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Feb 22, 2017 11:10 PM
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SnakesAreAwesome
I would settle for just Mars.
thethirdeye
They are about as close to their sun as Mercury is to ours but their sun might be cooler. Still, wouldn't mind visiting.
wildcatfan4life
Later reports say that one was not actually a planet but a space station.
Chereazi
Does any of them have internet though?
doctoroblivious
Should have been preceded by "Good news everyone..."
krapmyself
Yeah, but how do we get there, it's Pandorum all over again!!!
PureLoveMachine
With a lot of work mars could be habitable.
cheshirecat00
Do you know how many people sacrificed themselves just so you know what's safe to eat,& your trying to start all over again from square?
genetit
I'm sure you'll retract that comment once we dropship ur wrinkly ass onto Gliess 581g.
livinglife9009
Mind you, three of them are habitable.
kriptictide
robotheads
http://imgur.com/tdri67v
NuclearDawn242
*That are 40 light years away.
MrLegger
Well in that case...good news everyone!
werdCAsquared
With the Helios 1, it should only take about 170,000 years to get there
PoliticalWanderer
Trouble is, no matter what planet you travel to there'll be human there. Get more than 6-10 humans (max) in one place, things get fucked up.
Yourfavoritebandsucks1974
If you are a human and you take humans with you, you are bringing the problem with you.
iCantImager
Let's just figure out how to travel at light speed and we'll be good.
NotSoSmartAlek
*faster than
HolyShitZoom
Lol, nice use of meme and merging it with a hot topical point.
waitingtofly
40 light years away though.
AgentNSFW
TheWhiteRat
What's this from?
chocomon
Oh the possibilities!
PirateArrrgument
I didn't want to live on the planet anymore before we knew there were other planets.
anubisfike
They are tidally locked and don't have an atmosphere. Have a good time.
ApolloEightStoleMyPetMoonRock
Piss off then I'm joking take me with you sir
RandyButternubs27
Futurama
RandyButternubs27
Wow, thats embarrassing...
idontknowthisbaby
Ragnarok1030
Yes, but are they uniquely flat like our earth is?
CheeseIsNaturesFudge
Well sorta, most (maybe all) of them are tidally locked to their sun, so one side always faces it, there is a habitable zone at twilight.
StandardDeviant
They only have 3 elephants each
DrWigglesworth
No, they're all fizzy
StandardDeviant
They only have 3 elephants each
somespazzoid
No, they're all on the cob
Ragnarok1030
Is there a screaming sun?
NoneOfThisEverHappened
Good use of meme +1
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ItsAGameOfSchlongs
Good meme, everyone!
Zlimeshili
SquidShadeyWadey
Omg was that the actual guy but older
JustAnAutisticFuckingRainbowBarfingTransgenderphobeUnicorn
Yes
Siptro
Discover all they want. We still have no way to travel that far in a reasonably time frame
fluffzbunny
That's what they want you to think. We have had that tech since in the 50s
Tornadotaco
Super cool though. Unfortunately they think they are tidally locked so temperatures would be extreme
TheManYourManCouldSmellLike
xane
I volunteer shooting my bacteria infested body at them to create new microbial life.
OneShot510
You want to do....... a baby shower? Technically speaking, bukkake is a baby shower.
spookyactionatadistance
Well I've released the protomolecule and it's going to help us
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
Meh, it's only 40 lightyears. I am sure we can find a willing Uber driver.
CloudCider
"No worries bro im making a playlist for this ride"
Blacklistedone
My last uber driver Steve, said he'd do it. Never disappointed a rider.
newworldtraveller
Gotta watch out for those surge fees though! Can't be trying to get a ride while hella aliens are out clubbin!
thomasthetankimgurine
Even when they figure it out, it'll be the richest that go and leave the rest of us to rot on Earth with the mess they made.
aleister94
We'd probably be very close to FTL flight by now if we hadn't stopped caring about space travel a long time ago
10ftmidget
671 million miles per hour and the fastest we've managed is the Helios probe as it fell towards sun at closest 157,000m/ph relative to sun
sakkehattu
Isn't FTL just impossible? Or is there something I'm missing?
FromMars
It'd be common knowledge and for almost certainty whether we'd be able to or not if we hadn't stopp-...
AnomalousFox
When you think in geological time, a few thousand years is actually a pretty short wait.
HoochIsCrazzy
Geologically, yes. Getting humans to focus and coordinate on a single goal...
Septcanmat
40 LY at .75c is only 53 years. Not too shabby.
hughesybooze
Warp drive for the win.
Playmikesux
I would go so fast if we could.
CheeseIsNaturesFudge
My dad's an aerospace professor, off the cuff he estimated we can manage about 0.01-0.1% at best.
pyrrhlis
Theroretical top speed of an Alcubierre drive is 10c, so with that it would be at least 4 years.
Rkhbusa
A mere four years away once we figure out how to bend spacetime
snipekill1997
Actually its only 35 years.
Septcanmat
That would require faster-than-light travel.
snipekill1997
Nope, try and remember the other implications of relativity beyond the impossibility of FTL.
Septcanmat
I'm speaking from the point of view of someone on earth, obviously.
JimCotton
We can't get close to that speed.
spookyactionatadistance
Ion drives produce continuous acceleration for very little fuel. It's a matter of reaching the speed then deceleration.
Septcanmat
Not currently but we'll get there. Especially with NASA's EM drive looking promising.
LitteralyHitler
But how tf do you plan on training a second generation to take over once the first set of people die?
Septcanmat
Same way we do on earth?
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
53+39=94 I can there! Just wait a minute while I put on my Sunday best,
spookyactionatadistance
Your math makes no sense. Why are you adding the time (53 years) to the distance (39 light-years). That's like saying I'm going to
spookyactionatadistance
2- NYC 300 miles away which takes 3 hours so I'll get there in 303 hours.
Ihadtoditchmyotherusernamebecauseofyou
Because I am drunk. How does 53+39=94 when it should be 92? Pay no attention to me.
snipekill1997
He may be 39 ya know. Especially since the distance said was 40ly not 39ly.