2668.  @wayneallinson4925  Hi Wayne. If you could sort out your English a bit I might be able to understand what you are saying. then I can give you my opinion. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2669.  @andrewem5655  No Andrew, it is you that say that. I look more towards Ireland where because of their high vaccination rates today their government agreed to a plan that would effectively bring the curtain down on restrictions on 22 October. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2670.  @cloudbasenirvana  You like inventing stuff, don't you.
    1
  2671.  @cloudbasenirvana  See, you have just gone and done it again! Seriously though, what other conspiracy's are you into, nobody is just into one?
    1
  2672. ​ @BudDylan Your post is total nonsense, the Irish government (and believe me I do not support them politically) have handled the pandemic reasonably well, they have announced the dates for the end of the protective measures and the Irish people have totally rejected the utter caic tarbh of the loons. Life is basically getting back to normal in Ireland and the vast majority of people are behaving quite responsibly. Tusla are not the "Irish social services" by the way, you couldn't even get that part of your post correct. Take care & stay safe. Slan.
    1
  2673.  @davegoody2096  Hi dave, thank you for your comment. If by "brainwashed" you mean taking an evidence based approach to public health and following the scientific literature and research and not believing things just because they are the current narrative being expressed in some conspiracy theory echo chamber then you are totally correct. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2674. You are totally correct.....Dr. Buzz Aldrin has admitted many times and on the record that he only went to the moon once. Take care.
    1
  2675. What do you mean by "minus 250"...C or F????? Either are below the minimum lunar surface temperature during lunar night and nowhere near the lunar surface temperatures encountered during any of the Apollo landings. Take care.
    1
  2676. Hi n, hope that you are well. Who is "ELLEN". Take care.
    1
  2677.  @Mitchell-lc5kj  "they could not go through the Vanallen (sic) radiation belts".....You do know that Dr. James Van Allen totally disagrees with you.........?
    1
  2678.  @Mitchell-lc5kj  "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights".. Dr. James Van Allen. Take care.
    1
  2679. And your evidence is?? Oh ...sorry ...I forgot.....Reality deniers never produce any evidence. Take care.
    1
  2680. It is a consistent trend that those who make such claims as yours never ever provide any actual evidence to back them up. Le us see if you continue the trend. Take care.
    1
  2681. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  2682. Basically Temperature and Heat Energy are not the same thing. The VAB's do contain some particles with a very high velocity and therefore by definition a very high temperature. However there are very few of these particles per unit volume so the overall amount of heat energy that is contained is very little and there are fare too few particles to transfer any meaningful amount of heat energy to any passing spacecraft. Take care.
    1
  2683. Hi anthony, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2684.  @chrisking6874  "why then not use the Apollo technology rather than modern electronics"........Are you seriously suggesting that they should use obsolete technology from half a century ago that is no longer being manufactured and is in now way compatible with current systems? Using modern electronics is a challenge not an insurmountable obstacle. You will be happy to know that the Orion spacecraft successfully passed through the VAB's twice in its 25 day test flight in December 2022. Try to keep up to date with reality. Take care.
    1
  2685. "Not enough people died from the first 4?" Hi G, hope that you are well. With over 12,500 million vaccine doses given worldwide and around 63% of the Worlds population fully vaccinated, any deaths attributed to any adverse reaction to the Covid-19 vaccines have been few and far between. However in my small area I can name over a dozen people who all died suddenly over the last year a week or so after having Covid. Some were vaccinated, some were not but all recently had Covid. Interesting.
    1
  2686. You fund it and I am sure that they will build it. Take care.
    1
  2687. Hi just a quick question....do hero's give completely false information on a visa application and then also put many peoples health, welfare and rights at risk by making international trips, attending events, giving interviews and meeting children while Covid-19 positive while not once telling any of the people that he interacted with that he had the disease, not once wearing a mask? Is that what a "hero" would do? Would a decent person do this? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2688. Yep, if you want a good laugh.
    1
  2689. You make claims but can never produce any reliable or credible evidence to back them up. Take care.
    1
  2690.  @BadAtTeaDude  You have not produced any evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  2691.  @BadAtTeaDude  You have not produced even the slightest evidence to back up your claim. That should tell you quite a lot. Take care.
    1
  2692.  @BadAtTeaDude  Still no evidence. You just talk the stupid. Take care.
    1
  2693.  @joeyjjshabadoo204  Hi Joeyjj. If you think that any of the Covid-19 vaccines have anything to do with "gene therapy" then you need to do a refresher course on basic, basic cellular biology! Also you do realise that science is based on evidence not opinions don't you? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2694.  @ar9n  Hi Aran, your point is correct and well made. Just always remember that it is the scientific evidence that counts not just simply the opinion of any scientist. The overwhelming body of research and evidence from numerous countries and sources shows that the various Covid-19 vaccines are safe, effective and that they have reduced illness and deaths considerably. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2695. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2696. You will really need to use emojis and capitals if you want anyone to take you seriously.
    1
  2697. The comment that the moon "rang like a bell" simply means that the graph of wave pattern of oscillations recorded by the lunar seismic equipment resembled the frequency wave produced by a vibrating bell. Take care.
    1
  2698. Hi e, hope that you are well. You clearly do not know much about the Apollo missions if you think that everything went right the first time in them!
    1
  2699.  @elli003  Hi elli, thank you for your reply. Then you clearly know that things did not always go right first time during the Apollo Program and I am now sure that you understand why NASA are showing an abundance of caution for the current mission. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2700. "touch the moon and immediately leave".................They went to the moon 9 times with 6 successful landings. "no exploration or anything".........Some 382kg of lunar rock and soil samples were returned to Earth, thousands of photographs were taken and hundreds of hours of film obtained. Numerous scientific experiments were deployed such as EASEP, ALSEP, both active and passive seismic experiments, temperature probes, several magnetometers, a Cold Cathode Ion Gauge was deployed to measure the density of neutral particles in order to determine the amount of gas present at the lunar surface, a mass spectrometer, solar wind, & cosmic ray detecting experiments, etc. "Makes zero sense"......Yes, if you don't know a single thing about what you are talking about then everything will make "zero sense". Take care.
    1
  2701.  @ynk-4372  "truly unhinged individual"...Are you? Brave of you to admit it. Take care.
    1
  2702.  @ynk-4372  Thank you for your reply. It tagged me. take care.
    1
  2703.  @spongedebfatpants1308  It was "destroyed" only in the sense that when the Apollo Program was cut in the 1970's that the hardware, facilities, manufacturing equipment all became obsolete and were not replaced or updated. Try to gain an understanding of the background and context rather than simply latching on to one word and trying to shoehorn your own interpretation into it. Take care.
    1
  2704.  @spongedebfatpants1308  And how exactly have you been insulted? Explaining to you that cherry-picking words and phrases out of context is misleading and suggesting that you first at least to attempt to gain an understanding of background and context is good advice. Take care.
    1
  2705. Nope.
    1
  2706.  @wancommando9570  I have researched and what you claimed is not factual. Take care.
    1
  2707.  @wancommando9570  Whoever told you these things must be having a right laugh at you....Take care.
    1
  2708.  @wancommando9570  You speak the gibberish good. Take care.
    1
  2709. One year later and you still have not produced any evidence. Take care.
    1
  2710. At least 4 million people world wide (but most likely multiples of this number as recent data analysis of excess deaths in developing countries has shown) have found that this strategy is not without its down side.
    1
  2711. Any actual evidence to go with your rant?
    1
  2712. Nope...You have been misinformed. Take care.
    1
  2713.  @eventcone  Thank you for your reply. Further to my original comment I have delved into the research and found that the total mass of the VAB's is actually less that 1 g. Take care.
    1
  2714. I am really glad that Leroy edited this comment otherwise it would have just been a jumble of incomprehensible nonsense.
    1
  2715. You wrote " extreme high temperature and pressure that exists on the moon". (2) The measured temperature range for the Apollo 11 Mission in 1969 was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). (2) The Moon's surface is a vacuum so the pressure is essentially zero. Take care.
    1
  2716. I am sure that you have lots of evidence to back up your claim and you will share it all with us?
    1
  2717.  @GaIvatr0n  That may be the single most stupid statement that I have ever read in a comments section.
    1
  2718. "Kerry" Mullis..????!!!??? Adam....if you are going to engage in unfounded innuendo and fabricated nonsense at least try to get the peoples names right. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2719.  @rockethead7  From official Apollo 11 timeline. "03:13:56 21 Jul 1969 GMT - LMP at top of ladder. Descent photographed by CDR". Yes, you are correct in this. The TV camera was redeployed some minutes later. Take care.
    1
  2720.  @McNab1986  Hi RM, none were before a vaccine "even existing" but yes some could be from a time when not everyone had an opportunity to avail of a vaccine. For more up to date data there is "Covid-19 Surveillance Report Week 36 ", from Public Health England. What is really interesting in this is the comparison between unvaccinated and vaccinated for Covid-19 death rates per 100,000 of population. This shows that unvaccinated people in all age groups are far more likely to die of Covid-19 than unvaccinated. 18-29 = 4 times, 30-39 = 6.5 times, 40-49 = 6.3 times, 50-59 = 9.1 times, 60-69 = 6.7 times, 70-79 = 5.4 times & >80 = 3.2 times. It is an unfortunate fact that in the UK a hugely disproportionate number of Covid-19 deaths are from unvaccinated people.Take care.
    1
  2721.  @bonjovi7399  Seriously BJ, I have to say that I think that is really not a nice comment. Every human should be respected regardless of the fact that they are an idiot or not. Take care
    1
  2722. There is no telescope on Earth that has the resolution to view Apollo objects on the lunar surface. Take care.
    1
  2723. The sky on Earth is blue because of Rayleigh Scattering in the atmosphere so what you actually see is the blue sky in front of the night side of the moon. There are tens of thousands of professional astronomers and there have been literally millions of amateurs over the centuries. None have ever observed stars through the moon. Learn basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  2724. NASA have never said such a thing but it is interesting to note that you obviously believe NASA when they tell you that these belts exist. Take care.
    1
  2725. You wrote "nasa said they had recreate the footage of moon landings on set because they “lost it”". This is absurd nonsense, NASA never said any such thing.
    1
  2726.  @kenwood109  "You're being lied to!".....Yes It's.........I am!
    1
  2727. "Neil Armstrong never gave another interview in his life"...After the press conference he embarked on a 6 week World tour visiting 27 cities in 24 countries and giving interviews and attending press conferences in every one of them. Try again.
    1
  2728. The footprints were made by the boots/overshoes which were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight. Neil Armstrong's space suit (minus the overshoes) is currently on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington. Don't be fooled by conspiracy nonsense.
    1
  2729.  @sterogerson4177  Hi ste, hope that you are well. You have packed so much untruths and misinformation into such a short sentence that I have to say that I am very impressed!
    1
  2730.  @New-Dawn-Nostalgia  Man....even I wouldn't believe your BS...!!
    1
  2731. Hi geoff....some old comment, same old lack of proof. Take care.
    1
  2732.  @dutchymon  The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Close to 500 samples are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point. Take care.
    1
  2733. "Who took the pics of the space shuttle on the moon".......Absolutely no one as the Space Shuttle was a craft designed for and used in Low Earth Orbit! Are you having a joke? Take care.
    1
  2734. "I haven't seen a face mask in months let alone poeple (sic) wearing them" ...and people wonder why the UK is averaging 45k cases per day!
    1
  2735. Hi john patrick, I hope that you are well. There have been some tremendous advances and developments in gene therapies over the last few years. Just witness the advances in treatments for AMD which sound very promising. However, despite the constant and repeated misinformation from a small number of sources, vaccines and the mRNA vaccines in particular have nothing whatsoever to do with gene therapy. The vaccines do not enter the nucleus of any cell in the body and cant and don't alter DNA in any way. This is pretty basic cellular biology. I hope that this clears it up for you. Take care.
    1
  2736. You are no closer to the stars on the moon than on the Earth. Also if you are confused why stars do not register in many of the Apollo photographs then research camera exposure levels. Take care.
    1
  2737.  @bobclark6703  I believe that my fellow citizens and myself have the right to our lives, our health and our freedom. If you disagree and wish to take those rights from me then that is your problem. Go away and stop annoying me with stupid comments.
    1
  2738. Hi barry, hope that you are well. Sibrel has a history of violence and deception. Sibrel lied to Mr Aldrin about his intentions and used fake press credentials when arranging a meeting with him and according to witnesses who gave evidence to the police "lured Mr Aldrin to the hotel under false pretences", then aggressively and repeatedly poked Mr Aldrin while shouting at him, forcing Aldrin up against a wall and refused to let him leave. Mr. Aldrin did well to protect his family members and himself from this attack. At the time, Aldrin was aged 72 and Sibrel was 37, much taller and heavier. Sibrel has also received a court conviction in the US for vandalism by the way. Take care.
    1
  2739. What an ugly and disgusting comment. Plenty of lies and misinformation was spread about Eriksen when he became ill at the Euros. Now you have to have your little pathetic innuendo. That's a sad way to be. Tale care & stay safe.
    1
  2740. Don't like your BS being called out do you, so you have to resort to fantasy? Christian Eriksen almost died last May yet you want to use his illness to make some unfounded intimation that this had something to do with a vaccine. You do agree that what you did is quite unconscionable, don't you?
    1
  2741.  @slackdee  More total nonsense because you simple can not deal with the facts. Don't blame me if your comments are deleted or if you can not understand the English language. So why are you attempting to spread rumour and innuendo about Eriksen, you are strangely silent on that issue. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2742. So what would you expect the flags to do when the astronauts were moving them during assembly? Stay still? Especially in a vacuum where there is no atmospheric resistance to remove energy so a flag will oscillate very easily. Take care.
    1
  2743. " NASA says that it's impossible to pass through the Van Allen Belt"...Nope NASA never said that. Try again.
    1
  2744. "Statistics on those with Virus who have haven't had shots". That is exactly what a lot of doctors and specialists in London have been calling for this week as they see that up to 90% of patients in their Intensive Care Units are unvaccinated. For example Professor Rupert Pearse, an ICU doctor at the Royal London Hospital, said that those ICU patients who are well enough to talk often beg for doctors to vaccinate them immediately (unfortunately it is too late at that stage) . He said that up to 9 out of 10 Covid patients in ICU are totally unvaccinated and more patient were being admitted in their 20s and 30s who are not jabbed. You are so correct, people really need to know the facts.
    1
  2745.  @selmancelebi2507  You made the claim. Now you do not seem to be able to back up your claim with any actual evidence. Take care.
    1
  2746. You may be interested to know that satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries (including China) have detected the various Apollo landing sites exactly where they are supposed to be. Take care.
    1
  2747.  @itsmeagain7825  Even in countries that didn't have 5G !
    1
  2748.  Vali Nova  "Normally, a small control group of people are tested", Sorry that is not correct. In a scientific/medical trial the Control Group are the group given the placebo not the vaccine being tested. Also you do not seem to be aware of the extent of the testing of the various Covid-19 vaccines. In the phase 3 trials alone the numbers were: Pfizer 43,000, Moderna 30,000, Astrazeneca 24,000, Jansen 39,000. Also, vaccines are not a "treatment", they help the body's immune system to produce an immune response pre infection. Ivermectin, yes there is some evidence to suggest that this drug will prevent SARS-Cov-2 replication in vetro but further studies have not shown any great evidence of its effectiveness in a clinical setting. However, it may have a part to play but it certainly can not be regarded as an "alternative" to vaccination as it is administered post-infection.
    1
  2749. @Vali Nova Hi Vali, thank you for your reply. No, lets not totally ignore my previous comment and run off and change the subject just yet. I notice that you have edited your comment to remove the word "control" so that indicates that you now know what a "control group" is. That is good. Can I also take it that you now realise that the various vaccines were tested on tens of thousands of volunteers (I have given you some of the figures) before being approved for emergency use by the various regulatory bodies in the various countries? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2750. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2751.  @jeanbuchanan1660  Hi Jean, I hope you are well. "Covid was never Isolated". Is this an entry in the most stupid statement of the year competition? just 4 words, yet 2 massive errors!
    1
  2752.  @sachikaka2  Hi S N, hope you are well. Yes, the vast majority of people know that the Flu and Covid-19 are two separate viral diseases. The lower than average incidence of flu, colds & bronchitis in the UK last winter was expected (and observed in other countries) and was caused by a range of factors including: (1) Much increased incidence of mask wearing. (2) Social distancing. (3) Huge improvement in hand hygiene. (4) Less social mixing and much reduced international travel. (5) People were less likely to contact their GP with normal colds & coughs than in previous years, and (6) An increased uptake of the flu vaccine with around 80% of the over 65's being vaccinated. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2753. Several people in the comments are seeking the scientific research that shows vaccine efficiency. This is a fair question to which I will attempt to give answers. A very large amount of research has been carried out on this issue by a broad number of organisations from many different countries. The overwhelming bulk of this evidence shows that vaccines are very effective in reducing infection, transmission, serious illness, hospitalisation and death. In short, vaccinated people are less likely to get serious ill and less likely to pass the virus on to other people. (1) ICNARC (Intensive Care National Audit & Research Center) Report on Covid-19 cases in Critical Care, England, Wales & NI, 24 Dec 2021. This report shows 75% of patients admitted to critical care in May 2021 had not received any vaccine. This figure drops to 48% by November as vaccination rates increased but is still far higher than percentage of unvaccinated in population. The report shows clearly (p44-48) that people who have not received any vaccine are many times more likely to get seriously ill and need ICU care than people who are vaccinated as demonstrated in graphs on p45, 46 and table 48. (2) Whole period age-standardised mortality rates by vaccination status, per 100,000 person-years, England, deaths occurring between 1 January 2021 and 31 October 2021. Dataset available on ONS website. This data shows that the age-standardised mortality rate of Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 population = 938.9 for unvaccinated and just 33.6 for people who have received 2 doses of vaccine. (3) Report “Vaccination status of Covid-19 cases June-December 2021, HSE (Health Service Executive, Ireland). This data shows that during the months July –November 2021 unvaccinated individuals were at least 4 times more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and at least 11 times (up to 15 on some months) more likely to be admitted to ICU (Intensive Care Units) than individuals who had received 2 doses of vaccine. (4) The U.S. COVID-19 Vaccination Program at One Year: How Many Deaths and Hospitalizations Were Averted? Schneider et al, 2021. This report concludes that without the U.S. vaccination program, COVID-19 deaths would have been approximately 3.2 times higher and COVID-19 hospitalizations approximately 4.9 times higher than the actual toll during 2021. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2754. "total panic for no reason". Apart from the slight problem of a global pandemic which has killed at least 129k in the UK and at least 4 million world wide but in reality the figures for the developing world are much greater then what has been officially recorded. Recent figures from India suggest that the excess deaths in the pandemic is over 4 million rather then the 414k official Covid19 deaths. Gullible and easily lead conspiracy theorists need to come back to reality and learn that the whole World is not conspiring just to fool them.
