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It's both. Proof that a pile of rocks exists on Mars.

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THESE amazing pictures seem to prove something geeks and Sci-Fi fans have suspected for years - there's life on Mars.

Nasa's Mars Explorer Spirit sent us these images from the surface of the Red Planet four years ago.

After intense scrutiny, pictures that could be a living being have finally been found.

An amateur astronomer commented: "As far as I'm concerned, this is proof.

"What else could it be but a human-like creature?"

A pile of rocks, perhaps?

Source (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article713438.ece)

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

So is this proof of life? Or a pile of rocks?

It's both. Proof that a pile of rocks exists on Mars.

perhaps very intelligent rocks, i mean as long as they don't create a civilisation that kills each other over various differences in beliefs and territory then they're already ahead of us.:)

It's both. Proof that a pile of rocks exists on Mars.

I must agree with the right honourable gentleman.

Y'know, the Sun wouldn't nearly be so bad if it actually made good toilet paper.

Then you could actually justify having cut down the tree's to create the paper the tawdry rag is printed on.

I wonder if they'll ever know...

It came from the Sun. I'll give you three guesses, and the first two don't count.

It's both. Proof that a pile of rocks exists on Mars.

Exactly.

Damn you and your wordplay! :p

Poster "Madurobob" said it was a statue "obviously built by an ancient civilisation that later departed Mars and settled Denmark"
Attention, the BBC. Your sarcasm detectors appear to be malfunctioning and should be repaired as soon as possible.

Either that, or "Madurobob" is an eedjit of the greatest magnitude.

Source (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article713438.ece)

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

So is this proof of life? Or a pile of rocks?

It's a pile of rocks. Though they did find fossilized bacteria on mars a while ago.

Okay an article from the BBC:



An image of a mysterious shape on the surface of Mars, taken by Nasa spacecraft Spirit, has reignited the debate about life on the Red Planet.

A magnified version of the picture, posted on the internet, appears to some to show what resembles a human form among a crop of rocks.

While some bloggers have dismissed the image as a trick of light, others say it is evidence of an alien presence.

The image is a recent Nasa posting of the Spirit's landing in 2004.

Perspective

When the robotic rover set down on 24 January 2004, its images disappointed space-watchers hoping for signs of extraterrestrial life.

Now they appear convinced that this image provides the evidence they have been trawling Nasa's photo files for.

The blown-up image seems to resemble a figure striding among the Martian rocks.

The internet has been abuzz with postings offering theories.

Copenhagen mermaid
Copenhagen's mermaid: Evidence of Martian settlers?

One said it was a garden gnome, another that it was the Virgin Mary.

A third suggested Bigfoot, the hairy bipedal mountain beast that appears in various guises in a number of legends around the world.

But the consensus seemed to be that it bore a striking resemblance to the Little Mermaid statue in the Danish capital, Copenhagen.

Poster "Madurobob" said it was a statue "obviously built by an ancient civilisation that later departed Mars and settled Denmark".

Badastronomy.com tried to apply some perspective: "A man? It's a tiny rock only a few inches high. It's only a few feet from the rover!"

BBC Article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7205004.stm)

I personally like the quip that the Danish are from Mars.
That would explain a lot. Like...erm...

Hang on a sec. I'll be right back.

A third suggested Bigfoot, the hairy bipedal mountain beast that appears in various guises in a number of legends around the world.
It's a Martian Bigfoot.

I personally like the quip that the Danish are from Mars.

Source (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article713438.ece)

So is this proof of life? Or a pile of rocks?

When the Americans faked the moon landings on the Mars, they left one guy there because he threatened to inform the world.
So no intelligent life on Mars, just some American

What about the dead baby in the right hand corner of the outcropping?

Fremen, obviously.

From the famous Patterson Bigfoot-movie:

http://www.cryptomundo.com/wp-content/patterson_bigfoot.jpg

It is obvious, there are walking piles of rock both on Earth and Mars.

