Would you rather have been a Beatle, or have walked on the moon?

there is nothing that the Beatles ever did in their career that is as REMOTELY as cool that compares to being able to have a photo LIKE THIS taken in your career

http://www.stvincent.edu/uploadedImages/SVC_Pulse/Blog/John_Smetanka/young_neil_armstrong.jpg

It seems so weird to me but then I remember what ILM is like. xp

survival training in the desert to make Sgt Pepper? NO I DIDN'T THINK SO

http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/armstrong082712/s_a04_S6414507.jpg

Seeing the home of us all reduced to a humble tennis ball vs mccartney/lennon shit is no competition at all.

you cannot fuck with space

space always wins

always

i thought we didn't even like the beatles anymore tbh

the only way that the Beatles and the Apollo astronauts are in the same conversation is if Abbey Road could realistically explode in flames with the Beatles inside it at any given moment throughout their recording career.

zero beatles died making their first album.

this question really annoys me

A LOT

What if the choice was between the moon and being a member of Floyd while recording Astronomy Domine THEN WHAT I ASK YOU?

MOON
MOON
MOON
MOON
MOON

"if Abbey Road could realistically explode in flames with the Beatles inside it at any given moment"

travelling to the moon is the most dangerous exploration ever taken by humanity and that is including some silly shit we have done in the past on this rock.

Even Syd, bless him is mediocrity compared to the brave nutters who went to the moon.

Beatle, easily.

walking on the moon obviously trumps anything the beatles ever did

Haven't read through the thread--I'm hoping, and assuming, I'm not the first person to strongly disagree with this. I'd say the Beatles effect on the course of history was incalculably greater. If we eventually set up colonies on the moon, I'll reconsider this.

whaaaat

explain yourself

Forget the big picture here Clemenza, if you saw our planet from distant orbit it would change your life more than being a pop star.

i wonder if the first 4 astronauts on the moon will as a group outlive the first 4 beatles?

I'd say the Beatles effect on the course of history was incalculably greater

no

let's see one is the apex of scientific achievement and exploration of the species. the others made a bunch of records/money. hmm

we did something no organism from this planet has ever done before and you're like "oh b-b-but We Can Work It Out!" gtfo

The apex you say? Good news science, Shakey says you can pack it in, first round is on me!

We have working robots on the surface of Mars right now jftr

Culturally, the Beatles turned the world upside down--it was a drastically different world in 1970 than it was in 1964, and I'd say the Beatles had more to do with that than anyone. (I'll concede that MLK, Dylan, and maybe Warhol rival them.) The moon landing was a great thing--I'm not trying to diminish that--but I just don't see that it transformed the world in the same way.

I realize there's room for disagreement.

way easier to put a computer in a hostile environment than a person obvy

xp

we did something no organism from this planet has ever done before

This is true of basically everything ever btw

don't get me wrong I often marvel at the fact that we have robots on Mars too

xp

"Would you rather be a Beatle or design Fallingwater NOT SO FAST THERE GUY."

neil = john
buzz = paul
??? = george
??? = ringo

someone please google LIST OF TECHNOLOGY WE HAVE BCZ OF NASA SPACE EXPLORATION as I am stuck on my phone & cannot pwn clemenza

seriously "turned the world upside down" is not even a tangible THING that they DID

I am shortchanging the resultant technology, I'll concede that. And that I'm heavily biased. But I think you're also seriously shortchanging how much the Beatles affected the world, VG.

(This is all really separate from the actual poll question anyway...)

MOON
MOON
MOON
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MOON

― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, May 14, 2013 6:54 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

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being the first guy on the moon is cool. being the second through 12th guys on the moon is only cool because we stopped at 12. if thousands of people had been to the moon by now nobody would give a shit about those other guys. there's nothing special about it beyond "I was there first" bragging rights.

and space is deep and all, and when you're lost it's so relentless but I feel like the earth is getting short shrift here. especially since 90% of what makes being on the moon cool is getting a good view of the earth. there are so many fascinating places to explore on earth that most of use have never been to.

clemenza is right in a certain respect re: cultural history. I'll bet if I walk outside right now and ask the first 50 people I see, every one of them can sing me at least the chorus of at least two Beatles songs; but not more than 5% will be able to name two people who walked on the moon, what the name of the moon missions was, or when they took place.

the bottom line for me is easy though. same question I've based every other career decision on: which job allows me to get high every day?

kids today don't care about beatles either though.

bob marley is oddly in ascendance though.

clemenza I love the Beatles. they were creative geniuses and in the sphere of music at the time, sure they were astronauts.

but they did not risk their lives nor INVENT from whole cloth the technology they needed to *record* their albums. they did not do the impossible. the Apollo astronauts did & no amount of nostalgia & tearful love of music could convince me otherwise.

clemenza is right in a certain respect re: cultural history. I'll bet if I walk outside right now and ask the first 50 people I see, every one of them can sing me at least the chorus of at least two Beatles songs; but not more than 5% will be able to name two people who walked on the moon, what the name of the moon missions was, or when they took place.

and there are a lot of young people who dig the beatles, but I think it's kind of impossible for somebody born post moon landings to understand what it was really like to watch the first moon landing live on TV. it was a monumental event apparently but that feeling is forever lost for the rest of us isn't it? kind of a one time deal.

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wk: dude, space is not like going to the fucking ocean. EVERY time someone goes to the moon or mars it is a ridiculous feat of human engineering

"but they did not risk their lives nor INVENT from whole cloth the technology they needed to *record* their albums. they did not do the impossible. the Apollo astronauts did"

why no love for the nerds down at mission control??

I'm with VG here obvy

I get kinda choked up looking at my grandfather's slides of him watching the first moon landing on TV

http://www.flickr.com/photos/joshuababcock/6131380150/

I'm not trying to be glib here: in the end, apparently John did risk his life pursing his chosen profession. Anyway, I'm off to see Room 237--if you're on Team Moon, that's fine. I was Apollo-crazy in 1969. What I really wonder about is what it would have been like to have walked on a Beatle. I'm thinking George may have engaged in some mystical exploration along those lines.

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6206/6131380150_09d8f2d3e5.jpg

wk: dude, space is not like going to the fucking ocean. EVERY time someone goes to the moon or mars it is a ridiculous feat of human engineering

I think you're looking at it the wrong way. the thread question isn't about which is the greater technical accomplishment or milestone for all mankind. the question is which life would be more interesting to experience. kind of a question of individual genius vs. collective effort in a way.

testify, VG

neil armstrong did not invent the technology that took him to the moon

anyway, 'greatest impact on history' is a curious way to look at this q

would you rather have written the entire collected works of shakespeare or have been one of the actors in your favorite movie?

i'm shocked at how many moonies there are here....i also think alot of the responses are really fuckin' funny. keep it going!

and space is deep and all, and when you're lost it's so relentless but I feel like the earth is getting short shrift here. especially since 90% of what makes being on the moon cool is getting a good view of the earth.

― wk, woensdag 15 mei 2013 1:20 (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

This is beautiful, mah man