Hmm, so they were aiming for something else, but got here instead because they had crank theories about the shape of the universe? (Columbus thought Earth was egg-shaped instead of a sphere, like everyone had correctly thought since the time of ancient Greece)
They call us something translating to "the Andromidans".
Translated to English, probably “Name-of-Star” 3, as in 3rd planet from our star, same system as Star Trek. The key difference is Columbus had no idea where he was going, and aliens have to know exactly where they’re going. Can’t shoot into space and find a planet by accident.
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Cruxifux@feddit.nl · 13 pts · 1y
“This isn’t Mars? You’re not martians? Ah fuck you, you’re martians.”
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
“West Martians”.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org · 12 pts · 1y
Hmm, so they were aiming for something else, but got here instead because they had crank theories about the shape of the universe? (Columbus thought Earth was egg-shaped instead of a sphere, like everyone had correctly thought since the time of ancient Greece)
They call us something translating to "the Andromidans".
chillBurner@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I mean you don't have to go with the analogy fully, but yeah, that's a deep answer, I suppose.
Sumocat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
Translated to English, probably “Name-of-Star” 3, as in 3rd planet from our star, same system as Star Trek. The key difference is Columbus had no idea where he was going, and aliens have to know exactly where they’re going. Can’t shoot into space and find a planet by accident.
ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 1y
Chances are you can find a planet by accident, it's just going to take a very long time
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
“This Land”.
Chulk@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 1y
If we're going by Columbus logic, probably "Jupiter"
Hyphlosion@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
over_clox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
The Wet Ball of Trash
john_lemmy@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
Probably not Alienia
eldavi@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 1y
their new colony
Carvex@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Open season on the tasty meat creatures
BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Are the aliens going to rape and enslave?
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Very likely
NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y
Meat Packing Facility #173
random_character_a@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Water planet with cancerous hairless simian population.
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 1y
Blue Marble probably
pastermil@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
Shithead
Wilco@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
The call it "Dirt". There was a misunderstanding with the word "Earth" and it got translated to soil or dirt, so they picked "Dirt".
janus2@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 1y
Salty Water Ball With Some Dirt Patches
CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work · 1 pts · 1y
Probably some Italian gibberish.
Hyphlosion@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
CelloMike@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Editè Frignim
Asafum@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 1y
A fixer-upper.