Blogs May 17, 2010 at 12:41 pm

The Truth Is Out There, in a Blown Microphone or Something

Paul Constant
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Paul, if you're going to represent a post about the Voyager probe with a picture of a Star Trek film, you've GOT to use the first one, Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
Urgutha Forka on May 17, 2010 at 12:46 PM Report this
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Why are you declaring him to be a scientist? Looks like another one of those UFO crackpots to me. Even the article you linked to to did not call him a scientist, but rather an "academic".
Tiffany on May 17, 2010 at 12:47 PM Report this
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December 21st, 2012 is when V'ger will come over to say "Hai guise".
Joe Szilagyi on May 17, 2010 at 12:48 PM Report this
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@Tiffany

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Look at Hartwig's Google results. They laughed at Daniel Jackson once, too.
Joe Szilagyi on May 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM Report this
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I found out the translation. It's something like this "Resistance is futile, you will be assimulated. Your technology will be combined with ours...."

And let me be the first to welcome the Borg invasion of earth! We welcome you to our home and we look forward to being part of the collective. As a Care Bear I am sure I can provide you with the means of assimulting little children into the collective. So just call me "34 of 89 Bear"!!
Cato the Younger Younger on May 17, 2010 at 12:50 PM Report this
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lol, I bet this guy still thinks pulsars are operated by litte green men.
OuterCow on May 17, 2010 at 12:57 PM Report this
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After traveling light years to our solar system why bother reprogramming some rickety old space craft? Why not just fly the last few billion miles or send the signal yourselves? Not to mention that voyager would be very hard to find unless you knew where to look. It is very small and space very big.
giffy on May 17, 2010 at 12:58 PM Report this
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@7: It's like texting "I'm here" from someone's driveway.
Baconcat on May 17, 2010 at 1:00 PM Report this
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It's a compelling sound.
Vince on May 17, 2010 at 1:06 PM Report this
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The Aliens probably used V'ger's computer to boost their signal directly back at NASA, rather than having it ambiently radiate throughout our Solar System... Just sayin' folks...

And we probably have to boost the transmission through the Large Hadron Collider, to get 4th dimensional cohesion...
Vlad on May 17, 2010 at 1:12 PM Report this
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You all ever heard of the Bloop? This is the space version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloop
Joe Szilagyi on May 17, 2010 at 1:12 PM Report this
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Cthulhu goes bloop.
kid icarus on May 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM Report this
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@7 and 8,

If aliens have been monitoring the situation down here, they're smart to stay the hell away.
keshmeshi on May 17, 2010 at 1:21 PM Report this
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+1 for the Soundtrack to First Contact... epic Jerry Goldsmith Borg Theme
rootwinterguard on May 17, 2010 at 1:38 PM Report this
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@7: Which I'm sure is done scores of thousands of times every day, );=DD
Timmytee on May 17, 2010 at 1:41 PM Report this
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We must draw the line - HERE!
justicekid_2013 on May 17, 2010 at 1:59 PM Report this
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No, no @11, THIS is the original "Bloop".
COMTE on May 17, 2010 at 3:06 PM Report this
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Watch out for any bald female Navigators ...
Will in Seattle on May 17, 2010 at 3:40 PM Report this
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The Bloop! I forgot about that. A bit of digging turned up this NOAA page with recordings of six different mystery sounds of the deep.

Somewhat less mysterious but still uncanny are these sounds of space.
Furcifer on May 17, 2010 at 10:59 PM Report this
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BILD : Germany :: Daily Mail : UK.
planned barrenhood on May 18, 2010 at 2:08 AM Report this
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I like the beat: bum-bum-bum-bum-ba-da-bum.
RobotRevolution on May 18, 2010 at 12:12 PM Report this

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