Heaven's Gate

It's hard to believe that it's been exactly 10 years since 39 members of the Heaven's Gate cult took their own lives in an attempt to catch a ride on the tail end of the Hale-Bopp comet from the UFO residents who dwelt there. Their passing has left us with many unanswered questions such as

- could this tragedy have been avoided if George Lucas just released The Phantom Menace in 1997 instead of waiting and waiting to release it in 1999?

- how did the names of the 39 dead males show up on the donor lists of Al Gore's 2000 Presidential campaign?

- the house where the tragedy occurred was up for sale at the time with a listing of $1.6 million. Did the house sell for full list? Do the new residents hear noises in the night?

- do you think anyone at NASA has used the example of the Heaven's Gate Cult as justification for more money for exploration in NASA's budget?

- how come Reebok and Adidas haven't used the fact that all the cult members were wearing Nike in an ad campaign?

- if ESPN's Cold Pizza was around 10 years ago - would the number of people who volunteered to end their lives have greatly increased?

Ten years later and there are still so many questions.