Submitted by sprlte t3_11n2mlx in nottheonion
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Chard069 t1_jbldpbb wrote
Just what I meant to add here -- you beat me to it!
I'm reminded of a truism: "If an elderly, well-respected scientist says something is possible, they are likely correct. If they say something is not possible, they are likely wrong."
But 'likely' doesn't mean 'positively' or 'absolutely'. Old wankers are right sometimes.
defaultusername-17 t1_jblap59 wrote
it's possible in the same way it's "possible" that there is a tea kettle full of hot tea orbiting mars.
sure it's "possible"... but you're claiming it's "possible" means literally nothing without evidence.
that said: the oumoumou object was "something" and it definitely didn't behave like an object on a simple trajectory should have.
GetlostMaps t1_jblbz39 wrote
It's possible this guy knows because he is from that mothership and it's his teapot.
Lots of things are possible.
Chard069 t1_jbleaaq wrote
Didn't Musk send a Tesla toward Mars? It's an electric teakettle, right? If it orbits, it meets your criteria.
Meanwhile, anything is 'possible' if we tweak the variables. Can I hand-slingshot a pebble into Terrestrial orbit if wind conditions are right and gravity twerks? Sure. 8-)
theflamingheads t1_jbl37su wrote
We can't even be certain that we've found all the planets in our solar system. For all we know there may have been aliens hanging out in our solar system for the last 100 years.
Chard069 t1_jblczyt wrote
To any Martian or Neptunian resident, we grubby Terrestrials are an alien species. Earthlings have sent objects to inspect and infest their planets without receiving permission. Why trust us?
Prudent non-humans on other Solar-orbiting bodies ('planets' etc) would mask themselves from outside surveillance. Who knows what horrors lurk in space? We naive Terrestrials have yet to reach a sufficient level of paranoia.
Do unknown (to Earthlings) worlds in Solar orbits exist? Are they insignificant, or masked? Could any known planet(oid)s harbor technological societies hostile to Earthlings? Are the Ionians out to get us?
Excuse me for skepticism. Continued human existence supports my view. YMMV.
x-munk t1_jblijs8 wrote
Fuck Neptune - there, we were all thinking it but nobody had the courage to go out there and say it. Martians are chill af but Neptunians smell like they've been hanging around Uranus. Fucking nerds.
Chard069 t1_jblj8d7 wrote
Grandma told me that Dad was such a weird kid, she thought he must be Martian. Does that make me a Martian-American? Should I report for naturalization?
Papajohnkohlerbear t1_jbm8ooa wrote
US officials need to stop posting this hot garbage, either up the stakes and release radar transcripts potentially revealing radar capabilities but giving legitimacy to claims like these or don't bother at all. If the airforce or navy detected something so would the chinese or russian equivalents. It's just annoying because you feed conspiracy theorists ammunition for which to be insufferably annoying.
Msfracture t1_jbnhr5j wrote
hahahahaa.. pusssshhing that gnostic fairy tale.
SAT0SHl t1_jbl3p10 wrote
"Alright Sweethearts, You Heard The Man And You Know The Drill! A**holes And Elbows!"
Fetlocks_Glistening t1_jbl2cqz wrote
Well most anything is "possible", it's just that probabilities are pretty damn low