When he claimed Oumuamua was a solar sail remnant I thought "Neat idea, let's wait for further observation." Then we discovered what it actually was and properly understood how it's shape gave us the reflection characteristics that it did.
He was simply wrong. I didn't think Avi was a crank, just that he put out an interesting guess that happened to further his solar sail work.
He was simply wrong. I didn't think Avi was a crank, just that he put out an interesting guess that happened to further his solar sail work.
Now... Yes, he's a crank.