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Igor360@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago

what would you put in space to break the scientists?

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what would you put in space to break the scientists?

Igor360@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 5 months ago
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  • ERROR: Earth.exe has crashed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    A “Voyager” type spacecraft with a Golden Record but with contents depicting a civilization of Cats in Mars, and the Space Craft + Golden Record are made from materials from Mars. Put this in orbit around Mars, and have it emit a signal on loop with an Arecibo Message depicting the Cat Civilization.

    The scientific community would just collapse and we’d be worshipping cats as a world wide religion.

    😸

    -Sincerely, totally not a cat

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      The scientific community would just collapse and we’d be worshipping cats as a world wide religion.

      You’re a couple thousand years late on this one

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    A dinosaur skeleton in a spacesuit.

    • intensely_human@lemm.ee
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      The truth is out there

  • AlligatorBlizzard@sh.itjust.works
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    A teapot in orbit around the sun somewhere between Earth and Mars.

    • *Tagger*@lemmy.world
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      Or a vase of petunias and a blue whale skeleton?

      • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Actually, I think they were referring to Russell’s Teapot.

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          Yes, but now I regret not going for the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference.

          • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            As you should.

            :P

        • *Tagger*@lemmy.world
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          Huh, TIL, thanks

          • EveryMuffinIsNowEncrypted@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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            No problem. Philosophy can be fun! ^_^

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    That manhole cover from Operation Plumbbob.

  • Bertrand "call me Butt" Kiss@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Russell’s Teapot.

  • Gieselbrecht@feddit.org
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    A radio station streaming “Baby Shark” on all frequencies

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      Possibly the most appreciated song on earth.

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      Son of a-

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    A giant ship that can transform into a giant robot maid, complete with a vacuum to suck planets’ air.

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      It went from suck to blow!

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    Gonna steal an idea from Karl Pilkington and leave a dishwasher somewhere on Mars for one of the rovers to find.

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      Maybe even an older model.
      Bonus points if it was a popular model in a science fiction show.

      My take of that would be the station from the little martian from Looney Tunes in the full 3D cartoon style.
      Sort of like a cell shaded structure in a realistic lighted environment.

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    “YOU ARE HERE” map.

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    Everything is already in space. Also, whale songs

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    A lone white lawn chair on the surface of Mars

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    Arts and Humanities research.

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      A paper floating in space that reads ‘Probing the ‘Other’: Conceptions of Zipzorpian-Terran Relations in Early Explorer Narratives’

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    Moon sized amoeba.

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      Call it The Amooba.

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    Ghosts

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      NASA: Oh you guys are back early!

      Astronaut: Moon’s haunted.

      NASA: What?

      Astronaut: grabs gun and gets back on ship Moon’s haunted

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    Sprinkle some water on the moon

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      This was you wasn’t it?

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