Re: B.S. media hype surrounding Deep Impact

On 29 Jun 2005 19:42:05 -0700, "Coppy Littlehouse"
<coppylittlehouse@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Florian said:
>
>> From what i've heard Mars will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye...
>
>My wife said that. Where is this nonsense coming from?

The same gun-jumping scientists and media hacks who call the "Deep
Impact" mission a fireworks display.
-Rich
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