'Greatest shot ever recorded': Clip of 1978 spaceship launch goes viral

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'Greatest shot ever recorded': Clip of 1978 spaceship launch goes viral
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The video is from an older television docu-series that explored science and technology.

Such is the case of one particular video clip immortalized in the 1978 television docu-seriesseries, based on a book of the same name, was created, written and presented by scientific historian James Burke.

One particular clip alleged to be from the show's eighth episode called,"Eat, Drink and Be Merry..." has taken the internet by storm. A in the"Damn That's Interesting" forum titled"The greatest shot ever recorded on TV!" has been upvoted nearly 43,000 times and features a clip of Burke discussing various gases., with an American flag visible in the background, and eventually stops in his tracks to explain that if hydrogen and oxygen are both released in a confined space, mixed and set light to them,"you get that.

When he says those words, he immediately turns around and points to a spaceship launching right on cue in the distance. It was what many would consider a once-in-a-lifetime filming opportunity, notably in 1978.A 1970s-era science TV series is bringing back memories after one clip has been spread online.returned with sequels in 1994 and 1997..

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