The following is a story inspired by the , "NASA Moon Landing Hoax," where the team set out to debunk the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the Apollo missions. The Day Science Toppled the Tallest Tale
"Look at that!" he shouted, pointing at the skewed shadows. "If the Sun is the only light source, shouldn't they be parallel?"
"If we're going to do this," Jamie said, his voice flat as ever, "we have to go big. We need a vacuum, we need high-powered lasers, and we need to stop people from saying the flag was waving." Act I: The Shadow Play
They built a miniature lunar landscape with one primary light source. To their surprise, the uneven topography of the "moon" naturally bent the shadows, making them appear non-parallel just like the Apollo photos. One point for NASA . Act II: The Waving Flag