15th
July
2006
My son and I briefly fell for a hoax email from one of his little league parents that claimed August 27th, the Red Planet would be spectacular, and visible wit hthe naked eye as large as the moon.
I actually put it in my Outlook calendar, then a minute later, it occurred to me that this was a forwarded email from a trusted friend, so there was no way it could possibly be true! Sure enough, I was right, it’s a hoax.
Just like all nearly all internet rumors in these mass forwarded emails, this is not true –
(see Nasas response - http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/07jul_marshoax.htm)
when forwarding these myths and legends, I’d also like to point out thaty it’s important to put all of your friends and family email addesses in a bcc field, instead of pasting them in the to: line for all the world to see -
Here are specific details on how to do it, and some more email ettiquette tips I wrote a few years ago…Â
Other stuff I've written:
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