Don't Tell The Aliens We're Here, Stephen Hawking Says; They Might Not Be Friendly

[ZeroClub]

Nothing to fear. They'll just drop off a monolith and then move on.

 

[hairic]

I'm not even sure how close I am to this. Probably not close at all, I don't know about this stuff.

From what I think I remember, time "slows down" as you approach the speed of light. So relative to us here on earth, the aliens in the space ship would experience time much shorter than what we would experience.

So, going fast enough the aliens in the spaceship would experience a relatively short amount of time (say like 1 year) when compared to us (maybe 200 years).

I think a light year is actually intended to be a measure of distance, not time.

Really confusing stuff and I'm probably nowhere close on the idea.

But, if I kind of have the right idea I think this is the biggest problem with space travel. If you go on a trip of any significant distance, you return to your home in a year way later than when you left.

I believe what you're looking for is called time dilation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_dilation

 

[HoleInTheRoof]

Seriously though . . . even if they came . . . all we would have to do is spill water on them.

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Seriously though . . . even if they came . . . all we would have to do is spill water on them.

Or lock the door

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Here's a very rough estimate for determining alien invasion potential:

1) Determine the length of time (in years) humans have been capable of sending radio signals. This number is T.

2) Determine the distance (in light years) between Earth and the nearest planet capable of supporting life. This number is D.

3) Work the following equation:

D * 2 - T = the minimum number of years before any potential alien invasion

Holy Crap!

April 28th 2010!

Gonna git a bottle of Jack and a shot gun and have a heck of a time tonight!

 

[burmafrd]

Actually any world that has the capability to travel FTL will of course look at the systems closest to it. Then work its way outwards.

 

[Jon88]

Actually any world that has the capability to travel FTL will of course look at the systems closest to it. Then work its way outwards.

That's what I would do.

 

[Temo]

Any civilization that has FTL travel is way too advanced for us to even conceive of what they may or might not be interested in. Europeans took over the Americas because they needed the land. What in the world would an alien civilization with technology that advanced, with the ability to go anywhere in the universe, want to do with our tiny dirt clod spec of a planet?

Maybe coming to earth for them would as useless as going to the moon was for us (ie, cool to show that we could, but no practical usage).

 

[vta]

I think it's been denied in this thread.

I mean outside of this forum; if there have been crash sites why would anyone discovering this make it ambiguous? Nothing concrete has ever been said by anyone with the exception of people who manage to take the worst possible video in the world in regard to sightings.

A crash site would be live coverage and unambiguous revelations. It seems 'Government Conspiracy' is the only excuse something concrete isn't offered as evidence. That seems a bit too simple a cop-out.

If anyone visited this planet, I'm thinking it's visit has been unrecognizable.

 

[Jon88]

I mean outside of this forum; if there have been crash sites why would anyone discovering this make it ambiguous? Nothing concrete has ever been said by anyone with the exception of people who manage to take the worst possible video in the world in regard to sightings.

A crash site would be live coverage and unambiguous revelations. It seems 'Government Conspiracy' is the only excuse something concrete isn't offered as evidence. That seems a bit too simple a cop-out.

If anyone visited this planet, I'm thinking it's visit has been unrecognizable.

There have been many eyewitness accounts in the 40's and 50's of crashes where the military rushes right in, picks things up, and threatens people not to say a word. I've read a little bit about it and believe the eyewitnesses.

 

[Temo]

Any criminal investigator will tell you that the worst and most unreliable experience is unrecorded eyewitness accounts.

 

[Jon88]

Any criminal investigator will tell you that the worst and most unreliable experience is unrecorded eyewitness accounts.

These have been recorded...

There have been many accounts of people remembering their parents bringing in just out of this world materials and showing it to them, telling them it was from a crashed flying saucer. Then the goverment comes in and confiscates it and threatens them not to talk.

 

[vta]

There have been many eyewitness accounts in the 40's and 50's of crashes where the military rushes right in, picks things up, and threatens people not to say a word. I've read a little bit about it and believe the eyewitnesses.

Well my question really is, what does the military/gov gain by doing such a thing? What are the advantages? It would seem the storyteller has more to gain than the scapegoat. You get some attention then blame whomever for not allowing you 'really' tell your story, which in and of itself is specious.

It's too convenient.

 

[Jon88]

Well my question really is, what does the military/gov gain by doing such a thing? What are the advantages? It would seem the storyteller has more to gain than the scapegoat. You get some attention then blame whomever for not allowing you 'really' tell your story, which in and of itself is specious.

It's too convenient.

The military wants to get the technology and doesn't think we're ready to handle the truth.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Can't believe this thread is over 50 posts. :laugh2:

 

[vta]

Can't believe this thread is over 50 posts. :laugh2:

Aliens are a hot commodity.

 

[vta]

The military wants to get the technology and doesn't think we're ready to handle the truth.

I honestly don't believe any of them stories. Whether or not something came here for a visit is one thing, but the all encompassing, 'the gov won't let me' makes it far too easy for any one looking for attention to chime in with no obligation of proof.

 

[Cajuncowboy]

Aliens are a hot commodity.

Not in Arizona.

 

[vta]

Not in Arizona.

:laugh2: Nice.

 

[Doomsday101]

I have a feeling they may have been here early on. You have the great pyramids in Egypt the Aztec pyramids then all of a sudden these areas could not build anything worth a damn. How do you go from an elite culture to 3rd world culture?