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Pointless, all radio and television broadcasts already leak into space.

Taking the concept of stardom to a whole new level:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327567,00.html

Now, what other songs should NASA share with the galaxy?

My first choice: The Rolling Stones, "2000 Light-Years from Home".

Taking the concept of stardom to a whole new level:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327567,00.html

Now, what other songs should NASA share with the galaxy?

My first choice: The Rolling Stones, "2000 Light-Years from Home".

Jimi Hendrix's 'Third Stone From The Sun'. :)

Pointless, all radio and television broadcasts already leak into space.

Yes, but they are unfocused and thus loose strength and turn into static in the limitless static of the universe.

This, even being a waste of money, has the possibility of making it to Polaris without fading to static.

All you need is love, da da dadlela.
All you need is love love, love is all you need.*insert singing melodious voice*

GASP! HOW DARE THEY! They should have put in something by Led Zepplin!

We're all doomed! DOOMED!!!

(My first reaction was: "They should've picked the Stones!")

its been done already (http://youtube.com/watch?v=wsio3uDnwm4)

I can see the headlines now:

Beatle Mania hits Uranus!

And this is how the earth is destroyed! Aliens are going to be pissed off that we are sending some horrible sounds, and they decide to come to earth to kill us all to make it stop.

Thanks a lot NASA! :mad:

I do love Paul's reaction to it.

"Well done, Nasa," he added. "Send my love to the aliens. All the best, Paul."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7221667.stm

In b4 an alien race interprets this as an act of war.

"She Bangs" by William Hung.

forgive me if I don't provide any links.

And this is how the earth is destroyed! Aliens are going to be pissed off that we are sending some horrible sounds, and they decide to come to earth to kill us all to make it stop.

Thanks a lot NASA! :mad:

No. Nobody disses the Beatles on my watch!

Besides my vehement feeling that they're quite easily the greatest band ever, seems like NASA should be broadcasting something more techno-popish...

Taking the concept of stardom to a whole new level:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327567,00.html

Now, what other songs should NASA share with the galaxy?

My first choice: The Rolling Stones, "2000 Light-Years from Home".

Unfortunately a new calculation by SETI indicates that our signals degenerate into mere static noise within two light years...so our Beatles soundtrack won't even reach the closest star... :mad:

The entire planet has now become the noisy neighbor.

:p

They should send out the Final Countdown by that crap-awful euro band.




on second thoughts maybe not. We'd prob be destroyed by an alien race with good musical taste.

Unfortunately a new calculation by SETI indicates that our signals degenerate into mere static noise within two light years...so our Beatles soundtrack won't even reach the closest star... :mad:

I bet Bob Marley would've gone further. It's great traveling music :)

And this is how the earth is destroyed! Aliens are going to be pissed off that we are sending some horrible sounds, and they decide to come to earth to kill us all to make it stop.

Thanks a lot NASA! :mad:

That might be true if NASA had beamed Ludacris or 50 Cent or some such (c)rap. With the Beatles, more likely they'll be coming here to find out how we created such excellent music ;)

It is now evident to me: NASA are official morons.

Why don't they do something useful? Like breed cockroaches or test the effects of 0 gravity on pea plants?

/sarcasm

It is now evident to me: NASA are official morons.

And who are the unofficial morons?

That might be true if NASA had beamed Ludacris or 50 Cent or some such (c)rap. With the Beatles, more likely they'll be coming here to find out how we created such excellent music ;)
Or they'll lecture us about 'showing off'.

Unfortunately a new calculation by SETI indicates that our signals degenerate into mere static noise within two light years...so our Beatles soundtrack won't even reach the closest star... :mad:
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure the sun is less than two light years away from us...;)

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure the sun is less than two light years away from us...;)

Smartass. :p

"She Bangs" by William Hung.

forgive me if I don't provide any links.

I'll go a step farther and thank you for not providing any links.

Smartass. :p
But of course.

Taking the concept of stardom to a whole new level:

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,327567,00.html

Now, what other songs should NASA share with the galaxy?

My first choice: The Rolling Stones, "2000 Light-Years from Home".

