| No sooner did the two Mars Rovers plop
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| | that shouldn't be there in the first
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| down on the Red Planet in January and
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| | place. Once again, this is nothing new.
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| begin relaying pictures back to Earth
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| | The brain tends to form random noise into
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| than the conspiracy theories started to
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| | recognizable patterns, which is why some
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| fly and people were seeing strange
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| | people see Jesus in their oatmeal or a
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| objects in the Martian sand. It's almost
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| | puppy dog in a cloud formation. If the
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| as if the country is divided into two
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| | images we're seeing are of another planet
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| camps: those who vehemently deny that the
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| | (especially Mars, home of little green
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| rovers are actually on Mars, and those
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| | men and flying saucers), then there is
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| who see something damn odd in those NASA
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| | all the more reason for us to pick out
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| photographs.
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| | terrestrial objects among the dirt and
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| The first group, the conspiracy
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| | rocks. We desperately want to believe
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| theorists, point to evidence that
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| | that we're not alone out there, so we see
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| suggests the whole mission was staged and
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| | things to support the concept that there
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| what we've really been seeing are nothing
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| | are indeed signs of intelligent life
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| more than high-resolution postcards from
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| | outside of Earth.
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| a desert here on our own planet. This is
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| | Ever since the first photos were
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| certainly nothing new, and such theories
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| | released, NASA has been inundated with
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| have been postulated about every space
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| | calls and e-mails from people asking,
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| mission undertaken by NASA. Everyone has
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| | "What the heck is that?" The same thing
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| heard that the moon landings of the late
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| | happened during the Mars Pathfinder
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| '60s and early '70s were cleverly staged
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| | mission in 1997, and the same thing is
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| hoaxes, perpetrated by the U.S.
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| | sure to happen on future missions to Mars
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| government in a desperate attempt to
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| | or any other planet. People will always
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| outdo the Soviets. We couldn't win the
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| | see something.
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| space race legitimately, so we cheated-or
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| | Perhaps the most popular Mars "sighting"
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| so the theorists would have you believe.
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| | is the bunny. One panoramic photo of the
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| As all good conspiracy theories go, there
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| | Martian landscape shows nothing but
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| is plenty of "proof" to be found
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| | brownish sand and a few rock
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| indicating that the Feds are, once again,
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| | outcroppings. But there, not far from a
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| putting one over on us. One of the more
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| | rover, is a rather strange object that
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| common points used to illustrate a
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| | looks a lot like the Playboy bunny logo!
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| cover-up is the allusion that the colors
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| | While most people would probably discount
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| of the photos have been digitally altered
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| | it as nothing more than a trick of the
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| by NASA to make them "redder" for our
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| | light, shadows forming images that are
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| benefit, with the originals being
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| | more familiar to us (well, to us men,
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| substantially more Earth-like in tone and
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| | anyway), there are those who would have
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| appearance (see
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| | you think that the Martians are alive and
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| While a fantastic notion like faking the
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| | well and worshippers of Hugh Hefner. The
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| moon landings seems slightly more
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| | official NASA line on the bunny is that
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| plausible because of the reality of the
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| | it's most likely a piece of the rover's
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| Cold War, there doesn't seem to be much
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| | yellow airbag, which kept it safe from
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| to gain here other than a rally for
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| | harm during its landing process. This
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| further space exploration. When an $825
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| | explanation makes sense, because the
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| million mission fails, NASA takes a big
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| | object is obviously made of a lightweight
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| hit. But when the mission is a success
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| | material that can be moved by the wind.
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| and we can virtually explore a planet 35
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| | Images taken a few minutes apart show the
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| million miles away from the comfort of
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| | bunny's "ears" in slightly different
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| our armchairs, additional funding is more
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| | positions. So either it is a piece of the
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| likely. Could we really be the victims of
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| | airbag, or perhaps some alien was poking
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| a massive PR job? It's just enough to
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| | his head up and surveying the situation
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| give you pause, and that's what makes
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| | with his antennae. Or maybe it's neither,
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| conspiracy theories so much fun.
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| | and the rover has chanced to find
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| The second group of people is those who
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| | something truly remarkable. You be the
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| have no trouble believing that we possess
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| | judge. The NASA image can be seen at
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| the technology to put the rovers on Mars,
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| | So there you have it. We sent the rovers
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| but they simply won't concede that the
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| | to Mars, or we didn't. And if we did,
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| odd-shaped item they see in the sand
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| | then the pictures definitely show
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| isn't a letter of the alphabet, or a
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| | something unusual. Or maybe they don't.
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| fossil, or an alien bone, or something
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