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The American Flags We Left on The Moon Have All Turned White
Space Industry News ^
| 7/20/13
| William Waldon
Posted on 08/02/2013 1:52:52 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Dixie Yooper
“all four brave men who made the first trip...”
[face palm]
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posted on
08/02/2013 3:53:38 AM PDT
by
Justa
To: Dixie Yooper
All 4 ? Apollo missions had a crew of **3**, only two of which were in the Lunar Lander.
Facepalm indeed. . .
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:07:39 AM PDT
by
Salgak
(http://catalogoftehburningstoopid.blogspot.com 100% all-natural snark !)
To: Dixie Yooper
Where did Nixon hide on the mission?
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:09:14 AM PDT
by
SampleMan
(Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
To: LibWhacker
The old Red, White and Blue turning white seems very symbolic given that Obama has emasculated NASA.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:16:22 AM PDT
by
Slyfox
(Without the Right to Life, all other rights are meaningless.)
To: LibWhacker; snippy_about_it; bentfeather; Samwise; Peanut Gallery; Wneighbor; Valin; alfa6; ...
To: SampleMan
Where did Nixon hide on the mission? Cambodia, I think. He was over there ordering Lurch around.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:18:37 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: Dr. Sivana
If they are made of nylon, what keeps it "waving" on the windless moon? When they landed on the moon and it was shown on TV, it was explained that since there was no wind on the moon to make the flag wave, a special wire support was fabricated to give the appearance of waving.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:19:23 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
To: SampleMan
“Where did Nixon hide on the mission?”
This is bigger than Watergate!!
To: LibWhacker
Oh great! Now we have green cheese eating surrender monkeys.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:21:13 AM PDT
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys=Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat, but they know what's best for you.)
To: sinsofsolarempirefan
Considering what is happening to America today, there is a certain poignant symbolism to this...I was thinking the same thing.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:28:10 AM PDT
by
EricT.
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To: LibWhacker
My flag is flown every day and after nine months you can see how bleached out the colors are when compared to a brand new flag.
It’s amazing to see what the suns rays can do to a flag.Those Anin Flags are really well made though and they will last much longer than the company claims.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:32:35 AM PDT
by
puppypusher
(The World is going to the dogs.)
To: Dixie Yooper
Err... Three Hero’s went. One lier hid in the White House.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:37:02 AM PDT
by
Freeport
(The proper application of high explosives will remove all obstacles.)
To: LibWhacker
What are we supposed to think of this, that there is a “special symbolism” that could be construed as a negative?
It IS what it is and that’s ALL it is!
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:41:09 AM PDT
by
equaviator
(There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
To: LibWhacker
“So it is likely that these symbols of American achievement have been rendered blank”
Along with many others thanks to Obama.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:42:09 AM PDT
by
Slambat
To: GeronL
“$5.50 ... lol”
That’s what, about $500.00 today? $900.00 next week?
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:44:24 AM PDT
by
Slambat
To: Slambat
Spent billions going and we planted $5 flags.
That just... I don’t even know what to say.
Hopefully, some day, we can go back and actually do something useful up there.
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:46:28 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
Red dyes are unstable and fade. The intense ultraviolet destroys the color.
It just happens
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:48:05 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
To: bert
What about the one on the ground, as Aldrin said, would only one side have been bleached?
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:49:15 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
Ha...... good question.
I would guess the down side retains some color. Someone will need to go look
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posted on
08/02/2013 4:53:27 AM PDT
by
bert
((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Travon... Felony assault and battery hate crime)
To: LibWhacker
They are all WHITE?
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posted on
08/02/2013 5:03:26 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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