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WorldsStongestNerd posted:Understanding thermal dynamics isn't impressive in this context. Quantum physics is more important. Obviously aliens have solved the unified field theory, and are able to manipulate gravity and mass. They don't have high heat output because they require very little energy. With the flip of a switch, a multi ton craft now weighs only a few pounds. The forces involved in turning and stopping are also greatly reduced, because the object has no mass. 
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Jun 6, 2021 22:40
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Jun 6, 2021 22:41
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why do people keep trying to debate the DnD thread just go to the DnD thread
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Jun 6, 2021 22:41
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Wheeee posted:This is a giant nothing. This is getting really loving sad and desperate at this point. WorldsStongestNerd posted:Understanding thermal dynamics isn't impressive in this context. Quantum physics is more important. Obviously aliens have solved the unified field theory, and are able to manipulate gravity and mass. They don't have high heat output because they require very little energy. With the flip of a switch, a multi ton craft now weighs only a few pounds. The forces involved in turning and stopping are also greatly reduced, because the object has no mass. 
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Jun 6, 2021 22:41
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Log082 posted:why do people keep trying to debate the DnD thread Adam Curtisly: but the future refused to change.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:42
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https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-05/pentagon-s-ufo-report-demands-human-response-to-alien-question We Need a Plan If We Find Out We're Not Alone
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Jun 6, 2021 22:43
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Wheeee posted:This is a giant nothing. This is getting really loving sad and desperate at this point. Buster I think you're posting in the wrong thread
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Jun 6, 2021 22:43
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Buster I think you're posting in the wrong thread Thanks, I'll be here all week. Try the veal, And don’t forget to tip your servers.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:45
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Understanding that proposed FTL propulsion technology requires massive amounts of energy, shouldn't it be possible to experimentally validate it using some sort of ultra-short picosecond pulses on a micro-scale? There are already petawatt lasers in existence, isn't it concievable to maybe move a single molecule a few microns using a warp bubble or something? All the papers talk about like a 200m diameter warp bubble which is nice but reeks of physicists not earnestly looking to propose experimental jumping off points
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Jun 6, 2021 22:45
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quote:the first one we saw was probably doing half of warp speed,it moved very swiftly,the technology's got to be incredible for the way it moved,probably might have even been fractal and then decided to make itself appear for a short time~the second one was clearer and for longer probably 5sec,made itself obvious because it changed altitude twice in those 5 sec if u know what I mean and it was moving fast. fractal ufos are good for u kno what
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Jun 6, 2021 22:46
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PawParole posted:https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-05/pentagon-s-ufo-report-demands-human-response-to-alien-question I guarantee you we have a plan. The pentagon plans for all kind of crazy poo poo, because it's a way to keep in practice and build up planning skills, and also hey if interdimensional leprechauns ever invade for our lucky charms, they'll have a plan for that. I do think we should probably have a plan that wasn't made by the military, though. Maybe. Probably.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:47
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Justin Tyme posted:Understanding that proposed FTL propulsion technology requires massive amounts of energy, shouldn't it be possible to experimentally validate it using some sort of ultra-short picosecond pulses on a micro-scale? There are already petawatt lasers in existence, isn't it concievable to maybe move a single molecule a few microns using a warp bubble or something You need negative mass to make the warp thing work, and we don’t know how to make that.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:47
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i've always thought that the best solution to the fermi paradox is to posit that life is relatively common throughout the universe but consciousness is not, and that without consciousness, there's no way for a species to figure out what those stars in the sky that they can't interact with are all about and formulate the necessary intention to visit them. life has been evolving on earth for billions of years, but it's only within the last few million that its produced a species with consciousness. it's at least worthwhile to consider that while life might not be rare, the thing in our brains that lets us spend massive resources to possibly go there is exceedingly rare.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:47
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:You need negative mass to make the warp thing work, and we don’t know how to make that. Somebody posted a paper earlier in the thread where the author had sorted out a geometry that "only" required incredibly large amounts of normal energy and no exotic negative mass or energy.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:48
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Wheeee posted:I'm a mechanical engineer with a very good understanding of thermodynamics, thermal storage, heat pumps, and other thermal technologies. lol too much of a giveaway too soon
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Jun 6, 2021 22:48
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:You need negative mass to make the warp thing work, and we don’t know how to make that. I thought negative mass/energy was solved out of the warp drive equations?
