Everyone believes that man landed on the Moon in 1969, but what if we told you that it never actually happened? What if we told you that the only place man landed was a movie studio? Well, that might just be the case. In 1969 the whole world exploded with excitement when the news reported that man had landed on the moon. However, since then people have been quite skeptical as to whether things were really as good as they seemed or whether this was just another lie from the government. One thing that the more observant among us have noticed is that in a photo released by NASA, an inexplicable object can be seen reflected in the astronaut's helmet. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay The object appears to be suspended in the air (as if hanging by a thread or string) and has no reason to be there. After examining the lunar module we can determine that there is nothing extending from it that matches the object in the helmet. However, people have compared the item to a studio lamp and the resemblance is evident. Although NASA was quick to dismiss other theories, this one still remains unexplained, most likely because they have no other explanation other than the fact that the Moon landing was a hoax. Further evidence of studio forgery is the famous rock "C". In another official image released by NASA, there is a rock with a perfect letter "C" drawn on it, clearly visible at the bottom of the image. This may be evidence that the rock was simply a prop and the "C" written on it was to facilitate positioning. A clumsy set designer could easily have positioned it the wrong way, revealing to the world the “C” that was supposed to be hidden. The “C” is perfectly symmetrical, which rules out the idea that it could be a natural event. NASA has given two opposing explanations for this. One of these explanations is that it was a prank made by the photo developer and the other explanation is that it may have been a stray hair that got tangled during the development process. Since none of these explanations make sense or even go together, it is much more plausible that the rock is, in fact, just a prop. In addition to using fake rocks and studio lights, NASA has also been exposed for doctoring its own photographs. The cameras used by astronauts had a viewfinder that helped with scaling and direction when taking photographs. Unfortunately for NASA, many of us have noticed that some of the man-made objects appear above the crosshairs. If you have any knowledge of cameras, you will quickly realize that this should be impossible since the viewfinder is attached to the camera itself. The only way the crosshair might appear behind objects is if the images have been retouched or edited. It is quite possible that, in addition to the studio footage, photographs were also released showing artificial objects edited over real photos of the lunar surface, to make the whole escapade more believable. Well, who made all this movie magic possible? None other than Stanley Kubrick, director of many famous films including (very important) “2001: A Space Odyssey”. In early 1964 Kubrick had just finished his film “Dr. Strangelove”. For this film, Kubrick needed a B-52 bomber but, after his request to film a real one was rejected by the Pentagon, he turned to various special effects to recreate the plane in flight. While today the special effects seem rather old-fashioned, in 1963 they were absolutely amazing. After someone at NASA saw the movie (and noticed the effects).