Hey,

You can congratulate me, because I succeeded in convincing a friend of mine who used to believe that people never went to the Moon.

It was easy, because he studied in the University of Sofia, Faculty of Physics. He was probably a victim of conspiracy movies, but his education made him understand the nature of radiation, etc...

One soul saved.

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Svetoslav Alexandrov, B.Sc. in Molecular Biology
A human return to the Moon is always 15 years in the future. A human mission to Mars is always 30 years in the future. This is the sad truth.

"Impressive... Most impressive." - Darth Vader on Zvezdichko's conversion job.

Seriously, well done!

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See? Because of me, now there's a warning. -Homer Simpson

Yes, very good, Zvez!

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I want to go back to the moon.
I don't care which rocket you use, whichever one you pick, I'll like it, I swear.
"If you think the LHC will create black holes, you might as well believe Hobbits are at the bottom of your garden."- Dr. Mike Inglis
Rovers forever! - ToSeek

Congratulations! Nice to hear a success story.

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What happens on the event horizon, stays on the event horizon.

Well done Zvev,

A question for you.

What was the most persuasive evidence that swayed your friends opinion?

OR was it the sheer weight of all of the evidence taken as a whole?

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Very funny Scotty, now beam down my clothes.

(We are allowed to call you Zvez, right?)

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I want to go back to the moon.
I don't care which rocket you use, whichever one you pick, I'll like it, I swear.
"If you think the LHC will create black holes, you might as well believe Hobbits are at the bottom of your garden."- Dr. Mike Inglis
Rovers forever! - ToSeek

Yes, you are allowed. Or you can call me Svetlio or Svetoslav.

I think it's the sheer weight. But as I already said - he studied in the Faculty of Physics. So he knows that there are a lot of peer reviewed articles which simply can't be faked.

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Svetoslav Alexandrov, B.Sc. in Molecular Biology
A human return to the Moon is always 15 years in the future. A human mission to Mars is always 30 years in the future. This is the sad truth.

I'm using this emote in lieu of a High Five. You've earned it.

That's pretty much the solution to everything.

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Where mainstream ideas can't be found,
some novel theories can be had.
But keep your feet both on the ground;
Sometimes the astronomy's bad.

You may see the cosmos through the noise,
But take care which path you choose.
Remember when reading conspiracy ploys,
A mind's a terrible thing to lose.

So keep your spider sense on high
And before they drive you to booze,
Take time to roll up your pant legs, boys,
It's too late to save your shoes.

Oh you'd be surprised how often that backfires.

What is more important is that Zvez's friend takes away from this a greater appreciation of critical thinking and will avoid going off half-cocked and taking in any load of rubbish because it sounds sexy.