    1
  2755. Hi LF, hope that you are well. Do you think that the virus got the memo?
    1
  2756.  @A10Jedi  Hi A, hope that you are well. You wrote "They can’t even figure out to go through the radiation belt today let alone 50+ years ago". I assume that you are referring to the Van Allen Belt. To put your mind at ease here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable." Interestingly these radiation belts will still provide a challenge for the Artemis missions both in terms of choosing a trajectory through them and shielding not only for the crew but for the electronics and guidance systems. The modern electronics and IC's used in Orion are much more sensitive to radiation damage and interference than the electronics used in the Apollo Program. Take care.
    1
  2757. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2758. Hi RR, hope that you are well. You wrote "electrons....can be blocked by a sheet of paper" Wouldn't it depend on their energies? Beta particles are certainly not stopped by a sheet of paper. Take care.
    1
  2759.  @rsrt6910  Hi again RR, thank you for your reply. I totally agree with your statement that "The aluminum skin of the Apollo CM is more than adequate protection from beta radiation of most energies" but I find it hard to understand where you are coming from when you write "beta radiation ......can be stopped by a sheet of paper". Perhaps you meant alpha particles? Take care.
    1
  2760. Its most likely because what you have said is simply not true and what your interpertion of the FOI requests is, is simply incorrect and non-factual. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2761. Do you have some actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity in relation to the Apollo Program? Take care.
    1
  2762. Nope.
    1
  2763. Nope, try again, this time with the truth. Take care.
    1
  2764. There are no "aborted fetus" in any of the vaccines. That has been proven to be total misinformation.
    1
  2765. Hi LW, hope that you are well. What you have written is not factually correct. FIFA have never released or published such figures and this "claim" is totally unsubstantiated. It is simply lies and misinformation spread by conspiracy theorists and reality deniers on social media. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2766.  @slackdee  Hi sd, hope that you are well. What the original poster wrote was quite simply untrue and has no basis in fact whatsoever. No such "list" of footballers exists and no such "figures" are available from FIFA or any other organisation. This "claim", like so many others, is entirely made up. I do appreciate, that you, as a hard-core conspiracy theorist has to swallow every piece of bs that comes your way. But please remember that this isn't the case for everybody. Take care & best wishes for the new year.
    1
  2767.  @lw1zfog  Hi lw, thank you for your reply. From your reply it seems that you have now moved on from making the totally unsubstantiated claim that "according to FIFA's own figures...108 footballers & coaches have died in last 6 months" (A claim that FIFA have never made nor have they released any figures to even suggest this) to now claiming that "we can now expect around 5 deaths a year" which is a little different you will have to admit! Also Dr. Joshua Guetzkow to whom you refer is not a medical doctor and according to the website of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, he has no qualifications of any sort in medicine or science nor is there any reference to any paper published by the BMJ in his list of research papers. Also a database search of the British Medical Journal shown up zero returns for papers published by any author of that name. Can you give me the exact title of the paper to which you refer as well as the Volume and exact date of publication and I will have a look at it. Take care.
    1
  2768.  @slackdee  The large amount of noise that you generate does not hide the fact that you have nothing to contribute to the debate nor are you in any way able to counteract or challenge any of the facts that I have produced. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2769. Measured lunar surface temperature range during Apollo 11 mission was -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  2770.  @5point4LSX  Thank you for your reply but what is it even supposed to mean? "178 in daylight"..178 what?? Is this meant to be a temperature? If so why did you not specify units? Do you mean F, C or K? Or more likely is it that you simply do not have the slightest clue of what you are talking about? The maximum lunar surface temperature is about 120 degrees C, the minimum about -130C. These extreme temperatures were never encountered by the Apollo astronauts as all the lunar landings occurred early in the lunar day when the temperatures were mid range. As I stated previously the measured lunar surface temperature range for the Apollo 11 mission were -23C to 7C. Take care.
    1
  2771.  @5point4LSX  Thank you for your reply. It is not about winning or losing. I simply have stated the facts. Take care.
    1
  2772.  @AlphaDogLXIII  And the workers who will loose their jobs because of this unelected mob.
    1
  2773. Hi J, hope that you are well. Covid-19 rates and mortality has been lower in many parts of Africa than say Europe (or much of developed World) but not as low as in Oceania. That said, the more densely populated parts of Africa (eg: South Africa) still had high rates & deaths. There is no one reason for this. Research has suggested that lower Covid-19 mortality in Africa is due to:a combination of factors such as (1) Early lockdowns. (2) Lower average/median age. (Only 2% of population is over 70). (3) Warmer weather. (4) Population more spread out (less than 30% live in urban areas, in Europe the figure is over 70%). (5) Larger percent of population working outdoors. I hope that this informs you. Take care.
    1
  2774. Incorrect. The astronauts muscles still exert full force on the moon but the downward force is less than 17% of what it would be on Earth. This means getting up from the lunar surface is incredibly easy and requires much less effort than on Earth. Take care.
    1
  2775. Why did you put Covid Ward in inverted commas?
    1
  2776.  @DXmYb  I guess the answer is the second part then.
    1
  2777.  @jasonchristodoulou6746  Either way the hospital needs to know.
    1
  2778.  @timesup2286  I believe in reality, evidence based facts and scientific research. I do not like people spreading damaging lies and misinformation. Sorry if that offends you. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2779.  @timesup2286  "but the msm do it on a daily basis the government do to". So because it is your opinion that others spread lies & misinformation then you think that it is acceptable for others to do so as well? I would find that difficult to intellectually justify but at least you do not deny that people in these comments are spreading lies and misinformation. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2780.  @jasonchristodoulou6746  Hi Jason, thank you for your comment. Please leave a space after your commas, do not put a space before a full stop, consider starting your sentences with a capital letter and please realise that the word "preading" does not exist. I always consider that calling out made up nonsense on the internet is making a good point but I sometimes find that others disagree. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2781. The data and the graph shows very clearly how successful the vaccination campaign has been in dramatically reducing serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths.
    1
  2782.  @andrewtrip8617  Hi Andrew. No, there is no indication whatsoever that "Delta is far less deadly than previous variants". If anything, the research that I have read suggests that it shows more serious symptoms and causes more serious illness. One study from Scotland reported that hospitalization is twice as likely in unvaccinated individuals with Delta than in unvaccinated individuals with Alpha. I wouldn't go as far to say that there is a consensus on this yet but the science is leading in that direction. The vaccines are doing their job and reducing serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths.
    1
  2783. Real World data from Israel shows just how effective and safe the Pfiszer vaccine is. Over 60% of population vaccinated, infection rates, cases and deaths well down. The vaccine has massively reduced serious illness and the country beginning to get back to work again. Well done I say.
    1
  2784. "Show us proof that masks are fit for purpose" (1) An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19, Howard et al, National Academy of Science (USA), 2021. (2) The Impact of Community Masking on COVID-19: A Cluster-Randomized Trial in Bangladesh, Abaluck et al, 2021. (3) Face masks: what the data say, Nature, 2020. (4) Face masks help control transmission of COVID-19, Clapham et al, The Lancet, 2021. (5) Covid-19: Are cloth masks still effective? And other questions answered, Mahase, British Medical Journal, 2021. Take care.
    1
  2785.  @mowaldman  "I don't need to research"...yes basically this is the reality deniers/ conspiracy theorists moto! Avoid the fact at all costs! Take care & try to stay good.
    1
  2786. Hi Cody, hope that you are well. "who will lie to us?"...perhaps the person that told you that Covid-19 and the common cold were the same thing? Take care.
    1
  2787.  @codygolden7074  Hi Cody, thank you for your reply. "your (sic) probably more likely to die of new common cold"....No that is non-factual. "survival rate 99.98"...again I do not believe that to be correct. Can I ask where you sourced this figure from? Take care.
    1
  2788.  @codygolden7074  Hi again Cody, is that the same CDC that shows that 29,422 people under the age of 45 have died from Covid-19 in the US? Take care.
    1
  2789. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2790. Nope, what you wrote is non-factual. Would you like to try again? Take care.
    1
  2791.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your reply, which, to be fair, is factually correct. While the lunar surface temperatures can vairy from a max of about 120C to a min of around -130C over the course of a lunar day/night cycle, these are the max and min surface temperatures not the surface temperatures encountered by the Apollo astronauts. Hope that this helps your understanding. Take care.
    1
  2792.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your reply. Would you like to outline where these " extreme temperature changes" occur and how you think that they would be a problem for an Apollo spacecraft. Also, do you have an understanding of what the term "temperature" means? Take care.
    1
  2793.  @emmjay4447  So what exactly was at that temperature? Take care.
    1
  2794.  @emmjay4447  No such temperatures were measure during the Apollo 11 mission. Take care.
    1
  2795.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your reply. So do you consider that Neil Armstrong is a reliable and accurate source of information at all times. Yes or No? Take care.
    1
  2796.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your reply which again does not contain any evidence of what you claim. It is you who seem to want to have it both ways....Do you accept what Armstrong says about the Apollo 11 mission or not? Also now you have gone on to make further unevidenced claims. So can you provide any actual evidence to back up your claims or not? Take care.
    1
  2797.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your comment. Now you are claiming that Neil Armstrong was on the moon which seems to undermine your position somewhat. Also you continue to make claims without even attempting to provide even a shred of evidence or in most cases any details about them. Why is that? Take care.
    1
  2798.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your reply. Your personal incredulity in relation to the footage of the lift of of the LM on the Apollo 17 mission is not evidence of anything. When you mention "rainbow sparkles" it is unfortunate that you were not curious enough to do any actual research on this issue. Otherwise you would have found that this effect was caused by the way the colour filters in the camera captured the ignition of the explosive bolts used to sever connections between the DS and AS of the LM. Again, I can not help but notice that you still have not provided any actual evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    1
  2799.  @emmjay4447  Thank you for your comment. Again deflection. Again zero evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  2800.  @emmjay4447  Thanks for your reply. Take care.
    1
  2801. The hundreds of hours of footage and audio as well as the thousands of photographs from all the moon landings are available in the National Archives, various NASA historical websites and quite literally all over the internet. Take care.
    1
  2802. No, that is a nonfactual statement. Do better. Take care.
    1
  2803.  @P.H.888  The Earth does not rotate in mph as there are the units of linear velocity and angular velocity and tangential linear velocity are not the same thing. The correct angular velocity for the Earth is 0.000073 radians/second. Take care.
    1
  2804. The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced. If that is what you mean by "lost" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  2805.  @BadAtTeaDude  You do not like facts, do you? Take care.
    1
  2806.  @marksprague1280  His comments are so short and childish that I am not even sure if they contain enough to even constitute a lie. He certainly does not go into any depth in anything. Take care.
    1
  2807. And the fact that they won't but they will continue on as normal will tell you very clearly what their personal views on the matter are. Take care.
    1
  2808. Hi elle, hope you are well. Who is the young man 24 years old who died while playing hurling?
    1
  2809.  @raytarrant514  ray, thank you for your reply. Now please pay great attention to mine. Dillon Quirke was a proud, decent, honest Irishman and an outstanding hurler. To have his name used and abused by conspiracy theorist (I am not saying that you have, but you have mentioned his name) who have connected his tragic death with a vaccine has angered and upset his friends and family. Dillion had long standing heart problems and always knew that there was a risk if he continued to play the game he loved. I refer you to his interview in the Irish Examiner, published in early March 2020 where he said about his illness " “The lining of your heart gets swollen, it comes under stress, it can often happen when your immune system is low. I collapsed at home one day after work and I went down to hospital and after a good few tests, they eventually found the problem. I had to avoid physical contact, so there was no training for three months". The interview is titled "Tipperary’s Quirke happy with progress after overcoming heart scare" and is easily found on line. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2810.  @raytarrant514  Hi again ray, thank you for your comment. It is now the tradition for anti-vaxers and other conspiracy theorists to immediately link all celebrity or sportspersons deaths with a Covid-19 vaccine often totally ignoring (or not looking for) any evidence to the contrary. And there are plenty of people who will swallow that narrative without doing any due diligence, critical thinking or research of any sort. Dillion's heart problems were a matter of public record and he frequently mentioned them in interviews. It is regrettable that you were "well aware of the gentleman's history" but still chose to mention his name in a thread where the original poster linked his death with a vaccine without attempting to clear up any misunderstanding or misinformation. We all have choices to make in life. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2811. Many make such claims as you have but none ever provide any credible evidence to back up their claims when asked. They either run or deflect. So do you have evidence, yes or no?
    1
  2812.  @ExpanseRoci  Hi Raven. I an sure that you do not want misrepresent what the Covid-19 Yellow Card system is about. People will get the vaccine and many of these will also get illnesses or die in the weeks and months afterwards but this does not mean that the two things are linked. For example 3 million people die in the US every year. 25% of the US population have been vaccinated, so statistically we should expect 750,000 people in the US to die within a year or receiving their vaccine. That's over 1400 per week but nothing whatsoever to do with a vaccine. Records have to be kept to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated cohorts to see if there is any difference. As you will see from the website that you yourself have highlighted, there is ample evidence that vaccines do not increase negative health effects. Thanks.
    1
  2813.  @ExpanseRoci  Hi again Raven. The answer to the question you posed is No as we all know that Covid-19 is real disease that kills people. We can also compare the number of recorded Covid-19 deaths in the UK with the massive increase with excess mortality in the UK for 2020 and 2021 and find them congruent. Thanks.
    1
  2814.  @ExpanseRoci  UK over 127,000, Worldwide approaching 3 Million, barely an inconvenience.
    1
  2815.  @ExpanseRoci  Then I suggest that you better check out the easily available statics on excess mortality in the UK compared to the previous 5 years which shows a massive increase in mortality for 2020 & 2021. Many more people are dying than would normally be expected. Perhaps they died of laughing at reality deniers? ??
    1
  2816.  @ExpanseRoci  I suggest that you look at the easily available statistics for excess mortality in the UK compared to previous 5 years. Massive increase in deaths in 2020 & 2021 then would be expected normally, over 100,000 by X-max.....perhaps they all died from laughing at reality deniers??
    1
  2817.  @ExpanseRoci  Raven I an waiting patiently for your proof of 127,000 "falsified death certificates" and that the massive increase in mortality in the UK (which correlates exactly to covid-19 deaths) are due to "the lockdown and experimental vaccines". Also folks, please don't forget that tomorrow (April 1st) is International World Flat Earth Day, and there will be events and celebrations all around the Globe!
    1
  2818. My apologies. My last comment to you was in error. Take care.
    1
  2819. I am sure that you have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share it with us and not just run or deflect like all the others. Take care.
    1
  2820. Does it really have to be explained to you that a phone call can easily be patched into a radio network? Take care.
    1
  2821.  @inphiknitfractal  Hi I f, hope that you are well. Your comment "V I R U S M A N I A .... " does not really answer the question that I posed to the OP, which was "Luc Montagnier was frequented misquoted by anti-vaxers etc, who simply made up lies and attributed these to him. What exactly are you alleging that he said about Covid-19 vaccines so that I can verify its veracity for myself?" This is really a question for the OP to answer. Also thank you also for your other comments, although they are irrelevant to the discussion at hand. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2822. "Really makes you think".....No, it is just a simple fact that between the end of the Apollo Program and that Artemis Program SLS, nobody was building a heavy lift rocket comparable to the Saturn V that could go to the moon. Take care.
    1
  2823. For those interested in facts. (1) It is widely reported in Miami that Jason Jenkins died from natural causes and that this was verified by the medical examiner. Also that he had a history of thrombosis going back several years. (2) The brother of Charlbi Dean, Alex Jacobs Kriek has relieved in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine that his sister died from a lung infection that may have been complicated by the loss of her spleen (an organ which helps in fighting infections) from an earlier accident. He has totally dismissed the predictable claims of anti-vaxers as fake. (3) There is nothing whatsoever to link the deaths of Cubitt and Polfriman with any vaccine. To attribute cause without any evidence or suggestion whatsoever is totally irresponsible and misleading. "No reporters seem mind to investigate". Quite so it seems. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2824.  @SJ-bq6pl  Hi sj, hope that you are well. At the start of this video 4 names were thrown out with the clear implication that their deaths were caused by vaccination. Unlike others in this comment section I did my own research and found that Jason Jenkins, Miami Dolphins executive had a history of blood clots/thrombosis going back well before Covid-19. This was widely reported in the press in Miami and also by reporters such as Steve Wychel, a well known reporter on NFL Network who also mentioned that the medical examiner verified that Jenkins died of natural causes. The brother and family of actress Charlbi Dean have stated that she died from a lung infection and that she had previous medical problems. In relation to Cubitt and Polfriman there is mo indication whatsoever that any vaccine was in any way related to their deaths so perhaps it is wise to wait for official results before engaging in wild speculation. I appreciate that some people do not require proof before forming an opinion but I am somewhat old fashioned in that I like to see the evidence. Take care.
    1
  2825. HEAT and TEMPERATURE are not the same thing. This is basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  2826.  @bigfist255  Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. The Van Allen Belt's may have a high temperature but little matter therefore carry little Heat Energy. This is basic Physics so please think before attempting to dispute it. Your example illustrated the difference between Heat and Temperature. Open an oven door and the hot gases that strike you can be at a temperature of > 300C but they will not unduly harm you. Put your hand into a container of water at100C (a much lower temperature) and you will experience a serious injury. Take care.
    1
  2827.  Divine Truth1  Reports to the Yellow Card scheme are not confirmed adverse reactions in any way and it is totally disingenuous to present them as such. They are simply suspicions that in the vast majority of cases turn out to be coincidental. Due to the sheer scale of the vaccination program, it is a totally certainty some people will naturally experience a new illness in the weeks and months after receiving a vaccine.There is no verification or validation of any of these reports, they are just starting point for further investigation and no one treats them as evidence for anything. The overwhelming evidence shows and has shown repeatedly that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and any miniscule risk is tiny compared to the adverse health risks in contracting Covid-19 infection. Take care, talk facts, be nice.
