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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 07:31 AM
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First moon 'bomb' launched by French in 1902.

A Trip to the Moon (French: Le Voyage dans la lune) is a 1902 French black and white silent science fiction film. It is based loosely on two popular novels of the time: From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne and The First Men in the Moon by H. G. Wells.<1>

The film was written and directed by Georges Méliès, assisted by his brother Gaston. The film runs 14 minutes if projected at 16 frames per second, which was the standard frame rate at the time the film was produced. It was extremely popular at the time of its release and is the best-known of the hundreds of fantasy films made by Méliès. A Trip to the Moon is the first science fiction film, and utilizes innovative animation and special effects, including the well-known image of the spaceship landing in the moon's eye.<1>

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At a meeting of astronomers, their president proposes a trip to the Moon. After addressing some dissent, six brave astronomers agree to the plan. They build a space capsule in the shape of a bullet, and a huge cannon to shoot it into space. The astronomers embark and their capsule is fired from the cannon with the help of "marines", portrayed as a bevy of beautiful women in sailors' outfits. The Man in the Moon watches the capsule as it approaches, and it hits him in the eye.<1>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon#cite_note-Greatest-0

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LunaSea Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 07:46 AM
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1. Originally bombed by Greeks in 165 AD
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:42 AM
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2. Wow. Moon bomb is SO last millennium.
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:07 AM
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3. That scene from the movie really creeped me out when I first saw it.
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