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Jun 6, 2021 22:48
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man, i miss sagan 
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Jun 6, 2021 22:48
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Wheeee posted:This is a giant nothing. This is getting really loving sad and desperate at this point. lol, I'm talking about what is plausible based on this or that assumption that can't be settled yet but which has recent evidence and work which is exciting to think about because there's a chance of something that previously seemed impossible being real and you have this weird pseudo-religious assertion that aliens cannot possibly have set foot on Earth, period, and consider evidence a priori not only wrong but also dumb to even consider
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Jun 6, 2021 22:49
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WorldsStongestNerd posted:Understanding thermal dynamics isn't impressive in this context. Quantum physics is more important. Obviously aliens have solved the unified field theory, and are able to manipulate gravity and mass. They don't have high heat output because they require very little energy. With the flip of a switch, a multi ton craft now weighs only a few pounds. The forces involved in turning and stopping are also greatly reduced, because the object has no mass. Look I just watched part of Stargate SG 1 season 1 and the high tech humans clearly say that quantum physics is a misconception
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Jun 6, 2021 22:50
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Hodgepodge posted:lol, I'm talking about what is plausible based on this or that assumption that can't be settled yet but which has recent evidence and work which is exciting to think about why do you think its aliens? time travelers from earth or an advanced oceanic civilization seem far more plausible
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Jun 6, 2021 22:50
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Is it not just as reckless an application of the scientific method to assume that repeatable data that doesn't fit a given framework is faulty rather than the framework itself?
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Jun 6, 2021 22:51
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Vomik posted:why do you think its aliens? time travelers from earth or an advanced oceanic civilization seem far more plausible its bigfoot
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Jun 6, 2021 22:51
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aliens are real and i'm gonna eat one's rear end
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Jun 6, 2021 22:52
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Azathoth posted:i've always thought that the best solution to the fermi paradox is to posit that life is relatively common throughout the universe but consciousness is not, and that without consciousness, there's no way for a species to figure out what those stars in the sky that they can't interact with are all about and formulate the necessary intention to visit them. life has been evolving on earth for billions of years, but it's only within the last few million that its produced a species with consciousness. it's at least worthwhile to consider that while life might not be rare, the thing in our brains that lets us spend massive resources to possibly go there is exceedingly rare. BUT HAVE YOU CONSIDERED (never thought about it that way, I dig it)
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Jun 6, 2021 22:52
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No it's simple, we have such a perfect understanding of the universe and all aspects of physics, and since we don't have a framework within that understanding for how this might work, it must therefore not be real and the only possible explanation is that everyone who is seeing anything that doesn't match up with that understanding is either hallucinating or lying. certainly, there could not possibly be something that we do not understand, and so therefore I am quite convinced that I am right and that you are all wrong. You can trust me, I'm an engineer.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:52
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smarxist posted:aliens are real and i'm gonna eat one's rear end no one trusts government or the news anymore if you really want to grab peoples attention get some aliens on pornhub
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Jun 6, 2021 22:53
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One of the craziest UFO sightings i've heard about was the Ariel school incident in Zimbabwe, from 1994. I searched the thread for "Ariel" and got nothing, so made a big post about it, before searching for "zimbabwe" and seeing that people have already discussed it lol. But here's a summary for anyone who hasn't heard about it yet: 60+ elementary and middle school kids witnessed a UFO land in the field beyond their schoolyard. First the nearby electrical lines started buzzing loudly, and then a UFO descended, and two or three being exited, who had thin spindly bodies/limbs, large black eyes, tiny mouths/noses/ears, big heads, and long black hair. They then noticed that they were being watched by a bunch of kids, and approached them. One of the kids stated that when one of the beings approached her, it was walking the air above the ground, rather than walking on the ground itself, and then it started mimicking her movements. Other kids claimed that when another being begin to approach them, that it started to "glitch out" in a way reminiscent of a video tape being rewinded repeatedly. It would walk towards them and then suddenly appear back where it had started and walk towards them again, over and over. Then, allegedly, the beings started telepathically communicating with various kids via eye contact, and shared images of climate destruction and mass death, and warnings of the end of the world, terrifying the gently caress out of the kids. Then they left. Unfortunately, all of the teachers were inside for a staff meeting when this occurred, so only kids saw it (though an adult who lived nearby did claim to see a UFO earlier in the day). But they were so shaken up, and so consistent in their stories, that a lot the adults were convinced that something really did happen, and they were able to get the head of the Harvard school of psychiatry (who specialized in child psychology), John Mack, to come over and interview all the kids about what happened. And he came to the conclusion that they all really did see something, or at least believed that they saw something, and they were genuinely frightened about it. He said that he went into the interviews as a skeptic, but came out feeling unsure and creeped out by the whole thing. So maybe it was a mass hallucination, or maybe a bunch of kids decided to pull a weirdly detailed hoax and all managed to stick to their stories, to the point that even 30 years later, they're sticking to it, and still claim that it was real and still terrifies them. Or maybe it was motherfuckin aliens lol The incident doesn't have videos and radar data, or the testimony of trained observers with lots to lose, accompanying it and lending credibility, but the whole thing does sound pretty weird.  another fun note, is that the Harvard DnD lib nerd types actually investigated Jon Mack for being irresponsible, for daring to take UFOs seriously at all. Didn't go anywhere though, and he remained head of the psychiatry department until he died.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:55
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mastershakeman posted:Look I just watched part of Stargate SG 1 season 1 and the high tech humans clearly say that quantum physics is a misconception Did that lady show her boobs in the pilot on your copy?
