Reply to: Scientists warn of a potential alien invasion

[PAH]

Also the "war" in War of the Worlds is not between humans and martians, but between bugs and the martians. Humans are just the bystanders - and don't "see" the war until the bugs have won.

As Hollywood are blatantly out of ideas, most recently evidenced by the decision to do another Blade Runner film, maybe they should do a re-imagining from the bugs point of view.

We missed their victory parade on winning the war against terror from illegal aliens the first time around.

[centurian]

I rather think, hoping that our cold viruses will wipe them out (as per certain films) is a tad optimistic.

War of the Worlds presumably.

As it happens, I think the biggest danger with landing on another world probably is from the tiny bugs. We are immune to the vast majority of bacteria/viruses because we did survive and were able to reproduce. Trillions of other variations of life on this planet never survived. We grew up in the this playground, so we know how to survive.

The idea that aliens could be susceptible to our viruses wasn't a recent Hollywood plot line, but a central element to HG Well's book. It's easy to dismiss it as a plot device now - with all that we now know about medicine, but quite a brilliant idea for the 19th century.

Also the "war" in War of the Worlds is not between humans and martians, but between bugs and the martians. Humans are just the bystanders - and don't "see" the war until the bugs have won.

[PAH]

Maybe they're already here but on a different gamma spectrum range to humans and earth lifeforms.

Some people call them ghosts.

To check for aliens, run about doing "whooooooooo" noises and see if you hear any strange scream like noises. If any humans wonder what you're up to just say you're practicing for halloween.

[MrMark]

How do you make defences against aliens who have the technology that allows them to cross huge distances in the universe? I rather think, hoping that our cold viruses will wipe them out (as per certain films) is a tad optimistic. There again, why is Cameron making defence cuts at this time - is he an alien in disguise?

[PAH]

In most major cities parking is a nightmare.

Yep, and those crop circles are really "Free Parking Here" signs.

Occam's razor wins again.

[Churchill]

When aliens land on earth in films, why do they always land in a farmyard in Bumf**k, Texas where everyone plays the banjo while sitting on the porch chewing straw

Allegedly those kind of people are more susceptible to anal probing. Let's ask SASGURU...

[doodab]

When aliens land on earth in films, why do they always land in a farmyard in Bumf**k, Texas where everyone plays the banjo while sitting on the porch chewing straw

In most major cities parking is a nightmare.

[TestMangler]

When aliens land on earth in films, why do they always land in a farmyard in Bumf**k, Texas where everyone plays the banjo while sitting on the porch chewing straw

[Spacecadet]

Some of the other possibilities seemed much more likely, particularly:

"They might invite humanity to join the 'Galactic Club' only for the entry requirements to be too bureaucratic and tedious for humans to bother with."

They would probably deem earth to be too fiscally unstable to join the Galactic Club, then there is also the problem of cheap earth labour stealing their androids jobs

[NickFitz]

Some of the other possibilities seemed much more likely, particularly:

"They might invite humanity to join the 'Galactic Club' only for the entry requirements to be too bureaucratic and tedious for humans to bother with."

[AtW]

Of course any Alien civilisation, capable of crossing the huge distances of space would also, more than likely, be capable of solving our enviromental issues without wiping out the human race.

True, but it might be cheaper to wipe out all humans instead.

HTH

[gingerjedi]

Nah they are more likely to destroy Earth in order to facilitate an intergalactic highway construction project.

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[PAH]

Of course any Alien civilisation, capable of crossing the huge distances of space would also, more than likely, be capable of solving our enviromental issues without wiping out the human race.

Even more likely is that even if they spot us they won't care.

If there are more galaxies in the universe than there are grains of sand on a beach, what are the chances that an alien sat at one end of the beach will give a damn about a grain of sand infested with an ape-like virus at the other end of the beach?

[Mich the Tester]

NASA scientists warn of Alien invasion:

Aliens may destroy humanity to protect other civilisations, say scientists | Science | The Guardian




Looks like man has now become a threat to the entire galaxy. If CO2 emissions go on it could start a runaway galatic warming. This will not go down well with the Galatic Federation.

It'll make a change from all that bloody financial news every day and might give some people a sense of proportion. Mind you, if that Ejaculatajökull volcano failed to do that, I'm afraid nothing will.

[Spacecadet]

A bloke and his son saw a flying saucer in our local town the other day. There was another a few months back. Hope they don't invade here first, they should start up North.

I hope they start up north too, you southerns would just roll over and give them all British passports