Interestingly enough, we sent a spacecraft into space bearing odd shapes and symbols meant to be simple and basic representations of our understanding of life and science as we know it.While I am sure some enterprising individuals with a 2x4 and some rope decided to cash in on some publicity, some of these creations are way too complex for a couple of buddies running shenanigans in a crop field. My personal feeling is they are an attempt to, as one poster put it, say "Hello, do you understand us?" I long for the day the Human Race realizes it's not a competition and we don't have to be first.
mortalcoiledNov 26, 2007
So, even with their massive technology they still use CDs? I guess they couldn't decide between Blu-ray and HD.
a3r0Nov 26, 2007
As for the second one, it's drawn backwards. <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecibo_message</a>I believe it was once printed in a book backwards, meaning that whoever drew it got the reference from there
Closed AccountNov 26, 2007
Good work guys with 2x4 and rope.
theskunkmonkeyNov 26, 2007
Interestingly enough, we sent a spacecraft into space bearing odd shapes and symbols meant to be simple and basic representations of our understanding of life and science as we know it.While I am sure some enterprising individuals with a 2x4 and some rope decided to cash in on some publicity, some of these creations are way too complex for a couple of buddies running shenanigans in a crop field. My personal feeling is they are an attempt to, as one poster put it, say "Hello, do you understand us?" I long for the day the Human Race realizes it's not a competition and we don't have to be first.
zzpzaNov 26, 2007
because the artist and his followers who makes them lives in the uk
stevedclarkeNov 26, 2007
Comment on stupid digg.
stevedclarkeNov 26, 2007
Try building a CPU with a 2x4. C'mon try... Side note: Your analogy sucked. Fail.
dwolf71Nov 27, 2007
I, for one, welcome our artistically inclined alien overlords.