I don't get why sending in binary makes a difference to sending in another form. Binary sequences still only represent symbols, letters, numbers, etc. of normal languages, so how is it easier or more universal than any other language?

Maybe everyone's doing it on the off chance that binary would actually make sense to other beings.

Well, I may have just made some intergalactic being lose the game.

 

I count that as a personal victory, even though its probably already been done.

 

 

 

You guys are making a great impression. :lol:

 

 

 

I always wonder why we constantly think life on other planets is more intelligent than us? Maybe they're exactly the same, just different language etc. Maybe they're far ahead of us, and yet maybe they're like the cavemen from the Geico commercials.

 

 

 

When you compare how long us earthlings have existed to the time the universe has existed, we're really just a tiny blurb. It's much more likely that the aliens have existed longer than we have, meaning they probably have more advanced technology.

Am I the only one that was reminded of Contact when I read this?

Am I the only one that was reminded of Contact when I read this?

 

 

 

Yes. The only thing I remember about that movie is the crazy machine that they use to travel to the alien planet and her seeing an image of her dad on a beach.

I said, "This is English, hopefully you can read it, otherwise this is pointless."

Am I the only one that was reminded of Contact when I read this?

 

Nah I thought that too.

 

 

 

Good film :lol:

 

 

 

I don't know what I would send, probably something star trek related. :roll:

Am I the only one that was reminded of Contact when I read this?

 

Nah I thought that too.

 

 

 

Good film :lol:

 

 

 

I don't know what I would send, probably something star trek related. :roll:

 

 

 

ARRRGGGH !

 

 

 

It was a book too, you know !

 

 

 

No one remebers the greats anymore !

 

 

 

Sagan, Fermi, Feynman.

 

 

 

Has no one read the masterpiece that is Cosmos ?

 

 

 

EDIT: WTF ? Blocked due to Abuse ?

They aren't going to be able to decode it, unless of course they have some strange, inconceivable technology.

 

But if they do have the ability to receive it at all, that would most likely be a huge deal for them, and they would probably send some beeps and whistles our way.

 

But then again, I'd say there is at most a 1 in 10 million chance that "they" actually exist, let alone have the technology to receive radio signals.

I told them to stay away and not associate with humans. :(

ok, this is the first i've heard about sending messages to another planet, but i can tell off the top of my head that it will be a waste of time

 

 

 

the possibilty of life existing elsewhere in the universe is high, but you cannot know how developped they are, and it is unlikely that they are in the same stage of evolution as us, i mean, how could we know if some other planet was inhabited by something similar to humans and discovered there may be life on our planet? maybe they sent us (the earth) some messages and signals, but in prehistoric times, meaning the signals were unnoticed.

 

 

 

quite simply, the chances of finding life on another planet that recognises that another form of life has discovered them is so small that it will never happen, even if we become 100% sure that there is life at a given point at a given time. and "life" is such a broad term. i bet that if life exists in other places in the universe, then at least 99% of it will be microscopic organisms like the sort of bacteria we have on the earth.

 

 

 

there is no way that in this lifetime, we will interact mutually with other life on other planets.

 

 

 

does anyone know the cost of this project?

ok, this is the first i've heard about sending messages to another planet, but i can tell off the top of my head that it will be a waste of time

 

 

 

the possibilty of life existing elsewhere in the universe is high, but you cannot know how developped they are, and it is unlikely that they are in the same stage of evolution as us, i mean, how could we know if some other planet was inhabited by something similar to humans and discovered there may be life on our planet? maybe they sent us (the earth) some messages and signals, but in prehistoric times, meaning the signals were unnoticed.

 

 

 

quite simply, the chances of finding life on another planet that recognises that another form of life has discovered them is so small that it will never happen, even if we become 100% sure that there is life at a given point at a given time. and "life" is such a broad term. i bet that if life exists in other places in the universe, then at least 99% of it will be microscopic organisms like the sort of bacteria we have on the earth.

 

 

 

there is no way that in this lifetime, we will interact mutually with other life on other planets.

 

 

 

does anyone know the cost of this project?

 

if we used this logic we'd still be living in caves.

Look man. Screw fire. My hands may get hurt.

ok, this is the first i've heard about sending messages to another planet, but i can tell off the top of my head that it will be a waste of time

 

 

 

the possibilty of life existing elsewhere in the universe is high, but you cannot know how developped they are, and it is unlikely that they are in the same stage of evolution as us, i mean, how could we know if some other planet was inhabited by something similar to humans and discovered there may be life on our planet? maybe they sent us (the earth) some messages and signals, but in prehistoric times, meaning the signals were unnoticed.

