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Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 30608 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
If there are aliens they could well be within our own solar system. Who knows whether there is a giant planet out there 10 times further than Pluto? That we do know. The planets orbit where they should. That far from the sun those would be icy aliens. Hey, maybe that is the home of the Abominable Snowman? |
old pip Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 13 Credit: 276,229 RAC: 0 |
I was under the impression that we still struggle to define all the laws of physics in the known universe let alone the others which may (or may not) be a sneeze away. Even when we 'know' everything about our physical universe we will then have to devise ways of using that knowledge. That could take a while. I accept that SETI may be a waste of time. 'They' may not want us to know they are there. I do it simply because I am curious. Mind you, I am also an artist so I can make it all up as I go along anyway! |
Samuel Send message Joined: 13 Nov 07 Posts: 40 Credit: 554,815 RAC: 0 |
'They' may not want us to know they are there. I think it's nearly impossible for them to hide. Because every lifeform leaves footprints. If they are intelligent they must use a kind of information transfer, and now/ or in the future we are/ or will be able to detect them. |
Authorised User Send message Joined: 20 Oct 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 64,587 RAC: 0 |
Au contraire, mon frère! The moon is positively littered with spacecraft: 26 (so far). Indeed, six of them were piloted by intelligent beings. Of course, they are all of terrestrial origin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lunar_probes If you are interested to look at them, you can see the images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) at moonzoo.org. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
Au contraire, mon frère! The moon is positively littered with spacecraft: 26 (so far). Indeed, six of them were piloted by intelligent beings. How interesting:) rOZZ Music Pictures |
Max Garth Send message Joined: 29 Jun 03 Posts: 36 Credit: 2,095,482 RAC: 0 |
Well when Neil put his foot down, it was the only footprint on the moon, but that only lasted a few minutes. Max |
Tom95134 Send message Joined: 27 Nov 01 Posts: 216 Credit: 3,790,200 RAC: 0 |
I think Monty Python said it best: "So remember, when you're feeling very small and insecure, |
cal646 Send message Joined: 20 Sep 11 Posts: 1 Credit: 36,000 RAC: 0 |
i say our universe is jus the sparks from a alien grinder smoothing some metal and our universe will last only second to then an so never noticed |
edjcox Send message Joined: 20 May 99 Posts: 96 Credit: 5,878,353 RAC: 0 |
Would be nice to see this one day where credit was shared... "I am delighted to announce that SETI@Home has discovered a tenth new radio galactic communications emitter in data. Acquired long ago the tapes containing the data were analyzed utilizing FFT's and Signals analysis for advanced communications concepts including Pulse Amplitude, Pulse Position, Pulse Phase and other techniques far more revealing than previous software. Further details about the newly-discovered emitters can be found on this web page, and will be published in due course. We are in the process of contacting the volunteers whose computers found this alien group of emitters, and will post information about them in the coming few days. Located over XX light years from Earth it is anticipated that these emissions represent something so far back in time as to be absent from the present day universe in a form we would comprehend. Thank you for contributing to SETI@Home" We can but hope... Goodbye Steve! Never engage stupid people at their level, they then have the home court advantage..... |
old pip Send message Joined: 28 Jul 99 Posts: 13 Credit: 276,229 RAC: 0 |
I see the thread is a bit old now but I have two questions if anyone is still out there. 1) Why was Pangaea all scrunched up on one side anyway? I assumed it would be strung out symmetrical about the earth if it had been there for billions of years. Had it drifted back together after a previous separation or is it the remnants of a collision with another body? 2) As we are looking for signals from other life forms, have we actually ever sent any deliberate signals out (other than Carl Sagan's Gold disc)? With apparently, some of our less passive brethren intent on war with Iran, perhaps we should send out an SOS? Or is that a bad idea as well as too late? Actually more than a couple of questions. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I think Monty Python said it best: I think a case can also be made for Douglas Adams: There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.-- preface to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Convergence Send message Joined: 23 Jun 08 Posts: 117 Credit: 2,928,788 RAC: 0 |
50 years of SETI - no signs of life out there. What a waste of time. SETI observes an extremely small part of the radio spectrum in some of the sky. I'm afraid your statement is quite premature. |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
The continents are not very symmetrical now (mostly in the Northern Hemisphere), so why would they ever be symmetrical? We see some pretty non-symmetrical features on other planets in the solar system as well. Some of those were caused by collisions, so your question about collision with another body may be very relevant. I believe Pangaea is a hypothesis that says the continents we see today were once joined. It doesn't say anything about other continents that may have come and gone in the mean time. In other words, who knows what the parts of the planet that were not Pangaea looked like back then? The variations in height that produce continents and oceans are very very small, when viewed on a global scale. The existence of dry land at all is just random scatter in the data. Looking out my window on a rainy November day in the Northern Hemisphere I could almost believe dry land is a myth. |
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