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Jun 6, 2021 22:55
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Azathoth posted:i've always thought that the best solution to the fermi paradox is to posit that life is relatively common throughout the universe but consciousness is not, and that without consciousness, there's no way for a species to figure out what those stars in the sky that they can't interact with are all about and formulate the necessary intention to visit them. life has been evolving on earth for billions of years, but it's only within the last few million that its produced a species with consciousness. it's at least worthwhile to consider that while life might not be rare, the thing in our brains that lets us spend massive resources to possibly go there is exceedingly rare. the fermi paradox isn't even a real thing - it's literally based on a second-hand telling of what he said at lunch, lol.
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Jun 6, 2021 22:55
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Antifa Turkeesian posted:Did that lady show her boobs in the pilot on your copy? I'm just watching on Netflix out of laziness so I don't think so, but I watched the pilot ages ago and stopped until watching EPs 3-18 this past week and a half (then my ancient CPU overheated so I had to stop until I get some thermal paste) My cpu is a ufo since it doesn't have understandable thermal properties
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Jun 6, 2021 22:56
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:https://twitter.com/uncertainvector/status/1401345403438645252?s=20 2/3 of americans agree on medicare for all
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Jun 6, 2021 22:57
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Also I'd like to point and laugh at team: "zOMG is the US admitting it can't control its own airspace??//!!/1??" The airspace is perfectly under control, because either these very real and maybe alien adversaries disappear when we employ sophisticated counter measures like "trying to look at them," or else they are not threats to our airspace in the first place. Any non-earth/non-human theory requires you to assume these objects are blipping around, some but not all of the time, and then deliberately loving off. But only around certain aircraft at certain times. All while being otherwise undetectable to all of the imaging technology we have imaging... everything... all the time. I mean. Sure. Maybe!
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Jun 6, 2021 22:58
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coelomate posted:Also I'd like to point and laugh at team: "zOMG is the US admitting it can't control its own airspace??//!!/1??" greetings mick west
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Jun 6, 2021 23:00
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Aliens are going to come down and deliver swirlies and wedgies as punishment for the wrong think of denying them and their association with UAPs or UFOs. I will of course be last in line and giggling the entire time, but I will not be spared.
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Jun 6, 2021 23:00
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My god, you people could benefit from having gone through an internet atheist phase. Burden of proof. Group A asserts they have been convinced aliens definitely have not visited Earth. Group B asserts they have been convinced aliens definitely have visited Earth. Group C hasn't been convinced either way. You can be convinced for bad reasons and good reasons. There are plenty of bad reasons to be convinced aliens are here. But that doesn't mean that they aren't. And right now, these UAP videos and such are compelling to some, and aren't to others. The good question that keeps brought up here is; Why is it reasonable to find these compelling. The bad question that keeps getting brought up here is; Why are those who seem to either be convinced of something I am not, or seem less or more inclined to believe it, so stupid and dumb and not like me a reasonable, rational human so wise
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Jun 6, 2021 23:01
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i mean tbh if I was an alien scopin out the solar system I'd probably just hang out in the Oort cloud and watch earth from a distance. get a hundred drones, each a few meters in diameter, and scatter them in space a few light seconds apart. Bam, now you have a giant virtual telescope, like the one we made to image that black hole. Now you can watch the president eat breakfast while remaining utterly undetectable
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Jun 6, 2021 23:01
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Lampsacus posted:My god, you people could benefit from having gone through an internet atheist phase. why do you think they are aliens? its supposed to be objects in the sky - our sky - not even in space. why do you think they came from a different planet?
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Jun 6, 2021 23:02
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Going to the woods this weekend to meet bigfoot. He said some UFO dudes might show up but he's not promising anything
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Jun 6, 2021 23:02
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Lampsacus posted:The good question that keeps brought up here is; Why is it reasonable to find these compelling. there's lots of reasons to find it compelling in the year 2021, but some people really don't want to consider any of them, and just plug their ears and scream NO and BALLOONS over and over lol
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Jun 6, 2021 23:03
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i would guess the biggest reason people like to argue about it is its weird to see a leftist forum just literally reposting military and cia videos and nytimes articles. if these objects are truly objects - what is the proof that it isn't the cia testing out a new populace control mechanism and they're using some military technology to gently caress with people? they said they aren't?
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