I used to believe the moon landing was fake because of the flag waving

I watched a documentary last year that showed the flag had a horizontal rod to hold it out, and the movement was from the astronauts planting it, not wind. That simple fact made me check other claims, and most fell apart with basic physics. Has anyone else had a core conspiracy belief flipped by one clear piece of evidence?

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lewis.brian2mo ago

That documentary got the flag thing right, but I always heard the rod was actually vertical, sewn into the top edge to keep it from drooping. The movement was from them twisting it to get it into the ground. The horizontal bar idea is a common mix up, but it still proves the point. Once you see how they actually built the thing, the "wind" idea just falls apart completely. It's wild how one solid fact can unravel a whole belief.

ruby_wright2mo ago

Yeah but like, does it even matter at this point? We put a flag there fifty years ago, the how and why feels like splitting hairs. People will believe what they want regardless of a rod being horizontal or vertical. It's just a cool thing we did, not some grand mystery that needs solving every other week lol.

anthonynelson2mo ago

Wait, did you hear about that guy who thought the pyramids were poured concrete? He saw a video of workers moving a big stone block with just ropes and logs, and it totally changed his mind. Sometimes you just need to see how the thing was actually built to stop overthinking it.

keith27418d ago

Been there myself with a totally different thing actually. I used to think those old Roman concrete things held up way better than modern stuff because of some magic recipe with volcanic ash and seawater. Then I watched a video where some guys just mixed quicklime with hot water and it basically fixed itself over time. It was like oh, okay, nature just does the work if you let it, no conspiracy needed. That video changed my whole view on ancient engineering overnight, it's wild how seeing the actual steps kills all the wild theories.