It's proof that piles of rocks exist elsewhere than earth!:eek::p

It is obvious, there are walking piles of rock both on Earth and Mars.
Found more!

http://www.headinjurytheater.com/images/neverending%20rockbiter%201.jpg

Looks to me like someone cropped out "Bigfoot" from that video, then pasted it on a Martian landscape...

where else would you put elvis, but on mars where he can sit and do drugs all day hanging out with the fremens, bigfoot, and the scary rock guy from the never ending story i think, correct me if im wrong

It's a pile of rocks. Though they did find fossilized bacteria on mars a while ago.

They thought they found fossilized bacteria, but after a big shit storm of debate, the conclusion was that the "fossilized bacteria" were inorganic in origin.

My thoughts, its a windswept rock that has different levels of resistance to the wind erosion, and the thicker parts stay longer and create shapes.

I think David Bowie can say it better than I ever could:
Oh man!
Look at those cavemen go.
It's the freakiest show.
Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man!
Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show.
Is there life on Mars?

That's my answer, and I'm sticking to it.

What about the dead baby in the right hand corner of the outcropping?
The Martians are obviously actually Spartans who cast their non-übermensch babies off the rocks to their mars-y deaths. That picture is simply evidence of this horrid act.

That, or the Martians practice partial birth abortion. Fuckin Martian commies.

Y'know, the Sun wouldn't nearly be so bad if it actually made good toilet paper.

But...but...but...Fox reported it also. :eek:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324800,00.html

And I saw it when I • Click here for the full NASA image. If that doesn't work, try this. The figure is near the bottom left corner. Maybe...just maybe...He/she is real.

It's Jesus! He's living on Mars!

(...) life on Mars (...)

It's this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82nPrYj85o0

Source (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article713438.ece)

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

So is this proof of life? Or a pile of rocks?

1) Its a pile of rocks.

2) The world isn't like Star Trek. Why would any alien life resemble human beings whatsoever?

I think David Bowie can say it better than I ever could:

Oh man!
Look at those cavemen go.
It's the freakiest show.
Take a look at the lawman
Beating up the wrong guy.
Oh man!
Wonder if he'll ever know
He's in the best selling show.
Is there life on Mars?

That's my answer, and I'm sticking to it.
"But where were the Spiders?"

Definitely rocks.

Blatently its life on Mars. I mean, how could it not be? Lets look at the facts, firstly, it was in the Sun Newspaper, therefore it must at least have been verified personally by one of their journalists, a reputable newspaper like that wouldn't dare print conjecture and speculation. There are no plausible alternatives to it being life, this "pile of rocks" theory sounds a bit pie in the sky to me, why would a rock on mars want to resemble human life from that particular angle, i think we have to ask ourselves that question quite seriously.
In addition to that, if you squint at it, you will find that it not only resembles a human being, but also if you dressed a small gorilla up in a full length dress, the resemblance is uncanny.
That in itself I think is proof enough.
Any more "pile of rock" theories should go and join in with the "no WMDs in Iraq" or "Elvis is dead so is Tupac" deadbeats.

AMK
xxx

Looks like a funny shaped pile of rocks, carved by weird wind erosion over hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

Or is it a weird pile of rocks carved by the human-like inhabitants, to make it look like a human-shaped weird pile of rocks?

Looks like a funny shaped pile of rocks, carved by weird wind erosion over hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

Fremen, obviously.

God-forsaken Fremen...

Where's my Sardaukar when I need them? Jeez...

I wonder if they'll ever know...

...they're in a best selling show

Why would any alien life resemble human beings whatsoever?

Because it's a handy form and easily evolved?

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Tuskenraider.jpg

Because it's a handy form and easily evolved?

It's also got a litany of structural problems.

"But where were the Spiders?"

Off bitching about Ziggies fans, duh. (LOL :P)

Funnily enough, this pic makes me think more of the Ramones....

Because it's a handy form and easily evolved?It's also got a litany of structural problems.

Obviously survivable.

