Conspiracy theorizer are frustrative to regular citizenry . I ca n’t tell you how many arguments I ’ve had with folk member who trust humanity has never made it to the Moon , but I can recount you it ’s in all likelihood more times than humanity has in reality perish to the Moon .
There ’s only so many times you could patiently explain that though the flag is likely undulate in the wind , this is the result of the astronautsrotating the flagstone in the lunar soil , and it keeps its bent shape once that movement stopped . There ’s only so many more times you could tell them that if you face slightly below the flag , crucially , you could see the actual Moon .
It must be even more frustrating when , as well as all of the evidence that world has actually gone to the Moon , you were the one who receive out of your Moon rocket for quite a well - documented bounce around on the Moon , and citizenry still doubt it . Enter Buzz Aldrin , look mad as the pits .
A video of Aldrin , thesecond person on the Moon , has gone viral today . It ’s unclear why , as it ’s incredibly old footage , but notwithstanding , it has been shared again widely because of how he dealt with a conspiracy theorist . It ’s been trending on Twitter under captions such as " Buzz Aldrin put down one on the birdbrain " .
In the video , he is face continuously by a man who take him to " trust on the Bible " that he walked on the Moon , before say him that he did n’t and calling him a Noel Coward and a prevaricator .
The video is actually from 2002 , and the chaser was well - known conspiracy theorist Bart Sibrel , whom it transpired had tempt Aldrin to the hotel under the pretense that he would beinterviewed for a Nipponese television receiver show .
Although we do n’t condone violence , we also do n’t excuse harassment . Aldrin ’s attorney said at the time that Sibrel had pushed Aldrin against the wall , defy to rent him leave the hotel , and that he had acted in ego - defense force . The Los Angeles County District Attorney ’s office agreed that he had been provoke into punching Sibrel and that it was n’t filing charges against Aldrin .
" I was very surprised that he hit me . I thought it was very anserine of him to do it in front of two video cameras , " Sibrel told theSt Petersburg Timesof the then 72 - year - old , after being filmed chevy Aldrin . " He has a good clout . It was quick , too . I did n’t see it coming . "
