Saru Posted June 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 26, 2012 A team from the National Geographic are working to respond to the famous 1977 transmission. If there's something you'd like to say to aliens, now's your chance. The Wow! signal, a mysterious radio transmission detected in 1977 that may or may not have come from extraterrestrials, is finally getting a response from humanity. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 26, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Why now? Also I thought they said it was just a natural noise a while back? Edited June 26, 2012 by Coffey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainsawcam Posted June 26, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 26, 2012 any reason to wait 35 years before replying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted June 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted June 26, 2012 any reason to wait 35 years before replying? We are Americans, the biggest procratinators on the planet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaraKitty Posted June 26, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 26, 2012 If it was an advanced civilization, they would gain nothing from us. Might use us as pets (dibs on being a kitty), or a zoo. We can offer them nothing. Perhaps we could offer to trade universal knowledge and compare data. However, the likely hood that they're even remotely close to us is slim to none and this Wow noise is actually a natural noise.. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted June 26, 2012 #6 Share Posted June 26, 2012 So they intend to send our personal messages and hope the "Alien Scientists" have better luck decoding them than we have the WOW signal. Actually, I hope they don't stand a chance decoding it, can you imagine what some folk are gonna be saying? I'd rather not be associated with them kind of sound bites on a cosmic scale if you don't mind Mr National Geographic, hmm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holter Posted June 26, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Warning: Young, violent, savage race. Keep away. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted June 26, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 26, 2012 If the WOW signal was something of intelligent origin and we reply to it now, we'll all be dead before there's another response. Also, the little green guys on the planet that sent it probably assumed there was nothing here when we failed to reply - 35 years would would be a long time monitoring and infinitesimally small area of space. Some other earth-like planet probably replied promptly and reaped the benefits anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypto2357 Posted June 26, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I dont know, I would hope a civilization more advanced than ours would send something other then "WOW". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewatchman7 Posted June 26, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I dont know, I would hope a civilization more advanced than ours would send something other then "WOW". i dont beleive it was an actual "WOW" i think that was hand written next to the signal anomly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted June 26, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I dont know, I would hope a civilization more advanced than ours would send something other then "WOW". It's OK, they sent it in 'Times New Roman' font. If it was in Comic Sans I would begin to question their level of intelligence... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 26, 2012 #12 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) They've only just got round to it? I think frankly I'd have got fed up waiting for a reply by now. Particualalry since, wherever it came from, it would probably have taken several years to get here, and so would our reply take to get to wherever they're thinking of sending it to. Edited June 26, 2012 by 747400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 26, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Um.. that was 30 years ago. They've only just got round to it? I think frankly I'd have got fed up waiting for a reply by now. Particualalry since, wherever it came from, it would probably have taken several years to get here, and so would our reply take to get to wherever they're thinking of sending it to. That can be our excuse for taking so long to reply though. We lie and say we replied straight away... It just takes ages to get back. lol Actually we shouldn't start a new friendship (if we made one) by lying. But they might presume we are further awya if we don't mention the date of recieving it and replying. Might save ourselves if they are more advanced and not intrested in being friends. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DONTEATUS Posted June 26, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Just say We tried ! ANd by the way , What plan are youz guys on were on ATT, I bet you guys have Verizon or something better ,right ? Well anywho ! We did recieve the pizza`s and they were cold as you must of known ! So this time send us directions back to your planet ! I promise were a very Happy and Peaceful beings ! You can ask anyone ! signed "JUST DONTEATUS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted June 26, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I dont know, I would hope a civilization more advanced than ours would send something other then "WOW". Hahaha ... thanks for the chuckle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Christos Posted June 26, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2012 One of the possible stars that this could have been sent from has gone supernova in the meantime....its cool to think that maybe it was a one-time SOS call from a race not too much above our technological level (advanced enough to sent it, not advanced enough to move planets). Chances are though, that it was natural noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vance665 Posted June 26, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Hopefully "bad aliens" get the signal first and come get us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightingbird Posted June 26, 2012 #18 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Interesting. I've never heard of the WoW signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 26, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Wait a minute..... Maybe they want a game? So they had WoW back in 77.... They must be more advanced than us?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Commander Travis Posted June 26, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 26, 2012 I think it was probably just their way of saying "OMG", or "LOL". maybe that was it. it was really the LOL signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hazzard Posted June 26, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Wow! Signal http://www.bigear.org/wow20th.htm#conclusion Explanation of the Code "6EQUJ5". http://www.bigear.org/6equj5.htm Edited June 26, 2012 by Hazzard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted June 26, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 26, 2012 when he said "wow" I hope he didnt mean War of Worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godnodog Posted June 26, 2012 #23 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Chuck Norris awwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.United_Nations Posted June 26, 2012 #24 Share Posted June 26, 2012 If it was an advanced civilization, they would gain nothing from us. Might use us as pets (dibs on being a kitty), or a zoo. We can offer them nothing. Perhaps we could offer to trade universal knowledge and compare data. However, the likely hood that they're even remotely close to us is slim to none and this Wow noise is actually a natural noise.. A natural noise has to be created by something or that something would not exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted June 26, 2012 #25 Share Posted June 26, 2012 Yes, but that 'something' could be anything, like a passing beam of a neutron star. It was only detected once, which does seem to lean towards a natural event - if it was an attempt at communication I would have hoped they'd repeat it over a few days/hours etc. Perhaps whatever it was, wasn't for us - maybe we just got lucky and intercepted an alien transmission to a ship in Earth orbit....we'll probably never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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