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Yes, Jack is now a Cosmic Dave fan! From the Education Forum:
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Sigh! Most of Cosmic Dave's arguments were debunked back in 2002:
New Very Laughable Topic 27 May 2002 235 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1323 Cosmic Dave's 32 questions 3 June 2002 199 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1354 Proof photos for Cosmic Dave (slow images) 3 June 2002 19 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1352 More refutations through CG of Cosmic Dave's site 4 June 2002 19 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1361 For cosmic dave....stars 5 June 2002 49 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1371 Question for cosmicdave 8 June 2002 43 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1406 AGC Computer Details 10 June 2002 15 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1422 Cosmic Dave and Apollo 13 10 June 2002 18 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1418 For CosmicDave: A Thread Devoted Entirely to the Rover Video 29 June 2002 10 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1571 The artful dodges of "Cosmic" Dave Cosnette (Probably one of the "best" threads.) 29 June 2002 95 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1573 Dave´s claim regarding the Gemini 10 spacewalk photo 3 July 2002 13 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=1602 Our mate Cosmic Dave 4 September 2002 15 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=2047 CosmicDave's backbiting 1 October 2002 8 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=2258 More from Dave 11 March 2003 25 posts http://www.bautforum.com/showthread.php?t=3944 |
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So, Jack White is bringing up the same old hash again from Cosmic Dave, huh?
It's both old and sad.
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This is no fantasy. No careless product of wild imagination. - Jor-El Godspeed, John Glenn. - Scott Carpenter And these atomic bombs that science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men that used them. - H.G Wells, The World Set Free To the conspiracy crowd, radiation is a big Boogey Man that inspires terror and death in all who encounter it. - JayUtah |
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Cosmic Dave's 32 questions
3 June 2002 Only now it's 33 points. It reminds me of a nut case who appeared on a late night talk show (Paar?) talking about his "Ten Points". After he had spoken for a few minutes, mentioning his Ten Points repeatedly, the host deadpanned, "Take off your hat. I think you have another point."
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Personally, I like this Cosmic Dave much better.
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I lurk over on the ed forum and when I saw that the "esteemed" Mr. White was citing the "C" rock picture as an anomaly (#9) I just about died of laughter. And I though he reached a low point by not realizing where the LRV was stowed.
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Oh! Oh! I can come up with another point!
"34. Have NASA officals stoped beating thier wives yet?" And the best part, it makes as much sense as the previous 33 points!
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You know, his question on point 28 about computer chips could've been answered by a look at Wikipedia.
Then again, that would ruin the HBers reputation of not doing (proper) research, now wouldn't it?
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There is only one thing dirtier than doing research beyond looking for the next conspiracy theory, and that is doing calculations. Works like garlic on a vampire.
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Or gold on a Cyberman (classic series, that is).
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This is no fantasy. No careless product of wild imagination. - Jor-El Godspeed, John Glenn. - Scott Carpenter And these atomic bombs that science burst upon the world that night were strange even to the men that used them. - H.G Wells, The World Set Free To the conspiracy crowd, radiation is a big Boogey Man that inspires terror and death in all who encounter it. - JayUtah |
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Have you had the pleasure of playing with Interdimensional Warrior, Nicolas?
His physics is better than yours (or any mainstream engineer, physicist, etc). ![]() If you haven't any idea what I'm talking about... Interdimensional Warrior (IDW) is (possibly are) a CT on the Godlike Productions forum. About 18 to 24 months ago, he regurgitated a few Apollo hoax theories (starting out with how the CSM would've eventually melted into a molten blob). Eventually, there is an discussion about whether the LM/CSM could survive docking, with IDW proclaiming that one or the other (the LM, I think) would have been crushed, and goes so far as to say that he's done the calculations which back his argument. IDW is challenged to provide his calculations, and after much stalling, finally posts them. It is almost immediately pointed out that (notibly by Jay Utah) he has mangled the units (especially for torque), and that his calculations are grossly incorrect. He became beligerent (well, more than usual, at any rate), and further argued that his version of physics was vastly superior to the mainstream's.
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I hate to say anything that verges so close to ad hom, but I have a fondness for IDW. I may even miss Godlike Productions for the wonderful imaginary science it has brought to me over the years.
