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Here's a good reason not to drive that gas guzzler

2011-08-18, 4:08 PM #1

finity5

I dont need no stinking title

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/18/aliens-destroy-humanity-protect-civilisations

Quote:

"Green" aliens might object to the environmental damage humans have caused on Earth and wipe us out to save the planet. "These scenarios give us reason to limit our growth and reduce our impact on global ecosystems. It would be particularly important for us to limit our emissions of greenhouse gases, since atmospheric composition can be observed from other planets," the authors write.

I think the folks at NASA have been watching too many science fiction movies :omg:

2011-08-18, 4:24 PM #2

Darth

heh.

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Meh, I'll take my chances with the aliens.

2011-08-18, 4:25 PM #3

Michael MacFarlane

Unwitting troll accomplice

Posts: 8,272

little green men

If you think the waiters are rude, you should see the manager.

2011-08-18, 5:16 PM #4

Phantom-Seraph

Of the Opera!

Posts: 2,196

Great. Bogeymen from space.
"Picking your nose might be an offensive gesture to extraterrestrial species, if you do it again they will likely cut your fingers off with scissors!"

My blawgh.

2011-08-18, 8:40 PM #5

The Ego Has Landed

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If life exists elsewhere in the universe (pretty much guaranteed), and is also intelligent (likely), and our civilizations overlap (possible), and they are nearby (plausible), and they can get here (unlikely), and they are hippies (longshot), they'd probably get their asses kicked by Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum.

2011-08-18, 8:43 PM #6

The Ego Has Landed

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Also they assume that the aliens like the exact same atmosphere as us. It's just as likely that, whenever they see our atmosphere change thousands or millions of years from now, that they will celebrate us making our planet more habitable.

2011-08-18, 9:26 PM #7

DrkJedi82

0x666

Posts: 12,303

let us also entertain this idea... these aliens have gone through the exact same situation on their world at some point in their history and decide to point the funny looking shaved apes of Earth in the right direction

eat right, exercise, die anyway

2011-08-18, 10:05 PM #8

Spook

-eeeee

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Or they follow General Order #1, you *******s

Epstein didn't kill himself.

2011-08-19, 12:28 AM #9

Mentat

Human Computer

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Aliens good. Automobiles bad.

? :)

2011-08-19, 6:20 AM #10

I am the Stig

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Originally posted by finity5:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2011/aug/18/aliens-destroy-humanity-protect-civilisations

I think the folks at NASA have been watching too many science fiction movies :omg:

Except it's not NASA research: http://paleblueblog.org/post/9110304050/some-important-points-of-clarification

[01:52] <~Nikumubeki> Because it's MBEGGAR BEGS LIKE A BEGONI.

2011-08-19, 6:24 AM #11

Al Ciao

Virgin Fleet Admiral

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Originally posted by JM:

Can't argue with that.

2011-08-19, 8:39 AM #12

Darth_Alran

About to lose his freedom

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Originally posted by DrkJedi82:

Then I think we also have to consider this possibility... These aliens have gone through the exact same situation on their world at some point in their history and their climate warmed 2 to 3 degrees and became a tropical paradise and encourage us on our merry way... :v:

Welcome to the douchebag club. We'd give you some cookies, but some douche ate all of them. -Rob

2011-08-19, 8:51 AM #13

LividDK

One Angry Monkey

Posts: 3,413

I guess when you've tried everything else to make people care...

2011-08-19, 12:17 PM #14