Next Gen? 15 Year Old Student's Lost Ancient Mayan City

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Next Gen? 15 Year Old Student's Lost Ancient Mayan City

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15 Year Old Student Discovers A Lost Ancient Mayan City Using Stars And Google Maps.
https://www.facebook.com/DavidAvocadoWo ... f=NEWSFEED
:D
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hardaker wrote:15 Year Old Student Discovers A Lost Ancient Mayan City Using Stars And Google Maps.
https://www.facebook.com/DavidAvocadoWo ... f=NEWSFEED
:D
This looked very dodgy when it first appeared . Poor kid , the media have used him and it has all turned out a bit embarrassing ,hopefully he will learn from the experience .
We see this kind of error in relation to astronomy all the time . Fortunately the purveyors are not only over imaginative but also incompetent allowing for easy refutation .

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016 ... s-Gadoury/
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Smart kid. They get smarter every generation...
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