    1
  2828.  Divine Truth1  Also, it unfortunate to note, that by your (more than paranoid) comments that you seem to have abandoned reality and now seem to inhabit a fantasy world. Please take care.
    1
  2829.  Divine Truth1  You have simply cut and pasted that from a news report published last March!! That decision was made out of an abundance of caution and these decisions were reversed months ago! Perhaps you might actually read my comments before replying to them. There was a minute risk of rare blood clots from the British vaccine but balance that with the many times more risk of blood clots (and many other negative effects) from Covid-19 infection. Take care.
    1
  2830.  Divine Truth1  When have I ever mentioned "the flat earth model" ? I wouldn't be in a rush to judge people by their user names. Yours has the work "truth" in it. Take care.
    1
  2831.  Divine Truth1  Hi again DT. This is you first comment that you have made to me that is not complete nonsense. You are improving. Today I have given you some information on gene therapy and how it differs from mRNA vaccines, the tiny risk of blood clots from vaccination and the large risk of clots from Covid-19 infection and the true purpose of the Yellow Card System. In turn you have informed me that usernames can be changed. Tomorrow may we both learn some more. Take care.
    1
  2832.  Divine Truth1  Is all your nonsense an attempt to cover up the fact that you have no proof for any of the misinformation that you churn out? Take care.
    1
  2833. Hi Maria, hope that you are well. You may find that it is a lot easier to understand what the video is about if you actually read the description first. Take care.
    1
  2834.  @Ильдар-м7у  The other alternative is that you are a reality denier talking nonsense. Take care.
    1
  2835.  @sakasso  Hi s, hope that you are well. You asked "Why nobody filmed that before ?". Have a look at the video titled "Nikon P900 debunks flat earth (again)" on the YouTube channel "MCtheEmcee1". Take care.
    1
  2836. So do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive?
    1
  2837. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2838. I think that your knowledge and understanding is fake. Take care.
    1
  2839. So produce the evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  2840.  @paulhoye9680  The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated as far back as Feb 2020......the scientific illiterate simply brush that aside.
    1
  2841. Another who makes claims but does not provide any evidence to back them up.
    1
  2842. (1) "When the moon lander left the moon who was running the camera"......The RSA TV camera was mounted on the LRV and its tilt was controlled remotely by Ed Fendell at Mission Control, Houston. (2) "how did they get the film from the camera". A TV camera does not use film. The signal was transmitted to Earth. (3) "The vanallan belt is 20× the radiation of what a microwave puts out"...Incorrect. The Van Allen Belts do not contain microwave radiation or electromagnetic radiation of any type. Take care.
    1
  2843. Yes biggie, they spent billions on a rocket and they are not prepared to risk failure if conditions and system are not perfect for launch. Is that really too difficult for you to understand? Take care.
    1
  2844.  @biggieyeeter7814  I sure will.
    1
  2845. Personally I am delighted to see that so many conspiracy theorist commentators who have totally rejected the reputable scientific evidence throughout this pandemic now seem to be totally accepting this scientific report and by induction they are now accepting that Covid-19 is a real, transmittable and deadly disease. Shure, some people will accuse them of "cherry picking" and "intellectually dishonesty" but I am confident that this means that they will accept the mainstream scientific evidence from now on.
    1
  2846. The annual incidence of blood clots in the general UK population is approximately 2 in 1000. In relation to the vaccine we are dealing with 30 cases out of 18.1 million people in about 3 months. This is roughly 75 times a smaller rate. On the face of it this does not seem cause for major alarm. If there is a problem then the figures will show it one way or another.
    1
  2847. The weren't on the dark side of the moon, they did not look terrified and why do you say "the" moon landing? Take care.
    1
  2848. The Van Allen Belts were know about in the late 1950's. Take care.
    1
  2849. Hi sam, just a point of information. The player was granted a medical exemption to play in the Australian Open by the Tennis Australia, they are a sporting organisation and are not involved in granting visas. His visa was revoked by the Australian Government, specifically by immigration minister Alex Hawke and this decision was upheld by an Australian court following a judicial review involving the full bench of the Federal Court. Take care.
    1
  2850.  @allanroser1070  Hi allan, hope that you are well. Unfortunately, your personal incredulity really is not proof of anything except itself. Take care.
    1
  2851.  Jonny Mosquito  Hi JM, that is a good question, Too many people confuse the terms Hypothesis, Theory, law etc. In simplest terms a Law predicts what will happen where as a Theory is the body of knowledge that explains why. Newton's 2nd Law will accurately predict the acceleration of a body if you know its mass and push it with certain force but you have to understand Atomic Theory and how atoms and electrons interact with each other to understand why this is so. In science the word Theory has a very different meaning than the way that it is often used in everyday conversation. Laws rarely change as they have been based on experimental results in the first place but a Theory may well change as new data and new facts are discovered. Science never claims to be a finished product with all the answers. Matt Anticole's TED Talk on YouTube is your next stop if you want further information. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2852. ​ Jonny Mosquito  Hi again JM, thanks for your comment. (1) It doesn't. Heat moves by 3 methods conduction, convection & radiation. If you place a cover over a thermometer on a cold night (shade it) it will be warmer than its surroundings and radiate and reflect heat back towards the thermometer. A photon can not have negative energy. A spectral analysis of Moonlight shows that it is reflected Sunlight. (2) Because it is not true! (3) Is it? I think that the Moon's angular size is pretty much constant at about 0.5 degrees. I have never measured it as otherwise. I think that the effect you refer to is an optical illusion. (4) A hypothesis is a proposed explanation made on the basis of limited data. If more data shows that it is wrong then it is wrong! Sometimes your initial "educated guess" is just wrong. (5) The Earth does not orbit the Sun in a circle but in a elliptical (oval) orbit with the Sun at one focus. This is why we are slightly closer to the Sun in Jan and slightly further away 6 months later. This makes very little difference to the heat energy that we receive from the Sun (if you were 150 cm from a fire would moving 1cm make any great difference). What really makes the difference is the angle that the rays of Sunlight strike the surface of the Earth. This changes as the Earth's axis of rotation is tilted 23.5 degrees to the plane of our orbit around the Sun. In summer the Sun is high in the sky, large angle, so plenty of direct sun rays. In winter the Sun is lover in the sky so the Sun's light strikes at a much shallower angle so the energy is spread out over a larger area. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2853.  Jonny Mosquito  Hi again JM. (1) No need to reply to my posts, think about what I said and work from there. (2) I think that the Jan -July difference is actually about 5 million km which is approx a 3% difference. (3) Of course the Earth's tilt makes a difference! When the North Pole tilts towards the Sun it is summer in the Northern hemisphere as it receives more energy per unit area and the South receives less energy per square meter so it is winter. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2854.  Jonny Mosquito  Hi again JM, hope that you are well. As I have already outlined several times, the seasons are not caused by the relatively small change in the distance to the Sun (between summer and winter) but rather by differences in the angle that the sunlight strikes the Earth's surface and that this angle is different at different times of the year. This is in turn caused by the Earth's axial tilt. High angle = greater energy per m2 = summer, smaller angle = less energy per m2 = winter. I believe that I have explained this to you as much as is possible with words so now you need to research this topic yourself. There are hundreds of videos explaining this on YouTube. 2 that I suggest are "How the seasons occur, Bill Nye" and "The Earths tilt 1: The reason for the seasons: MITK12Videos. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  2855. Can you explain how it is easy to "fake" a large area with low gravity and zero air resistance on Earth?
    1
  2856.  @Coolyguy27  Again you have not even attempted to answer a very simple question...what exactly is missing? Also you mentioned about "proof that we didn't go to the Moon" but you have not actually provided any. It is beginning to look like yet another who makes claims but can not back them up with actual evidence. Take care.
    1
  2857.  @JV-tw6lt  Hi jv, hope that you are well, You wrote (1) "low earth orbit is different from ..... going to moon". Totally correct, few would arguer differently. (2) "Rockets do not fly in empty space". Incorrect, in fact they perform better in a vacuum then in an atmosphere. The principle of conservation of momentum is a thing!. (3) "There is no use getting into these arguments and discussion". Sounds like you are out of ideas. Take care.
    1
  2858.  @JV-tw6lt  Hi jv, hope that you are well. It is disappointing to see that rather back up what you wrote, you instead seem to engage in some attempt at garbled personal insults. Unfortunate, but I notice that it often seems to happen when people are insecure in their beliefs and have run out of anything intelligent to say. Take care.
    1
  2859. So any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    1
  2860.  @markymarco2570  It is a composite image made up from many satellite photographs with the aim to show the distribution of lighting throughout the planet. Obviously they will choose photographs with the least amount of cloud cover for this task. How difficult is this to understand? Take care.
    1
  2861.  @markymarco2570  "made up" as in "composed of"......not "made up" as in "fake". Take care.
    1
  2862.  @markymarco2570  nope, that is not an accurate statement. It is montage of several photographs joined together. It is physically impossible to take a single photograph of all the Earths surface for very obvious reasons. Take care.
    1
  2863. Fake comment...True.
    1
  2864. Radio antenna on backpack exactly where it is supposed to be. Take care.
    1
  2865.  @marksprague1280  Cheers.
    1
  2866. You never provided any evidence to back up your claim and you never will.
    1
  2867.  @TheInnerSession  Hi Tom, thank you for your comment. There is truth in what you say. However, I do not cite any media sources as evidence of anything. I cite mainly scientific research from respected journals. If the standard of proof was that every individual has to experience something for themselves in order to believe it then humanity would not have progressed very much. I also appreciate that the people who comment here do not represent society as a whole in any way, they are simply a minority of a minority and will never amount to anything while they stay inside their echo chambers. Many genuinely need psychological help. I can only give them facts. Take care.
    1
  2868.  @geoffobrien1783  Hi geoff. If it is sanity that you are after then do not come to these echo chambers!! Take care.
    1
  2869. Ok....start with the proof. Take care.
    1
  2870. Hi Lucas, hope that you are well. There have been dozens of lunar missions of various types since 1972 by some eleven different organisations. Assuming that you mean crewed missions then by 1972 after the Apollo 17 mission (the 9th mission to the moon) all the aims of the decade long Apollo Program had been realised and In the 1970's and 80's NASA invested their resources in projects such as the Voyager probes and the space shuttle. After the huge cost of the Apollo missions the NASA budget was drastically reduced. The Apollo program cost the equivalent of $170 in todays money and NASA's portion of the federal budget, which was 4% in 1965, declined to about 1% for most of the last 50 years and was less than 0.5% in 2020. Technology had moved on, the Saturn V rocket was no longer being built and there was little political will to redo everything again from scratch. Politics also played a role as each successive president seemed to have a different space agenda. Nixon for example was not over concerned with lunar missions as they were more associated with Kennedy. Finally, in the last few years, all the political, economic and scientific conditions seemed to have to all fallen into place for a return. It has always been on NASA's agenda to return to the moon and it seems that this is finally happening with the Artemis Program. Take care.
    1
  2871. If you are referring to the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was broadcast to Earth where the recording took place. Take care.
    1
  2872. Another foolish and dull-witted comment typical of moon-landing deniers who have no factual information or actual evidence to contribute.
    1
  2873. USA....709k Covid-19 deaths and counting.....
    1
  2874. Another foolish and dull-witted comment typical of moon-landing deniers who have no factual information or actual evidence to contribute.
    1
  2875. The Van Allen Belts contain a very small number of particles (per unit volume). There particles have a very high velocity therefore a very high associated temperature but there are far too few of them to contain any significant amount of heat energy and transfer this to a passing spacecraft. Basically Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. Take care.
    1
  2876. Nearly 2000 recent Covid-19 cases in Scotland have been linked by Public Health Scotland to the recent England v Scotland fixture at Wembley. Two thirds of those infected say that they had traveled to London for the match. The facts seem to prove Chancellor Merkel correct.
    1
  2877. " in a weightless atmosphere".......😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    1
  2878. Hi Anthony, it is not true to say that the swabs have "ethylene oxide on" them. Ethylene oxide gas is used as part of the sterilizing process but is removed as part of that process.
    1
  2879.  @PierreBrandominiBrandomini  Reality deniers never provide evidence.
    1
  2880. @Dagoth Ur At least 150,000 excess deaths in the UK compared to average of previous 5 years.since March 2020. Virtually every country in the world and every medical system & origination reporting the same. 2020 had highest mortality in Italy since the war, India has over 3 million excess deaths. In all of 2019 total gun deaths in the UK were 33.
    1
  2881. If you are referring to the filming of Armstrong 's first steps on the lunar surface then the TV camera was mounted on the Descent Stage of the Lunar Module and pointed it at the steps. This Westinghouse camera was stored for flight in the lunar module’s Modular Equipment Stowage Assembly (MESA), a compartment near the ladder that Armstrong climbed down to reach the Moon’s surface. To activate the camera, he pulled on a handle that in turn released the door to the MESA. The signal was broadcast to Earth where the recording took place. Take care.
    1
  2882. "just use that old tech"........The technology of the Apollo era is obsolete, has not been manufactured for decades, the tooling's and fabrication plants no longer exist. the components can no longer be obtained, the personal expertise has long since passed, the systems would not be compatible with modern computer and software systems and the Apollo technology exists now only in museums and space centres. Take care.
    1
  2883.  @TSGWPG  So serious question: Do you actually think that talking the stupid is an adequate substitute for actual knowledge and understanding? Take care.
    1
  2884.  @TSGWPG  Well have you actually done anything else than talk the stupid. You made a claim about "misinformation" and over a week and many comments later you have not even attempted to back it up. Take care.
    1
  2885. ​ @lynnB3159  Hi Lynn. I politely asked you to provide some evidence of your comment that "the vaccine does not work and ruins your bodies immune system". Instead I get a lot of opinion but no evidence or proof whatsoever. Lets examine your opinions however. (1) "UK hospital admittance rates are vaccinated 2/3 unvaxed 1/3"...But haven't over 90% of the UK eligible population received a vaccination. So by your (unreferenced) figures the 1/3 comes from less than 10% of the population so that hospital admission rates for the unvaccinated are totally out of proportion to their actual size in the population. (2) "gene therapy"...Please explain how any of the Covid-19 vaccines can be "gene therapy" when they do not even enter the nucleus of any cell or alter your genes or DNA in any way. Also how can gene therapy be delivered in just 2 injections? Seriously, and with respect, who ever told you this nonsense does not know basic cellular biology. (3) "Covid-19 has a survival rate of 99.97% according to (the UK) government"...no it hasn't and no I do not think that any government source has stated this. Please feel free to prove me wrong. Again who told you this nonsense?? Lynn, does it bother you even slightly that you are making statements that are utter nonsense and that you can not provide a shred of evidence to back them up. Please do a bit of critical thinking about this. take care.
    1
  2886.  @lynnB3159  "untested".......What are you talking about?? The various Covid-19 vaccines had a most extensive testing and some of the largest test groups that I have ever seen! Pfizer vaccine tested on 44k people, Moderna 30k, Astrazenica 22k, Jansen 44k. There are quite literally thousands of studies, reports and published papers from a wide range of countries and organisations showing their safety and effectiveness, " The animal trials were halted because all the rats died" again utter nonsense...can you please tell me where you are getting this BS from??? Lynn...nothing that you say is in any way factual!!! Take care.
    1
  2887. @Grimmlord Blakk Hi GB. Am I "worried and concerned about the amount of people that are dying?". Not as much now that the vaccines have reduced the rate of deaths and serious illness considerably. Take care.
    1
  2888. @Grimmlord Blakk Hi GB, thank you for your comment. The reason that I didn't mention deaths from starvation may perhaps have something to do with the fact that the video under which we are commenting on is titled "Coronavirus in numbers: UK death toll rises to 136,105". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2889. @Grimmlord Blakk Hi again GB, thank you for this other comment. " if it was 12+ million covid deaths"......It may well be. It is widely believed that the official Covid-19 deaths in many countries are significantly under reported and are far greater than the official count. This is especially true in developing countries where many Covid-19 deaths will not be recorded due to poor reporting, recording and verifying systems. A recent study on India used three different data sources to estimate India's mortality during the pandemic until 21 June.and estimated it to be in the range of 3.4 million to 4.7 million, about 10 times higher than India's official Covid-19 death toll. If India is not an outlier and this pattern is repeated in other developing countries then Covid-19 deaths may well be at or above the figure that you mention. Take care.
    1
  2890.  @mstirlz  Hi mM, thank you for your comment. I am not sure if I actually get your point. All the evidence shows that being vaccinated significantly reduces the rates of serious illness and death in Covid-19 patients. Take care.
    1
  2891.  @lynnB3159  OK, thank you for trying. Take care.
    1
  2892.  @mstirlz  Hi again mM. "So why are you pushing so hard for absolutely everyone to get the jab ". I have never once made such a comment. It is up to each individual to make up their own mind about getting vaccinated or not and to take responsibility for that decision. I merely provide the factual evidence and politely challenge bad or incorrect science and obvious misinformation. The research shows clearly that being vaccinated reduces the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths from Covid-19. The research also shows that the rate of coronavirus infection is much lower in vaccinated people and that double vaccinated people are less likely than unvaccinated people to test positive after coming into contact with someone who had COVID-19. Take care.
    1
  2893.  @mstirlz  Hi again mM, just one more point, you said. " it's also common knowledge that young healthy people do not get seriously ill and hospitalized from it". While there is no doubt that COVID-19 is a disease that poses extreme risk to the elderly and that the older a patient is the greater the chance for other risk factors and the greater the risk of a negative outcome. However it is not correct to say that (all) younger people do not get seriously ill of hospitalised. Also from a CDC report US "over the summer, in the United States, people under age 30 accounted for more than 20% of COVID-19 cases and were seen as more likely to transmit the virus than others. This trend has continued into the fall". Take care.
    1
  2894.  @mstirlz  Hi again mM. In general terms the better your overall health then the greater the chance of a positive outcome for all diseases and Covid-19 is no exception. However there are plenty of examples of younger people with no underlying conditions having very bad outcomes from infection. My earlier point still remains, the research also shows that the rate of coronavirus infection is much lower in vaccinated people and that double vaccinated people are less likely than unvaccinated people to test positive after coming into contact with someone who had COVID-19. Take care.
