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After undergoing cardiac bypass surgery in August of 2012, Neil Armstrong seemed to be recovering just fine, at which point reportedly some of his nurses removed wires that had been temporarily attached to his pacemaker.
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[@Joseph4499]

Imagine if the first words spoken on the moon was simply “First”

[@rogerkearns8094]

That's a word, not words.

[@frankmenesch]

Hey, haven't seen anything from this channel for a bit. Welcome back.

[@FoxDreams]

Is it really THAT big a deal if he said "a" or not?? Good grief. Even if he didn't, who could blame him? He was BEYOND making history in that moment.....

[@TouchofShunshine]

Why does it matter? Any non-agruementive person knew what he meant. As if, we don't make mistakes in speech, especially when we are excited or nervous.

[@johnopalko5223]

"Alien cooties." Gotta love it! 😃

[@justanotherjezebeI]

LMFAOO, Simon's sass is strong in this one. 🤣👍

[@SaraMakesArt]

"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" makes a lot more sense than "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" and I think I heard somewhere else that there was supposed to be an "a" in there. Also, I find the image of two grown men hopping like kangaroos on the moon very amusing.

[@mirairav8995]

This is more of a note into the void. But quite often, I have have been meditating this year on Neil Armstrong's spirit. Project Apollo and his legacy in the long lens of history. At the start of Apollo, no one ever expected it to be this impactful. They knew that they were making history, but they simultaneously overestimated the short-term enthusiasm for their project and underestimated its long-term impact. Most people at the time misunderstood the program and thought that it would be just one note in a longer symphony. But then we didn't go back. We prioritized the F-35s of the world before achievements like Apollo, and that note became the one and only note most people had ever heard. The astronauts themselves didn't attempt to be this famous or be this defined by this achievement. This misunderstanding became much clearer when the program ended and all of the Apollo astronauts faced an existential crisis and a deep depression following their crowning achievement. Their lives - the lives of some of the smartest and most driven people to ever live - peaked in their 40's and that was it. It's hard to imagine a different perception of Apollo than the one we have right now, but again hindsight is different than foresight. The agency didn't seem to grasp the magnitude of their achievement - look at how they treated the original videotapes that had been transformed for live TV video. It was a thing, it happened and that was that. The rockets, science etc were more valuable and no one was focused on the mission itself from our current hagiographic perspective. Their oversight came with a cost. No one - not even NASA - realized the obvious at the time; the astronauts were never going to be human beings after their moonwalks. They were going to be such and such who walked on the moon. And in a way - in the eyes of history - every act following that point was essentially a footnote. After all, how the heck do you top walking on the moon? This burden was further magnified for Armstrong. Most of us forget the depth of his fame. Carl Sagan wrote about an anecdote where an anthropologist told him that a previously uncontacted tribe (or rather assumed to be uncontacted tribe) asked about Apollo 11 and if it was true if human beings had indeed walked on the moon. Try to put yourself in his shoes and lift the weight he carried. Try to imagine being Neil Armstrong and waking up every single day with the weight that every literate child in the world will learn your name until humanity itself ceases to be. He became The First Man - not a person who was allowed to make mistakes. No, that was too undignified for The First Man. And he hated every second of it. He refused to sign autographs. He stopped going out into public. Stopped giving interviews. (IIRC, the last one he gave was to an accountant www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/05/neil-armstrong-grants-rare-interview-accountant/327730/) And chose to live his life as a recluse. But perhaps, this tendency is why he was chosen in the first place. Deke Slayton and the other administrators, wisely, knew that he would be a better First Man than someone like Aldrin, who can be described in the most charitable of terms as a fame whore. www.americaspace.com/?p=24709 And so one of the shyest and cerebral men of his generation was chosen to be a "living monument." And perhaps a monument to the American era as a whole. As of writing, Armstrong is already more famous than Alexander the Great - after whom at least three major languages have literally defined the word "great." (even now his name isn't Alexander of Macedonia, but Alexander the Great.) And Alexander himself will be forgotten before Armstrong is. He is without a doubt, the most famous human to ever exist. And long after the American empire ceases to be, he will still be remembered as an example of what we achieved. Barring a calamity, he will be remembered for all time as long as human beings are alive. It was a very heavy burden, but Armstrong bore it with grace. Perhaps with greater grace than Washington himself, who exemplified the ideal of doing your service and saying goodbye to retire to a farm. Beyond his keen technical mind. I am in awe of him as a human being. The more I learn about him, the more I admire him. I urge everyone who made it this far to read more about him here; www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/space/armstrong1.htm

[@JesusisJesus]

That wasn't a note, that was an entire KZbin video you just typed up for someone to use.

[@ShiroAustin]

Your comment was beautiful and heart touching, thank you :)

[@hashtagdag]

The town in Ohio is pronounced WAH-PAH-ko-NETT-A. I know because I attended elementary and junior high school there. Excellent account of Neil Armstrong! Great channel!

