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   briatollah said, 9 months ago

   The Voyager has an engraving of what humans look like and a map of from whence it came.
   Basically it says " Attention all advanced civilizations: If you’re looking for good strong slaves, here’s where to find them."
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   simpsonfan2 said, 9 months ago

   Maybe if he had thrown the paper on the portico instead of in the Rose Garden, he would have been paid sooner.
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   Puddleglum2 said, 9 months ago

   The $7.50 debt gets paid off, but “the buck stops here”!
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   lcdrlar said, 9 months ago

   Did he get interest for those years, and what about a late fee?
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   treesareus said, 9 months ago

   Inflation adjusted to 2010…the $7.50 would be over $74.00. Then add late fees.
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   comicnut4636 said, 9 months ago

   So, a Crown of Thornes starfish can grow to the size of a tire?
   Would that be 4, 6, 8, 10,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, or 30 inches??
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   gmartin997 said, 9 months ago

   @comicnut4636

   Let’s just assume it’s the standard factory installed tires for a four-door passenger vehicle, which could mean 15 or 16 inches today. I know SUVs use 20" and larger, but let’s not get technical.
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   gmartin997 said, 9 months ago

   So, that means 11 billion miles equals 16 light-hours, assuming the signal the probe is sending back travels at the speed of light. Assuming it’s still traveling at 17,000 mph, it’s probably traveled another million miles. So, where, in the universe, is it now in relation to our solar system? Is it outside our solar system yet? That would be much more interesting.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 9 months ago

   Crown of Thorns starfish are also predators that kill coral reefs and like the increasing heat and acidity of our oceans.
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    briatollah said, 9 months ago

    There was an old SNL sketch about psychics in which Steve Martin’s character predicts the finding of Voyager by intelligent beings. Their message to the people of Earth: “SEND MORE CHUCK BERRY!”
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    BaconBoyCamper said, 9 months ago

    @briatollah

    Close, briatollah, but fhe picture of man etc was actually on Pioneer 10. Voyager 1 has the gold-plated audio-visual disk I believe to which you are referring. And, Yes, in both cases, it does say where we are located… MIB anyone?
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    scrabblefiend said, 9 months ago

    Does anyone remember the old Twilight Zone story, “To Serve Man?” Also, beware of strangers bearing gifts—The Trojan Horse, for example.
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    No Habla said, 9 months ago

    @briatollah

    I thought it said: “Fresh meat! Free!”
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    No-one-cares said, 9 months ago

    Considering how much radioactive material that is on board, it actually says. “Warning: Nuclear Armed and Extremely Dangerous!” This is the real reason aliens have not contacted us…
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    Jim Kleinhans said, 9 months ago

    Those Voyager 1 signals are received with the same time delay as the voice mail messages on my cell phone.
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