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The Inevitable, Intergalactic Awkwardness of Time Capsules
Which begs the question, what would YOU put in an intergalactic time capsule?
I’m thinking maybe yes to some Mozart, but definitely no to that sandwich picture.
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Definitely Mozart. There’s so much to choose from, though – the Gm symphony, the Requiem, Don Giovanni, the clarinet concerto, . . . I really can’t choose.
Also Hillary Clinton, for reasons that are far different from the ones for choosing Mozart’s music.
Clarinet Concerto, definitely.
Using 100% of all available data, we find that after a long voyage explorers are looking for 1) treasure, 2) food, and 3) sex. Assuming that aliens do indeed backtrack the golden record back to its origin as intended I can foresee the day when the Cloverfield monsters’ chattel slaves/food items/sex objects will curse the name of Carl Sagan.
Sardines. Tuna is too good to waste on space aliens.
Agree with Iowa Jim — we know from the covers of pulp sci-fi and from 50’s monster movies that aliens want our womenfolk. So we need to convince them that they are not worth the trip.
I wonder if the being that finds it has some nickels to tape to the stylus if the disc is slightly damaged and has a skip.