I got
inspired by God-knows-what to embark on a quest for the greatest dilemma ever.
The problem with this quest is that Google can do only so much; it requires
meticulous research, sorting, and weighing on the Baadger-Satchel Scale of Dilemmic
Importance. Very tough job, but don’t take my word for it. I’ll spare you the
boring gist and just give you the results of my 2-year long research.
Despite
years and years of drilling, we still sometimes freeze up, if only momentarily,
at crunch time. This was what happened to Neil Armstrong in 1969. As he stood
in the opened hatch of the lunar capsule, he was caught in two minds. Those
scientists have probably never stepped out of their laboratories or research
stations; what if they were wrong? What if I disintegrate or sink immediately I
step onto the moon? What if I do the jumping walk and float into space, never
to see my Earth again? But then again, can I pass