Steve Blank: Gravity Will be Turned Off

Just another variation of the Milgram experiment[1], highlighting people will have a much higher likelihood of believing extraordinary claims and orders from their superiors.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment

If you have never read it, I recommend checking out "The Psychology of Persuasion":

http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Busine...

It's a fascinating examination of persuasion. It covers selling, business, cults, authority - a great and practical intro to some of the research and results in the field.

Or maybe we are the experiment, to see whether people would actually believe a story so incredible.

This wouldn't happen if you'd paid your gravity bill, Steve.

So, this is the people responsible for radar, navigation and electronic warfare. Great.

In other words: Cultivate your own Reality Distortion field.