Aliens may exist - Page 4

Homeslice · 04-26-2010, 12:58 PM

Experimentation, just like we use mice and chimps.

Papa_Complex · 04-26-2010, 01:10 PM

I remember reading a short story, perhaps 30 years ago, regarding the idea of alien invasion. It seems that we humans somehow missed the elementary technology for interstellar flight along the way.

The aliens, bent on universal domination, landed their wooden spaceships on Earth, dropped the gang planks, and stormed out to open fire with their cannons and matchlocks against humans with recoilless rifles, M-16s. , and tanks.

Trip · 04-26-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Papa_Complex

I remember reading a short story, perhaps 30 years ago, regarding the idea of alien invasion. It seems that we humans somehow missed the elementary technology for interstellar flight along the way.

The aliens, bent on universal domination, landed their wooden spaceships on Earth, dropped the gang planks, and stormed out to open fire with their cannons and matchlocks against humans with recoilless rifles, M-16s. , and tanks.

Pirate Aliens, YARRRRR!!!

Papa_Complex · 04-26-2010, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Pirate Aliens, YARRRRR!!!

Lizard and feline pirate aliens, IIRC. I'll have to dig up the book.

Captain Morgan · 04-26-2010, 01:20 PM

Hawking just described every alien sci-fi movie ever made. What's his fucking point?

Dave · 04-26-2010, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Hawking just described every alien sci-fi movie ever made. What's his fucking point?

i think it was that we should give his grant money to john ringo

Smittie61984 · 04-26-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Pirate Aliens, YARRRRR!!!

Better make some friends with Ninja Aliens.

Or we could just sick our illegal aliens on them. They'll wake up to have their jobs taken and ray guns jacked.

Papa_Complex · 04-26-2010, 01:23 PM

Fear mongering?

Homeslice · 04-26-2010, 03:19 PM

I don't think many gas giants contain water, nor do they have any metals until you go thousands of miles down into them.

Papa_Complex · 04-26-2010, 03:22 PM

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I don't think many gas giants contain water, nor do they have any metals until you go thousands of miles down into them.

Asteroids for metals. Gas giants for methane, which is CH4, or mine the Ooort Cloud for methane ice/carbon dioxide. Solar, fission, and fusion for power. You never really need to make planet-fall.

04-26-2010, 01:10 PM	#2
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	I remember reading a short story, perhaps 30 years ago, regarding the idea of alien invasion. It seems that we humans somehow missed the elementary technology for interstellar flight along the way. The aliens, bent on universal domination, landed their wooden spaceships on Earth, dropped the gang planks, and stormed out to open fire with their cannons and matchlocks against humans with recoilless rifles, M-16s. , and tanks. __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-26-2010, 01:23 PM	#8
Papa_Complex Nomadic Tribesman Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brampton, Canada Moto: '09 ER-6n Posts: 11,150	Fear mongering? __________________ "Everything's better with pirates." - Lodge, "Dorkness Rising" http://www.morallyambiguous.net/

04-26-2010, 12:58 PM	#1
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	Experimentation, just like we use mice and chimps.

04-26-2010, 01:20 PM	#5
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	Hawking just described every alien sci-fi movie ever made. What's his fucking point?

04-26-2010, 03:19 PM	#9
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	I don't think many gas giants contain water, nor do they have any metals until you go thousands of miles down into them.