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Great way to irk the astronomy community....
2004-03-11, 6:25 AM #1
Someone invented a system of placing advertisements in orbit that could be viewed from the ground. I guess it's time to threaten boycotts of anyone who wants to use such advertisements. Of course, it would be more entertaining to buy up stocks of anti-satellite weapons.

Thoughts?


-Fox
2004-03-11, 6:28 AM #2
All that technology just for advertising... what has the world come to.

Anybody see the episode of Sealab with the board meeting at the end in which the creators propose a billboard in space?

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2004-03-11, 6:30 AM #3
I'm not really a big astronomy fan but I certainly would hate to see such advertisement. If I go out to check out the stars on a sort of romantic date, I want to see stars, not damn pepsi ads.

[This message has been edited by Morfildor (edited March 11, 2004).]
2004-03-11, 7:31 AM #4
Call me sick, but maybe something like that would force the scientific community to develop more rapidly more spacefaring telescopes, where the visibility is better anyway, and also a way to transport scientists safely to those telescopes.

What can I say - I am for anything that promotes progress.


Also, if they can be used for ads, what about showing Star Wars?

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2004-03-11, 7:36 AM #5
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Call me sick, but maybe something like that would force the scientific community to develop more rapidly more spacefaring telescopes, where the visibility is better anyway, and also a way to transport scientists safely to those telescopes.</font>


It's not only that, but the fact that it would ruin the view of the night sky for everyone who cannot afford space flight. Morfildor makes a good point.


-Fox
2004-03-11, 8:52 AM #6
Something like this would ****ing ruin my day, every day. Please don't ruin my sky. I enjoy it very much.

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2004-03-11, 9:03 AM #7
its all a conspiracy to stop us detecting the meteorite heading towards us.

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2004-03-11, 9:41 AM #8
Wow, that is really, really bad. What is the world coming to?!?! Damn Russians!!!!

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2004-03-11, 9:51 AM #9
If the Russians do that I say we should go to war. It's bad enough seeing the rubbish they advertise in Britain nevermind seeing Russian adverts everytime I'm outside.

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2004-03-11, 10:19 AM #10
i really dont wnat to have telescope nights at my house if im going ot look at the sky and have a friggin advert in the way of some galaxy patch i want to view

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2004-03-11, 10:21 AM #11
Boycotts definitely.

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2004-03-11, 10:28 AM #12
Heh, Russians. Why is that not surprising?

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2004-03-11, 10:34 AM #13
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by -Fear-:


Also, if they can be used for ads, what about showing Star Wars?

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No way in hell am I going to look up in the night sky and see Jar Jar Binks..

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2004-03-11, 11:00 AM #14
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Echoman:
No way in hell am I going to look up in the night sky and see Jar Jar Binks..

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Well, no episodes 1-3 then.

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2004-03-11, 1:18 PM #15
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Echoman:
No way in hell am I going to look up in the night sky and see Jar Jar Binks..

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2004-03-11, 1:28 PM #16
A romantic night with your girlfriend, under the moon and...Jar Jar Binks?? I hope not.

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2004-03-11, 10:18 PM #17
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by -Fear-:
Call me sick, but maybe something like that would force the scientific community to develop more rapidly more spacefaring telescopes, where the visibility is better anyway, and also a way to transport scientists safely to those telescopes.

What can I say - I am for anything that promotes progress.


Also, if they can be used for ads, what about showing Star Wars?

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what about the sound?

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2004-03-12, 2:56 AM #18
i can just see the it now: Giant space porno ads

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2004-03-12, 3:36 AM #19
The SA goons are *way* ahead of you....


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2004-03-12, 4:49 AM #20
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Echoman:
No way in hell am I going to look up in the night sky and see Jar Jar Binks..

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2004-03-12, 5:07 AM #21
Damn Space Spam.

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2004-03-12, 6:45 AM #22
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Septic Yogurt:
Anybody see the episode of Sealab with the board meeting at the end in which the creators propose a billboard in space?

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2004-03-12, 9:32 AM #23
If those are even so much as approved, I will dedicate my life to designing ground-to-space missiles, and use them to knock said sattelites out of the sky. By that time, I will probably have picked up a nuke or two, so nobody would try to touch me! [http://forums.massassi.net/html/biggrin.gif]

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2004-03-12, 10:19 AM #24
Just... no. That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard.

I don't imagine that too many businesses would use this anyway. The cost would be... astronomical.

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2004-03-12, 10:26 AM #25
Fantastic technology, absolutely terrible use. Boycott boycott boycott!
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