simonshack » December 9th, 2017, 8:41 pm wrote:FervidGus wrote:
Finally I would like to conclude on a hypothesis/ ‘law’ of mine: ‘the propensity for illegitimacy [e.g. fakery, corruption, and misinformation] exponentially increases with the size of any conglomeration people, ideas, and resources.’
Dear FervidGus,
I fully back your hypothesis / law - although I'd word it in a far simpler manner :
'The more people involved in a lie, the more this lie will be believed by the masses'.
It has always struck me as incredibly stupid when people (and many do!) argue that:
"You say they faked the atom bomb / Manhattan project? Sheesh, no way! - Too many people would have to be involved in such a gigantic lie!"
"You say they faked all of the Moon landings? Sheesh, no way! - Too many people would have to be involved in such a gigantic lie!"
"You say they faked the 9/11 terror attack? Sheesh, no way! -Too many people would have to be involved in such a gigantic lie!"
Etc..etc...
Obviously, the more resources (people / money / media) involved in manufacturing a lie - the more this lie will be construed as "fact" by the masses. Simple.
Following page 12 of this old NASA news release is a 10 page list of where a typical budget for a rocket went to and it stretches far and wide.
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi ... 002484.pdf
NEWS RELEASE
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
SATURN C-1 PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
More than 80 per cent of Marshall's Saturn budget, however, is going directly to private industry and other government agencies.
And much of the remaining money is awarded outside of NASA to federal agencies for various technical and administrative
support.
The following organizations are playing a role in Saturn development. They are listed alphabetically by state, city and name.
ALABAMA
:
Auburn
--
Auburn Research Foundation, Inc., research and study of telemetering and radar systems, and related engineering and fabrication
services.
Birmingham
--
General Electric Co., electrical companents; H. L. Eskew &: Sons, test equipment; Leeds and Northrup Co., strip chart recorders; Linde
Co., liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen; Lynn Dickerson Machine Co., Inc., mechanical parts and assemblies; Mg Electronics & Equipment
Co., electrical measuring instruments; Mill & Textile Supply Co,, manufacturing tooling; The Hayes International complex equipment. I
Corp, engineering.
etc, etc.
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi ... 002484.pdf