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burnzey boi 04-18-2005 05:28 AM

lol, you guys did seem to change this thread into dimensions and in a way dimensions is planets and space.
Do you suppose if aliens did come to earth, would they act friendly or agressive?

Link 04-18-2005 05:35 AM

They might not even know the concept of aggression. The example in Independence Day (the one with the helicopter and the flashing lights) illustrates what could happen if things go wrong.

While the gesture may be peaceful according to us, they might not understand. In short: I think we may differ so much that we will have to spend a long time before we can even understand their ways of life.

Nightwing 04-18-2005 07:31 AM

I definately believe there is life on other planets. The probability of there not being life somewhere else is too great.

What I have a problem with is 99% of alien sightings are described as bi-pedal creatures which look a lot like us. I find it hard to believe that is the only form of intelligent creature out there.

Also, even if a creature traveled at the speed of light it would take them a long time to get here from wherever they are comming from, how are they all arriving at the same time, and then just to secretly bounce around our solar system without any extended contact. If they are advanced enough to travel at light speed or faster shouldn't they be able to say hello in a peaceful way. It just dosen't make much sence to me.

Life certainly exist elsewhere but it would be vain of me to think so many other cultures are that interested in our planet and life forms that exist here.

Iron Greasel 04-18-2005 07:31 AM

Beumanuoir, I meant the horizontal rod, not the actual pole. I just didn't remember the word.

That picture also features other proof against the moon landings. The shadows are pointing at wrong directions and there are no stars. The shadows can be explained by the uneven terrain, and there are no stars because they are too dim to show next to direct sunlight hitting the white spacesuit. You can try it home, just go out on a cloudless night, shine yourself in the eyes with a strong flashlight and see if you can see any stars.

burnzey boi 04-18-2005 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nightwing:
I definately believe there is life on other planets. The probability of there not being life somewhere else is too great.

What I have a problem with is 99% of alien sightings are described as bi-pedal creatures which look a lot like us. I find it hard to believe that is the only form of intelligent creature out there.

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if you watch movies with aliens with tenticles and such, how are they meant to build items without thumbs? the strereo type alien has large black eyes (possibly to see in space due to the lack of light), a large head because they need smarts to be able to travel in space, they would have thin bodies because there is no gravity their muscles waste away and if they had formed a way to make gravity, it would be very light.

i think i think too much..

shamrock_uk 04-18-2005 09:04 AM

There's a ton of light in space though. Next time you're up there, try opening your eyes without sunglasses. I dares ya [img]tongue.gif[/img]

burnzey boi 04-18-2005 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
There's a ton of light in space though. Next time you're up there, try opening your eyes without sunglasses. I dares ya [img]tongue.gif[/img]
i used to look at the sun before my mother told me it was bad, but if you do look out in space with or without sunglasses, most likley you'd die strait away because the atmosphere out there turns your blood into vapour and your eyes while out there.. lets just say its not pretty..

Iron Greasel 04-18-2005 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by shamrock_uk:
There's a ton of light in space though. Next time you're up there, try opening your eyes without sunglasses. I dares ya [img]tongue.gif[/img]
If there's so much light out there, why can't we see it in daytime?

shamrock_uk 04-18-2005 05:45 PM

You know, I actually had to think about that one! The atmosphere is to blame.

If you sat yourself down just alongside the Earth, the Sun doesn't suddenly shine less - the amount of sunlight reaching both points is the same. It would probably seem brighter from space.

Assuming there was air in space and you walked around up there in shorts and a t-shirt, you'd get sunburnt so bad in a single second that you wouldn't be able to sit down for a week. Looking at it would blind you instantly. That's why astronauts have mega-tinted visors too.

Sure, out in interstellar space I guess it gets quite dark. But certainly in the solar system there's no shortage. In other more active regions of the galaxy it is quite likely that it would never be dark due to the concentration of stars.

krunchyfrogg 04-18-2005 06:05 PM

Everybody knows aliens are evolved humans from millenia in the future coming back to study their history.

Why do you think we lose our hair as we get older... evolution!


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