 

 

 

quite simply, the chances of finding life on another planet that recognises that another form of life has discovered them is so small that it will never happen, even if we become 100% sure that there is life at a given point at a given time. and "life" is such a broad term. i bet that if life exists in other places in the universe, then at least 99% of it will be microscopic organisms like the sort of bacteria we have on the earth.

 

 

 

there is no way that in this lifetime, we will interact mutually with other life on other planets.

 

 

 

does anyone know the cost of this project?

 

if we used this logic we'd still be living in caves.

 

 

 

so if we never attempted to communicate with different life forms millions of miles away, we'd be living in caves? i've never tried that, and i don't live in a cave, am i the only one?

I see an opportunity for an epic inter-planetary Rick Roll... :shock:

I was speaking with someone just yesterday about the huge responsibility the Pioneer Plaque has. It's quite well thought out, and I don't know that we could send a better message than that.

ok, this is the first i've heard about sending messages to another planet, but i can tell off the top of my head that it will be a waste of time

 

 

 

the possibilty of life existing elsewhere in the universe is high, but you cannot know how developped they are, and it is unlikely that they are in the same stage of evolution as us, i mean, how could we know if some other planet was inhabited by something similar to humans and discovered there may be life on our planet? maybe they sent us (the earth) some messages and signals, but in prehistoric times, meaning the signals were unnoticed.

 

 

 

quite simply, the chances of finding life on another planet that recognises that another form of life has discovered them is so small that it will never happen, even if we become 100% sure that there is life at a given point at a given time. and "life" is such a broad term. i bet that if life exists in other places in the universe, then at least 99% of it will be microscopic organisms like the sort of bacteria we have on the earth.

 

 

 

there is no way that in this lifetime, we will interact mutually with other life on other planets.

 

 

 

does anyone know the cost of this project?

 

if we used this logic we'd still be living in caves.

 

 

 

so if we never attempted to communicate with different life forms millions of miles away, we'd be living in caves? i've never tried that, and i don't live in a cave, am i the only one?

 

 

 

If we have the technology, and it's easy as hell to utilize and has no repercussions, then why not try something that has even the most minute chance of a positive result.

 

 

 

Also, don't just presume that everything in space takes thousands/millions/billions of years. Our radio frequency is only going to take around 20 years to arrive. If they send one back, we should be receiving it sometime mid 21st century.

 

 

 

And Str0wez doesn't literally mean that we don't live in caves because we send inter-planetary messages. :wall:

 

He means that if we had no incentive to try something that will probably result in failure, technology wouldn't exist (or something along those lines).

i know what he meant. im not really that stupid..

 

 

 

how much is this thing meant to cost though? i dont think its the sort of thing that could be paid for out of someone's back pocket, and i hate to say it, but it seems like it will be a waste

i know what he meant. im not really that stupid..

 

 

 

how much is this thing meant to cost though? i dont think its the sort of thing that could be paid for out of someone's back pocket, and i hate to say it, but it seems like it will be a waste

 

If you knew what he meant then why ask a question that misconstrues his argument?

 

 

 

Does sending radio waves really sound that costly? It can't cost too much.

oh i must be stupid then...

 

 

 

just out of interest, its results day next thurs.. who else needs AAA to get into oxford?

 

 

 

 

 

and yeah... it can be pretty costly. think about BBC world service... how much that must cost. multiply that by about 100million and theres the answer

The BBC broadcasts daily, covers many different media forms, and can be seen worldwide. This is sending the same kind of radio messages into a specific part of space, on a far smaller scale.

I told them to [bleep] off. :D

how is sending radio waves into a point in space 20 lightyears away smaller scale than broadcasting a radio station around the earth?

oh i must be stupid then...

 

 

 

just out of interest, its results day next thurs.. who else needs AAA to get into oxford?

 

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I have a feeling you're patronizing, but I don't really understand what you mean.

 

 

and yeah... it can be pretty costly. think about BBC world service... how much that must cost. multiply that by about 100million and theres the answer

 

It doesn't cost anything for the BBC world service to actually turn on their transmission machines. It's not like you have to rent out the airspace.

 

 

 

Just think about it. There is a radio transmitter in Australia that has the ability to shoot radio signals into space. Turning it on and feeding it a message can't cost much. :shock:

how is sending radio waves into a point in space 20 lightyears away smaller scale than broadcasting a radio station around the earth?

 

Because you just have to send the message once, it'll travel on its own. It isn't a constant stream of radio waves that stretch for 20 light-years.

 

Plus apparently the radio broadcasts from the '50s are traveling in the same way, the difference here is that we're aiming