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The KEO project

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Thor, Aug 22, 2005.

  1. Thor Gems: 10/31
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    Remove all ads!
    The faraway children, of your own children...
    Of their great grand children...
    Who you would have never known...
    Who would have loved to know you.
    What would you like to tell them?

    As they so neatly put on their Homepage.
    This is a place where you can write something, anything, which will be put in a satelite, sent into space, and there it will orbit the earth so that it finally in about 50000 years, it will crash down back unto earth for our ancestors (if there are any) to find. It will also bring with it (among others) a rosetta stone with grammar and stuff to 1445 different languages, glass DVD's containing all the greetings from people from all over the world, and also information of our days culture (along with instructions how to make a DVD'player) A diamond with samples of todays air, water, earth, and humanblood for scientific reasons, and an astronomic clock showing the planets positions and the time of the satelites launch.

    So if there still is intelligent life here on earth, they will in 50000 years time be able to read that which you have written, and who knows, maybe it even is your own great great great grandchild? :)

    [aw, crap. it double posted. how can i delete one?]

    [ August 22, 2005, 04:01: Message edited by: Thor ]
     
    Thor, Aug 22, 2005
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  2. Enagonios Gems: 31/31
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    nope, just wait around til a mod sees it.
     
    Enagonios, Aug 22, 2005
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  3. Arabwel

    Arabwel Screaming towards Apotheosis Veteran

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    I wrote my letter some time ago and right now I wish really, really hard I could take it back. So, I suggest you think long and hard what you say....
     
    Arabwel, Aug 22, 2005
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  4. Nakia

    Nakia The night is mine Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    Good advice, Ara and I am taking it.
     
    Nakia, Aug 22, 2005
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  5. Jaguar Gems: 27/31
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    I sent myself a reminder for a month from now so I don't forget to write it.
     
    Jaguar, Aug 22, 2005
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  6. Arahar

    Arahar Hmm, it's a dwarf. Distinguished Member ★ SPS Account Holder

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    50000 years from now there will be no life otherwise I would have already received a visitor from that time. My letter included an invitation to show up today in a specific spot(lat & long) but I haven't seen anything in the news or had a visitor.
     
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    Arahar, Aug 27, 2005
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