Fine Structure Constant - Sixty Symbols
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Uploaded on Apr 14, 2009
Why is 137 a magic number, both for thieves and alien hunters? More symbols at http://www.sixtysymbols.com/
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eldritchpineapple 7 months ago
Can't be, we're expecting potential aliens to be advanced.
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BetterThanUltraLord 5 months ago
they probably sent in binary. aliens know binary.
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700Fantomas007 3 days ago
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Radim Kopáček 5 days ago
to zná každej blbec :D
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700Fantomas007 2 weeks ago
Why not send the π?
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James Davis 3 weeks ago
I'll note that the fine structure constant is the same in all systems of measure.
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gtg309v 3 weeks ago
Terrible assumptions
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TheNightsway 1 month ago
Definitely sent in binary, that's how our communication technology works. If anyone receives our message, they'll be using the same kind of technology, so they'll convert that to whatever base they use. 10001001
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unvergebeneid 1 month ago
We're not gonna send them a sheet of paper with symbols on. Have a look at messages that were already sent. It's fairly trivial to introduce a binary number system from scratch.
Whether it actually makes sense to transmit a number to some aliens which they already know, just to demonstrate that we not only can build advanced radio telescopes but also understand basic physics ... that's a whole different question.
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SherwinGooch 1 month ago
I submit that this is short-sighted: Considering cosmological time, with high probability a receiving AI will be of planetary size & have existed one-million yrs. It would view 137 or 1840 as representing knowledge on the order of 10k yr evolution of 100 billion gate (neuron) range - representing a relatively insect intelligence - and not worth burning with a magnifying glass, let alone conversing with.
Do you believe that physics is complete? Should we close the patent office?
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Daruqe 1 month ago
1. I usually think of intuition and common sense as related
2. The imperial system isn't WRONG; the metric system is just simpler
3. That's exactly what I said in my first comment: it's outdated.
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Anthony Khodanian 1 month ago
I agree, you are completely correct. I was simply using the word equation in repetition of what he said. A better word would be formula, or more specifically, it has a formual.
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