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Hacked Climategate E-mails Explained

Mr. Monkey — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:32:18 +0000

Leave it to the media and conspiracy theorists to make a mountain out of a molehill. The so called “Climate-gate” and the hacked email story really gets on my nerves. Please watch this video and you’ll understand why:

Global Warming Rap Battle: Al Gore vs Lord Monckton

Mr. Monkey — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:10:55 +0000

With the so-called “Climate Gate” fueling global warming debates right before world leaders are set to meet in Copenhagen to discuss the issue, The Juice Media invited Inconvenient Truther, Al Gore, and Climate Change Denier, Lord Monckton to go head-to-head in a classic rap battle. Juice News anchor, Robert Foster (Australian-based rapper, Hugo) moderates as Gore and Monckton debate key global warming facts, myths, and WTFs.

This increasingly intensely debated issue is bringing out conspiracy theorists in droves, who adamantly claim that all the scientific research ever done on Climate Change is false, yet they use the same data (that is supposedly false, remember?) to try to claim that the Earth is cooling. Interesting logic. I believe magicians call that “sleight of hand.“

The Global Warming “facts” are not as black and white as some peoples’ brains would like. “Thinking…hard. Brain…exploding.” Let’s break it down.

With nearly all the world’s scientists representing one side of the argument and a bunch of DVDs and YouTube videos (made by non-scientists) representing the other side, let the rap battle begin!

Albert Arnold Gore Jr.
VS
Christopher Walter Monckton, 3rd Viscount Monckton of Brenchley

Another Nail in the Moon Landing Hoax Coffin

Mr. Monkey — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:01:30 +0000

I still remember when I first saw the original Moon Landing hoax conspiracy theory videos. I must admit, they were very convincing at the time, especially without testing the claims. Soon after the allegations were made that NASA didn’t go to the Moon, but rather shot the footage inside a studio, people started analyzing the Moon Landing hoax.

Before we get to the analysis of the conspiracy theory, here’s a recent photo taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Currently in a 50 km high orbit around the Moon, it snapped this photo of the Apollo 17’s lunar module descent stage. Even the flag is visible.

It’s also worthy to note that the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter had previously taken photos of all the Apollo mission and Surveyor landing sites, but the images were taken from a farther distance than the recent photograph of the Apollo 17 landing site. Because of this, there is hardly anything distinguishable in those photographs.

Anyway, this photo is kinda grainy, but considering that the “photographer” is currently in orbit around the Moon, it’s very plausible that it is what they claim it is. Most hardcore conspiracy theorists would need more evidence than that however.

Well, there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. MythBusters, with a little help from www.clavius.org, actually took on the challenge of testing the claims made by the hoax theorists.

Here’s video of the MythBusters’ team taking on the challenge:

Unparallel Shadows:

Moon Reflection:

Footprint:

Flag waving:

Retroreflector: