Questions I've heard today from a 29-year-old Jodi

[sylvar]

• "Why, is it some kind of anniversary?"
• "Why did you cry when you read me the 'In Case of Moon Disaster' speech?"
• "Oh, is that where 'The Eagle has landed' comes from? Because that's like a catchphrase, right?"
• "Is that [The guy who said 'one giant leap for mankind'] Buzz Aldrin?"
• "Is that how they named Buzz Lightyear?"

Mind you, I was -5 years old at the time, but still!

 

Comments

[segnbora.livejournal.com]

So Jodi is not a science history geek. (I'm sure there are holes in your history knowledge in some area or other.) Help inform her.

[eidolon-a.livejournal.com]

wow.

[ximinez]

Teaching moment!

[furious-mold.livejournal.com]

I still love her.

[datan0de.livejournal.com]

It horrifies me that the greatest engineering achievement in all of history is completely lost on so many people, even though it happened within living memory. It's not a science thing. It's not a geek thing. It's a pivotal moment that stands apart from all of human history and informs who we are as a species and what we're capable of.

As others have noted however, it's also a great opportunity for you to educate. BTW, even though it's a dramatization, the HBO series From The Earth To The Moon does a better job of conveying both the overall facts and the magnitude of the race to the moon than any other treatment of the subject I've seen (and I've watched/read a lot!). IMHO, the entire series should be required viewing in schools. If you haven't seen it, I recommend it. If you have, I recommend lending a copy to someone who hasn't.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Bother. It's not owned by any library I have free access to, and Forsyth charges $30 for a card. I'll have to wait.