Aliens- Imagine them

Jailbreaker · 08-21-2008, 09:42 PM

This thread is for talking about normal representations of aliens, and what is wrong with them.

Low chance of evolving:
symettry
arms
legs
two appendages
eyes
four appendages
appendages
noses
mouths
brains
skin?
bones
cartilage
bound neuclei
gender
democrats
hands
toes
fingers
the English language, DUH!
similar computer systems
multicellularness

Seriously, people just can't seem to comprehend the zillions of possibilities.

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-22-2008, 06:05 PM

Or maybe they look just like us, just with different technology and differences only due to circumstances (environment, lack of physical activity due to immense technological advances, ect.). Also, for not helping us, they're d*cks.

Jailbreaker · 08-22-2008, 06:36 PM

The chances of that are equal to the number of the next mario party game. NOT EXACTLY ONE IN A QUADRILLION.

Mikhail Gorbachev · 08-22-2008, 06:51 PM

All of that list could've been covered with just the last one. Of course, if multicelluar life appears, most of the others are much more likely. Especially the eye. How do you figure that vision, of all things is unlikely to evolve? Or is that just because of the unlikelyhood of multicellular organisms in general?

Redshirt · 08-22-2008, 06:56 PM

Jailbreaker · 08-22-2008, 06:58 PM

^^I don't really think so.

Think about the eye. There could still be vision without actuall eyes. Maybe just an eye spot. if that. They might see in infared or ultraviolet, even in radio waves. If they had eyes, they could be on the appendages or underneath, there could be no color, no iris, etc.

Blood- the concept of blood as we know it in different colors is not exactly likely if it is even possible. Since the iron makes it red, and the iron carries the oxygen, then the blood has to be red, unless it uses another element to carry oxygen.

Redshirt · 08-22-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jailbreaker

Blood- the concept of blood as we know it in different colors is not exactly likely if it is even possible. Since the iron makes it red, and the iron carries the oxygen, then the blood has to be red, unless it uses another element to carry oxygen.

or maybe they don't breathe oxygen

Jailbreaker · 08-22-2008, 07:24 PM

Oxygen is an important part of the animal cellular respiritory process. Then again, they might have a different process. So good point.

Mikhail Gorbachev · 08-22-2008, 08:18 PM

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Think about the eye. There could still be vision without actuall eyes. Maybe just an eye spot. if that. They might see in infared or ultraviolet, even in radio waves. If they had eyes, they could be on the appendages or underneath, there could be no color, no iris, etc.

Well, that's what I meant. Those are still eyes, despite being primitive ones. It wouldn't be too surprising to see those in aliens since there are already terrestrial animals with eyesight like that. i.e. the mantis shrimp.

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Blood- the concept of blood as we know it in different colors is not exactly likely if it is even possible. Since the iron makes it red, and the iron carries the oxygen, then the blood has to be red, unless it uses another element to carry oxygen.

Actually, lots of animals we know already have blue blood. Cephalopods and most invertebrates in general don't have the iron-containing hemoglobin. So no red pigmentation for them.
Edit: Also, I could imagine there being some other chemical in blood (which doesn't have any function in relation to oxygen transfer) that gives it a pigment.

Jailbreaker · 08-22-2008, 08:23 PM

Yeah well I guess I'm being arrogant AGAIN I don't know very much about biology. Some sure, just not a lot.

Speed · 08-24-2008, 03:11 PM

I believe that's what Aliens look like.

Mr. Ginger BALLZ · 08-25-2008, 03:26 PM

This is what they look like

SephirothKirby · 08-25-2008, 03:30 PM

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-25-2008, 04:15 PM

SephirothKirby: I hate that foul picture, I don't know why. It...disturbs me.

SephirothKirby · 08-25-2008, 04:21 PM

SPRING ONIONS ARE ENOUGH FOR ME

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-25-2008, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by SephirothKirby

SPRING ONIONS ARE ENOUGH FOR ME

RANDOM GIBERISH BATTLE? THE FART IS THE WINDOW

SephirothKirby · 08-25-2008, 04:26 PM

no its not random gibberish educate yourself about aliens

I REALLY HATE POKEMON! · 08-25-2008, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SephirothKirby

no its not random gibberish educate yourself about aliens

That is the most ignorant thing I have heard in a while. And I live in California.

PK FIRE! · 08-25-2008, 07:03 PM

If there really and truely is inteligent life on other plants, they would seek out other such lifeforms, but before making any kind of desision about coming into contact with other beings they would gather inteligence about the said other beings.

