One cool thing humans did...
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Well, the humans that believed in science, anyway.
In 1977 they launched a little hunk of metal and wire out of our solar system way into outer space and 43 years later it is over 11 billion miles from Earth (125 times the distance between Earth and the Sun). And, we are still able to send commands and get back information it is collecting.
That's frigging incredible.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/nasa-calls-voyager-2-and-the-spa...
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-contacts-voyager-2-using-upgraded-...
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That IS cool.
That IS cool.
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V ' ger/ Veeger of the first
V ' ger/ Veeger of the first Star Tek movie.
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And a recording of Johnnie B.
And a recording of Johnnie B. Goode by Chuck Berry is on board, along with a bunch of other music. No GD, though.
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Not to mention we fly to an
Not to mention we fly to an asteroid, landed, grabbed a sample, took off and are retuning to Earth with it. We have, in essence, begun to mine the solar system.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-s-osiris-rex-successfully-stows-...
205 million miles from Earth, meaning it took 18.5 minutes for each command to reach OSIRIS-REx, and another 18.5 minutes for each update from the probe to come back down to Earth.
Aliens would see that and think -- ok these apes are making progress. Hopefully when they intercept our broadcasts they won't watch TV news and listen to talk radio. Then they might blow us up.
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Ain't scared of aliens with
Ain't scared of aliens with the covid per H.G. Wells, War of the World's.
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I will put the person that
I will put the person that invented toilet paper up against your space ship.
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Skyboy for the 360 dunk!
Skyboy for the 360 dunk!
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Pan for GOLD?
Pan for GOLD?
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humans created memes
humans created memes
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Alan - another cool thing
Alan - another cool thing about that same "hunk of metal" is that it is one of two spacecraft that carry the famous "golden record" :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyager_Golden_Record
maybe someday in the distant future, someone in a far off world will get to hear Johnny B. Goode
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A space craft landed last
A space craft landed last night and the left this dvd
https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
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What are you mocking MT pig!
What are you mocking MT pig!
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I wonder if the apes i n Ken
I wonder if the apes i n Ken's image snagged some hairs while putting on the space helmet when filming the scenes.