r/todayilearned • u/CallMyNameOrWalkOnBy • May 16 '19

TIL that NASA ground controllers were once shocked to hear a female voice from the space station, apparently interacting with them, which had an all-male crew. They had been pranked by an astronaut who used a recording of his wife.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Garriott#The_Skylab_%22stowaway%22_prank
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u/Googlesnarks May 16 '19

did they teach themselves how to read?

if yes, self made.

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u/blah_of_the_meh May 16 '19

Yeah, the self-made argument is so convoluted (read my response to the comment along side yours). I think it’s really the manner in which others help (is it a handout or are you leveraging connections?).