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They included records from the '70s? Hopefully they at least thought far ahead enough to put some Elton on there. What are the songs?Dukasaur wrote:There are gold-etched phonographic records on board so hypothetical aliens that find them can learn about humans.
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They included a selection of influential pieces of music throughout the centuries, ranging from Bach and Mozart to Beethoven and Stravinsky.saxitoxin wrote:They included records from the '70s? Hopefully they at least thought far ahead enough to put some Elton on there. What are the songs?Dukasaur wrote:There are gold-etched phonographic records on board so hypothetical aliens that find them can learn about humans.
True but solar radiation and decayed plutonium or whatever the hell they have in there are two totally different paint jobs! I'm just imagining some unsuspecting E.T.s taking the thing on board and frying their sperms or worse by cracking it open.Dukasaur wrote:The Sun spits out about 80 tonnes of radioactive waste every second. 80. Tonnes. Every. Second.Funkyterrance wrote:
That's awesome that not only are we creating space junk but space nuclear waste as well.
And the Sun is not a particularly energetic star.
Fear not, our contribution won't upset the apple cart...
Short answer; they can't. It's already out of fuel. It's been using gravity assist to get it from point A to point B.saxitoxin wrote:Should NASA turn it around and put the pedal to the metal to get it back to the Earth?
Standard solar panels won't work past jupiter. Basically you need "stellar panels" and they would have to be massive.maxfaraday wrote:They did not give it solar panels? It could communicate forever.
First of all, space is extreemely massive.Funkyterrance wrote:True but solar radiation and decayed plutonium or whatever the hell they have in there are two totally different paint jobs! I'm just imagining some unsuspecting E.T.s taking the thing on board and frying their sperms or worse by cracking it open.
That was pretty cute.jonesthecurl wrote:Yeah, worms can't live in vacuum! Have you seen the way they squirm when you simply drop 'em in the water?
They're writhing in ecstasy because they know they will soon be part of Shai-Halud!jonesthecurl wrote:Yeah, worms can't live in vacuum! Have you seen the way they squirm when you simply drop 'em in the water?
Dukasaur wrote:They're writhing in ecstasy because they know they will soon be part of Shai-Halud!jonesthecurl wrote:Yeah, worms can't live in vacuum! Have you seen the way they squirm when you simply drop 'em in the water?
Mr_Adams wrote:You, sir, are an idiot.
Timminz wrote:By that logic, you eat babies.
So essentially the satellite is the dead car to our galactic front yard.tzor wrote:Short answer; they can't. It's already out of fuel. It's been using gravity assist to get it from point A to point B.saxitoxin wrote:Should NASA turn it around and put the pedal to the metal to get it back to the Earth?
Second it's really old technology. By the way, the Mars rovers are also old technology. Cutting edge technology isn't used in deep space because you can't go there when it breaks down. So Voyager wasn't even "new" technology for its day. It's really really old.
Agreed.karel wrote:nasa is a waste of money
yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.Funkyterrance wrote:Agreed.karel wrote:nasa is a waste of money
Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?Haggis_McMutton wrote:yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.Funkyterrance wrote:Agreed.karel wrote:nasa is a waste of money
Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.
It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies
It seems like one might want to first fix the gaping hole wasting tons of liters of water rather than the little crack wasting 500 grams.(which, turns out, aren't really wasted in the first place)Funkyterrance wrote:Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?Haggis_McMutton wrote:yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.Funkyterrance wrote:Agreed.karel wrote:nasa is a waste of money
Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.
It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies
Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.Haggis_McMutton wrote:It seems like one might want to first fix the gaping hole wasting tons of liters of water rather than the little crack wasting 500 grams.(which, turns out, aren't really wasted in the first place)Funkyterrance wrote:Just because I think NASA is a waste means I am Pro-military? How does that work? Those are the only two options eh?Haggis_McMutton wrote:yeah, we need to spend more on killing each other. That's the important stuff. That and colourful confetti for our newest glorious leader who will surely solve all of our problems.Funkyterrance wrote:Agreed.karel wrote:nasa is a waste of money
Even if nasa had not done one practically useful thing ever it would still be worth the money simply for what it symbolizes and for helping change the way we think about ourselves.
It has however done a shitload of practical things. first result on google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_spin-off_technologies
Are they? For $18 billion dollars per year, what exactly do you expect out of them?Funkyterrance wrote: Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.
Meaning advances that can be useful to purposes other than NASA, to clarify. If anyone argues cell phones I'm going to laugh, btw.Metsfanmax wrote:Are they? For $18 billion dollars per year, what exactly do you expect out of them?Funkyterrance wrote: Wtf? The military is a completely different subject and doesn't affect the fact that NASA is a waste. The advances gained through NASA are paltry compared to the amount of money dumped into the program.
