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# pffft
I'm still wondering if the aliens would make any sense of that message though
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 14:59, archived)
# They'll probably take it as an insult
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:00, archived)
# or just as spam
"Increase you Xphzll size by 50%!"
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:02, archived)
# arf!
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:18, archived)
# Free Marklar!
Just send a deposit of 5 marklars to department of marklar...
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:28, archived)
# Yus
I could describe in a painful amount of detail as to how they would be able to, it starts with a representation of our number system, it describes some basic elements using the first transition state of hydrogen as a reference, which they would know about, just to make sure they understand the syntax of the message, it shows the double helix structure of DNA, a picture of the solar system, blah.
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:03, archived)
# I know
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message
but it would still require a kind of mind/sensorics/mathematics/etc similar to ours
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:06, archived)
# indeed
It would amuse me greatly if we finally find extra testicle life on another world, and they turned out to big dumb flying jelly fish type things.
(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:13, archived)
# ...using the probe it was on as a sex toy


(, Sat 22 Dec 2007, 15:40, archived)