Tormod Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 Now they even sell star names in shops. I wasn't aware that this scam had gotten so far: http://www.play.com/play247.asp?source=2004120106&page=title&r=GADG&title=551200 :wink: Before you order, read this:http://www.iau.org/IAU/FAQ/starnames.html They "forget" to tell the buyers about that, obviously. Wonder if that is enough for any customer to ask for a refund? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted December 5, 2004 Report Share Posted December 5, 2004 I wonder how great a gift it would be if they knew it wasn't for real. Sure they might find it a nice gesture and then it's ok I suppose, but I am sure a lot of people are fooled by this, and they wont be happy when they realise that it's not for real. I would rather buy a book on astronomy to someone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aki Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Yeah true, it's not like you'll be able to see the star easily... Do you think they re-sell the same start to someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlameTheEx Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Damb. I wanted to buy one for me and one for the ex, and one for my daughter. I was going to call them BlameTheEx, ItsHisFault, and TheBoss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlameTheEx Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Stargazer Sadly I seem to recall that Arthur C. Clark was wrong. When the Americans went to the moon they bloody well made sure to bring an american flag that would wave in a vacuum. Sigh. Here we go. Pictures of the flag flying in the (non-existent) wind: http://www.harmonize.com/swdroundup/Apollo11.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stargazer Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 Stargazer Sadly I seem to recall that Arthur C. Clark was wrong. When the Americans went to the moon they bloody well made sure to bring an american flag that would wave in a vacuum. Sigh.Well it didn't wave forever, its fabric did move but that was just shortly after the astronauts have pushed the flagpole into the soil. The did construct the flagpole so that the flag would look like it waved. Nevertheless, the spirit of the quote is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpha Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 A bit like the scam where you could own a piece of the moon. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 I have ordered this a couple of times as a gift. It has worked great with ladies. I didn'ttell them it was a scam though. :) Maddog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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