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xkcd #3302: Voyager Instruments

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Convincing him to turn off the stupid laser show and useless sound system was such a huge ordeal that no one has wanted to do it again.

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[–] BillyClark@piefed.social 24 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If you assume that the aliens who might come across Voyager 1 would be at least as advanced as us, they'd probably know that a civilization that is cool doesn't need to try to look cool.

[–] X@piefed.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

YEAH GREG, YOU BIG DOPE, NOW WE LOOK UNCOOL! TURN IT OFF OR WE SEND YOU OUT THERE TO TURN IN OFF! ~ffs they let him put that shit on voyager, tf were they thinking!~