    1
  2895.  @lynnB3159  Hi Lynn. It seems to me that most people here are able to express their opinions freely. Whether those opinions contain facts or are informed, well that is a different matter. Take care.
    1
  2896. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2897. Apart from the fact that there is no graphene oxide in any Covid-19 vaccine....where are you getting this misinformation from and why are you spreading it??
    1
  2898. Sorry Mark, what you state here is wrong. Approximately 500k people die of flu related causes worldwide each year from an estimated 1000 Million who get the flu. Because of less travel, social distancing and other measures these numbers have fallen over last year. Covid-19 has killed over 3 Million people from a far smaller infected population. Have a look at hopkinsmedicine dot org for a good comparison between the 2 diseases. Thanks.
    1
  2899.  @MarkLsixtyseven  Incorrect. They are 2 separate diseases caused by 2 separate viruses. Please provide a reliable source for your assertion.
    1
  2900.  @gloknor  You made a claim. When asked you can not provide evidence to back it up. Typical. Take care.
    1
  2901.  @davidjacobs828  Hi david, you do see the huge contradiction in what you have written, don't you? Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2902.  @Fish301AJ  Hi uu, hope that you are well. Welcome to the mad world of the conspiracy theory & reality denier where facts, research, education and the basic laws of Physics all take second place to uneducated personal incredulity. Just remember that flat-earthers have yet to figured out where the Sun is during the daytime let alone where it goes at night! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2903.  @davidjacobs828  Hi david, thanks again for the reply, all is good. You stated "I'm not pretending I know" yet you also claim "I definitely know". To be totally honest I have yet to encounter a single Moon landing denier/ flat earther/ chemtrailer etc who understands even the basics about astronomy and Physics which is disappointing as Physics is a truly beautiful discipline. It is easy to deny things without understanding them. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2904. Every flag will wave when you shake it. This is basic Physics. In fact a flag will wave better when shaken in a vacuum as there is no air resistance to dampen its motion and remove energy from it. This is also basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  2905.  @GtRCpU  It is you who has made the claim and it is you who has produced zero evidence to back it up. Take care.
    1
  2906. Please feel free to produce evidence.
    1
  2907.  @brettflavell1139  Hi Brett. Don't you just love that all the tin foil hat wearers all gather together for mutual comfort but none of them can produce a shred of evidence for any of the ridiculous and idiotic claims that they make?
    1
  2908. Object will move when shaken by humans, It is that simple. Take care.
    1
  2909. Nope...it is just your knowledge and understanding that is fake. Take care.
    1
  2910.  @Andrew-ri5qo  Hi Andrew, The AZ vaccine is quite effective but I agree with you that the mRNA vaccines are more effective. Covid-19 infection is also potentially harmful and the benefits of vaccination hugely outweigh any small chance of potential risk. Take care.
    1
  2911.  Truth And freedom  Hi T&F, thank you for your comment and your implied admission that the UK is a "developing country". In many ways you may well be correct but I rather suspect that in reality you did not actually read my original post correctly. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2912.  @thaiboxer7859  Hi TB, thank you for your comment. Perhaps you may wish to read my original post again and this time use a dictionary to help you understand what the phrase "developing countries" means. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2913.  @jacktoale927  "you've got to be disabled". And so what if I am?
    1
  2914.  @icarusfalls9315  Hi again IF. The comment that you quote does not sound like mine but I will take your word on it. Yes, I think that I do have a decent (but not an expert) understanding of how the various vaccines work. Is there anything more specific about a vaccine that you would like to discuss?
    1
  2915.  @icarusfalls9315  No IF my friend, I am long since done with exams. If you have a specific issue you wish to discuss then please feel free to raise it.
    1
  2916.  @icarusfalls9315  You have yet to mention any issue to discuss or debate on. If you have a point to make or a question to ask the go ahead and I will do my best to give you a reasoned reply. Take care till then.
    1
  2917.  @icarusfalls9315  ​ @Icarus Falls And again I have told you that I have a decent, but not and expert, understanding of the operation of the various Covid-19 vaccines and of vaccines in general. If you have a point to make about vaccines or a question to ask me then please go ahead.
    1
  2918.  @icarusfalls9315  Hi again IF, thank you again for your continued comments. You seem very triggered by the fact that you wish to ask me my opinion about some aspect of the vaccination program or about one of the vaccines in particular but for some reason you seem unable to formulate the question. If you have a specific question then just fire away and ask it and I will do my best. Take care.
    1
  2919.  @icarusfalls9315  IF my friend, I am now wondering if you can understand basic English. If you have a question then ask it if not please stop wasting our time. I genuinely do not like riddles. Take care.
    1
  2920.  @icarusfalls9315  You now seem to be deleting your own comments which may actually be the first intelligent thing that I have seen you do!
    1
  2921.  @icarusfalls9315  So to summarise: (1) You ask me if I understand the operation of vaccines and intimate that you wish to ask me a question relating to this topic. (2) You never actually ask me the question and then continually berate me for not answering a question that you never actually asked in the first place. (3) You then engage in posting a series of comments that to me seem so delusional that I am now strongly suggesting that you seek professional help. Please take care and please seriously consider point three.
    1
  2922.  @icarusfalls9315  " I assumed you wouldn’t mind answering a question on your knowledge". Please ask me the question..........make it a specific question and I will try to give you a reasoned and specific answer. Thank's.
    1
  2923. Also, in no way am I offended by anything that you or anybody else here has written. I don't think that any of us would be here for long if we were easily offended. However, with you I am very, very confused.....Please take care.
    1
  2924.  @justinfranklin7639  You wrote "the moon rock given to Holland was fake". The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts, Neil Armstrong or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    1
  2925. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2926. Of the 51,281 deaths involving Covid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were of people who were not fully vaccinated. It is sad to see so many needless deaths of unvaccinated people.
    1
  2927. On the Apollo Program in total...closer to 400,000 in the US alone plus many thousands abroad in the tracking stations etc.
    1
  2928.  @edyg2551  Hi e, hope that you are well. It is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2929.  @edyg2551  Hi e, hope that you are well, There is research that suggests that the 24 astronauts that flew to the moon experienced significantly higher rates of cardiovascular disease and other negative health outcomes compared to astronauts that never left Low Earth Orbit. There was also high rates of cancer in these astronauts. Take care.
    1
  2930. Provide the evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  2931. You wrote "Daytime temperatures near the lunar equator reach a boiling 250 degrees Fahrenheit (120° C)". The Apollo astronauts and equipment never experienced these temperatures as they were not on the moon during the hottest daytime temperatures. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur shortly after lunar dawn, when the lunar temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). Take care.
    1
  2932. So CGI from 1969..........interesting.
    1
  2933. Gravity is associated with mass. The moon has mass therefore the moon has gravity. Take care.
    1
  2934.  @rpotuathail9471  So attacking Irish people, looting Irish shops, burning Irish cars and buses and putting Irish workers out of a job is somehow going to "save" Irish people.......Take care.
    1
  2935. Hi MR, you are totally correct. The reality denying, Covid denying, anti-vax lies has cost lives.
    1
  2936. Hi r, hope that you are well. How can someone who as you say has been infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus be regarded as a "false positive"? They have, in your own words been infected and are therefore quite clearly a positive case! It is well known and understood that some people can show positive in a PCR test many weeks after the initial positive test and this is why in most (if not all) health systems there is a 90 day delay before any second PCR test is carried out. There are no "millions" being repeatedly counted. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2937. @Ron P Yep, most people believe that dying of a disease is much worse than recovering from it.
    1
  2938. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  2939. You correctly mention how dust kicked up on the lunar surface will behave differently compared to an equilivent situation on Earth. A perfect example of this is the "Rooster Tail" dust trails kicked up by Apollo 16's John Young during his "Grand Prix" in April 1972. This very situation has been analysed, studied and the published results are easily obtained online. "Ballistic motion of dust in the Lunar Roving Vehicle dust trails", Hsu, Hsiang-Wen, Horányi, Mihály, (University of Colorado), American Journal of Physics, Volume 80, Issue 5, pp. 452-456 (2012). They conclude that the lack of particles’ deceleration along the x-axis of their coordinate system, could only be the case if Apollo 16’s rover footage was filmed in a vacuum and low gravity environment. Enjoy reading, take care.
    1
  2940. I think that what perhaps you mean is that satellites in lunar orbit from 5 different countries have located the Apollo landing sites and equipment on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be or matched the terrain with the Apollo photographs and footage. Take care.
    1
  2941. I think that people need to realise that the various vaccines are designed to prevent the disease Covid-19. They will not prevent other illnesses and diseases. People will still continue to get illnesses and diseases whether they have received a vaccine or not. Tens of millions have now received a vaccine worldwide and it is inevitable that many of them will develop illnesses in the weeks and months after. It is a very interesting but inconvenient fact for some that the death rate and rate of sudden acute events such as blood clots, embolisms ect, among the vaccinated population in most countries is actually lower that would be expected in normal conditions. Is this evidence that a vaccine actually reduces the risk of these events??
    1
  2942.  @therealzilch  The Apollo radio antenna was attached to the PLSS (backpack) and can often be observed reflecting light in the Apollo footage. Did you ever wonder why it only extends some 20cm above the astronauts backpack? Take care.
    1
  2943.  @keywee849  Utter Bullshit.
    1
  2944.  @deusvult697  Stop talking stupid.
    1
  2945.  @NewKidsOnTheFrags  Hi kim, thank you for your reply. "and took another 50 more years for second launch"....Your knowledge of the Apollo program is clearly woefully inadequate if you think that there was no "second launch" The Apollo Program was carried out between 1961 and 1972. Un-crewed test flights began in 1966. (If my maths are correct) there were 18 un-crewed launches and 5 with crew (including the Apollo 1 disaster) before the first successful manned Lunar landing in July 1969. After that there were 6 more Apollo launches to the moon with 5 more successful crewed landings on the moons surface. By then the goals of the mission had been accomplished and NASA moved on to other programs such as Voyager and the Space Shuttle. You might consider doing a little research before posting in future. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2946. No JD, they aren't. Research from around the world shows that unvaccinated people are getting much sicker with Covid-19 (and at much younger ages) and dying at much greater rates than people who have been vaccinated. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2947.  @WSmith_1984  I have never mentioned the shape of the Earth whatsoever.
    1
  2948.  @WSmith_1984  Facts are facts. Unvaccinated have far worse outcomes with Covid-9 illness than vaccinated. A study published in The Lancet on Covid-19 deaths in Malaysia found that unvaccinated individuals had a mortality rate 43.2 times higher than people fully vaccinated. Same story all around the world. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2949.  @WSmith_1984  No, I am not your friend and I don't listen to conspiracy theory nonsense. I find it truly tragic that the rates of hospitalisation, serious illness and deaths is so high in the unvaccinated population. It is so unnecessary. Take care & really, speak truth.
    1
  2950.  @jasondevon481  No Jason, It is simply not true to say that "only 17,371 people" died from the disease Covid-19 in the UK, It is a lie and it is misinformation. Just because some one has pre-existing medical condition before they get Covid-19 does not mean that they did not die of the disease Covid-19 and that Covid-19 wasn't the underlying cause of their death (underlying cause is defined as the disease which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death). It would be factual to say that the majority of people who died from Covid-19 also had a pre-existing medical condition which meant that they carried a greater risk of a negative outcome on being infected. The majority of these people would still be alive today if they did not contract the disease so it is not factual to claim that Covid-19 was not the underlying cause of their deaths. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  2951. And how exactly have you performed this measurement while looking at photograph of the reflection produced on a convex mirror surface of a featureless landscape of a celestial body much smaller than Earth where judging distances is know to be extremely difficult? Take care.
    1
  2952.  @kareemsalessi  You referred to timestamp 2:30 so that is what I commented on. Do you now wish to change your claim? take care.
    1
  2953.  @kareemsalessi  Original pictures of what? You referred to timestamp 2:30 so that is what I commented on. Do you now wish to change your claim? Take care.
    1
  2954.  @kareemsalessi  Thank you for your reply. What is you issue with the photograph? Take care.
    1
  2955.  @kareemsalessi  And again how exactly have you performed this measurement while looking at photograph of the reflection produced on a convex mirror surface of a featureless landscape of a celestial body much smaller than Earth where judging distances is know to be extremely difficult? Take care.
    1
  2956.  @kareemsalessi  You have repeatedly mentioned distances and used the term "measure". Now when asked for these measurements you do not seem to be able to give them. Take care.
    1
  2957.  @maximusbrexitus9446  Hi RC, thank you for your comment, as infantile as it was.
    1
  2958.  @maximusbrexitus9446  Hi RC, thank you for your latest comment. I now realise that my use of the word "infantile" in relation to your previous comment was inappropriate as few babies or infants would say anything so stupid. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2959. sad
    1
  2960. Anyone else find it fascinating that many of the same posters who claim that Covid-19 does not exist also claim that the virus pandemic was planned?
    1
  2961. India alone has 4 million excess deaths since March 2020. Those people and their relatives had a good idea that there was a pandemic. In 2020, Italy had more deaths than any year since ww2 and the the UK recorded the highest death toll since the height of the Great Flu in 1918. Yes Nelson, people do notice these things.
    1
  2962. @Josh V Sorry Josh, what you have written is simply not true. The Cremation Society has counted 70,000 more cremations in 2020 than in 2019. Also the National Association of Funeral Directors report that they arranged about 90,000 more funerals in 2020 than the previous year. Please deal in facts. People should also be aware that it is a well known tactic of reality deniers to make FOI requests for data that they know is not held on record by the organisations they name then claiming "victory". The Office for National Statistics hold information on death certs and death registration. They do not hold information of cremations and burials. Virtually all nations in the world have experienced increased deaths in 2020 & 2021. Only the extremely deluded would argue otherwise.
    1
  2963.  @valathaerieldawnblade6075  Hi VD, thank you for your complement however I am not a Jewish scholar. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2964. No emojis.....You can't be a real moon-landing denier!
    1
  2965. Hi Robert, hope that you are well. If the Earth is "flat" as you assert, can you then answer one simple question. Where does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    1
  2966. And do you have any actual evidence to back up your opinion? Take care.
    1
  2967. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    1
  2968.  @LuisHernandez-ph6ji  If the Earth is flat then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  2969. "An injection that doesn't do anything"....Totally correct......the fact that death rates from Covid-19 have dropped immensely in countries with high vaccination rates is down to "magic", "woo" and "reasons".
    1
  2970.  @jasoncassey9163  Hi Jason, thank you for your comment. August 2020 saw the UK in various stages of lockdown with much less travel than now. As a result both case numbers and associated deaths were very low. 1 Aug 2020 = 761 new cases rising to 1406 by 31 Aug. Try comparing July &August 2021 with January 2021. Both periods have similar enough high new case numbers, peaking at 46k in July -Aug 2021 period, peaking at 59k in Jan 2021. But the resulting deaths are drastically different. Deaths in Jan 2021 peaked at 1820 on Jan 20 and the 7 day average for most of Jan 2021 was well above 1000. Contrast that with the high case numbers in July & Aug 2021 when the 7 day average deaths was usually below 100. What vaccines have done is broken the link between high case numbers and high death rates. Source for my data: Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. Take care.
    1
  2971.  @jasoncassey9163  Hi again JC. Thank you for your essay in which I counted at least 11 separate issues. If you wish to have a civil discussion then please stick to the topic under discussion and do not throw out multiple random unrelated points many of which are patiently untrue, for example the PCR test is highly specific and also highly sensitive in that if someone does not have the infection then it is highly probable that the test will come out negative and if someone is infected there is a very high probability that it will come back positive. How anyone could suggest that such a commonly used diagnostic has a 97% false positive rate is beyond me and I can only assume that it misinformation. The true false positive rate is between 0.1 and 0.2% . That said all the deaths that I refer to are deaths from Covid-19 not other causes. The same fact remains that vaccines have been very successful in breaking the link between high case numbers and high numbers of deaths and that in England there is a much higher chance of dying from Covid-19 for the unvaccinated than the vaccinated in all age groups. Take care.
    1
  2972.  @jasoncassey9163  Hi again Jason, thank you for your comment in which you said "your comment which has more holes in it than this narrative ". Please point them out one at a time and we can discuss them on the basis of robust, reliable evidence. Take care.
    1
  2973. So do you have any actual evidence to back up your personal incredulity? Take care.
    1
  2974.  @mihaimih4669  You wrote: "the Moon lander and ask yourself if you can operate a machine like that is the air". There is no air on the moon. Do you want to try again? Take care.
    1
  2975.  @mihaimih4669  You wrote: "they lost all that "technology"......The US Congress slashed the NASA budget, the Apollo technology became obsolete and was not replaced. If that is what you mean by "lost" then you got it spot on. Take care.
    1
  2976.  @mihaimih4669  You wrote: " without "actual evidence""...Correct, you have not provided any actual evidence to back up any of your claims. Plenty of personal incredulity and displays of lack of knowledge, but no evidence. Yes, that says a lot. Take care.
    1
  2977.  @mihaimih4669  "let me start with "The budget"......Exactly. NASA budget in Apollo era peaked at about 5% of US federal spending and they had one main goal. Today NASA budget is less than 0.49% of US federal spending and they have multiple goals. The rest of your comment is simply personal incredulity and contains no actual evidence. Take care.
    1
  2978.  @IHOPROB  Thank you for your polite reply. Take care.
    1
  2979.  @justadude8369  HI JD, yes, I am sure that they all know that but it doesn't suit the narrative. Either way, the normal method for assessing deaths in a pandemic is to measure excess mortality. Studies on India suggest that that sub continent has close on 4 million excess deaths on its own during the pandemic. UK deaths spiked in 2020 by an incredible 15% when an extra 91k people died compared to 2019 and in the US Total deaths USA: 2017 = 2,813,503, 2018 = 2,839,205. 2019 = 2,854,838, 2020 = 3,358,814. again showing a huge jump of over 500k deaths from 2019 to 2020. Take care.
    1
  2980. Many make such claims as you have but none ever provide any credible evidence to back up their claims when asked. They either run or deflect. So do you have evidence, yes or no?
    1
  2981.  @jamesryan3572  Also modern electronics and IC's are more susceptible to radiation damage than the discrete component electronics used in the Apollo missions.
