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NASA's Plan to Obliterate the Moon |
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Written by Steve Angell
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Oct 08, 2009 at 11:23 PM |
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NASA has finally had it with Daylight Saving Time and they're striking back. After years of springing forward and falling back, NASA has decided that there is only one way to end the madness (other than moving to Arizona, where it's just too darn hot anyway): they're going to blow up the Moon! On Friday October 9th, they will fire two missiles at the Moon in an effort to further their plan. Sure, it won't destroy the Moon, but it should put a nice little dent in it. NASA hopes that a few thousand subsequent missiles should finally do the trick, and the Moon will be obliterated. It may create an issue with oceanic tides and for love-torn poets, but the awesomeness of the act and the amount of cheese that can be harvested (Moon cheese!) will truly be worth it.  Of course, the official word is that NASA is doing this to see if there is water on the Moon. Because, of course, we're running out of the stuff. By most estimates only 70% of Earth is covered in water, so it's easy to understand why NASA would be so concerned with finding additional sources. The genius of their plan is that most people actually believe their intentions, and even if they don't it's not like they can do anything about it. Rumors have it that Russia had planned to launch a shuttle to deflect NASA's missile launch, but unfortunately they were unable to locate and train any chimps in time.
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