That gold disc that went off with voyager, how will aliens know what speed to play it, you can't say 33.33rpm, because then you have to explain how long a minute is.
What if they play it too fast, they come to earth and talk like the Chipmunks of TV?
What if they play it too fast, they come to earth and talk like the Chipmunks of TV?
"Build this record player, and supply it with 50Hz electricity" - you'd still have to explain what 50 Hz is.
Explaining to an alien just a simple thing like winding 1,000 turns of enamelled copper wire would be surprisingly difficult; if you state that the clearance for a bearing should be a "gnat's ****" it might cause some confusion.
Explaining to an alien just a simple thing like winding 1,000 turns of enamelled copper wire would be surprisingly difficult; if you state that the clearance for a bearing should be a "gnat's ****" it might cause some confusion.
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/voyager-golden-record-overview/
Back in 1977...
Modern version of the message is/would be?
https://theweek.com/science/golden-age-of-space-exploration-is-now
https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/it/welcome-to-outer-space/
Back in 1977...
Modern version of the message is/would be?
https://theweek.com/science/golden-age-of-space-exploration-is-now
https://blogs.esa.int/exploration/it/welcome-to-outer-space/
Disclaimer: True story, so not near as funny as some of the others. It unfolded in seconds and that's why I remember so many years later.
One day after work, I walk into my local drinking hole to toss a few with my buddy Jack. He's sitting at a table with a young fresh faced looking fellow.
I introduce myself, he says my name's Yuha. I said hunh, are you a cowboy?
He says no, I'm Finnish.
I said well it's my round, let me buy you another.
One day after work, I walk into my local drinking hole to toss a few with my buddy Jack. He's sitting at a table with a young fresh faced looking fellow.
I introduce myself, he says my name's Yuha. I said hunh, are you a cowboy?
He says no, I'm Finnish.
I said well it's my round, let me buy you another.
I call BS, I mean TVS. When did Frank Zappa ever own a toilet where the receiver did not line up with exit?
Not even in Joes garage did that happen.
Juha is the Finnish version of John.
Letters like D, G, B in names becomes T, K and P in Finnish. Birgit (Brigett) is Pirkko, Bengt is Pentti, Madelene become Matleena ...
The Finns are great people and very close to us Swedes, though their language isn't. But they are people known for being withdrawn, silence and "moody", illustrrated by this anecdote.
A Swedish businessman has made a deal with a Finnish company and asks the CEO of that company to join him in a bar to have a drink ... or more.
The Finnish CEO is sitting quitly while the Swede have a happy time, constantly raising his glass with a "Cheers!". However the Finn is seemingly getting more and more annoyed and when the Swede asks if everything is OK, the Finns replys "Are we here to trink or to talk ....???"
"toss" has a different meaning in the UK, but it makes the tale more amusing.