    1
  2982. Have you been watching conspiracy videos again?
    1
  2983. Hi A, hope that you are well. Ivermectin is "highly effective" in the treatment of parasitic infection. It is not an antiviral and there is no substantial evidence that it can treat (or prevent) the disease Malaria. There is some research, however, which shows that it can have an effect by killing mosquitoes that are exposed to the drug while feeding on the blood of people who have ingested the drug. Take care.
    1
  2984.  @aureliexvco8156  Hi again a, thank you for your continued comments. No, the absence of evidence is not evidence for anything!. If your argument is so weak that instead of providing evidence for what you are claiming you instead have to contend that the entire internet and global scientific and medical communities are somehow conspiring against you then I think that we can all draw our own conclusions from that. That said, I am quite familiar with scientific research and publications. I have access to a large university library containing in printed form virtually all of the abstracts of papers published in the vast majority of journals over the last few decades. To entirely remove research as you have suggested is totally impossible. Please provide some information about this "removed" research and I will be able to find it. Title of paper, name of author, journal and date of publication. I mean, if you do not know this basic information then how could you possibly know that research is "missing" in the first place. Take care.
    1
  2985.  @aureliexvco8156  Hi again a, thank you for your latest comment. By "Farewell" I assume that you are running away. This is a very common course of action taken when challenged by those who make absurd claims and spread misinformation.online. You have made claims but couldn't back them up, then made further and further claims without being able to provide even the slightest piece of evidence. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2986.  @lifeisyours8250  Unvaccinated Israelis represent only about 20 percent of the population eligible for a vaccine, but they now constitute half of all serious COVID-19 cases in the country.
    1
  2987. But is water not a fluid which takes it shape based on the sum of the forces acting on it?
    1
  2988. " it wasn't repeated". Moon landing was repeated 5 times.
    1
  2989.  @myblueextremes1526  Hi MBE, hope that you are well. No I do not think that he is joking. I think that he is most likely totally ignorant of the history of the Apollo missions, too lazy to do any research and determined to post a smart comment. Take care.
    1
  2990. @Uploading Truth Hi U, hope that you are well. You wrote "There is no gravity". Unfortunately reality and several centuries of experiments disagree with you. Take care. ,
    1
  2991. @*motorhead * I have, he didn't.
    1
  2992. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots (which went over the spacesuit) were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  2993. If the Earth is flat then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  2994. Hi Lawrence. It also must be remembered that well over 100 Nobel Laureates have not only backed vaccination but have called on President Joe Biden and other heads of states to back a waiver of intellectual property rules for COVID-19 vaccines.Take care & stay safe.
    1
  2995.    Sime you are totally correct. However the 4.2 million deaths are just those that are officially reported. Studies of excess deaths (over and above the average of previous 5 years) in India, Brazil and Italy are showing that the real Covid-19 death toll is significantly higher in those countries. For example, the official death toll in India is 445k but the number of excess death over the same period is about 4 million. Poor reporting structures and overwhelmed health systems contributed to this underreporting.
    1
  2996. Hi Gerry, can you cite a reputable & reliable source for your figures?
    1
  2997. There is no terrestrial telescope that has ever been built with the resolution to see objects that small on the lunar surface. However, various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  2998.  @michaelstillman1171  Sorry. But were you really expecting a coherent answer from the OP anyway?
    1
  2999. Totally incorrect. He actually gave an excellent and inspirational speech when he met the press after returning. Take care.
    1
  3000.  @zhengling2668  Do you even know the name of the astronaut that I am writing about? Take care.
    1
  3001. Do try to get your facts correct. What Aldrin said was that the TV stations were not able to broadcast the Apollo 11 LM landing on the lunar surface as the TV camera could not be set up until after the landing had taken place. Take care.
    1
  3002. Funny, Dr. James Van Allen himself disagrees with that opinion. Take care.
    1
  3003. Hi gilbert, hope that you are well. Firstly, no one at NASA has ever said that they "haven’t been able to get through the van Allen belt" or that there is a problem for humans passing through the Van Allen Belts per se. There are risks but these can be minimised. That was done nine times in the Apollo era and the same methods can be used again. The main modern challenge is the effect that the particle radiation could have on modern electronics and IC's (components are millions of times smaller than Apollo era components) and the consequential knock on effects on a crew should such electronic systems as guidance and navigation fail. The almost 4 week long Artemis 1 mission was successfully completed in December 2022 and we can look forward to a crewed mission returning to the moon in the next few years. Take care.
    1
  3004. Remind us again what part of "Hollywood" has such low gravity, a single light source with a dark sky and zero atmospheric resistance? Take care.
    1
  3005.  @265justy  And again, has this been caused in the main by the smoking ban or are there other much more influential factors at play? Take care.
    1
  3006. "they're saying is, modern technology is highly sensitive, too sensitive to work properly in the radiation of space"...Nope, they never said that at all. Take care.
    1
  3007. There were over 31k photographs in total taken on the Apollo Missions. The small number of photographs that you regularly seen in the various media and websites are almost by definition the best samples and far from typical of the total. All 31k are available in the National Archive and various NASA historical archives. I doubt if most people have ever been exposed to more than 1% of the total. Take care.
    1
  3008. They didn't!!!
    1
  3009. Hi Joe, hope that you are well. The footprints were made by his boots/overshoes which were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight. Neil Armstrong's space suit (minus the overshoes) is currently on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington. Don't be fooled by conspiracy nonsense.
    1
  3010.  @zedsded62  I think that you may be trying to misdirect from the facts pal/
    1
  3011.  @Donebydan93  Yes, viruses so have a tendency to kill people, especially novel viruses to which humans have little immune response. The common cold is generally not lethal, with some very rare exceptions. My condolences on your gran. take care
    1
  3012.  @andrealegg2527  Hi again Andrea. The flu and several other respiratory viruses simply did not circulate in most countries in (northern hemisphere) winter 20-21. The reason, for this, most epidemiologists think, is that the public health measures taken to keep the coronavirus from spreading such as mask wearing, social distancing and hand sanitizing also stop the flu. Influenza viruses are transmitted in much the same way as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and they are less effective at jumping from person to person and also the majority of people would have some level of immune response to them. So "Did we find a cure for influenza all of a sudden?" No, not a cure but a very effective set of preventative measures. "What makes the doctor decide if the death was because of influenza or covid.". I am not a medical doctor so I can not be definitive but I would assume that if someone tests positive for Covid-19, then dies from a respiratory disease when there is no or little flu circulating then it would seem pretty certain that the person did not die from flu. Take care.
    1
  3013.  @randyschissler5791  Thank you. Take care.
    1
  3014.  @alexnlsptube  You wrote "the van halen belt"....No, I do not understand your point. Do better. Study. Learn.
    1
  3015. "why the flag is waving"...Things move when you supply energy to them, who would have thought?
    1
  3016. Hi A, hope that you are well. I fully appreciate if English is not your native language (neither is it mine) but seriously, you should read back over your comments before posting. If a vaccine is "approved" as you acknowledge that it is, then how can "saying its been approved" be misleading?
    1
  3017. So why do you not provide any evidence to back up your claim? What is stopping you??
    1
  3018.  @JustinThorts  So your evidence really is lack of evidence. Interesting. Take care.
    1
  3019.  @JustinThorts  Thank you for your reply. Those who make claims such as yours never seem to be able to produce any actual evidence to back them up. Take care.
    1
  3020.  @JustinThorts  Again a reply. Again no evidence. Take care.
    1
  3021.  @occhamite  Also the South Korean lunar probe, Danuri, which imaged both Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 landing sites in 2023, with a good enough resolution to spot the landers. Also again do not forget the Japanese (JAXA) SELENE lunar satellite which matched the lunar terrain of some of the landing sites with the Apollo photographs.
    1
  3022. Over 127k people have died in the UK from the disease Covid-19 and almost 3 million worldwide. Over 1000 die from Covid-19 per day in India. Your "smart comment" does not show them respect.
    1
  3023. Yep, that is the study that also states that the Pfizer vaccine still provides very high levels of protection against hospitalization (92%) and severe illness (91%) caused by the Delta variant. Strange that you omitted that part?
    1
  3024. Hi, hope that you are well. What is on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington is Neil Armstrong's spacesuit. There are no boots on display there. Armstrong's boots were left on the lunar surface along with a lot of other equipment to compensate for the weight of lunar material recovered. Take care.
    1
  3025.  @dwightjackson2614  Hi dwight. You made a comment and now you don't like being given the factual answer so you resort to attempting half-arsed insults. You clearly are not confident in your own position but still you attempt to defend your fantasy. Take care.
    1
  3026.  @dwightjackson2614  I have told you the facts. Whether or not you like the facts, that is up to you. Take care.
    1
  3027. Perhaps it is you who speaks the lie.....you must have evidence to back up your claim....unless it is the lie that you speak???????????
    1
  3028. Hi GitF, hope that you are well. (1) "I've never caught any of the diseases I was inoculated against" Yes, that is the idea, that is what vaccines are for! (2) "1880 when they tried to make smallpox vaccination mandatory". And how did the smallpox vaccinations go? During the 18thC smallpox killed some 400,000 per annum in Europe alone and millions in later years. Because of successful vaccination campaigns in 19th & 20thC smallpox has been totally eradicated from our planet. You make a powerful case for vaccination.
    1
  3029. Are you playing some sort of game and trying to get the most non-factual statements into one comment as possible? The hundreds of hours of footage from each of the Apollo missions, including the 6 lunar landings, is freely available in the specific missions video gallery and the thousands of photographs from each mission in that missions image gallery. Take care.
    1
  3030. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3031. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3032. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and was known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3033.  @Bearsio  "Being vaccinated doesn’t stop you getting it" No, but being vaccinated much reduces your chances of catching the disease, developing serous illness, being hospitalised or ending up in ICU. Figures from the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre show that, across the UK throughout November almost half of Covid intensive care patients were unvaccinated despite the fact that unvaccinated make up a very small percentage of the UK population and in some hospital and medics are reporting that about 90% of new Covid admissions are unvaccinated. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3034.  @Bearsio  Then we are in pretty good agreement. Thanks for reply, take care & stay safe.
    1
  3035.  @juyjohnstone9451  Hi J, your comment gave me a good laugh! Thanks. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3036.  @bikeguyhd1035  Hi BG, hope that you are well. You wrote "Just the other day the moon was transparent in the sunny blue sky". Your perception that the moon was "transparent" and the fact that there was a "sunny blue sky" are in fact linked. We see the sky as blue because the molecules in our atmosphere scatter blue light wavelengths far better than other colours/wavelengths. This is known as Rayleigh Scattering. Photographs taken on the moons surface will always show a dark sky as there is no atmosphere to scatter light. What you saw was the moon in phase with atmospheric Rayleigh scattering causing the sky to appear blue between you and the non illuminated portion of the moon. Take care.
    1
  3037.  @g.gorrell2088  Hi G, hope that you are well, Rockets actually work better in vacuum than in an atmosphere. Take care.
    1
  3038. Any actual evidence to go with your personal incredulity? Take care.
    1
  3039. Sorry Wally, that is not factual. Please speak truth.
    1
  3040.  @gehrhardtschneider  No Wally Brain, what you write is a total misinterpretation (deliberate or otherwise) of the facts. It is simply not true to say that only 17,000people died from the disease Covid-19 in the UK, It is a lie and it is misinformation. Just because some one has pre-existing medical condition before they get Covid-19 does not mean that they did not die of the disease Covid-19 and that Covid-19 wasn't the underlying cause of their death (underlying cause is defined as the disease which initiated the train of morbid events leading directly to death). It would be factual to say that the majority of people who died from Covid-19 also had a pre-existing medical condition which meant that they carried a greater risk of a negative outcome on being infected. The majority of these people would still be alive today if they did not contract the disease so it is not factual to claim that Covid-19 was not the underlying cause of their deaths. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  3041.  @gehrhardtschneider  To help you understand better you should read the following article "Don’t believe the claim that only 17,371 people have died from COVID in England and Wales", The Conversation, 26 Jan 2022. This will help you to understand what an underlying condition is and how medical professionals fill death certificated. In almost 90% of cases where COVID was a factor in somebody’s death, it was considered by medical professionals to be the primary/main reason they died.Take care & do research.
    1
  3042. How could anyone respect a person who gave completely false information on a visa application and also put many peoples health, welfare and rights at risk by making international trips and attending events and interviews while Covid-19 positive?
    1
  3043.  @simkesims6345  "and it turned out positive". Exactly....you got it spot on...he knew that he was Covid-19 positive yet he chose not to self-isolate...he knew that he was Covid-19 positive yet he chose to give interviews and meet people....he knew that he was Covid-19 positive yet he chose to travel to other countries....he knew that he was Covid-19 positive yet he made the choice not to tell the many people that he met or came into contact with about this........also he knew that he had travelled outside his own country yet he chose to say otherwise on his visa application. He knew all these things yet he made the choice not to tell anyone until he was caught out. He made his choices now he must be man enough to live with them. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  3044. Is it lack of respect to give false and misleading information on a visa application? Is it lack of respect to put other peoples health & wellbeing at risk when you are Covid-19 positive?
    1
  3045. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3046. You need to get the context correct. That is in specific relation to the Orion spacecraft as modern electronics are far more suspectable to radiation damage than the components and electronics used in the Apollo Missions. I am sure that it is not beyond your ability to comprehend that new spacecraft with new guidance and navigation systems need to be fully tested before they carry a crew. Take care.
    1
  3047.  @Interestingworld4567  Hi Francisco, hope that you are well. You wrote "They are using hologram technology look it up". I have. Its utter nonsense. Take care.
    1
  3048. Hi tb, vaccination significantly reduces the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths for those individuals with the disease Covid-19. Take care.
    1
  3049. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  3050.  @neglectantithesis446  Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately you totally ignored my very simple question. If the Earth is flat as you claim then where exactly does the Sun go at night?
    1
  3051.  @neglectantithesis446  " it simply hits a vanishing point when it goes out of sight"....But this is not what we observe in reality is it. The Sun maintains a pretty constant angular size throughout the day of 0.5 degrees and then disappears over the horizon bottom first. An object moving away towards a vanishing point would decrease in angular size due to basic perspective. Do you want to try again? Take care.
    1
  3052.  @neglectantithesis446  I never mentioned the ocean. Your attempt at an explanation is at variance with observable reality as the Sun maintains an observable angular size of 0.5 degrees for all observers at all times no matter where they are on the planet. This is only possible if the Sun is some distance from us. An object above a "flat earth" can never disappear below it. So to ask my very simple question again, if the earth is flat where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care
    1
  3053.  @neglectantithesis446  I have. Only the most scientific illiterate and gullible would fall for them. He has not actually produced a single proof. So again, where exactly does the Sun go at night as clearly we do not observe it going to a vanishing point? Take care.
    1
  3054.  @neglectantithesis446  It is a very simple question and you can not seem to be able to answer it. So I suppose asking questions like where exactly is the Sun and what exactly is its distance from Earth is not allowed in your world? Take care.
    1
  3055. Any news yet why the positive PCR test certificated dated 16 December that he submitted to the Australian Federal Court had a higher confirmation code than his negative one of 22 December when all these numbers are generated in strict chronological order? I am sure that he must have a reasonable explanation for this but it is strange that he has never mentioned it.
    1
  3056.  @neilarmstrongsson795  The press conference was after the astronauts spent 3 weeks in quarantine. First they spent 45 minutes explaining their mission to the press then they answered their questions while smiling, laughing and cracking jokes with the reporters. Have you ever actually watched it yourself?
    1
  3057. I am sure that you must have lots of creditable and reliable evidence to back up your claim and that you will share this with us and not "post and ghost" like so many others. Take care.
    1
  3058.  @mrquickey3731  Thank you for your reply. I asked you to provide evidence. Unfortunately all you have provided is a series of questions showing your personal incredulity. Personal incredulity and a list of questions are not proof! So do you have actual evidence or not? (1) "Look at the vehicle they used"....I have. I have visited and seen the surviving examples of all. The Saturn V rocket is an amazing heavy lift vehicle, manufactured by Boeing, North American Aviation, Douglas Aircraft Company, and IBM. There are several Command Modules in various space centres and museums mainly in the US. These were manufactured by North American Aviation. The Lunar Module (Descent and Ascent Stage) was manufactured by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp (who built several aircraft types in WW2) cost $22 billion in todays money and took almost a decade in production. 13 were built. 6 landed on the moon. The 13th (unused) Lunar Module is on display at The Cradle of Aviation Museum, NY. Go see it yourself. All are excellent examples of design, science and engineering. You mention them but have not listed one single issue or problem with them. Take care.
    1
  3059.  @mrquickey3731  (2) "listen to aldrin implying himself multiple times that he was not on the moon"....Sorry, but what you have written is pure fiction. Dr. Aldrin has never implied or said any such thing. Please list these so called implications and the evidence for them. And please note that cherry picking words or short phrases out of context and pretending that they mean something other than what was actually said and meant is not evidence. Take care.
    1
  3060.  @mrquickey3731  (3) "Have a look at the work of Stanley Jubrick".....!?!?!?!?!!?!? Who?? Assuming that you mean Stanley Kubrick then you should be aware that Kubrick's family have repeatedly rebuked the outlandish fantasy that he had something to do with faking the Apollo Landings and have expressed their disgust at those who spread these lies. His daughter Vivian has asked conspiracy theorists (she refers to them as "malicious cranks") to stop using her fathers name in this way and said that what they say is "is manifestly a grotesque lie". Her open letter to moon landing deniers is easily found online. Please think about this and respect the family's wishes. Take care.
    1
  3061.  @mrquickey3731  (4) "the absence of a take-off hole (compare the ground with a spacex launch and that of the moon where they took off"................Are you joking? Are you seriously implying that the lift off from Earth of a Space x Falcon Heavy is in any way comparable to the lift-off of a Ascent Stage Lunar Module from the moon's surface, and that they should have the same effect? The LM Ascent Stage rocket engine produced some 3,000 lb of thrust. A Falcon heavy produces 1.7 Million lb of thrust......that is over 560 times more thrust. Please at least do some research before posting silly comparisons. Take care.
    1
  3062.  @mrquickey3731  "quality cgi pictures thats been taken from space"......How is this in any way related to the moon landings? If you are looking for photographs of the Earth from space then there are literally thousands available and you can choose them from any of the space dozens of agencies such as Roscosmos, ESA, JAXA, ISRO, CMSA etc or any of the private space firms. The ISS gives a live feed and you can get photos in different wavelength from the EPIC camera on the DSCOVOR satellite. The Japanese weather satellite Himawari 8 gives a real time photograph of the Earth every 10 minutes. Take care.
