Get yourself heard in the future.

Death_2004 · Post by **Death_2004** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:00 pm

Hello everyone, i found this web site containing information about a space capsule called KEO. It is a capsule that you can write down a message and send it up into space and 50,000 years later it come back to earth for our future generations to read about us. Though i am going to write a letter i find it mind breaking about the i should write but for those of you interested the link is:

http://www.keo.org/uk/pages/default.html

mizangelamy · Post by **mizangelamy** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:45 pm

Is this for real??????????

Death_2004 · Post by **Death_2004** » Sat Jul 17, 2004 10:13 pm

mizangelamy wrote:Is this for real??????????

Yes this is real. This is a sponsered by many partners including the International Olympic Committee, Europeain Space Agency and the the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The letters must be sent before the end of 2004 for its launch in 2006, oh yes and this is free for everyone.

P.S Sorry about my bad grammer and spelling on the first post, i was extremely tired.

mizangelamy · Post by **mizangelamy** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:37 am

Death_2004 wrote:
mizangelamy wrote:Is this for real??????????
Yes this is real. This is a sponsered by many partners including the International Olympic Committee, Europeain Space Agency and the the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The letters must be sent before the end of 2004 for its launch in 2006, oh yes and this is free for everyone.

P.S Sorry about my bad grammer and spelling on the first post, i was extremely tired.

Thats freaky!!!!

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 1:37 pm

That's amazing. Thank you for sharing.

I wonder though, why must it fly through space? It could be damaged or destroyed. Wouldn't some sort of time-locked cave be a better option? Hmmm.

Lady of the Light · Post by **Lady of the Light** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 2:40 pm

Yeah, I did this in school. I think it's amazing, how people in the very (very, very, very, very) future will hear your voice. That is, of course, if the english language still exists. Or the earth, for that matter.
My teacher said that 50,000 years ago from this time, the earth was in the middle of an ice age. What could happen 50,000 years from now? Maybe that's why they have in space, Jeff, so that it might not get destroyed by us, or future generations.

And the things you can talk about are amazing, and the range through all the different countries gives you a look at how different people think is important. Like one kid from the U.S told about how you make a pizza, where another girl from an Arab country talked about how her life is, and how she wants to marry into a good family. But I, being slightly messed in the head, ranted about the current political situations in the world, and mused if they would be any better in the future, if they even existed at all.

Death_2004 · Post by **Death_2004** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 6:41 pm

Yes i agree it is freaky. now it has to go into space for many reasons. First the letters are going to be carved into glas for it is the best type of storage device. Secondly there are less variables in space then on earth. Finally there are many ways for people to break into this "cave" and steal the information on the disks.

The explanation right above this post is exactly what i was thinking about earlier. What when the thing comes down and there are no people left? What if one of the letters cause World War # or the end of humanity? and What if this letter actually causes world peace? It is limitless in trying to think about what would change 50,000 years into the future.

Imagine if what we consider today as civilized would actually be barbaric to them.

ParaKiss_Groupie · Post by **ParaKiss_Groupie** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 8:52 pm

Or, what if something even better happens? What if this is blasted into space, and actually found by something? I would rather my voice be heard by another type of lifeform than just a future human.

mizangelamy · Post by **mizangelamy** » Sun Jul 18, 2004 9:48 pm

Ice age huh? Wow maybe it is for real seeing wat I wrote like now and maybe later on in da future where english doesnt exist! But I'm thinkin of now not da future. I just did that thing rite now and I just wrote where my family came from and never forgot who they are but really preserve my family's last name in a good way not a bad way! I think it's still weird!

Sailor Wind · Post by **Sailor Wind** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 1:00 am

I think it's incredible and amazing the way scientists and astronomers have created such a great idea. It makes us think though what will happen to the Earth? Will it be extinct? Will there be new life? Will there even be an Earth!? I hope the company keeps up with the good work and hopefully our future relatives can read what we had to say.

Celexa · Post by **Celexa** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 10:04 am

It was sort of fun to write mine. I used all 6,000 characters just rambling about random things. I think that if there's still life on Earth it's OK to use any words you want, because even if we do have another language that isn't english, my thoughts are that technology may be so advanced that the future scientists would be able to translate it. It's sort of scary to think about what will happen to the Earth in 50,000 years, but it's also sort of fun to think about the people reading it.

And I do agree with Parakisu. I think it would be more fun for another life form to read these than other humans - the humans may already know some of the stuff we talk about, but aliens may not.

RoastedTwinkies · Post by **RoastedTwinkies** » Mon Jul 19, 2004 4:12 pm

ParaKiss_Groupie wrote:Or, what if something even better happens? What if this is blasted into space, and actually found by something? I would rather my voice be heard by another type of lifeform than just a future human.

I think both ideas are neat. I don't care if anyone makes fun of me, but I do believe other beings in space exist. On these shows on Discovery Channel and stuff, everyone's heard about alien abductions and UFO sitings. These beings must have come from the other side of the galaxy, which goes to show you just how much more advanced their technology is comparted to ours. I remember one case where a woman woke up in the middle of the night to a blinding light. She went to her living room to see what it was and the beings used telepathy or something, telling her in plain english to go back to her husband and not to say anything about the incident. There's no doubt in my mind that the higher beings do know our languages. It would be really interesting to have someone or something read about us.

Death_2004 · Post by **Death_2004** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:07 pm

Hmm that was interesting to read but if they told her not to say anything and that they are as you say advanced then why is she telling everyone about it.

RoastedTwinkies · Post by **RoastedTwinkies** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 9:03 pm

Death_2004 wrote:Hmm that was interesting to read but if they told her not to say anything and that they are as you say advanced then why is she telling everyone about it.

Would you keep something like that to yourself? I wouldn't. It's something the world needs to know. The reason they have these shows is to let people know, in a very gentle matter, so that people won't freak so much in case if something major happens. The UFO crash in New Mexicao during the 1950's was said to be only a weather balloon because people would spazz if they were told the truth.