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Bad AstronomyBy Phil PlaitNovember 29, 2011 11:59 PM

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I might quibble over details in this video, but the overall message is spot-on.

[embed width="610"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOKRR9sYlzc[/embed]

Tip o' the heat shield to NASA on Google+.

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