[@JoshuaCraigStrain]

SIMON ROOOOOOOCKS !! Oh yeah - pretty clever to get the chair (Nice one , at that !) after standing for all the pre-chair vids ! This way , you'll be with us not only longer , but more comfortably . Nobody's getting any younger , right ? Or are we ? Sounds like a video topic to me !! CHEERS , BRO- from your BRIT LOVIN' FAN in DETROIT !!

[@UkDave3856]

Excellent. What a great man

[@fryartuck24]

"Worked out all the kinks" when discussing urinating on the moon? Thanks for the (maybe) unintended chuckle

[@theangryaustralian7624]

Thanks guys I needed this

[@Antarcticite21]

If you think about it Aldrin and Armstrong landed on the surface of the moon -at the same time- therefore they were the first humans on the moon and everything else is elementary

[@turbosdolphin]

So sad that medical malpractice took Neil Armstrong from us.

[@q300SBB]

Great job SW...

[@likebot.]

Astronaut costs $6 million rings a bell.

[@alloutofbubblegum8165]

We (Humanity) not only need to go back to the moon, We must go back. That is the only way that we (Humanity) can advance ahead. Godspeed Mr Armstrong, Godspeed.

[@TexanAmiga]

I find this debate about the words spoken by Armstrong quite silly!

[@dancoughlan8001]

COODIES......What a command of the English language 🤣🤣🤣😁👍

[@imouse3246]

What A tempest in A teapot. Also, "To boldly 'go' where no member has gone before."

[@digimanga]

The subtitles are brilliant 😂

[@deirdreryan1621]

I wonder who’s biography is next

[@joshuahunt3032]

As a guy from northwestern Ohio, it doesn’t shock me that Armstrong could’ve blended “for a” in pronunciation like that. Honestly, if tech was still that cruddy and I was in that situation, I’d probably wind up doing the same attempting to quote him. I don’t know how similar a Great Lakes Ohioan accent is to the central dialect, but I imagine it’s not far off.

[@ThreeCatsInTheWindow]

Joshua Hunt born nothern Ohio and moved to Columbus in my teens. that's 40 years ago. central Ohioans wind up with a little bit of a slight southern tang. due to all those west Virginia's and Kentucky natives coming across the Ohio river and not being able to figure out how to cross back. lol much love.

[@Beefkilz]

I think it would be funny if Neil Armstrong said something on the line of who's footprints are those.

[@MrBizteck]

Aww man that would of fuelled conspiracy theories for *years* !

[@mikefanfare]

Even today it's not uncommon for advancement or assignment packages to be submitted late, especially in light of special circumstances such as the death of a child. With a good, qualified candidate, exceptions are generally made. Until someone starts complaining, usually someone unqualified to begin with

[@SuperYouthful]

My college application to Georgia Tech was late...

[@todddougherty9492]

Ooooo, Simon, when did Michael Jackson dancing backwards get named “Moon Walking”????

[@GeorgeVCohea-dw7ou]

What a most excellent video idea. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eouqYZ-Ljc-rnLs

[@dafttool]

As any male would know, when a man marks his territory, he owns that territory🤔

[@Legitpenguins99]

Buzz owns the moon confirmed. It shall hence forth, the "moon" shall now be called "Buzzland"

[@DeliveryMcGee]

In the runup to the Apollo, Neil oopsied the LLRV (lunar lander simulator) and had to eject. A few hours later somebody walked past Armstrong's office, where the badass was filling out paperwork, popped his head in, and said "Hey, did you hear about the guy that crashed the LLRV?" "Yeah." Punching out of an aircraft is a life-altering (or at least height-altering) experience. But Armstrong shrugged off the parachute as soon as he landed, and went straight to his office to write up the report on the loss of the vehicle. That's one way of dealing with stress, just save the screaming and crying 'til you're safe. Also, being a test pilot, I'm not sure he had the screaming and crying phase, punching out of an aircraft was just an average workday for the guy who had already made peace with his mortality.

[@DeliveryMcGee]

"Oh, I survived that. Dammit, now I have to write it up."

[@cindyknudson2715]

Did Armstrong say that he made up the quote while in LEM or that he made the decision as to what he would say while in the LEM? 🤔 I think it was the latter.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

12:40 - Bonus fact n°1 15:20 - Bonus fact n°2

[@BackSeatHump]

Which one of them was the first to fart on the moon? Did it propel him?

[@Legitpenguins99]

Id rather be known as the first man to take a piss on the moon than walk on the moon

[@holidayhouse03]

You pronunced Wapokenta wrong...maybe it was your accent.

[@BackSeatHump]

I think was because of his proximity to the equator.

[@jeffbrooks5580]

Lol I thought the same pretty sure it's wop-a-kenta somen like that

[@SuperYouthful]

I’ll take it...

[@ThreeCatsInTheWindow]

I'm from northern Ohio and have now lived in Columbus fer many years. we don't have an accent.

[@Tfin]

Y'do though.

[@ThreeCatsInTheWindow]

R3Testa naw. don't. lol

[@jeffbrooks5580]

I live in Dayton n grew up in Florida you'll got accents in these parts lol....

