Noddaz
Noddaz PowerDork
9/16/24 9:47 a.m.

https://www.earth.com/news/deep-space-radio-signal-reaches-earth-after-8-billion-years-frb-20220610a/

 

And no, it was not "We have been trying to contact you about your extended warranty."

 

Mndsm
Mndsm MegaDork
9/16/24 10:11 a.m.

Were they trying to reduce my student loan debt? ( I don't have any)

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
9/16/24 10:13 a.m.
Noddaz said:

And no, it was not "We have been trying to contact you about your extended warranty."

I would argue that there is no definitive proof that the above statement is true.  And in the absence of such proof, we have to consider that it is one of the most likely explanations of the origin of this particular FRB.

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
9/16/24 10:19 a.m.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

Don't you just hate it when your planet's warranty runs out and then you start getting all those spam transmissions from deep space?

And don't get me started on all those Planet Shield commercials... laugh

Hoppps
Hoppps Reader
9/16/24 10:32 a.m.

At what point do they try to repo the planet?

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim MegaDork
9/16/24 10:50 a.m.

In reply to Hoppps :

They'll just flatten it for a bypass. 

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) MegaDork
9/16/24 11:06 a.m.

Limited time offer! Act fast!!

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
9/16/24 11:10 a.m.
Woody (Forum Supportum) said:

Limited time offer! Act fast!!

Operators are standing by!

 

...

 

 

8 Billion years later.....

DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 PowerDork
9/16/24 1:06 p.m.

The only thing more powerful than the FRBs are the ads on that site wreaking havoc on my work computer. 

It's interesting that the hypothesis is that it's from an exploding star. 

What if it's from a far off civilization that hit the great filter. 

Or a Xenomorph? 

Or the Creators? 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
9/16/24 9:00 p.m.

Turns out it was just Queen's "Bicycle Race" all along .

prodarwin
prodarwin MegaDork
9/16/24 9:14 p.m.
Noddaz said:

https://www.earth.com/news/deep-space-radio-signal-reaches-earth-after-8-billion-years-frb-20220610a/

 

And no, it was not "We have been trying to contact you about your extended warranty."

 

Very interesting.  This visualization of the signal is really cool.

https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?si=dG8UxQb3gEA0LddU

Apexcarver
Apexcarver MegaDork
9/16/24 9:23 p.m.
BoxheadTim said:

In reply to Hoppps :

They'll just flatten it for a bypass. 

As long as they don't read us poetry 

Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter)
Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) UltraDork
9/16/24 11:30 p.m.

Thats the first thing I thought of. Probably our final notice. 

No Time
No Time UberDork
9/16/24 11:38 p.m.

"We are experiencing a higher than normal call volume"....explains 6 billion years. 

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