[meteorite-list] The Missing Word

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Oct 1 01:25:15 2006
Message-ID: <53kuh2h4ejafaut3n09r69h87c37j6fbkt_at_4ax.com>

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 00:17:27 -0500, you wrote:

>
> An AP wire story says an Australian computer programmer
>using specialized sound software has analyzed the tape of Neil
>Armstrong's famous phrase when first setting foot on the Moon
>and determined that Armstrong said (and NASA received) the
>missing "a" in "That's one small step for [a] man..." even though
>it's not audible to most listeners...

I don't buy it. Listen for yourself-- there is no gap, no pause, and no unusual
static between "for" and "man". It goes smoothly from one word to the next.

http://www.nasa.gov/62284main_onesmall2.wav

http://www.snopes.com/quotes/onesmall.asp
Received on Sun 01 Oct 2006 01:25:03 AM PDT