Given how seemingly pre-dispossed with self destruction we humans are they would most likely, 1 Leave us to our own devices hoping we don't desiced to go on a Xenophobic rampage should we ever master innergalactic trave, or 2 destroy us to make sure that said Xenophobic rampage NEVER starts in the first place.

- You stupid dog!

Link 456 · 08-25-2008, 08:26 PM

08-21-2008, 09:42 PM	#1
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Aliens- Imagine them This thread is for talking about normal representations of aliens, and what is wrong with them. Low chance of evolving: symettry arms legs two appendages eyes four appendages appendages noses mouths brains skin? bones cartilage bound neuclei gender democrats hands toes fingers the English language, DUH! similar computer systems multicellularness Seriously, people just can't seem to comprehend the zillions of possibilities.

08-22-2008, 06:58 PM	#6
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	There's this cool new thing called photoshop... ^^I don't really think so. Think about the eye. There could still be vision without actuall eyes. Maybe just an eye spot. if that. They might see in infared or ultraviolet, even in radio waves. If they had eyes, they could be on the appendages or underneath, there could be no color, no iris, etc. Blood- the concept of blood as we know it in different colors is not exactly likely if it is even possible. Since the iron makes it red, and the iron carries the oxygen, then the blood has to be red, unless it uses another element to carry oxygen. Last edited by Jailbreaker; 08-22-2008 at 07:04 PM.

08-22-2008, 06:05 PM	#2
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Or maybe they look just like us, just with different technology and differences only due to circumstances (environment, lack of physical activity due to immense technological advances, ect.). Also, for not helping us, they're d*cks.

08-22-2008, 06:36 PM	#3
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	The chances of that are equal to the number of the next mario party game. NOT EXACTLY ONE IN A QUADRILLION.

08-22-2008, 06:51 PM	#4
Mikhail Gorbachev Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Gender: Posts: 9,659 Thanks: 31 Thanked 89 Times in 71 Posts	All of that list could've been covered with just the last one. Of course, if multicelluar life appears, most of the others are much more likely. Especially the eye. How do you figure that vision, of all things is unlikely to evolve? Or is that just because of the unlikelyhood of multicellular organisms in general?

08-22-2008, 06:56 PM	#5
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08-22-2008, 07:24 PM	#8
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Oxygen is an important part of the animal cellular respiritory process. Then again, they might have a different process. So good point.

08-22-2008, 08:23 PM	#10
Jailbreaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Not in jail anymore, yay! Gender: Posts: 3,482 Thanks: 1,074 Thanked 185 Times in 118 Posts	Yeah well I guess I'm being arrogant AGAIN I don't know very much about biology. Some sure, just not a lot.

08-24-2008, 03:11 PM	#11
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,747 Thanks: 1,598 Thanked 320 Times in 224 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I believe that's what Aliens look like.

08-25-2008, 03:26 PM	#12
Mr. Ginger BALLZ Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: up ur ass Gender: Posts: 165 Thanks: 3 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	This is what they look like

08-25-2008, 03:30 PM	#13
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08-25-2008, 04:15 PM	#14
I REALLY HATE POKEMON! Goku lives on the Sun Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: California, U.S.A Gender: Posts: 12,717 Thanks: 1,334 Thanked 275 Times in 234 Posts Blog Entries: 1	SephirothKirby: I hate that foul picture, I don't know why. It...disturbs me.

08-25-2008, 04:21 PM	#15
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	SPRING ONIONS ARE ENOUGH FOR ME

08-25-2008, 04:26 PM	#17
SephirothKirby Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it. Gender: Posts: 7,213 Thanks: 373 Thanked 760 Times in 447 Posts	no its not random gibberish educate yourself about aliens

08-25-2008, 07:03 PM	#19
PK FIRE! Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: On the run. Gender: Posts: 9,544 Thanks: 175 Thanked 150 Times in 120 Posts	If there really and truely is inteligent life on other plants, they would seek out other such lifeforms, but before making any kind of desision about coming into contact with other beings they would gather inteligence about the said other beings. Given how seemingly pre-dispossed with self destruction we humans are they would most likely, 1 Leave us to our own devices hoping we don't desiced to go on a Xenophobic rampage should we ever master innergalactic trave, or 2 destroy us to make sure that said Xenophobic rampage NEVER starts in the first place. - You stupid dog!

08-25-2008, 08:26 PM	#20
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