# There is no moon!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 5, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090 "2013-03-05T15:11:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/1 "2013-03-05T15:11:35Z")

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[It’s a scientific fact!](http://antisun.org/)

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**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/2 "2013-03-05T15:12:23Z")

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But is there a space station?

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/3 "2013-03-05T15:19:09Z")

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There is no Sun. Just clouds.

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**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/4 "2013-03-05T15:43:21Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> There is no Sun. Just clouds.

Hello to a fellow Pittsburgher!

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/5 "2013-03-05T15:44:57Z")

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> [@tdn](#):
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> There is no Sun. Just clouds.

If you make [Ed Harris](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25300000/Christof-the-truman-show-25357354-1920-1080.jpg) open that door, you are going to be So Sorry…

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**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/6 "2013-03-06T00:31:12Z")

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**There is no moon!**

Woah! [/Keanu]

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**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/7 "2013-03-06T00:36:41Z")

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but… that’d mean the Apollo landings were _faked…_

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/8 "2013-03-06T00:38:52Z")

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Don’t let Buzz Aldrin hear you say that. 😃

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/9 "2013-03-06T00:44:49Z")

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First there is a mountain, then there is no mountain, then there is.

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**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/10 "2013-03-06T00:44:50Z")

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Well. I’ve made my donation. Cost me my kid’s whole college savings, but it’s for science, so it’s worth it.

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/11 "2013-03-06T00:51:46Z")

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That’s my favorite part of the site! “What can I do to help?” I didn’t realize it was a problem.

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**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/12 "2013-03-06T00:56:50Z")

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The problem is that this exciting new theory has, so far, 0% acceptance. However, with just a few million pounds in grant money, the people that have proposed it will stop feeling bad about that.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/13 "2013-03-06T01:02:15Z")

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But… [We _like_ the moon!](http://www.rathergood.com/moon_song)

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**Author:** ![romadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@romadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romadea)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/14 "2013-03-06T07:47:44Z")

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Alright, what’s the secret to getting that link to work?

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/15 "2013-03-06T14:03:19Z")

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> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#):
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> Hello to a fellow Pittsburgher!

Wicked pissah greetings from Boston!

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/16 "2013-03-06T14:45:51Z")

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Goodnight, moon.

StG

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/17 "2013-03-06T14:47:33Z")

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> [@romadea](#):
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> Alright, what’s the secret to getting that link to work?

Clicking it.

In other non smart-ass words, it worked for me ;). What error message do you get?

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**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/18 "2013-03-06T14:48:55Z")

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Oh, and that site is total bullshit. Everybody knows the moon is just the other side of the sun, right?

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/19 "2013-03-06T20:30:34Z")

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[Matrix]  
Boy: Do not try and bend the moon. That’s impossible. Instead… only try to realize the truth.  
Neo: What truth?  
Boy: There is no moon.  
Neo: There is no moon?  
Boy: Then you’ll see, that it is not the moon that bends, it is only yourself

[/Matrix]

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**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-moon/652090/20 "2013-03-06T20:42:52Z")

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The neat round spaghetti you can eat with a moon…

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