Some other gems include; "The moon does not orbit the Earth, and it's not a satelite" "You make yourself incredible with your own ignorance, such as your insistence the saturn 5 was fueled by liquid hydrogen." "I think were we actually disagree is the makeup of emr, to which I say the photon is a fairy particle that does not exist unless a photon is an electron." "You'll get a half a rad exposure on a beach in a day or two, dumbass" And one I'm tempted to use as a sig... "If a theory is falsifiable, it by definition IS false, but then I wouldnt expect you to understand this simple logic. If you CAN prove it false, it is, and if you cannot, it MIGHT not be."
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Perhaps Godlike Productions should change it's name to "We never paid attention in Science class Productions".
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His physics is better than yours (or any mainstream engineer, physicist, etc).
There was a guy on the IMDB that had the same complex. When it was shown using basic everyday physics that he was wrong in claiming that the dust from the LRV wheels should have sprayed 60' in the air, he merely declared that MS Physics was wrong and that his were far superior and under his physics he was right and we were wrong. ![]()
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) is a necessary part of any theory. Artful quotes such as the one you posted are born in the misconception that falsifiabililty means that it's false, but not shown to be yet. But that is totally wrong. Falsifiable means that the theory is constructed in a way that allows it to be identified as false if it indeed would turn out to be false.That is logic too. But too long for a sig. Part of this misconception is not getting the difference between allowing for a possibility, versus the certainty of getting that result when performing an action. If you have only one horse in the race, it is unbeatable. That is not a genuine race, because its construction doesn't allow for a contender to be beaten. That is the equivalent of a non-genuine (there must be a word for that ) theory: if it is unfalsifiable through its construction, it is not a real theory. In a real race, every horse is beatable. This is the point where your quoted CT says "if a horse is beatable, it won't win. That's logic". I guess he would see the mistake in his logic with this example. In order to have a real race, contenders need to be beatable, but that doesn't imply they will be beaten (as in lose, not as in getting hit ). In order to have a real theory, it must be falsifiable, but that doesn't mean it will turn out to be false. The horse might lose, the theory might be false, but it can also be a wnning horse or spot on correct theory.
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It's hard to keep track. They have all these astounding degrees and awards. And it is surprising they find time to post with all the high-profile businesses they are running at the same time.
To give IDW credit, he is well ahead on his science compared to the bulk of the attendees at the late lamented GLP; "What's the doppler effect got to do with how light travels? You should read more or stop taking acid." (illucid) "Newton's law of gravity applies only to within our atmosphere it does not apply to the moon. Your argument is from an uneducated, small mind." (anonymous) "Moron, what does Halley's Comet got to do with no one able to expalin any orbit of any object in the solar system?" (anonymous) "Study the moon. Is there any indication that the moon is spinning? The same side of the moon always faces the Earth, right?" (ptah) "Really, something is funny here. You can breathe oxygen on the moon, but yet there is no US settlement of anykind there? Why not?" (anonymous) Mostly I collect those that have some surface plausibility -- ones that you can sort of say "yes, I can see how you might get there from here." But sometimes, I have to save one that is off in some strange land of its own... "I'm wondering when NASA is going to address the secret, hidden issue of a layer of water that emcompasses the outer space of Earth? Lots of unusual space ocean sea creatures swimming around way up there!" (space ocean)
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I've noticed a couple of times now, while following links to older threads like a couple in this one, that one poster has no name, title or avatar. Just blank. Can somebody explain?
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Then again, I do hope such people represent only a small fraction of the population.
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IIRC, he claimed that his father worked for the Aluminum Co. of America throughout the buildup and during the Apollo missions, and that he was involved in the fabrication for some of the structural elements. However, his biggest claim for knowledge that I remember was that he was a highly competent "engineer" (several patents, accommodations, etc.). After his calculations were thoroughly decimated, he never retracted this claim, but didn't bother repeating it (at least, not with the bravado he did before). I also remember that he claimed to have gone to a prestigious school, but I don't recall if he said he graduated (or how highly, if he did), or if he was another one of those "I lost interest/dropped out when I realized that I was smarter than all of my professors."
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I believe that would be HUb', who had some trouble with crossover, which is clearly why he doesn't post here anymore. Not that newbies would know, because there's no name, title, or avatar to his posts, but those of us from BABB would recognize his . . . distinctive posting style.
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You're right, bad assumption on my part.
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Thanks Gillian.
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MrGuitarDeath. I'm still laughing at his claim that electric motors will spin 6x as fast in 1/6G.
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