I've always been of the opinion that, if aliens are to come into contact with human music, the first thing they hear should be Aretha Franklin. I don't care who you are, that's gonna sound good. You only get one chance to make a first impression, after all :D

should of been Hey Mr Spaceman by the Byrds

http://youtube.com/watch?v=kya3dUi6ceI

Jimi Hendrix's 'Third Stone From The Sun'. :)

Absolutely! That is by far the best song to get high too, and will probably have the rest of the universe as high as a kite as soon as this psychedelic madness reaches them.

And this is how the earth is destroyed! Aliens are going to be pissed off that we are sending some horrible sounds, and they decide to come to earth to kill us all to make it stop.

Thanks a lot NASA! :mad:
"Let's tune into Earth."
"Mmh. Okay." *manipulates dials*

#Horrible sounds#

"Gah! That's it - turn it off. No, better, destroy it!"
"Mmh. Okay." *manipulates dials*
I bet Bob Marley would've gone further. It's great traveling music :)
Hooray for Bob!
And who are the unofficial morons?
*looks around the threadroom*
Now correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm fairly sure the sun is less than two light years away from us...;)
And I'm glad it is!
I've always been of the opinion that, if aliens are to come into contact with human music, the first thing they hear should be Aretha Franklin. I don't care who you are, that's gonna sound good. You only get one chance to make a first impression, after all :D
Unless, of course, we're talking Klingons. I sincerely doubt that Klingons wouldn't prefer some Slayer.

I've always been of the opinion that, if aliens are to come into contact with human music, the first thing they hear should be Aretha Franklin. I don't care who you are, that's gonna sound good. You only get one chance to make a first impression, after all :D

R-E-S-P-E-C-T! :D

Can you imagine the royalties that the Beatles must be getting from this?

Do you think the fallout from the royalty dispute could cause the Universe to go on strike?

Ringo, you magnificent Bastard...:p

I fear it's only a matter of time before the RIAA finds these aliens and sues them. Poor aliens. :(

Pointless, all radio and television broadcasts already leak into space.

there is a point.

to show other life forms that our music is better than this (http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/) and this (http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/kenya/).

:p

They should send out the Final Countdown by that crap-awful euro band.




on second thoughts maybe not. We'd prob be destroyed by an alien race with good musical taste.

Europe was the name of the band.

Erm i know my knowledge on Space-sound travel is limited, but i thought sound can't travel in space as there's no sound in it at all? So why bother playing music to space? is it something to do with radio frequencies that can travel in space and could be picked up by possible radio transmitters?:confused:

Erm i know my knowledge on Space-sound travel is limited, but i thought sound can't travel in space as there's no sound in it at all? So why bother playing music to space? is it something to do with radio frequencies that can travel in space and could be picked up by possible radio transmitters?:confused:

BEM's need music for their iPODS as well.

That's why. NASA is trying to be the Napster for Aliens. ;)

Radio waves can travel through space. it just degrades the farther it goes.

how do you think images from the probes get back to Earth?

BEM's need music for their iPODS as well.

That's why. NASA is trying to be the Napster for Aliens. ;)

Radio waves can travel through space. it just degrades the farther it goes.

how do you think images from the probes get back to Earth?

I suppose the probes could deliver a canister containing the microchip the photos are saved to, then fire it towards earth when the right trajectory comes along. Or the probes could use a certain type of light that could contain information that could be transmitted across space, maybe?

Unfortunately a new calculation by SETI indicates that our signals degenerate into mere static noise within two light years...so our Beatles soundtrack won't even reach the closest star... :mad:

That's if the signal is going out in all directions indiscriminately. NASA is sending a tightly focussed maser beam that should disperse much less.

The "Pioneer" spacecraft was carrying a Chuck Berry recording, but it would require incredible luck for any alien to intercept the craft.

Europe was the name of the band.
hey, I was 2/3 of the way there.
personally I'd be ashamed to admit I knew the name of that band.

Other songs-

Astronomy Domine (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6M-UtlpvBWk) Pink Floyd

Space Oddity (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D67kmFzSh_o&feature=related) David Bowie

Major Tom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1Hs2AQwDgA) - Peter Schilling

and, of course...

William Shatner's version (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvQwXOCKNLY&feature=related) of Rocket Man...

Of course this might give them the impression that our space men are not very good at space travel but are very introspective about it, but I think that might play into our hands...

How Lame.