Re: "alien megastructures"

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Shawn Wilson wrote:
> 
> On Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at 12:36:22 PM UTC-7, The Starmaker wrote:
> 
> > What are "alien megastructures"?
> 
> Alien = Intelligent non-human
> 
> Mega = VERY large
> 
> Structure = built thing/object
> 
> There is a real astronomical image of a distant system that *seems* to have super-huge geometric structures around it.  I mean Ringworld scale.  Every not-crazy person thinks they are something natural, but odd-seeming rather than "yep, super powerful aliens right there..."


Well, if you're going to break down in definitions...




"..especially a complex of many buildings."
https://www.google.com/#q=define+megastructures

run by aliens from another planet.


Are there a bunch of office buildings orbiting a planet somewhere?

Is this what the 'scientific community' were talking about??


Is that what they believe???

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"alien megastructures" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-19 11:36 -0800
  Re: "alien megastructures" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-19 17:28 -0800
    Re: "alien megastructures" The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-01-20 00:15 -0800
  "alien megastructures" HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 17:34 -0800
    Re: "alien megastructures" benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-19 23:37 -0500
      Re: "alien megastructures" Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-01-21 17:19 -0600
  Re: "alien megastructures" Sergio <invalid@invalid.com> - 2016-01-19 19:42 -0600
    Re: "alien megastructures" Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-01-20 07:52 +0100
      Re: "alien megastructures" Thomas Heger <ttt_heg@web.de> - 2016-01-21 06:44 +0100
        Re: "alien megastructures" HVAC <mr.hvac@gmail.com> - 2016-01-21 09:11 -0800
          Re: "alien megastructures" benj <none@gmail.com> - 2016-01-21 20:39 -0500
        Re: "alien megastructures" Rock Brentwood <federation2005@netzero.com> - 2016-01-21 14:43 -0800
    Re: "alien megastructures" mariposas rand mair fheal <mair_fheal@yahoo.com> - 2016-01-20 00:56 -0800
  Re: "alien megastructures" Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-01-21 02:52 +0100

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