    1
  3063.  @mrquickey3731  "Proove me wrong"........You have not provided and evidence in the first place just personal incredulity. Just because you do not understand something does not mean that others are not able to. Take care.
    1
  3064. Here are the words of Dr. James Van Allen himself. He wrote: "The outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights. I made such estimates in the early 1960s and so informed NASA engineers who were planning the Apollo flights. These estimates are still reliable. The recent Fox TV show, which I saw, is an ingenious and entertaining assemblage of nonsense. The claim that radiation exposure during the Apollo missions would have been fatal to the astronauts is only one example of such nonsense." Dr. James A. Van Allen.
    1
  3065.  @beyondnow1600  Hi BN, thank you for your comment. As a socialist I have a healthy distrust of multinationals and many right wing governments & media outlets. That doesn't mean that I suspend all my critical thinking abilities, totally disregard the vast bulk of scientific research, my own personal knowledge and the knowledge of dozens of people that I know who work in science, medicine and health services at many levels from carers and cleaners to consultants and start believing in global conspiracies that would involve in some way or another hundreds of millions of people from thousands of organisations across hundreds of countries cooperating together in ways never even remotely observed in the sum total of human history. Why is everything so binary with conspiracy theorists? Why should the concept of large multinationals making large profits be mutually exclusive with the vaccines working and preventing and reducing serious illness and death? Take care.
    1
  3066.  @darwinbeagle9394  Do you accept the information on the VAERS website as correct? A simple Yes or No will do. Take care.
    1
  3067. Research about camera exposure. Take care.
    1
  3068.  @chicas7569  Thank you for your comment. Would you care to elaborate? Take care.
    1
  3069.  @AbdullahPunctureWale-BePgCxx  Thank you for your reply. It is unfortunate that you are unable to produce any evidence in relation to your insulations relating to the Apollo Program. PS: emojis are not a form of evidence. Take care.
    1
  3070.  @tribute8032  Not correct, he never won "the Nobel peace prize"!
    1
  3071.  @a-bootiful-mind6648  I do not think that your comment is correct but please feel free to provide robust and reliable evidence to prove me wrong.
    1
  3072.  @caracara7063  So it is better to get a disease in order to possibly get a level of immunity that will stop you getting the disease in the first place? Anyone else see problems with this?
    1
  3073.  @public.public  Hi PP, really sorry to hear about your friend. It is really sad that some people here feel the need to argue over semantics. Take care.
    1
  3074. Your evidence to back up your " they faked the landing back then" claim. Take care.
    1
  3075.  @briansomething5987  The only footage of any of the Lunar Modules actually landing on the lunar surface was taken from inside the LM using the 16mm Maurer camera pointing out the LM window. Take care.
    1
  3076. Because the vaccines are well over 90% effective in preventing death and serious illness and they are also pretty effective in preventing transmission. Seriously, did you really need to have this explained to you?
    1
  3077.  @fuzielectron5172  Excellent, I agree, they don't prevent transmission 100%. I am glad to hear that you accept the vaccine leaflets as fact. They also outline how effective vaccines are in preventing serious disease. Welcome back to the real World.
    1
  3078. Hi Rick, hope that you are well. You wrote (2) "Temperature swings by magnitudes in the sunlight vs darkness". While it is correct to state that the moon's surface experiences a wide temperature range over the course of a lunar day (in the range 140K to 400K) However these temperatures were never encountered during any of the Apollo missions. All the Apollo landings were planned to occur at lunar dawn, when the lunar temperature is somewhere in the middle of the range. For example, during the Apollo 11 mission, the measured temperature range was between -23°C to 7°C (250K to 280K). (2) " the radiation levels outside of the magnitosphere". (I assume that you mean magnetosphere). The main radiation danger was the Van Allen Belts and the risk here was minimised by spending as little time as possible in this region. (3) " In 2 hours at the beach on earth we get sunburned". Sunburn is caused by Ultra Violet radiation which will not penetrate clothing let alone a multi-layer spacesuit. (4) "if it was so easy". Absolutely nobody has ever even hinted that travel to the moon is "easy". In the Apollo era it took over a decade of planning, over 400,000 workers in the US, another 50,000 internationally, a global network of giant satellite dishes, many billions of dollars and over 4% of US annual spending. (5) "why didn't the space shuttle go to the moon for a fly-by?". The space shuttle was designed and used in Low Earth Orbit. It was never intended to, nor could it, go to the moon! Good luck with your future education on space travel. Take care.
    1
  3079.  @dylananzaldua7006  Thank you for your reply. I am only stating the facts. Take care.
    1
  3080. Kubrick never said any such thing and his family describe those spreading such falsehoods as "malevolent cranks" spreading "grotesque lies". Take care.
    1
  3081.  @frankmcnally01  Handwaving away evidence while producing none themselves is one of the golden rules for conspiracy theorists. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3082.  @jamescollins3647  We can both agree then that the NHS is a reliable and accurate source of information?
    1
  3083.  @gerardtoner9191  Gerard, thanks for your reply, you owe me no apology. On Jan 12 the tennis player himself released a statement on his Instagram in which he admitted that he failed to self-isolate and attended interviews while he knew that he was Covid-19 positive. It is also known that moved countries shortly after. In his statement he also admitted that incorrect information was given on his visa application about this international travel. Take care.
    1
  3084. "dome".......??!?
    1
  3085.  @dance4378  Yep, I have looked up. No "dome". Take care.
    1
  3086.  @theconspiracydentist  It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources? Take care.
    1
  3087.  @theconspiracydentist  Thank you for your reply. You have not answered my simple question. It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources? Take care.
    1
  3088.  @theconspiracydentist  Again, thank you for your reply. And again I can not help but notice that you have once more failed to answer my very simple question. "It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources?" Take care.
    1
  3089.  @theconspiracydentist  Again, thank you for your reply. And again I can not help but notice that you have once more failed to answer my question. It is a very simple question but it seems to have stumped you. "It takes a huge amount of resources, manpower and finance to carry out a manned lunar landing. Between the end of the Apollo Program when the US congress cut the funding and the current Artemis Program who exactly was volunteering to provide these resources?" Take care.
    1
  3090.  @theconspiracydentist  Thank you for your continued replies. You sound like someone who tries to deflect rather than answer what is a very simple question. Take care.
    1
  3091.  @theconspiracydentist  Reality deniers never provide actual evidence for their claims. You can not even answer a simple question. Take care.
    1
  3092.  @theconspiracydentist  Again thank you for your reply. I have never once mentioned the shape of the Earth. And again, no answer to my question. I think that we both know at this stage what this means. Take care.
    1
  3093.  @theconspiracydentist  You haven't even got that correct. Take care.
    1
  3094.  @aok4418  "All three were killed in the shuttle"....."Gus Grissom 1967".......Does the obvious fact that you haven't got a clue about what you are talking about bother you in the slightest? Take care.
    1
  3095.  @aok4418  "So what facts don't I have straight, lol"....... "All three were killed in the shuttle"....."Gus Grissom 1967"....... Grissom, White and Chaffee died during a pre-launch test for the Apollo 1 mission in 1967, The shuttle didn't even enter its design stage until the late 1970's and only entered service in 1981. Again I respectfully ask you, does you obvious lack of knowledge bother you in the slightest? Take care.
    1
  3096.  @aok4418  What does your lack of knowledge got to do with the deaths of Grissom, White and Chaffee? What a strange question. How could your lack of knowledge have anything to do with the Apollo 1 deaths???? The point I am making is that since you clearly do not know even the basics of space exploration as you think that Grissom et al were onboard the "shuttle" and so should perhaps do some study on the topic before attempting to cast aspersions on the veracity of the lunar landings. Take care.
    1
  3097.  @aok4418  No, you are now even more confused. I will write the important bits in capitals so you can understand. THERE WAS NO "SHUTTLE" IN 1967. Take care and do some study.
    1
  3098.  @aok4418  Clearly English is not your native language but even then your latest comment makes even less sense. Can you not understand the basic fact that that Grissom, White and Chafee were never aboard the shuttle as the shuttle simply did not exist in 1967. The shuttle did not operate until 1981! "Nobody walked on the moon". Please back up your claim with credible evidence. take care.
    1
  3099.  @aok4418  ""Nobody walked on the moon". Can you back up your claim with credible evidence or will you run away and make excuses like all the others. Take care.
    1
  3100.  @aok4418  You wrote: ""Nobody walked on the moon". I asked if you can back up your claim with credible evidence or will you run away and make excuses like all the others. It appears that you are going for the "make excuses" option because you certainly are not providing any evidence. Take care.
    1
  3101.  @aok4418  Please stop being silly. You made a claim and now you are unable to back it up! You wrote "nobody has walked on the moon" and now you can not provide any evidence to back up your claim. So do you have the evidence or not??? Take care.
    1
  3102.  @aok4418  You seem to be incredibly confused as I never mentioned photographs at all. You are doing everything possible to deflect from the fact that you can not back up your claim with evidence. So evidence...produce. Take care.
    1
  3103.  @aok4418  More distraction, anything to avoid the truth that you have no proof. Do you have evidence for your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  3104.  @aok4418  "Nobody walked on the moon". Can you back up your claim with credible evidence or will you run away or make excuses like all the others. Take care
    1
  3105.  @aok4418  No all you are doing is to show personal incredulity and lack of knowledge. You do not even know what the shuttle was. Asking questions that demonstrate your lack of knowledge is not evidence. So last time....""Nobody walked on the moon". Can you back up your claim with credible evidence or will you run away and make excuses like all the others. Take care.
    1
  3106.  @aok4418  There is no evidence whatsoever that radiation levels on the lunar surface are anywhere high enough to cause huge damage to photographic film. ""Nobody walked on the moon". Can you back up your claim with credible evidence or will you run away and make excuses like all the others. Take care.
    1
  3107.  @aok4418  Thank you for your comment, hope that you are well. Firstly, no one has said that there is a problem for humans passing through the Van Allen Belts per se. There are risks but these can be minimised. That was done nine times in the Apollo era and the same methods can be used again. The main modern challenge is the effect that the particle radiation could have on modern electronics and IC's (components are millions of times smaller than Apollo era components) and the consequential knock on effects on a crew should such electronic systems as guidance and navigation fail. The almost 4 week long Artemis 1 mission was successfully completed in December 2022 and we can look forward to a crewed mission returning to the moon in the next few years. Take care.
    1
  3108. Heat Energy and Temperature are not the same thing. The VAB have very few particles. These few particles have very high velocities therefore very high associated temperatures but there are far too few of them to transfer any significant amount of energy to a passing spacecraft. Take care.
    1
  3109.  @narajuna  Yep, a tiny number of particles moving around with very high velocities will have a very high associated temperature but because there are very few particles in the VAB's then the overall amount of heat energy contained (in any unit volume) is very small. There will be no significant transfer of heat to any passing spacecraft. Take care.
    1
  3110.  @Jemzedmusic  Ye, Covid is a short illness, just 5 letters.
    1
  3111.  @markusmaximus6636  You like spreading fear and misinformation do you?
    1
  3112.  @markusmaximus6636  Yes I am aware of him. He has made claims that are described by the majority of medical professionals as false and misleading. He has made claims that he can not back up with evidence and he has been totally wrong about so many things that it quite impossible to treat him with any seriousness.
    1
  3113.  @markusmaximus6636  You have opinions, I get that. But science is based on proof and evidence not on the opinions of small number of people who can not back up their claims with evidence. McCullough has been wrong so many times that it is impossible to treat him seriously. Also he is a cardiologist, not a virologist or an expert in infectious diseases. He has some published work but "wests most cited" is a stretch. I will stay with the science, others can go with the woo merchants if they want. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3114. Nope. Take care.
    1
  3115. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3116. The various landing sites and Apollo equipment have been verified by satellites in lunar 0rbit from 5 different countries. Take care.
    1
  3117. Yep, in the absence of gravity to hold hair down then it will behave differently. Take care.
    1
  3118. You didn't provide and evidence for your claim and those who make claims such as yours never do. Take care.
    1
  3119.  @rockethead7  A question that you may be able to answer. Is Ed Fendell still alive? I have Googled without success. Take care.
    1
  3120.  @rockethead7  It is good that he is still with us but sorry to hear of his loss. He played a very important (and by many not recognised) part in the later Apollo Missions. I have read and heard about what became of so many others that were in Mission Control, Houston but never about him. I often wondered. Thank you for your time.
    1
  3121. Either you have quite substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or else it is you who speaks the lie. So do you have substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  3122. "we’re not able to send human beings through the Van Allen Radiation Belts today". Firstly, no one has said that there is a problem for humans passing through the Van Allen Belts per se. That was done nine times in the Apollo era and the same methods can be used again. The main modern challenge is the effect that the particle radiation could have on modern electronics and the consequential knock on effects on a crew should such electronic systems as guidance and navigation fail. The almost 4 week long Artemis 1 mission was successfully completed in December 2022 and we can look forward to a crewed mission returning to the moon in the next few years. Take care.
    1
  3123.  @maskedmarx7795  Then you must not have searched very far! Take care.
    1
  3124. So do you believe that it is OK to provide incorrect information on a visa application and to also put other peoples health, wellbeing and rights at risk by not self-isolating while Covid-19 positive? Can this man be trusted?
    1
  3125.  @KG-ig1ll  Hi kg, hope that you are well. You said "Co2 ... in 11/12th century it was 1500 ppm " This (by all known research this statement is totally non factual. Atmospheric CO2 in the period 1000 AD to 1800 AD was reasonably steady at around 285 ppm. About 1800 the rise to our current value of around 400 ppm began. Also the evidence shows that atmospheric CO2 variations are correlated with climate. There is plenty of robust research that shows this, eg: "Atmospheric CO2 over the last 1000 years: A high-resolution record from the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide ice core", Ahn et al, in the journal Global Biogeochemical Cycles, published May 2012. Take care.
    1
  3126.  @SelwynRewes  Why would you expect to see stars in correctly exposed footage and photographs taken of a bright surface in daylight? Take care.
    1
  3127. If it were really fake then you would be able to produce some actual evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  3128. Hi T, hope that you are well. I am not aware of any evidence that shows that ivermectin cures Malaria, let alone with a "cure-rate" of 90%. Can you please cite some research so that I can have a look at it. Thanks. Take care.
    1
  3129.  @taiwanownschina4954  Hi T. Thank you for your reply. I am aware of such studies and I now see where your misunderstanding lies. Yes it is true to say that Ivermectin has shown some promise as a control tool to reduce the transmission of malaria as you have outlined above. The suggested mechanism is that the drug acts by killing mosquitoes that are exposed to the drug while feeding on the blood of people who have ingested the drug. This of course is totally different to your assertion that it had a "90% success cure rate". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3130.  @taiwanownschina4954  Hi again T, thank you for your continued comments. No I have not "reread (sic) wrong". The paper that you have quoted from is titled "Efficacy and risk of harms of repeat ivermectin mass drug administrations for control of malaria (RIMDAMAL): a cluster-randomised trial", by Foy et al and was published in the Lancet in April 2019. The hypothesis was that Ivermectin "can be lethal to malaria vectors that bite treated humans. Therefore, it could be a new tool to reduce plasmodium transmission." The drug was used to prevent the transmission of malaria not to treat (or cure) the disease. The paper concludes "This trial confirmed our hypothesis ...mass administrations of ivermectin to villages over the course of a rainy season in Burkina Faso can reduce the incidence of uncomplicated malaria episodes among children". It also notes that "many studies have shown that blood feeding on ivermectin-treated humans and animals significantly reduces the survival of malaria vectors and several studies have modelled or shown empirically that mass administrations of ivermectin can reduce sporozoite transmission within communities". Nowhere in the paper is it mentioned or even alluded to that Ivermectin can "cure" malaria, let alone with a 90% "cure rate". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3131.  @taiwanownschina4954  Hi again T, thank you again for your continued comments. I have found and read the report that you quoted from. It simply does not say in any way what you clamed. I have even quoted the conclusions of the report to you. Nowhere does it say that anyone was "cured" let alone 90%. The study is about using Ivermectin as a preventative, not as a treatment for people with the disease. You are still claiming that Ivermectin "cured 90% of all malaria patients" and still failing to provide any evidence whatsoever for this claim. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3132. Heat and Temperature are not the same thing. Study some basic Physics. Take care.
    1
  3133.  @Luvothrsmor22  The main thermal challenge for a spacecraft passing through the Van Allen Belts would be to retain heat as heat lost due to radiation would be far greater than the miniscule amount of heat gained by thermal collisions. "Anyone can assume radiation would cause severe heat", nope, it would depend on the type and intensity of the radiation. Ever thought of actually studying some Physics so you might actually be able to understand things? Take care.
    1
  3134. @@mermaidsmonsters1017 Lead would be the absolutely worst material to shield from particle radiation as it would cause Bremsstrahlung. Take care.
    1
  3135. Hi k, hope that you are well. It is interesting to note that apart from your original error about the relative sizes of the Earth and moon, everything else that you conclude fits in well with observable reality. (1) "They say the moon is bigger than Earth". The diameter of earth is 7917.5 miles. The diameter of the moon is 2159 miles. (2) "When you at the beach you can see water miles away"....correct on Earth for an observer of average height standing on the ground, the horizon is at a distance of 2.9 miles away. (3) "the moon it looks like there’s not even 2 miles of land"......again you are correct, as the moon is smaller than the Earth its curvature at its surface is much more noticeable, and the horizon is much closer, in fact it is only about 1.5 miles away. So in reality your comment provides further evidence for the accuracy of Apollo lunar footage. Take care.
    1
  3136.  @kazinobeats4964  hi again k, hope that you are well. Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately you have totally and utterly ignored my answer to your original comment and now seem to wish to go off on some other tangent. In your original comment you complained that the horizon in lunar footage was "not even 2 miles" away. However this is exactly what we should expect on the moon as it it is smaller than the Earth. Please stick to one topic at a time and take ownership of what you write. Take care.
    1
  3137. Produce the evidence to back up your claim.
    1
  3138. Either you have quite substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or else it is you who speaks the lie. So do you have substantial and comprehensive evidence to back up your claim or not? Take care.