And I'm not saying carbon copies but a basic structure of ambulatory limbs, dextrous limbs, mobile observation limb and certain symmetry would probably be within a realm of possibility.

it wasn't an 'alien' presence, it was our forgotten ancestors, who made it, when they had to abondon that world, as a reminder not to screw up this earth, the only planet one of the three we have left, the way we had mars and before that venus, which had each in turn been our entire and origeonal homes, and seem to be doing anyway.

sure there are other nearby solar systems which also in each of several of them, have one or more planets within a usable thermal range of distance from their primaries, but two problems, one is getting there, and the other is that the're already home to very different kinds of people with much better sense and unlikely to less us screw their worlds for them.

the rest of the universe WANTS to be our friends, but we're going to have to learn to stop being self destructive idiots before they'll be able to.

=^^=
.../\...

It's Jesus! He's living on Mars!

So thats where He's been? A lot of people have been looking all over the place for Him. Well, you know what they say, always in the last place you look.

Who'd have thought Mars? Honestly?

:p

the rest of the universe WANTS to be our friends, but we're going to have to learn to stop being self destructive idiots before they'll be able to.

You don't sound at all familiar with humanity! :p

1) Its a pile of rocks.

2) The world isn't like Star Trek. Why would any alien life resemble human beings whatsoever?

Who says it resembles a human? It could be our ancestors, the ape. Oh, and a small one at that, only about 2 inches tall.

Or is it a weird pile of rocks carved by the human-like inhabitants, to make it look like a human-shaped weird pile of rocks?

Maybe it is an image of the God of Mars, carved by the people of Mars. :eek:

It's quite obviously Jesus.

Please. Not that pacifist nonsense. "Oh they won't contact us until we stop fighting each other."

If there are aliens that have achieved space travel, you can bet that they are violent imperialists or they would never have advanced that far. People always seem to want to believe that aliens will actually be friendly, yeah right.

Funny thing is that the only thing that will ever establish a world government and unite all of humanity is an alien enemy.

This was the first thing on the AOL/HP combo home page. The story is its a pile of rocks a few inches high. Not like a 6 foot martian.

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

So is this proof of life? Or a pile of rocks?
Well........before all of the Martians turned into rocks, some of them escaped and crash landed near Roswell, New Mexico, USA, many, many moons ago. Their decendents walk among us today.

Since then, some ancient relatives, that had escaped to other planets, came to earth looking for their compatriots, only to suffer the same fate....a crash landing near Roswell, New Mexico, USA. The US government is keeping a tight lid on what they know about this. :p

Why would any alien life resemble human beings whatsoever?

Actually any developed alien life from another planet proably would look human. Same gases and rocks basically. If germs had the right enviorment to thrive they might be able to eventually evolve. If these evolved creatures survived they might evolve further. The same germs would give way to similar descendants. Of course there would be variables like pressure from natural selection and perhaps the equivlent of the dinosaurs not being wiped out. Or even just lack of technological advances.

Actually any developed alien life from another planet proably would look human. Same gases and rocks basically. If germs had the right enviorment to thrive they might be able to eventually evolve. If these evolved creatures survived they might evolve further. The same germs would give way to similar descendants. Of course there would be variables like pressure from natural selection and perhaps the equivlent of the dinosaurs not being wiped out. Or even just lack of technological advances.

All I can say about this is that you have no idea how evolution works. Nor do you have any idea how many events were needed to make humanity's evolution even remotely possible, let alone plausible. Seriously, we've got one of the shittiest body plans out there.

Well, now we know who built the face on Mars:
http://www.coverups.com/photos/mars_face.jpg
It was little rock men!

Since those nimrods on the BBC didn't post my response to this story on their "Have Your Say" bit, I'll repost it here!

Re: said picture on Mars,

Why, isn't it obvious - it's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.

You're all wrong! It's not Jesus, or walking rocks, or dust, that's just stupid! It's one of Santa's elves getting a tan!
Didn't you ever wonder why no ones ever been to Santa's workshop? It is at the North Pole, Mars' North Pole.
Geez, I can't believe no one realised it sooner!

Since those nimrods on the BBC didn't post my response to this story on their "Have Your Say" bit, I'll repost it here!

