Neil Armstrong
publication date: Monday, April 14, 2003 (part of Round XIX)
category: Science
clue: Too bad he wasn't the first person to kneel on the moon.
explanation: Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. The word "kneel" is a play on his first name. more…
solved by: Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Erik Bates, Mike Eberhart, David Mitzman, Lori Lancaster, Aaron Fischer, Wendy Hampson, Nadine Russell, Kelly Stokes, Amir H. Sufyani, Andy Hubbartt, Dan Donovan, Kat Stratton, and Biff Meister
trivia: The goo effect was Scott's attempt to simulate a distorted transmission from space.
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