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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Yes, I'm sure "The Brits (as I call them) are real nice people but definitely not the brightest bulbs on the string". Americans are widely known for their intelligence aren't they?
Posted by Emma  in  Manchester  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  04:01 AM

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This is called the Placebo effect, I have even heard of people being burned, and blistering, when they were told what was touching them was a burning cigarette (when it was actually a pen!)
Posted by Becky  in  New Forest, England  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  05:57 AM

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i think the hoax was funny, people thought that patrik moore was a crediable source of information, but were mistaken. if i had fallen for that prank i would have laughed. some of the people commenting are so arggresive(Carpatha in Oregon), do we really need to be cussing each other out? you haven't even met and you're already jumping at each others throats. this is why the world is the way it is, people are defensive and resort to violence(in this case violent words). is anyone willing to try to live cooperatively in peace?
Posted by Sasha  in  Everywhere  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  10:14 AM

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wow, I really mean WOW!! The same thing happened to me last week!!
Posted by Amanda  in  Poplarville, MS  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  11:52 AM

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Having read all seven pages of this post, I think i've found a pattern. In general, (with a few exceptions) the bloggers from America are rude, annoying, conceited, and supremely unintelligent, while those from Europe or generally anywhere other than the 'Great U S of A' as it has been called, are intelligent, polite, and for the most part have a reasonable argument. As I said, there are exceptions. There is the occasional intelligent American, while there are one or two loud, annoying 'Not-American-Peoples'. This long-winded argument has entertained me, while confirming and giving me added reason to hate Americans in general. I apologize to the few Americans that have an IQ higher than that of Raisin-Toast for the gross generalization, but it is unavoidable. God help us all when we begin having a battle of wits with other countries, and hope that they stand by the moral of, 'Do not have a battle of wits with a country that is only half-armed'. Yes, I am American, living in the 48th state in education, in one of the least educated countries of the world. I am ashamed having read these posts.
Posted by Matthew  in  Away from you  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  12:57 PM

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I would have fallen for it (by standing on the scale at that exact moment)but would not tell other people that I felt the sensation if I didn't. Liars! Oh well, it was the best April Fool's joke so far.
Posted by Nicki  in  Texas, USA  on  Wed Apr 02, 2008  at  05:37 PM

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I haven't read all seven pages of comments, but the tone of the first page or two seems rather derogatory towards the flying lady. My first thought, though, was "Well done!" I wonder if she's still laughing at the people who didn't realize she might have been playing her own April Fools' prank?
Posted by Neil  in  Canada  on  Thu Apr 03, 2008  at  08:29 AM

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Hey Reece - You're absolutely correct !

You caught my typo. Congratulations!!!
Of course I meant moon, not noon.

Unfortunately, I make lots of typos -
can't help it. It's in my blood (type o)
Posted by Marc  in  Mew York City  on  Sat Apr 05, 2008  at  01:14 PM

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To Jimbo in Canada:

I looked up 'planetary alignments' on google for a school project. I have A's in every one of my classes. Even though you posted you message over a year ago, I still feel the need to respond to your comments.

I guess you have your freedom of speech, so you have the right to say whatever you want. But what exactly makes you hate America? Do you have any idea how many people have died to keep our country safe? If our country was invaded, yours would soon be too. I think you need to show more respect to other countries. Those 'gun toting inbred rednecks' happen to be the people brave enough to risk their lives to keep our country safe, and give up their lives to save millions of people they don't even know. And if that's not respectable, I don't know what is, so you need to BACK OFF.

Most Americans are NOT inbred to this day. Where do you think Canada came from? Many different countries. It is a country built like America was-immigrants.

As to the suicide and homicide etc; we can't control what other people do. We must achieve greatness on our own and from the help of others along the way.

Humans have a tendency to sin, and to hate each other. We have to beat it.

The truth is: white or black, northen or southern, eastern or western, wherever you are- we are all humans with human feeling and human intelligence. Some have more intelligence than others. Some have more athletic ability than others. We are all DIFFERENT. I don't know where you were in kindergarten when they taught that, but it's true. And the day we finally understand that and accept one another, and when we all finally stop hating each other, is the day that we will all achieve greatness.
Posted by NA  in  AMERICA  on  Fri May 23, 2008  at  04:08 PM

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