    1
  3139. "the lunar module was never tested in real conditions"...Incorrect. The Lunar Module was tested down to 14km from the lunar surface by the crew of Apollo 10. Take care.
    1
  3140. No, not the whole US, just 24 individuals. Take care.
    1
  3141.  @full__tilt  Hi P, hope that you are well. All reports and studies from the USA show that the vast majority of Covid-19 deaths are in the UNVACCINATED population. For example, today, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 99.999% of vaccinated Americans have not had a breakthrough infection resulting in hospitalisation or death. The vaccines are working well. The US is experiencing A Pandemic of the Unvaccinated.
    1
  3142.  @sisqo543  Hi Sisqo, thank you for your comment, as childish as it was. It is an easily verifiable fact that nearly all Covid deaths in the US are among the unvaccinated. Even Fox News are reporting this! Do a bit of research.
    1
  3143. It is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3144. "even when the movements were so slight that they had to be measured by camera". Yes you are correct. The flag shows large oscillations only when the astronauts are moving it and stops oscillating when they move away. This is simply because objects move when energy is supplied to them. The very small movements later in the EVA are when astronauts pass close to it and are most likely electrostatic effects. Take care.
    1
  3145. If it is fake then why do you not provide any actual evidence to back up your claim?
    1
  3146. USA....709k Covid-19 deaths and counting......
    1
  3147. There are literally hundreds. The Japanese weather satellite Himawari 8 will give you a live photograph of the Earth ever 10 minutes. Take care.
    1
  3148. ​ @hasdrubal121  Hi h, thanks for your reply. There seems to be 3 questions in your comment. (1) As I am sure that you already know it takes about 2 weeks for the immune system to produce antibodies at levels that will block infections so in the UK full vaccination means "14 days have passed since your final dose of the vaccine" (BBC website). (2) Of the 51,281 deaths fromCovid-19 in England between 2 January and 2 July 2021, 50,641 were not fully vaccinated. You asked did some have one vaccine. Yes, some did. I will go back to the report and get the exact figure for you. (3) The science from virtually all sources, organisations and nations that I have read show that vaccination is very effective in reducing the risk of serious illness, hospitalisation and deaths. Take care
    1
  3149.  @karlhulme8014  Hi Karl. You suggested to "Take a look at Israel, then compare with Sweden" so that is exactly what I did. The results may (or may not) surprise some people. The data that I use comes from the Statista website but I believe that they take it from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center. For Covid-19 deaths per million of population: Sweden = 1440.97, Israel = 847.76, so Sweden's Covid deaths are 1.7 times Israels (or 41% higher). Total Cases: Sweden = 1,149,407 from a population of 10.29 million = 11% of population contracted Covid. Israel: Total cases = 1,266,206 from a pop of 9.05 million = 13.99% of population got infected with Covid. (Higher pop density in Israel could explain this). Overall: Israel has had a much lower death rate from Covid-19 than Sweden. Of course there are other metrics, but these numbers are interesting. Take care.
    1
  3150. Again a short puerile comment from a moon-landing denier who produces zero evidence to back it up. Take care.
    1
  3151.  @tryandremovemeyoutube5155  If you have reliable and robust proof that these numbers are incorrect then please provide it. Take care.
    1
  3152.  @michellelouise161  "The inventor said that PCR is NOT a diagnostic tool" No Michelle, that is not true. Dr Kary Mullis did not say that about PCR test. What has happened is that reality deniers and conspiracy theorists have cherry picked one sentence (in relation to a very specific set of circumstances) that he said in a panel discussion some years ago spliced that with some comments that were actually written by the journalist John Lauritsen and created a misleading and misinforming narrative which they spread to the gullible and the uninformed. You should check Reuters website for "Fact check: Inventor of method used to test for COVID-19 didn’t say it can’t be used in virus detection" or any of the dozens of sources that have totally debunked this notion. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3153.  @michellelouise161  Also..."Regarding deaths".....The standard way of determining pandemic deaths is to examine a countries excess deaths. Mortality in the UK spiked by over 91,0000 (15%) in 2020 compared to 2019. The mortality rate (deaths per 100,000) spiked from 925 in 2019 to 1043.5 in 2020, a 13% increase which is quite significant and unusual and is characteristic of previous major pandemics and wars. Take care.
    1
  3154.  @doyoueventhink6191  Hi, I welcome reasoned, evidence based debate not conspiracy theory fantasy and nonsense. If you can engage in the former then please continue, if you are in the latter camp then please don't. Take care.
    1
  3155.  @doyoueventhink6191  It's funny that your name matches the question that normal people think when they read your comments!
    1
  3156. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    1
  3157.  @pinochio8778  Satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected and verified the various Apollo landing sites on the lunar surface exactly where they are supposed to be and another has matched the terrain with the Apollo photographs and footage. The word "drone" is usually taken to mean an aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled by someone on the ground. Can you see a problem with using them on the moon? Take care.
    1
  3158. Again another short factious claim without any attempt to produce any evidence.
    1
  3159.  @yoskarokuto3553  Another ridiculously short facile comment from a reality denier without even an attempt to provide any evidence to back it up.
    1
  3160. I have found that it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who mentions the Van Allen Belts as an insurmountable obstacle to space travel really knows next to nothing about radiation or these belts. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who worked for NASA and is credited with their discovery. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3161. So produce your evidence to back up your insinuation that the Earth is not spherical. Take care.
    1
  3162. Hi Mike, what "players who keep collapsing"? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3163. Hi jim, can please, please reassure me that you have never, never, ever studied Physics at any level whatsoever, anywhere in the World? Thanks, and take care.
    1
  3164.  @Cookies2132  Nope...it is just your knowledge and understanding that is fake. Take care.
    1
  3165. So you believe NASA and James Van Allen when they tell you that these belts exist but do not seem curious enough to research their opinions on how to pass through them?
    1
  3166.  @majbach1968  Thank you for your reply. In some ways you are correct, may so called flat earthers and moon-landing deniers do not believe the nonsense that they spout but there are many who are simply scientifically illiterate and intellectually uncurious who will not do their own research. Take care.
    1
  3167. It didn't. The video clearly states that the rover footage is from Apollo 16 mission.
    1
  3168. Luc Montagnier was frequented exploited by the anti-vax/reality denying brigade who misquoted, misinterpreted and quite often, simply made up lies and attributed these to him. May he RIP.
    1
  3169. Nope.
    1
  3170. Another silly comment from one who can not produce any evidence to back up their claim.
    1
  3171. How about the fact that absolutely none of the moon rocks given to any other nation ever turned out to be fake. Do try to get your facts correct. The Dutch petrified wood never had anything to do with NASA, the Apollo astronauts or the US government. The family of a former Dutch Prime Minister presented what they claimed to be a lunar sample to a Dutch Art museum and received a sizable tax write off in return. The first geologist to view the sample immediately realised that it was not of lunar origin. This clearly demonstrates that competent geologists will easily know the difference between material of terrestrial and lunar origin. Over 400 samples of lunar rock and soil are released every year for research by The Lunar Sample Laboratory at the Johnson Space Centre, Houston. To date thousands of scientists of various fields have examined lunar samples and verified their lunar origin. Thank you for raising this point so the facts can be made clear. Take care.
    1
  3172. Only get the vaccine if you want to considerably reduce your chances of serious illness, hospitalisation and death if you contract Covid-19 and also if you wish to protect your family and those around you.
    1
  3173.  @peacefuljourney4994  Hi pj thank you for your comment. So many of the papers cited by Laurie have been shown to contain major flaws and others simply did not back up her conclusions. Are you just pushing the same work again? Can you please tell us what studies you are referring to? Otherwise I am unable to comment. Take care.
    1
  3174. For example the preprint by Elgazzar et al has been withdrawn and retracted over concerns of potential scientific fraud and breach of ethical conduct. This study was the largest study by patient number included in Laurie's meta-analysis, and also had the largest drug effect. This paper was also cited in many other studies. Given the outsize effect this would have on the meta-analysis and concerns of the scientific integrity of the study then the reliability of everything after that must be called into question. I also believe that several other of the papers that she cites are facing similar issues. Take care.
    1
  3175.  @peacefuljourney4994  Again more rhetoric and claims but no evidence and no citations?? Try, Effect of Ivermectin on Time to Resolution of Symptoms Among Adults With Mild COVID-19-A Randomized Clinical Trial, Eduardo López-Medina, MD, MSc1,2,3; Pío López, MD1,2; Isabel C. Hurtado, MD2,4; et al, Published 2021, which concluded "Among adults with mild COVID-19, a 5-day course of ivermectin, compared with placebo, did not significantly improve the time to resolution of symptoms. The findings do not support the use of ivermectin for treatment of COVID-19," Take care and speak with truth.
    1
  3176.  @pathcoinfirst8936  Hi P, thank you for your reply. That is correct. The paper by Elgazzar et al has been withdrawn and retracted over concerns of potential scientific fraud and breach of ethical conduct. This study was the largest study by patient number included in Laurie's meta-analysis, and also had the largest drug effect, claiming that there was a 90% reduction in deaths in the experimental/ivermectin group This paper was also cited in many other studies. Given the outsize effect this would have on the meta-analysis and concerns of the scientific integrity of the study, then the reliability of everything after that must be called into question. I also believe that several other of the papers that she cites are facing similar issues. I quote the conclusion of Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an Australian chronic disease epidemiologist who after revewing the Elgazzar data, said, "“If you remove this one study from the scientific literature, most meta-analyses that have found positive results would have their conclusions entirely reversed.”. Either way there are some large scale trials from very reputable organisations upcoming (Oxford University and USA) and as always I will follow the reputable and reliable evidence. Take care.
    1
  3177.  @somethingelse9535  By in large that is correct. Several other papers that were cited in Laurie's study are also in serious doubt. It would be truly wonderful if a treatment for Covid-19 was so simple. Unfortunately, the current robust and reliable evidence says otherwise. Large scale major studies are underway in Oxford and the US. We await the results. Take care.
    1
  3178.  @peacefuljourney4994  Thank you again pj. You have told me that several times without still being able to actually direct me to the evidence and reports. This time I draw your attention to "Ivermectin for preventing and treating COVID‐19, Maria Popp, Miriam StegemannMaria Metzendorf, Susan Gould, Peter Kranke, Patrick Meybohm, Nicole Skoetz, Stephanie Weibel, Late July 2021, from the Cochrane Organisation which is a not for profit independent network of researchers and health professionals, which after reviewing the available reliable studies, concluded "Overall, the reliable evidence available does not support the use of ivermectin for treatment or prevention of COVID‐19 outside of well‐designed randomized trials". Take care, stay good.
    1
  3179.  @marianogilglz9049  Hi again Mariano. You continue to go off on tangents. "you dont have to be a virologist.....(to use) statistical and probabilistic tools"....I accept that as a fair enough point. However, on your point " If one study is flawed....that does not disqualified the meta analysis" then i say, The paper by Elgazzar et al has been withdrawn and retracted over concerns of potential scientific fraud and breach of ethical conduct. This study was the largest study by patient number included in Laurie's meta-analysis, and also had the largest drug effect, claiming that there was a 90% reduction in deaths in the experimental/ivermectin group This paper was also cited in many other studies. Given the outsize effect this would have on the meta-analysis and concerns of the scientific integrity of the study, then the reliability of everything after that must be called into question. I also believe that several other of the papers that she cites are facing similar issues. I quote the conclusion of Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, an Australian chronic disease epidemiologist who after revewing the Elgazzar data, said, "“If you remove this one study from the scientific literature, most meta-analyses that have found positive results would have their conclusions entirely reversed.”. Either way there are some large scale trials from very reputable organisations upcoming (Oxford University and USA) and as always I will follow the reputable and reliable evidence. Take care.
    1
  3180.  @peacefuljourney4994  Incorrect...Todays update...zero evidence presented by you. Take care.
    1
  3181.  @pathcoinfirst8936  I am different. I look at the evidence. take care.
    1
  3182. "Nasa themselves said that humans could not pass through the radiation belt"...Whoever has told you this has seriously mislead you. Take care.
    1
  3183. The footprints were made by his boots/overshoes which were left on the lunar surface to reduce weight. Neil Armstrong's space suit (minus the overshoes) is currently on display in the National Air and Space Museum, Washington. Don't be fooled by conspiracy nonsense.
    1
  3184. HI pp, hope you are well. You are totally correct. Not only were the Soviets tracking Apollo 11 and all the other Apollo missions, with radar but they were also monitoring all the voice communications as these were all on open channels (along with hundreds of armature ham radio enthusiasts). Sir Bernard Lovell and his team at Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK, were on duty monitoring the Russian space probe Luna 15 which at the time was in lunar orbit. Using their Doppler radar they tracked Apollo 11 right down to the moons surface and with their giant radio telescope they monitored every word that the astronauts spoke and were able to determine that these communications came from the moon. In fact, the huge amount of independent, third-party evidence for the Apollo moon landings totally verifies and confirms these events. Take care.
    1
  3185. erased what???????
    1
  3186. Learn about how camera exposure works. Take care.
    1
  3187.  @dalestephen1361  Hi D hope that you are well. Your comment seems to be based on a false premise. I never stated that he mad any such claim. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3188.  @mbd6054  Hi MB, hope that you are well. Thank you for your comment (all of which I already know) and all of which backs up my original statement that Dr Campbell is not a "medical specialist, a medical doctor or a scientist". Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3189. You may be interested to know that not only have the various Apollo landing sites been verified by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter but also by satellites in lunar orbit from 4 other countries. Take care.
    1
  3190. Lead would be totally unsuitable as shielding for the particle radiation in the Van Allen Belts due to Bremsstrahlung. Take care.
    1
  3191. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program and were known about and studied well before the first moon landing. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3192. The astronauts are moving the flag and rotating the flagpole. Objects will move when energy is supplied to them, no "wind" needed. In fact a flag will oscillate better on the moon than on Earth as the moon has no air resistance to dampen its motion. Take care.
    1
  3193. (1) "people say that it can still be seen with a telescope"......No one who understands basic optics has ever said that. There is no telescope in existence that has the resolution ability to view the Apollo equipment from Earth. However, satellites in lunar orbit from 4 different countries have detected the various Apollo landing sites and equipment. Take care.
    1
  3194. "Why bother having the vaccine if it isn't 100% effective" Because the vaccines are well over 90% in preventing death and serious illness. Seriously, did you really need to have this explained to you?
    1
  3195.  @kevmccormick1767  Untrue, no evidence suicide rates have increased. Over 100k extra deaths in the UK in 2020. Excess deaths in every country in the World. Less opinion, more facts.
    1
  3196.  @kevmccormick1767  So it is OK if people who have certain diseases are killed off quicker?? 127k missing UK citizens, O explanations.
    1
  3197.  @annodomini7250  Approximately 500k die Worldwide with the flu each year, that is a fact. But do not confuse the flu with the SARS-Cov-2. The latter has a much higher mortality & long term effects and is far more transmittable. Keep debating in facts. Take care.
    1
  3198.  @sonyasmith1991  Hi Sonya. I do lots of research from trusted sources. What specifically am I wrong about so I can recheck it? Thanks
    1
  3199.  @kevmccormick1767  I am always willing to learn. Send page title.
    1
  3200.  @annodomini7250  And also for me. Take care and thank you for the interaction, it has been most interesting.
    1
  3201. @Psellus Hi Psellus. "most in hospital have two vaccines". For a virus that has the ability to break through vaccine protection to some level then this is not unexpected nor is it a reason to conclude that "Vaccines don't work". Unvaccinated adults in the UK now make up a very small percentage of the population (about 10%) but contribute far in excess of this to serious illnesses, hospitalisations and deaths. Check out "COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report Week 39" just published by the UK Health Security Agency. This shows that the risk of death from Covid-19 in all age groups is much greater for the unvaccinated than the fully vaccinated. 18-29 = 5 times greater risk. 30-39 = 4 times greater risk, 40-49 = 6.4 times, 50-59 = 7.85 times, 60-69 = 5 times, 70-79 = 4.3 times, >80 = 2.7 times. Take care.
    1
  3202. @Psellus Hi P, thank you for your comment. No, research and evidence showing that vaccines are very successful in reducing serious illness, hospitalisations and deaths and that unvaccinated people are at many times more risk than fully vaccinated is not "saying that vaccines don't work" !!!
    1
  3203. @Psellus Hi again P. "parroting" is a term usually used to describe people who simply repeat unverified and non-factual information that they get from unreliable and unreviewed sources such as social media channels run by usually unqualified and unaccountable individuals. I on the other hand use peer reviewed research from reliable and respected sources from multiple countries and organisations. The research and evidence from multiple sources and nations show that any adverse effects of any Covid-19 vaccine are very rare and the use of vaccines hugely outweigh any small risk involved. The research also shows that vaccines have greatly reduced the risk of serious illness and death and have largely broken the link between high case numbers and deaths from Covid-19. I will gladly and politely debate this with anybody and I believe that the evidence is as I have stated above. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3204. @Psellus Hi again P, it appears that you have opinions and can present them with that supreme confidence that only a lack and depth of knowledge can bestow. Lets start with "the very rare heart inflation that has taken out double figure percent worth of young men". I believe that this is totally made up nonsense and misinformation and that to suggest that 10% or more of "young men" have been "taken out" by a vaccine is utter trash. Feel free to provide the evidence to prove me wrong. Take care.
    1
  3205. @Psellus Hi P, thank you for your reply. As I said earlier, you most certainly have your opinions. It is indeed most unfortunate that you do not have any evidence to back them up. Take care.
    1
  3206. "firmament" is a word used in some English language translations of the Bible to mean "the sky". It is not a physical obstacle. The Van Allen Belts (plural as there is more than one) are regions of particle radiation trapped by the Earth's magnetic field. They are not the same thing! Take care.
    1
  3207.  @TruthFreedom-de3zy  Yes, I am well aware that the word "firmament" is used in some English translations of the Bible but it simply does not have a physical reality and there is not the slightest shred of evidence or even a suggestion that it has a physical reality in any way. Furthermore, I am not aware that any of the religions associated with the Bible regard the word "firmament" as anything other than figurative. Take care.
    1
  3208.  @TruthFreedom-de3zy  I am talking about the word "firmament" and yes you are totally correct that there " is not the slightest shred of evidence" that it is real. Good of you to admit this. Take care.
