Re: Kensington runestone in the Scandinavian press


"Eric Stevens" <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 29 May 2005 22:47:08 +0200, spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Per
> Rønne) wrote:
>
>>Eric Stevens <eric.stevens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 29 May 2005 09:39:38 +0200, spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Per
>>> Rønne) wrote:
>>
>>> >Seppo Renfors <Renfors@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> >> BTW a dictionary is not such a source.
>>
>>> >I didn't use a dictionary {ordbog} but encyclopedias {leksika,
>>> >encyklopædier}.
>>
>>> >> > But not consensus with the kind of people who still think the moon
>>> >> > landing was a fraud.
>>
>>> >> Fair enough, but let me tell you that the moon landing definitely
>>> >> wasn't a fake, but I don't suppose you will believe that either, eh
>>> >> :-)
>>
>>> >Of course the moon landing took place. July 21st 1969. Every nation was
>>> >able to control it - after all they sent messages to Houston which
>>> >everybody could record. And record from where the source came ...
>>
>>> Have you seen the film 'The Dish'? Fakery - fakery ...
>>
>>I don't remember, but I've seen arguments on the flag which seems to
>>flutter in the wind. On pictures. Just at few days ago I resaw the film
>>from the landing. It doesn't flutter in the wind. Simply put, the
>>astronauts didn't stretch the flag - it keeps the same waves on the flag
>>all the time.
>
> 'The Dish' is a story about the role of the Australian radio telescope
> at Parkes http://pulsar.kicks-ass.net/photos.html in the first moon
> landing. It seems that for a while it was the only means of
> communication with the moon lander as it approached the moon. Then
> thanks to someone forgetting to top up the standby power generator
> with fuel (or was it something mechanical?), they lost power during a
> power failure which occurred in the critical last hours of the moon
> approach. This caused them to loose the lander even when power was
> restored.

I watched that film in Hong Kong earlier this year. Quite humourous,
starring Sam Neill and a bloke from aussie soap Neighbours.

http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/movies/dish_movie_001012.html

>
> The film shows the desparate efforts to pick up the lander once again
> while the people at the telescope faked communication with the lander
> so they wouldn't have to tell Houston of the problems. Fortunately,
> real communication was re-established in time.
>
>
>
> Eric Stevens
>

Dyl.


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