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« on: December 30, 2004, 11:06:57 PM »
Apparently, at this very moment,  there is some satellite hurtling towards the distant reaches of outer space. On it is something called "the Golden Record".

Here is a visual aid:



Now, this thing is supposedly going to communicate to the aliens what the whole earth thing is about.

In a few moments, I am going to direct you to a site. Your task, should you choose to accept it, is to complete the following:

1) Before examining that site, look at the image posted above. You should notice some symbols etched into the Golden Record. Decode their meaning.

2) Now go to the site , skip the crappy intro, and see the hidden clues revealed. d'OH! It was so simple, right?! I mean, the answer was practically hitting you over the head wasn't it?!

3) Enter the site, and you'll notice three rings acting as links; sounds, photos and greetings.

The 'sounds' link will provide the pleasantly suprised alien with dogs barking and the sound of tractors.

The 'pictures' link shows some chick licking something, some wacked-out looking motherf#$% eating what appears to be god-knows-what, and some emo-tard pouring water on his face.

The 'greetings' link gives the alien the word "hello" spoken in about 20 languages that they aint even gonna understand in the first place.

HBkojd.

uyio{uo.

YUioyh.

Did you understand those? Just imagine the smiles those heart-warming greetings are going to bring to the alien's faces.

Who is responsible for this PR fiasco in the making?!!

Hell.... barely any of US know how to work a record player anymore. Ya really think the aliens do?

But lets just for a second pretend that the aliens manage to decode the gibberish on the Golden Record and figure out how to make it work. I can't even imagine the look on their faces while watching this low-budget ghetto archive of tard.

No wonder watermelon like Independence day happens. Leave it to the NASA folks to screw it up....

I think this could have very dangerous repurcussions for us. Ugh... just great.

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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2004, 11:13:51 PM »
lol Nash, I've always wondered what the hell NASA was thinking in making that stupid disc.

I haven't been to the site yet, but I remember this thing well. Even as a kid I wondered just what in the hell some alien being is supposed to do with it.

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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2004, 11:32:58 PM »
The Golden Disc is better than nothing. Better than say old Broadcast Signals that are reaching galaxies far away only after 50 some years.

Imagine, you are some SETI guy on another planet, and you receive signals about the Nuclear Weapons, War, Genocide, Famine, etc. Coming from Earth. Not to mention mindless advertisements and the likes of modern programming.

I'm sure out there past Alpha Centauri, there itching to spend four days and three nights here on Earth. Earth is probably a vacation destination for the lower income alien familys.
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2004, 11:37:32 PM »
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I can't even imagine the look on their faces while watching this low-budget ghetto archive of tard.

No wonder watermelon like Independence day happens. Leave it to the NASA folks to screw it up....

I think this could have very dangerous repurcussions for us. Ugh... just great.


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« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2004, 11:38:51 PM »
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No wonder watermelon like Independence day happens.


When was the last time something like 'Independence Day' happened? In my encounter the only thing that happened to me was being anally probed... that and the massive headaches...
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« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2004, 11:39:11 PM »
this thread is doomed.
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« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2004, 11:39:51 PM »
I know it's a little off your topic Nash, but I found this photo on that site and was amazed by it.

For such old technology to be able to work so well at such a distance is pretty cool


Also, even though the Golden disc is a joke that could probably never be undstood by ET, the actual thought and information that went into it is pretty neat.

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« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2004, 11:42:13 PM »


i'd hit that.  yep.  i would.
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2004, 12:01:10 AM »
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I know it's a little off your topic Nash, but I found this photo on that site and was amazed by it.


Obvious photoshop. Notice the out of place pixelation. Saturn is trying to hump the moon and all the other planets gather in to get a better look? And what is the Deathstar doing there? Nope... not buying it.

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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2004, 12:05:43 AM »
lol

Those are moons of Saturn and the deathstar is just hanging out.

I just checked the caption and it is labeled "Montage of Saturnian system: Dione front. Tethys. Mimas right. Enceladus. Rhea left. Titan distant top", so I guess you are correct.


Neptune is kinda cool though



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« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2004, 02:05:24 AM »
Hopefully the Golden Disc will reach them before signals carrying "The Simple Life" or "Who's Your Daddy". Otherwise, were doomed.
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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2004, 02:28:26 AM »
hmm actually the first earth transmissions any alien were to recieve would be of Hitlers speach at the 39' olimpics. Unfortunatly the damn Nazi's were beaming there particular brand of crap out into the cosmos 1st. So any way u look at it...we r doomed
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« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2004, 02:29:36 AM »
1936 Berlin... Jesse Owens et al...
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« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2004, 02:38:41 AM »
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1936 Berlin... Jesse Owens et al...


yep thats the one
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« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2004, 03:15:05 AM »
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hmm actually the first earth transmissions any alien were to recieve would be of Hitlers speach at the 39' olimpics. Unfortunatly the damn Nazi's were beaming there particular brand of crap out into the cosmos 1st. So any way u look at it...we r doomed

Hitler beat Marconi? Guess you flunked history, too.
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