[@stephenwright8824]

"A man," according to William Safire (credited for years with writing the original), is how he wrote it. Sorry no citation.

[@annettefournier9655]

What is the linguistic explanation where some Brits say f for th but deny this.

[@rebbecachunn]

Props for getting Wapakoneta closer than most! We Ohioans make things complicated since we use Native American words. 🚀

[@Dr_Do-Little]

Love Aldrin and I subbed to his twitter but yeah... Glad Armstrong was the first. As about the "for'a". Don't know anything about Ohio accent and I'm French (Canadian). That's pretty much how I pronounce it with a "spoken but not heard" a.

[@WorldPeaceNow555]

Hahahaha, I love the casually dropped conspiracy memes. They make me laugh every time.

[@brantleyhester6641]

Early morning Highlight History video

[@OneMoreJames]

Those were some nice burns you slipped in! Lizard people! Ha!

[@Hollylivengood]

Just had to LMAO over people being so worried about "a" or not "a" when Ohio's favorite word is "a", which we attach to anything. "A, what do you think about this car, A? Fu@%in A, man That's great." "Oh, A. Yeah, yeah, A."

[@DavidMiras]

Pathetic of anyone trying to denigrate the 1st words ever spoken on the Moon, down to just one letter. He probably wished he could have stayed there, away from this miserable mankind....

[@maninashedandyp]

0it was great and no murderers what's wrong with you Simon

[@calisahardy4845]

👽Alien cooties?! LOL ... geesh!🤦🏽‍♀️

[@stephjovi]

Why do people think the earth is flat, was that the video were Simon was replaced by a reptilian or was that the area 51 video?

[@areamusicale]

nevermind ... he never actually made any "step" ... he jumped. He walked down the staircase of the Lunar module but never walked on the Moon, he jumped .

[@tommcnall6961]

Did you say "Lizard people agenda"? After the part where Armstrong came back from the moon.

[@BackSeatHump]

A-N-Y-W-A-Y, those words "one small step for man ..." were not Armstrong's. He didn't write them nor did he come up with them on the spur of the moment. I remember those days very well. There was a national contest held and anyone could submit their "words". The best was chosen. So Armstrong was merely reading those words from a written page. Listen to him again. He says, "THAT'S one small step..." in the way one would prepare oneself to say it correctly. Let's see now ..... that's one small step ....

[@upperleftcoastchelseafan7718]

Typical of Neil's wife to not wanting to sue the hospital. That generation just took all the shit that was thrown at them. Not like the hospital is the one paying the 6 million, that's why they have malpractice insurance. Trust me, the insurance companies aren't going broke paying off a few lawsuits and it doesn't relay affect the cost of the policies (that's all insurance company hype and bullshit). Whens the last time you saw an insurance company go out of business or file bankruptcy. Well they actually file bankruptcy as just a standard way of doing business but they're still money making machines. Don't ever feel bad or be talked out of filing a malpractice suit if they do something wrong!

[@ahuddleston6512]

What about Buzz Lightyear? Wink wink

[@diecaster1018]

I belong to the "Flat Earth Society", we have members all around the globe...

[@docw1819]

DIECASTER Then you are a true nutter 😂

[@goodchessactor]

This video reminds me of the so called gaffe which was said by John F. Kennedy, "Ich bin ein Berliner". Many people laughed because it sounded like Kennedy was saying that he was a jelly doughnut. This has since been debunked because although "Ich bin Berliner" is more common it is not incorrect to add the article "ein".

[@thomasfholland]

The lizard people agenda?! 😂

[@MrBizteck]

Nice Flat earth shade thrown !!

[@Neil-Aspinall]

'The Lizard people agenda'?

[@a_real_jive_turkey7772]

One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind sounds better and when you don't overthink it it makes sense just fine... think about it like this. You can say the sentence "a boy meets a girl" as if you were telling someone a story OR you could likewise say "boy meets girl" as a more condensed version. so why would it be incorrect to say it how he said it. The thing about language is that words only mean what people decide they mean and those meanings change all the time. Man can mean man or in 2021 It could probably mean you've assumed genders and you're politically incorrect I sensitive asshole... 😅 But I digress It's absurd that people have given so much of their precious time to debate it, kind of like I'm doing now. But the fact that someone actually did a whole ass study on it is truly 🍌🍌 If I were Neil, when a reporter first asked me about it I would've said something like, I said what I said and with the population of planet earth watching me become an absolute legend I was pretty excited so shit happens, when y'all get your chance to be the first person on the moon you can say whatever you want. *Mic drop* This is also one of a vast number of reasons I'd never be allowed such an honour to begin with 😅

[@Vulcanwoman]

Dick Day. What an unfortunate name.

[@cadelaide]

Hearing a quote from President Obama is pleasantly depressing.

[@qlddave]

First.......Man

[@Frostmatter]

1st

[@doctorpicardnononono7469]

thirst.

[@ahuddleston6512]

1002nd yeah!!!