Here's one for the consprationalists.
How did the Astronauts get through the Van Allen radiation belts with no adverse effects whilst travelling in what amounted to nothing more than a Campbell's soup tin with no radiation shielding (1)
(1)citation needed
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Thu 16 Apr 2009, 15:55,
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I was vaguely interested in that conspiracy.
I had a quick look and it seems most of the radiation is caused by alpha-emitters. A sheet of paper would be a fairly effective radiation shield against alpha particles.
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Thu 16 Apr 2009, 15:57,
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don't let facts
get in the way of a good story ;)
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Thu 16 Apr 2009, 16:01,
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It doesn't matter, the moon is a conspiracy anyway.
It's designed to distract us from The Truth.
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Thu 16 Apr 2009, 16:04,
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