Re: said picture on Mars,

Why, isn't it obvious - it's Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.
Ummm they didn't post your response because it is silly? :p

Anybody can tell that it is really the mermaid from Copenhagen?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PTGPOD/483138~Little-Mermaid-Statue-Copenhagen-Posters.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

Actually any developed alien life from another planet proably would look human. Same gases and rocks basically. If germs had the right enviorment to thrive they might be able to eventually evolve. If these evolved creatures survived they might evolve further. The same germs would give way to similar descendants. Of course there would be variables like pressure from natural selection and perhaps the equivlent of the dinosaurs not being wiped out. Or even just lack of technological advances.

Huh? Initial conditions are not what determined the final end product. Maybe early life forms will be similar (assuming they achieve self-replication the same way as we did), but you're assuming the same environmental and population changes will occur ... not to mention the bit of randomness involved. Organisms can adapt differently to different situations.

This was the first thing on the AOL/HP combo home page. The story is its a pile of rocks a few inches high. Not like a 6 foot martian.

How about a 2" Martian bigfoot? :eek: Could be most Martians are only 1 1/2" tall, :p Maybe that's why we never saw them before. They could be running around all over the earth and we don't see them because they are like insects. Maybe, that's how they plan to take over the eath. :eek:

Actually any developed alien life from another planet proably would look human. Same gases and rocks basically. If germs had the right enviorment to thrive they might be able to eventually evolve. If these evolved creatures survived they might evolve further. The same germs would give way to similar descendants. Of course there would be variables like pressure from natural selection and perhaps the equivlent of the dinosaurs not being wiped out. Or even just lack of technological advances.

So, let me get this straight. Creationism and evolution are wrong? We evolved from ROCKS? :eek:

Well, now we know who built the face on Mars:
http://www.coverups.com/photos/mars_face.jpg
It was little rock men!

That looks like a seriously diseased vagina. :eek:

Snide remarks aside, it's still entirely possible that there's something going on underneath Mars and AFAIK it's been bugging the hell out of our astronomers for years now wondering where the hell all that water went (since Mars did have water at one point).

The picture is hardly what I would call proof, but it's a possibility I can't think of any particular reason to discount. I would doubt very much that there's an advanced civilization down there, but I wouldn't rule out some mosses and rudimentary aquatic life.

Never, ever rule out the Molemen.

That looks like a seriously diseased vagina. :eek:
Only if you have a seriously diseased mind? :eek:

Actually that looks more like 1/2 of the statue of Liberty head, minus the spikes.

Ummm they didn't post your response because it is silly? :p

Anybody can tell that it is really the mermaid from Copenhagen?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PTGPOD/483138~Little-Mermaid-Statue-Copenhagen-Posters.jpg

http://img.thesun.co.uk/multimedia/archive/00423/mars3_682_423047a.jpg

But how did she raise her arm? Unless she is alive or a goddess.

Snide remarks aside, it's still entirely possible that there's something going on underneath Mars and AFAIK it's been bugging the hell out of our astronomers for years now wondering where the hell all that water went (since Mars did have water at one point).

The picture is hardly what I would call proof, but it's a possibility I can't think of any particular reason to discount. I would doubt very much that there's an advanced civilization down there, but I wouldn't rule out some mosses and rudimentary aquatic life.

Silicon based life perhaps?

We have creatures on Earth already which are made up of around fifty percent silicon: sea horses, types of plankton, Paris Hilton, Britteny Spears, the mole people, and do not forget Man/Bear/Pig.

A person faking it?

Some guys has a crappy photoshop skills or LG has finally usurped the laws of physics, through his lunacy, and can travel to other worlds using the power of Luny.

It was me?

I have made contact with aliens and have been granted the ability to travel between solar systems.

They are our ancestors?

I meet one the other day and it told me that since I am their most direct descendent left on Earth, that is my duty to usher in their return by preaching the gospel of the Odd Looking Rock Creature, where all donations are made out to be me alone.

It is a rock formation?

Oh come on, look at it does it not remind you of the 'face' or the 'ass' of Mars?

I would doubt very much that there's an advanced civilization down there, but I wouldn't rule out some mosses and rudimentary aquatic life.

Moses on Mars. :eek:

http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:gWTyUeF2OpKp0M:http://wordinfo.info/words/images/gods-Moses-commandments.gif

Ummm they didn't post your response because it is silly? :p

Anybody can tell that it is really the mermaid from Copenhagen?

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