36? 36? We talkin about 36?
by mkovac (2020-06-17 13:16:28)

In reply to: Scientists: Most likely # of contactable alien worlds is 36.  posted by G.K.Chesterton

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No friggin way!

Our galaxy is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter. It’s estimated that there are up to 200 billion stars in our galaxy.

36 is way too low. I think that there are millions of civilizations out there just in The Milky Way alone, and at on least one of them the doppelgängers of Coach Baer and jt are best friends and the doppelgänger of Tyrone Willingham has won multiple national championships at the doppelgänger of Notre Dame.

The Fermi paradox still looms large
by daviehamsufferer97  (2020-06-17 19:13:31)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

with all these predictions. It's a hard hurdle to jump, but I still take solace in the fact that we've only really had the tech to contact another civilization for what 50-70 years?

Besides, we need to set up a recruiting pipeline for one of those super Earths. Can you imagine the measurables of someone who grew up on a planet with 1.4 G?
3 feet tall, can bench 2,000 lbs. Hips: 4. *
by inigomontoya  (2020-06-18 21:17:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Navy would become a powerhouse again.
by daviehamsufferer97  (2020-06-19 19:17:50)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Imagine the cut blocking!
"Contactable"
by Twinkie the Kid  (2020-06-17 14:21:06)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

My initial thought was the same as yours until i re-read that qualifier.
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by jbrown_9999  (2020-06-17 14:06:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

69 dude! *
by Father Nieuwland  (2020-06-17 16:48:40)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And on at least one of them the doppelganger of
by ArasEra  (2020-06-17 13:30:46)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Michigan sucks.
In theory there’s infinite worlds and infinite realities
by DakotaDomer  (2020-06-17 15:25:12)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

And in all of them Michigan sucks
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by Flash_85  (2020-06-17 19:58:55)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post