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'Search for intelligent aliens near bizarre dimming star has begun'

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Oct 19, 2015.

  1. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    Build it at Neptune. We've already revoked Pluto's birthright planetship.

    If we're not careful we'll have dwarf planets penetrating the orbit of Uranus.
     
  2. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    You'll have to cover Uranus.
     
  3. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    We only cover Uranus when you lose.
     
  4. Starman

    Starman Well-Known Member

    The 2024 election will hinge on the issue of "who lost Uranus?"
     
  5. SFIND

    SFIND Well-Known Member

    I've been following this too and it's neat to watch. But my money is on some natural phenomena and not the Death Star. I know there's been debate on the subject among scientists, but I've been more convinced by the argument that the universe is too chaotic for much complex intelligent life. SETI's been at it for 40 years now, and though they've covered a small total area, they've still come up with exactly zilch. I would love to be wrong, though.

    I do think Hawking is right on that if ET's ever come knocking, it's bad news for us.
     
  6. TigerVols

    TigerVols Well-Known Member

    I think Edward Snowden might be on to something when he theorized that the reason we've never caught an e-glimpse of ET is because they encyrpt their transmissions, just as we do the same among ourselves.
     
  7. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Any civilization that's using radio is just getting cranked up and won't be broadcasting very long.

    Look at us, we're 100 years in and already transitioning to fiber optics, MP3s for our music, and satellite signals that won't escape into space because they're pointed in. In 50 years we'll still be using spectrum, but our footprint will be much smaller and harder to detect from deep space.
     
  8. Vombatus

    Vombatus Well-Known Member

    We've already been visited and have the alien bodies and spacecraft to prove it!

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  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    Latest report is that there are aliens, but they aren't believe to be very intelligent because they don't see any Asians. #crossthread.
     
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  10. They don't have messageboards. Or reality TV.
     
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  11. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    This thread got me thinking about the Fermi paradox -- if there's gotta be so many of them, why the hell haven't we heard anything? -- and I (re-)read up on it a bit. One of the hypotheses proffered is that as civilizations mature, they become more likely to isolate themselves while enjoying their clever toys. So maybe an otherworldly Apple (or Playboy) is to blame.
    Fermi paradox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
     
  12. JayFarrar

    JayFarrar Well-Known Member

    As noted above, Snowden's bit on encryption sorta covers Fermi.

    Besides, if they were broadcasting could we even understand that it was a broadcast?

    We don't really understand the click clacks of Dolphins or whale songs or all manner of how animals communicate.

    Why would alien life be any different?
     
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