In 1976 the British astronomer Patrick Moore announced on BBC Radio 2 that at 9:47 AM a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event was going to occur that listeners could experience in their very own homes. The planet Pluto would pass behind Jupiter, temporarily causing a gravitational alignment that would counteract and lessen the Earth's own gravity. Moore told his listeners that if they jumped in the air at the exact moment that this planetary alignment occurred, they would experience a strange floating sensation. When 9:47 AM arrived, BBC2 began to receive hundreds of phone calls from listeners claiming to have felt the sensation. One woman even reported that she and her eleven friends had risen from their chairs and floated around the room.
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Whatever it was they were drinking, they should have put water with it.
Posted by Linda  in  Hull  on  Tue Mar 30, 2004  at  09:13 AM

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this just goes to show how dumb some people can be when they dont know they are being fooled. lol
Posted by samantha  in  Arkansas  on  Wed Mar 31, 2004  at  09:35 AM

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this just goes to show how dumb some people can be when they dont know they are being fooled. lol
Posted by samantha  in  Arkansas  on  Wed Mar 31, 2004  at  09:35 AM

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This prank shows how peoples mind's play with them when they THINK something is going on. The "sensation" is COMPLETELY sychological OR is made up. That woman is hularious, and MUST have felt stupid after finding out it was all a joke!!
Posted by Monica  in  New Jersey  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  07:21 AM

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i think that women had been smoking somthin to think that
Posted by nicky sapp  in  alabama  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  08:16 AM

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I just revised the wording and time to indicate that this would occur today. I've sent it to the adminstrators in the school district where I work. I can't wait to see how many "takers" I get. Hope I'm employed tomorrow.
Posted by rob  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  09:39 AM

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Maybe at that exact time a UFO or something (magnetic waves) went by the Earth, and caused that woman and her friends to float in the air? No one would notice. Think about how easy it is for someone out there to do things like that on April 1, no one will believe the people that claims something happened to them anyway!
Posted by Anna  in  Norway  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  10:56 AM

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Monica, did YOU feel stupid when you found out that you had spelled "psychological" wrong?
Posted by Sean  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  11:02 AM

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Hey Monica That is HULarious ... or HILARIOUS as the case may be... did you kow the word gullible is not in the dictionary?... no you don't cause you don't own one!
Posted by AL  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  11:29 AM

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Leave her alone, at least she has better things to do other than make fun of the less fortunate. -_-
Posted by O_o  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  11:34 AM

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Q101.9 in Chicago played this joke this morning. It was hysterical to hear all the listeners that called in to say they tried it and did/didn't feel anything. One woman pulled over to the side of the road and was jumping up and down and the police came. She shrugged at them like she wasn't sure why she was doing it and then they just laughed and drove away.
Posted by Valerie  in  Chicago  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  01:51 PM

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Yes I'd rise from my chair too if I had been smokin what those gals were
smoking. The Brits (as I call them) are real nice people but definitely not the brightest bulbs on the string.
Basically "a nice bunch of chaps I dare say"
Posted by TBS  in  Indianapolis, In.  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  05:16 PM

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I was telling people this today. They beilived me!!!!
Posted by Tommy  in  somewhere  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  08:03 PM

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I would fall for that. I would also think that i would jump higher because that kind of stuff makes your brain think that you really are.
Posted by shawn  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  09:33 PM

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I tried this this morning, it really worked. only for a minute though. but man, that minute was great.
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Posted by Joel  in  California  on  Thu Apr 01, 2004  at  10:10 PM

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'Thought this might bring you a chuckle.

A zissen Pesach to you & Shoshi.

Love, Mom
Posted by Joey Friedman  on  Fri Apr 02, 2004  at  08:30 AM

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well that backfired on auntie beep then didn't it. i.e. the callers got their own back.
Posted by mare  in  ireland  on  Sat Apr 03, 2004  at  05:55 AM

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Patrick Moore met Einstein.

I've met Patrick Moore.

So I've kind of met Einstein once removed.

How cool's that?
Posted by Impressive  on  Tue May 11, 2004  at  05:50 AM

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Is this really true? Not
Posted by Script  on  Tue May 18, 2004  at  07:31 PM

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OMG, I would have probably fallen for this one too! Ugh... I'm so gullible. Hey, this is coming from the girl who believed her friend when he told her there were upper and lower case numbers! One set is used for everyday things, the other is used for business! DUH!!! LOL
Posted by Lola  on  Mon Jun 21, 2004  at  01:59 PM

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