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1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:09 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:09 pm
VisitLEX's coded bitmap image broadcast to the TRAPPIST-1 system.
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Hey, aliens! Lexington, Kentucky would be a good place to spend your next deep-space vacation.
This was the message that a group of Kentucky scientists, linguists and scholars recently beamed at the TRAPPIST-1 system, which lies 40 light-years from Earth and harbors multiple potentially habitable planets.
The missive represented the very first interstellar travel advertisement, according to VisitLEX, the group behind the effort.
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"When the message reaches its destination in 2063, TRAPPIST-1 inhabitants will find a coded bitmap image with clues as to its origin and intent of the transmission. They'll also see bucolic photos of the Horse Capital of the World, noting the wide-open spaces perfect for landing a spacecraft. They'll learn why Lexington has the best food, bourbon and music on Earth — getting a taste via an audio recording from legendary blues musician Tee Dee Young."
If E.T. does eventually receive the message and pack their bags for our solar system, eager to take in The Bluegrass State's hospitality, thoroughbred race horses and bourbon industry, they'll have to cover 235 trillion miles (378 trillion kilometers) to get here. That's a bit of a trip, but who knows how fast their craft can go?
"We are targeting the TRAPPIST-1 system because we might actually get an answer in somebody's lifetime if there's somebody there watching," said astrobiologist and SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) scientist Robert Lodder. "But the reason scientists have been interested in it lately is because of the large number of planets it has in what is considered to be the habitable zone. So, there could be life there. Why not send a signal and see if they answer?"
1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:11 pm to saint tiger225
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1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
It would be like me going to my cousin's house.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:19 pm to saint tiger225
Who knew Kentucky was that big on anal probing?
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:23 pm to saint tiger225
I’m glad they included the horses. I love Lexington.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:23 pm to saint tiger225
Just wait til they visit Alabama....
This post was edited on 1/10/24 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:24 pm to saint tiger225
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1st 'interstellar tourism campaign' urges aliens to visit Lexington, Kentucky
Shooters shoot
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:28 pm to saint tiger225
How do they know the symbols and pictures are translated the same. What if the symbols on the picture represent a big FU to aliens on another planet?
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:36 pm to saint tiger225
Alien sightings or encounters are actually spiritual entities and often demonic.
Fight me.
Fight me.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:41 pm to saint tiger225
If I had to pick a town hosting an SEC school likely to be the subject of anal probing, id have guessed College Station or Starkville.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 12:45 pm to saint tiger225
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scientists, linguists and scholars recently beamed at the TRAPPIST-1 system, which lies 40 light-years from Earth and harbors multiple potentially habitable planets.
Its like these assholes never read Three Body Problem.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 1:08 pm to saint tiger225
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They'll learn why Lexington has the best food
First I was like
Then I was like
Because we all know Kentucky is lying
Posted on 1/10/24 at 1:50 pm to saint tiger225
They probably already have and are disgusted by the amount of plastic in our food and environment. Not to mention the litter, bad manners and rampant lawlessness.
Posted on 1/10/24 at 2:35 pm to soccerfüt
Nice addition of the bluegrass miracle
Posted on 1/10/24 at 3:29 pm to 4x4tiger
So you want them to destroy us, don't you?
Posted on 1/11/24 at 1:07 am to KiwiHead
As a resident of Lexington, KY let me say I do not support or condone this chicanery by our local tourism department.
Posted on 1/11/24 at 5:24 am to saint tiger225
I blame Nelson Bunker Hunt (Hunt Oil's kid or grandkid) as he was also one of the CHEAPEST people I ever knew or worked for, He had a farm on the other side of BlueGrass Field and being a Texan by birth, brought lots of illegal aliens up to work that and other farms he owned in the state.
Will never forget a Hunt horse sale at Keeneland when the Feds came and rounded up all the aliens. It was like an old "Keystone Cops" movie with aliens handcuffed to the beautiful 4 plank fence and Feds burrowing into the muck pits to pull the aliens hiding in the poop there.
Guess with c19, no alien labor to take care of the horses. Guess it makes sense. Look for a population explosion in "Little Mexico" off Versailles Road I guess.
Will never forget a Hunt horse sale at Keeneland when the Feds came and rounded up all the aliens. It was like an old "Keystone Cops" movie with aliens handcuffed to the beautiful 4 plank fence and Feds burrowing into the muck pits to pull the aliens hiding in the poop there.
Guess with c19, no alien labor to take care of the horses. Guess it makes sense. Look for a population explosion in "Little Mexico" off Versailles Road I guess.
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