    1
  3209.  @TruthFreedom-de3zy  I love the way that reality deniers are force to resort to behaving like an Ostridge and sticking their heads in the sand and pretending that reality does not exist! Take care.
    1
  3210. To answer your question. The water in the tank will be level with the curved surface of the Earth. Water is a fluid and so will take its shape as dictated by the forces acting on it. "the water in the reservoir does not bend"...It does, at the rate of 1 degree every 111 km. Take care.
    1
  3211.  @warcrimemenace6292  I think that what he means is that the space between his ears is fake.
    1
  3212.  @georgemarkos2309  You wrote "Astronauts are around 70 to 80 kg in weight in earth gravity. Do you understand Kg (kilograms)???".......Weight is not measured in Kg. You apparently do not understand kilograms. Take care.
    1
  3213. Hi Declan. Can you cite a reliable source for that percentage? Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3214. As well as KASA, JAXA and NASA/LRO/ASU.
    1
  3215.  @alanrothwell117  Thank you for your reply. Can you provide the scientific evidence for this "firmament" and the full details of how you (a) Detected it and verified its existence, and (b) How you measured the distance and obtained the measurement of 400 miles. Take care.
    1
  3216. Each LRV was taken to the moon folded up in Quadrant Bay 1 of the Lunar Module. There is footage easily sourced of the astronauts on Apollo 15 unpacking and deploying their LRV on the lunar surface. Take care.
    1
  3217. Sorry Stephen, your figure of 17,000 is total wrong, misleading and misinformation. ONS figures clearly show that Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death for well over 140,000 people and this is reflected on the death certs signed by medical professionals. Whoever informed you otherwise was trying to mislead you. You should do a little research into this. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3218.  @bournagin4439  Hi B A, hope that you are well. "Exactly. 17 000 of Covid. And sadly, most over 80 with underlying health problems". You do realise that what you wrote totally debunks itself don't you? Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death (the cause that lead directly to the death) in well over 140,000 people in the UK, of theses just over 17,000 had no other heath conditions at the time of death. You really can't have it both ways! All this information is easily available. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3219. Hi, hope that you are well. Various Apollo landing sites have been imaged, photographed and identified by several lunar probes and satellites in lunar orbit. For example China's lunar probe, Chang'e 2, which is capable of capturing lunar surface images with a resolution of up to 1.3 metres, spotted traces of the Apollo landing sites and the lunar Rover in 2010. The Japanese SELENE lunar probe obtained several photographs showing evidence of Moon landings and matched the terrain to Apollo footage and the ISRO (India) Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of the Apollo landing site was released to the public in a presentation on September 3, 2021. In addition NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has also captured sharp clear images of the Apollo 12, 14 and 17 landing sites. Take care.
    1
  3220. Please stop spreading lies and misinformation.
    1
  3221.  @absmith6237  I didn't ask you anything. The original poster is spreading misinformation.
    1
  3222.  @absmith6237  You do not seem to be informed by evidence. Are you a SMS..a social media sheep?
    1
  3223. @Baize Hi Baize, thank you for your comment. If you consider that anything I have said is incorrect then please feel free to produce reliable and robust evidence to show that. This would be much more informative than conspiracy theory rhetoric. Take care.
    1
  3224. @Baize Hi again baize. Now you seem to be parroting yourself. Have you anything interesting or informative to say or are you going to keep repeating the same nonsense? Take care.
    1
  3225. "if"....such a small word...but such a meaningful word.....
    1
  3226. Hi mm, hope that you are well. Can you show me any research that indicates any of the vaccines are toxic as you allege? Thank you.
    1
  3227.  @muncherman4376  Hi mm, thank you for your reply. So in summary (1) You allege that a vaccine is "poison" but can not mention even one toxin that it contains nor a single research finding that backs up your allegation. (2) You fail to understand what the yellow card system is, how it operates and what its function is. You totally fail to understand that just because medical issues occur to people who have been vaccinated this does not in any way indicate that the vaccine is unsafe. (3) You do not seem to be aware of the large body of evidence from multiple sources that shows that the Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective. (4) You arbitrarily multiply alleged adverse reactions by a factor of 10. (5) You mistakenly cite a government website as evidence yet seem to totally ignore the vast amount of data and research that the UK government departments have provided on Covid-19 and the vaccines. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  3228. @NobleGuy Hi NG, thanks for your reply. The lack of basic scientific understanding, critical thinking ability, research capability and flawed logic that is evident in so many of the comment that I see is quite staggering. It is clear that these commentators can only talk in "memes" and have no in-depth understanding of what they are saying whatsoever. The spread of the virus is starting to be controlled but the spread of misinformation continues.
    1
  3229.  @muncherman4376  Hi again mm. thank you for your reply. Are you saying that the yellow card scheme is "the governments own data"? Because if you are then this shows quite clearly that you do not have the slightest idea what the yellow card scheme is or how it operates. Take care and stay safe.
    1
  3230. @NobleGuy Hi NG. I agree. However the misinformation is not without consequence. I personally know of at least one death and several serious illnesses that can be directly attributed to conspiracy theory lies.
    1
  3231.  @muncherman4376  "look it up", but I have mm and it seems that you are confusing alleged suspected side effects reported online in a totally unverified and unregulated process by anyone and everyone with no medical professional involvement whatsoever with verified & reliable government data. In the yellow card scheme there is no suggestion whatsoever that there is a direct link between an alleged side effects and a vaccine, it exists to give a early warning and a starting point for further investigation of any suspected side effects. There is a major difference between what someone types into a website and the results of a review by competent professionals.
    1
  3232.  @muncherman4376  Hi again mm. Again you are starting with a conclusion and trying to work backwards. You are assuming that every report to the yellow card system is (1) honestly made in good faith and (2) every submission is directly linked to a vaccine and not to some other reason. This is not being intellectually honest. Reports logged on to the scheme are not confirmed adverse reactions rather they are suspicions that could well be coincidental. It is not scientific research and the nature of these reports should not in any way be used to gauge the safety of any medicine or vaccine. All this is clearly outlined on the Yellow Card Scheme website which states clearly that the function of the scheme is to provide an early warning system for possible hazards so that they can be researched further. There is a large body of peer reviewed scientific research from multiple sources and multiple countries that shows that the benefits of vaccination far outweigh the minute risk of any serious adverse reactions. In addition to the virus pandemic there is also an "epidemic" of misinformation which is also directly impacting on peoples lives, health & freedom and social media outlets have a responsibility not to promote this.
    1
  3233. Lies and misinformation....please stop spreading them. Speak truth not lies.
    1
  3234. The Van Allen Belts are called after James Van Allen, who is credited with their discovery and also advised NASA on the Apollo Program. While travel through this region of space requires careful planning, it is not the insurmountable obstacle that many reality deniers, in their ignorance, imagine it to be. The Van Allen Belts is a region of charged particles originating mainly from the solar wind that are contained by the Earth's magnetic field. The capsule walls and equipment shielded the astronauts from the vast majority of the particle radiation. The radiation dosage received by an astronaut while passing through the Van Allen Belts will depend on factors such as speed, shielding, trajectory, time spend in the region etc. The aim of the Apollo missions was to minimise the time spent in this region of space and thus reduce the exposure to a minimum. Here is quote from James Van Allen himself in 2004. "the outbound and inbound trajectories of the Apollo spacecraft cut through the outer portions of the inner belt and because of their high speed spent only about 15 minutes in traversing the region and less than 2 hours in traversing the much less penetrating radiation in the outer radiation belt. The resulting radiation exposure for the round trip was less than 1% of a fatal dosage – a very minor risk among the far greater other risks of such flights". Take care.
    1
  3235.  @stiwy7376  No, I believe that he speaks the truth.
    1
  3236.  @stiwy7376  No it is most certainly true. Most anti-vax conspiracy theorists are also flat earth conspiracy theorists. It is very rare for a person to just believe in a single conspiracy theory.
    1
  3237.  @cristitanase6130  Yes Cristi, you are totally correct, "The anti-vax" are "conspiracy theorists" as they are capable of believing made up nonsense without the slightest bit of supporting evidence. They are also very adept at misrepresenting information and situations. An example of this would be someone who suggests that because a virus can mutate many times then that this means that a separate vaccine would be needed for "all their mutations". Another good example of the ignorance and callousness of your typical anti-vaxer is to suggest that somehow unvaccinated "natural immunity" can protect against Covid-19 illness while totally disregarding that millions of deaths have proved otherwise. Also, please stop referring to the disease of Covid-19 as "this flu", it is not, they are separate diseases.
    1
  3238.  @cristitanase6130  Hi again Cristi. That is a silly statement, no one has suggested that just because a person is vaccinated then they are "immune" to infection. Vaccines have reduced Covid-19 infections considerably but no vaccine is 100% effective.
    1
  3239.  @cristitanase6130  "One lie, two lies, all lies" Again totally correct so why do you keep repeating these lies?. (1) No one has ever claimed that a vaccinated person is totally immune to developing the disease Covid-19, however all the evidence is showing that the vaccines are very effective in preventing the disease. (2) "these shots are not vaccines", again more nonsense showing a lack of basic biology. The various vaccines for Covid-19 all promote the development of antibodies and other immune responses so yes, they are vaccines. (3) yes the vaccines have undergone all trials and have been found to be safe. All you are doing is repeating the standard conspiracy theory nonsense. Why do you ask so many questions as if in a rhetorical fashion but never listen to the answers?
    1
  3240.  @cloudbasenirvana  What you wrote makes no sense on any level.
    1
  3241.  @The_MostHigh  The 7 day average for new cases in Sept 2020 hovered around the 5k mark or less. This resulted, thankfully, in a reasonably small number of Covid-19 deaths in the following weeks. The evidence worldwide is showing that vaccination has largely broken the link between high case numbers and high death numbers. Take care.
    1
  3242.  @James-gf9jl  Hi James. The 7 day average for new cases in Sept 2020 hovered around the 5k mark or less. This resulted, thankfully, in a reasonably small number of Covid-19 deaths in the following weeks. The evidence worldwide is showing that vaccination has largely broken the link between high case numbers and high death numbers. Take care.
    1
  3243. @Somebody "You took the stat from the whole of last year"...no I did not!. I simply gave an example of case numbers and death on two individual days (one before and one after the main impact of the vaccination campaign) that illustrated how successful vaccines have been in largely breaking the link between large case numbers and a large number of deaths. Take care.
    1
  3244. No, China also has zero tolerance for people who try to mislead them and who do not follow basic isolation rules when Covid positive.
    1
  3245.  @serbsrb  Maybe next time he will give correct information and respect peoples health, rights & freedoms when Covid-19 positive.
    1
  3246.  @serbsrb  So, because (in your opinion), one thing is wrong then something else which is totally unrelated must also be wrong. I can not pretend that I see any logical argument there, sorry. The simple facts remain, the individual in question gave incorrect information on his application and by failing to self-isolate put other peoples health and rights at risk. Take care & speak truth.
    1
  3247.  @slackdee  Hi again slackdee. It is nice to see that you make inane comments to other people as well. Maybe it's your little hobby. Take care.
    1
  3248.  @slackdee  Now that's a slightly better comment, more content, high in opinions but still lacking evidence to back up those opinions and still just name-calling those people who disagree with you. Thank's.
    1
  3249.  @joepaul4471  Hi Joe, thanks for your comment. There is quite a lot of misinformation in these comments sections. I would see myself as more pro-facts and pro-evidence based decision making in public health matters more so than pro-vaccine. Take care.
    1
  3250.  @sergiocalcio9481  Hi Sergio. "Your" not "You're". I am always perplexed why conspiracy theorists can never seem to be able to put a clear and meaningful sentence together.
    1
  3251. Hi sp, hope that you are well. You wrote "When Nixon had his little chat with an Apollo crew there was a delay of seven minutes during the conversation". This is totally incorrect, absurdly so. The call on 20 July 1969 went via land line from Oval Office to Mission Control in Houston where it was patched into CAPCOM radio connection. This radio transmission was relayed to a tracking station in Australia with a direct line of sight to moon and transmitted to the astronauts on the moon and their reply went in the opposite direction. In the original recording there is a 6 second delay after Nixon finishes speaking and the astronauts reply as would be expected. Obviously there would be no time delay between the end of an astronauts transmission and Nixon's reply as the transmission would have reached the Oval Office by this stage. You also wrote "When the capsule was behind the moon it went out of communication altogether". Yes, it is correct that for some 48 minutes in each of his 30 lunar orbits, Michael Collins in the Command Module was out of radio contact but I fail to see how this is relevant to the presidents call. Nixon's phone call was to Armstrong and Aldrin who were on the Moon's surface and in line of sight to the 26m receiving dish at Honeysuckle Creek, Australia, Take care.
    1
  3252. Hi K, hope that you are well. One name....James Van Allen, he was consulted by and gave advice to the Apollo mission engineers. He viewed the Van Allen Belts as a problem but not an insurmountable one and he gave advice how to travel through them so as to minimise risk. However perhaps you know more than him........
    1
  3253. Almost a year later and you still haven't produced any evidence to back up your claims. Take care.
    1
  3254. Excellent news, great to see medical science progressing.
    1
  3255. Yep, I am noticing an increase in the short, silly post & ghost style of comments.
    1
  3256. ".it would be physically impossible for a huge amount of reasons.".......Such as??
    1
  3257.  @blaze1148  Thank you for your reply. To deal with your points one by one. (1) " the Van Allen Belts which btw they say they can't get through now"....Nobody in any space agency has ever said that they "can't get through" the VAB's. What you claim is simply wrong, non-factual, incorrect. (2) "The shear distance of 238,000 kms" The distance between Earth and moon is 384,000km and this has been known for centuries, verified tens of thousands of times. Even total armatures with a bit of effort can measure this distance! (3) "which was moving at 25,000 mph"......Moving at 25,000 mph relative to what? Velocity is relative. (4) "Where exactly did they put the Lunar Rover - especially the first one with pneumatic tyres". The LRV's were stored in flight, folded in the LM quadrant bay 1. There is footage easily found on YT of the astronauts on Apollo 15 assembling and deploying the LRV on the lunar surface. None of the Lunar Rovers uses pneumatic tyres! (5) "Rockets do not work in a vacuum" !!! Physics works perfectly well in a vacuum and rockets are more efficient in a vacuum as they encounter no air resistance. (6) "The Moon is not a solid entity.".....I can only assume that you are trolling but on the off chance that you are not....Buy a telescope! My conclusion is that you must be trolling but if not you really should do some basic research before posting. Take care.
    1
  3258. Can you give a reliable source of this information please?
    1
  3259.  @PlayMistie4Me "Why has it never been done since then".....Phone calls are regular patched into other communications networks......How do you think phone calls can be made from a plane or a ship. You do not seem to know the first thing about anything. Are you a fool or a troll? Take care.
    1
  3260. So you believe NASA about the existence of the Van Allen Belts but you do not believe NASA or Dr. James Van Allen himself when they explain how they passed through them. You have got some interesting cherry picking issues going on there. Take care.
    1
  3261.  @albundy774  Hi al, hope that you are well. "Earth is spherical ..... always will be". Not always will be.... In about 7,500 Million years time the Sun will become a red giant and expand due to less mass/gravity. It will eventually expand to the orbit of the Earth and incinerate it. Life on the planet will long since have become extent. It is nice that you find my point interesting but your comment does not seek to my original post. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3262.  @crimsonshinobi5281  Whereas you have managed to combine both and still not make a valid point! Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3263.  @crimsonshinobi5281  Hi again. I am not confused in any way. Thank you for your comment. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3264.  @Budweiser-gq6xv  So if you believe that the Earth is flat as you seem to claim, then where exactly does the Sun go at night? Take care.
    1
  3265.  @Budweiser-gq6xv  But unlike you I do actually watch and study the Sun. I gave you a list of 5 instances where what you suggested is at variance with observable reality. All you can say in response is "Well babe b it dies". Perhaps you need more time to put together a coherent response? Take care.
    1
  3266. If it were really fake then you would be able to produce some actual evidence to back up your claim. Take care.
    1
  3267.  @grahamhilder2064  "every variant is entirely made up"....Would you care to further elaborate on that comment? Thank you,
    1
  3268.  @grahamhilder2064  "They have never isolated a sample of Covid anywhere". Graham, your statement is factually incorrect. The SARS-Cov-2 virus was isolated and identified as far back as Jan 2020 and its entire genetic makeup (genome) was widely published online within days (one example published in the Lancet, Vol 395, Feb 2020). The same has occurred for the many hundreds of variants that have been identified as well. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3269.  @grahamhilder2064  Sorry Graham, clean copies the SARS-Cov-2 virus and various variants have been isolated and obtained by collecting specimens from infected patients and culturing by a wide range of labs around the globe. Genetic material from the virus has been extracted and its genome sequenced. There are quite literally hundreds of research papers from multiple sources and countries available online that show this. i cite "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea, Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020" as just one example. A large number of papers are also available on the NCBI database. I know that there are conspiracy theorists out there who like to spread lies and misinformation but I am sticking with the science on this one. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3270.  @grahamhilder2064  Hi again Graham, you do churn out the misinformation don't you. (1) You do realise that obtaining a specimen from an infected patient, culturing it to allow it to multiply then extracting its genetic material then sequencing its genome is exactly how a virus is isolated, don't you? (2) Science is not carried out by FOI requests. We are all aware of the conspiracy theory exercise where they asked Public Health England for information on isolation of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, were told that PHE did not hold this information but were clearly directed to where it could be obtained yet still lied about the answer. All there FOI requests and their answers are easily found online using a Google search. (3) I have shown you the evidence, can you not read the Lancet article? If the words in The Lancet are too hard for you then try "Virus Isolation from the First Patient with SARS-CoV-2 in Korea", Park et al, Journal of Korean Medical Science, Feb 2020. (4) Do you realise (obviously not) that Dr Kary Mullis never said that the PCR test can not detect infection. Seriously, how much critical thinking does it take to realise that a Nobel Prise winner won't suddenly and out of the blue state that all his work is somehow wrong. Again you are propagating lies and misinformation and cannot cite a source. Seriously man, you need to have a think about all this. Take care & stay safe.
    1
  3271.  @rockethead7  From what I can gather certain peddlers of conspiracy often pretend that this is the Apollo 11 landing and that Mitchell is Armstrong and then claim fake as we can see footprints, equipment and the camera being distant. Many of the gullible seem to fall for this. Take care.
    1