bad science

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/8115216.stm

A group of passengers refuse to board a plane when told that a plane should be balanced when flying.

What the story fails to state is that they were all avionic engineer.. oh, no they weren't? They were all physics profess... no? They were all pilots? No?

Ah ain't getting on no dahm pe-lane.

Silly pilot. Planes go faster when all the weight is in the nose. Ask any boy racer - you have to put the back seats down in your Saxo for best performance.

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2009/04/11/anger-at-nor...

A parent commenting on a mobile phone mast on a school:
“And whose bright idea was it to place a mast on a school? It’s disgraceful as there is still a lot of uncertainty around the safety of these antennas.”

Exactly how much uncertainty is there regarding the electromagnetic spectrum?

Should we just give up, go back to stone tools? Oh crap, but stones emit radiation... Wood tools? No, that would emit carbon. No tools? But we're surrounded by rock and soil and plant and animals, all emitting poisons and radiation and evil! And the sun! My word, how much radiation comes off the sun! More than earth has ever produced. Quickly, we must jettison ourselves into deep space, away from sources of energy. Oh no, we would need oxygen - oxygen destroys cells... Bother.

... states that objects will move in straight lines unless acted upon by an external force.

This also applies in space...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7750205.stm
... except that things move in an orbit.