OT -- Way, WAY Off Topic!

Robert Goodale rrg@unlv.edu
Thu, 1 May 2003 18:39:09 -0700


> Yeah. But why do we send nuclear-powered, exploratory
> spacecraft out there, to drift endlessly once their
> fuel is "depleted"..... but with a nice map and other
> artifacts pointing back to humans and planet earth,
> just so that some aliens ( who might not be really
> happy about our radioactive space junk! ) know where
> to come find us!
> That's arrogant. And really, really stupid!

Just a bit paranoid are we?  Don't worry, next time we will just send you
along with it to explain why we humans had such audacity to want to educate
ourselves about the universe.  Besides, some aliens just MIGHT want to come
to visit us in order to sample some Taco Bell.

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV


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