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Offline JayUtah

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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #45 on: October 06, 2015, 09:51:18 AM »
I can only go by what I've been told, since I'm not a lawyer...

As can I.  However, I often work with lawyers in many capacities and it has behooved me to seek as much of a legal education as I can in order to be effective in that work.  You should never be sorry for raising an objection you sincerely believe is founded in fact.
"Facts are stubborn things." --John Adams

Offline bknight

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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #46 on: October 06, 2015, 10:03:13 AM »
Not I, avoiding lawyers is a daily goal for me. :)

Sadly not all of us can be so lucky.  But apologies all round to everyone to whom I've misattributed remarks.
Oh I've had my share of legal shenanigans in my career. I could amuse you with a couple of hours of experience.
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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #47 on: October 06, 2015, 11:29:42 AM »
What exactly was his 'challenge' again? I've clean forgotten.

He would pay a million euros to anyone who could prove him wrong.  But he is the sole judge of whether a contestant has succeeded in that proof.

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Of course,  Conspiracy theorists "challenges" tend to be like insurance sold by Daffy Duck: there's always one more baby zebra.

Indeed.  The legal and practical enforceability of that challenge is dubious, but has generated some interesting (if mostly off-topic) coffeehouse discussion.
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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #48 on: October 06, 2015, 12:28:32 PM »
Ah, thank you. :)

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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #49 on: October 06, 2015, 12:45:57 PM »
Not I, avoiding lawyers is a daily goal for me. :)

I've got a good friend who's a lawyer.  She even gave me the most thoughtful baby shower gift--a medical power of attorney, so Graham makes my medical decisions in case of an emergency, not my mother.
"This sounds like a job for Bipolar Bear . . . but I just can't seem to get out of bed!"

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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #50 on: October 07, 2015, 08:36:22 AM »
What exactly was his 'challenge' again? I've clean forgotten.

He would pay a million euros to anyone who could prove him wrong. 

At this point, I've forgotten what claim of his was to be proved wrong. He has made so many dubious claims and they are so vague.
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Re: Heiwa's "challenge"
« Reply #51 on: October 07, 2015, 08:41:26 AM »
What exactly was his 'challenge' again? I've clean forgotten.

He would pay a million euros to anyone who could prove him wrong. 

At this point, I've forgotten what claim of his was to be proved wrong. He has made so many dubious claims and they are so vague.
I believe that the main one was fuel usage/availability especially into lunar orbit and landing/ascent.  But there may have been additions.  Not been to the web site after one visit there could have been changes.
Truth needs no defense.  Nobody can take those footsteps I made on the surface of the moon away from me.
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