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Dec 31^st, 2012 at 3:58am

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Experts say.............. that life on another planet will be found this year............... Huh

September 23rd at 15:37.............. Grin

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Reply #1 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 4:48am

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I maybe an old sceptic/septic, but I always laugh my socks off when I read/hear about we minions going off on a trip to the outer reaches of the Milky Way...

"....Marcy hopes such a find will prod our species to take its first real steps beyond its native solar system....".

I think I'll stay near my back garden, and take the occasional holiday 'bus trip to Brighton by the sea, with my bucket and spade... Cool

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Inter-stellar travel for humans?....What a load of old codswallop!... Grin

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These Space Science Folks already live on a totally different planet to me!... Grin

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Reply #2 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 7:13am

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Fozzer wrote on Dec 31^st, 2012 at 4:48am:

Inter-stellar travel for humans?....What a load of old codswallop!... Grin

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These Space Science Folks already live on a totally different planet to me!... Grin

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Paul.....Feet firmly planted on the 3rd. rock from the Sun... Wink

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Well said Paul. I think these so-called "experts" watch too much Star Trek. Cheesy

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Reply #3 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 7:30am

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Yep, that's what too much Star Trek will do to ya. Astronomy is pretty cool these days, but if we can't easily get back to the moon, how the heck are we gonna leave the Solar System?

Inventing the airplane was easy, space travel is not.

If they do discover what they're looking for and can prove it, that'd be great, but ad astra per aspera. That's about it.

Gotta go, there's a couple of little green men at my door, looks like they need some socks.

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Reply #4 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 8:51am

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Paul just hopes that if there's alien life it looks exactly like Sally Solomon... and I happen to hope this too Grin

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Reply #5 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 8:56am

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ozzy72 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2012 at 8:51am:

Paul just hopes that if there's alien life it looks exactly like Sally Solomon... and I happen to hope this too Grin

..lest we forget... Wink

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http://www.captainwilliams.co.uk/3rdrock/3rdrock.php

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Reply #6 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 9:02am

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Without doubt one of the finest sitcoms ever, I might have to have a wee fix tonight Grin

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Reply #7 - Dec 31^st, 2012 at 4:07pm

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He means that an actually habitable planet will be found. The closest thing found so far has been in the "habitable zone". By his definition - a measured size, orbit and incident stellar flux that is suitable for life - there are 5 habitable worlds in our solar system alone.

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Reply #8 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 7:57pm

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All the folks right here on the 'third rock' suffering day in and day out, and look at how many millions of dollars are being spent each year on looking for other planets to inhabit. (or destroy)

How bout fixing the problems RIGHT HERE first. Huh

Trekkie all the way Wink

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Reply #9 - Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:59pm

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You have to give it to Star Trek though, often times the "technology" in the show has become real. I look at the last century of technological development, from Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers, to where we are now with computers, thousands of aircraft, space travel. I wonder where the next 100 or 200 years will take us.

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Reply #10 - Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 3:25am

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DaveSims wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:59pm:

You have to give it to Star Trek though, often times the "technology" in the show has become real. I look at the last century of technological development, from Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers, to where we are now with computers, thousands of aircraft, space travel. I wonder where the next 100 or 200 years will take us.

Captain Kirk was using an iPad back in the 60's, we have just been playing catch up............. Grin

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Reply #11 - Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 3:46am

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expat wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 3:25am:

DaveSims wrote on Jan 2^nd, 2013 at 9:59pm:

You have to give it to Star Trek though, often times the "technology" in the show has become real. I look at the last century of technological development, from Henry Ford and the Wright Brothers, to where we are now with computers, thousands of aircraft, space travel. I wonder where the next 100 or 200 years will take us.

Captain Kirk was using an iPad back in the 60's, we have just been playing catch up............. Grin

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Reply #12 - Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 4:35am

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I often lie in bed, all nice and cosy, and remind myself that for millions of years, (a very long time!), all life on our tiny planet has successfully developed due totally to the prevailing conditions on our tiny planet; gravity, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, electro-magnetic forces protecting us from dangerous radiation, as well as an abundance of the wet-stuff, etc, etc, ad infinitum....

All this within extremely fine limits, as we are beginning to find out, to our cost!

So the chance of us existing comfortably on another lump of rock, either in our own Solar System, or anywhere else "out there", is extremely remote...
...and as Doug says, until someone develops an; "Infinite Distance Transporter", and an extremely large stock of Mars Bars as sustenance for the journey and our new life on the new lump of rock in a distant Galaxy...

...even brain-deficient individuals on our tiny Planet wont be going anywhere else soon...

..trust me... Wink

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Outer space is an unbelievably dangerous place for we delicate Earthlings, and our canine friends!... Shocked

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Reply #13 - Jan 7^th, 2013 at 11:40am

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ozzy72 wrote on Dec 31^st, 2012 at 8:51am:

Paul just hopes that if there's alien life it looks exactly like Sally Solomon... and I happen to hope this too Grin

I don't believe it! First time I have contact with other fans of "3rd Rock from the Sun"! Miss that show, was very entertaining & funny.

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Reply #14 - Jan 7^th, 2013 at 11:49am

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Without mention of piss recicling: no other water source out there (water is heavy!) for our unquenchable human thirst. Not my idea for vacations! Mexican beaches are ideal for low & slow flights, using ultralights or Skydive. Provided with gigagallons of mexican beer, after landing.

I believe gravity is the first requirement for life. "Out There" is for remote controled machines.

Fozzer wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 4:35am:

... Outer space is an unbelievably dangerous place for we delicate Earthlings, and our canine friends!... Shocked

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Paul...~~Captain Kirk~~ Captain Sensible... Wink

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Think: Radiation!

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Reply #15 - Jan 7^th, 2013 at 2:22pm

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Jean you're in good company with Paul (Fozzer) and myself. We both LOVE 3rd Rock Wink

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Reply #16 - Jan 7^th, 2013 at 4:31pm

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ozzy72 wrote on Jan 7^th, 2013 at 2:22pm:

Jean you're in good company with Paul (Fozzer) and myself. We both LOVE 3rd Rock Wink

I've still got all your (mine) CD's of; 3rd. Rock, Mark!

Paul... Cheesy

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Reply #17 - Jan 11^th, 2013 at 1:12am

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Hagar wrote on Jan 3^rd, 2013 at 3:46am:

Wake me up when they've developed a successful transporter. Smiley

Beam me up Scotty! Cheesy

I don't know about you -- but I think I'd be more than awakened if they beamed me up from the bathtub...

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Reply #18 - Jan 13^th, 2013 at 11:12am

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H wrote on Jan 11^th, 2013 at 1:12am:

I don't know about you -- but I think I'd be more than awakened if they beamed me up from the bathtub...

When reading this reply yesterday oh yesterday, I was watching a movie called "Serenity", were they handle & land damaged spaceships like Spitfires & OneOuNines ("I am a leaf in the wind ..."), plenty of deadly sexy ones among the crew, passengers & planets, in dire need of an Exorcists! But I enjoyed it; made less non-sense than Avatar, to me ... (the flying effects in Avatar, were made by computer geniouses/big-bang geeks ... that don't have a clue about piloting any aircraft!) Grin

In México they didn't have that serial on SatTV Cry

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