Is quietice on Mars?

[svirfnebli]

Well if I remember correctly, Quietice is a member of The Planetary Society, which has a cool mini DVD attached to the new mars lander .. see link HERE (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/S_001RAD_PER_S_10D10_RRGBM1.html).

The link says there are the names of 250,000 individuals on the disk.. I would naturally assume (thereby making an ASS of U and ME ) that the members of the TPS are on that disk .. So following that logic, is Quietice now on Mars?

if so?

cool. :soda:

the deep gnome.

[QuietIce]

Dang, I've been found out! :eek: Who's the blabber-mouth?!?

http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k150/D76G12/QuietIce/PhoenixDVD_QI.jpg

*The name has been changed to protect the guilty! :D

Actually there are 5 of us (with my real name) on that list, so I'm not sure which Cert.# is truly mine, not that it matters much. I'd guess the first one is mine simply because of how long I've been with TPS. :)

But my small contribution is nothing compared to some of the stories and poems they've sent on the same disk. For more information check out: http://www.planetary.org/explore/topics/phoenix/

[freakdiablo]

QI, when did you get smurfisized?

And OF COURSE hes on mars

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20080527/phoenix-mars/images/b49bf57f-0afc-46af-bcb2-da11d802eedb.jpg

Hes the little white spec on the surface near the horizon.

[tricknasty]

that is totally awesome quietice!!! theres not many who can say their name is on mars thats for sure =P

[muddocktor]

Pretty cool, QI! :thup:

[El<(')>Maxi]

Thats cool! :D

[silent bob]

yeah but if the martians find the mini DVD , can they play it or is it the 8track of space?

[benbaked]

yeah but if the martians find the mini DVD , can they play it or is it the 8track of space?

They'll probably be stumped by the region coding.

[QuietIce]

If somebody besides Man finds it they should be able to figure it out ... :)

They'll probably be stumped by the region coding. http://home.kc.rr.com/rm23u2nd76g12/rofl2.gif

[Niku-Sama]

they sent a mini dvd and not a blue ray disc?
i am sure some humans have already forgotten about regular DVD's already this is not good

[Careface]

They'll probably be stumped by the region coding.

Ahaha. Brilliant.

[TC]

they sent a mini dvd and not a blue ray disc?
i am sure some humans have already forgotten about regular DVD's already this is not goodA safeguard really, as future Mars visitors may not have profile 2.0 compliant blu-ray players yet, and for all we know they may be arguing whether to use a 1080i or 1080p display :p

[ScottinIndy]

A safeguard really, as future Mars visitors may not have profile 2.0 compliant blu-ray players yet, and for all we know they may be arguing whether to use a 1080i or 1080p display :p


More than likely they are waiting for a Best Buy so they can return their Toshiba HD players.

[TC]

More than likely they are waiting for a Best Buy so they can return their Toshiba HD players.Could be a long wait because BB wouldn't take mine back.

[tricknasty]

i can almost read quietice's name =P

http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0806/scoop_phoenix_big.jpg

[El<(')>Maxi]

Nice shot :thup:

[QuietIce]

Orienting the CD and the flag toward the camera! Are we living in a Media World or what ...?!? :D

[Careface]

Nice pic mate :D though, I wonder why they didnt use the international flag :o

At least FedEx got it there on time :P

[tricknasty]

ok heres an awesome color pic of the same one i posted =P

http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images/gallery/lg_3352.jpg

[freakdiablo]

ok heres an awesome color pic of the same one i posted =P


Ok I saved it and zoomed in on the name and it is *drumroll please*



Ardenia. I think. Makes better sense then the other interpretation, "Arcfenix"

[Careface]

Makes better sense then the other interpretation, "Arcfenix"

Or -does- it? *conspiracy-type music*

[QuietIce]

Unfortunately it's NOT my name on the top. :cry:

But if you're trying to figure it out it's "Phoenix", the name of the lander. The script is kinda' odd and the "o" is the symbol for Mars (the circle and arrow) ...

http://www.planetary.org/image/phoenix_dvd_flightspare_blackbackground.jpg
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/messages/vom.html
http://www.planetary.org/programs/projects/messages/vom_lomberg.html

[Careface]

Thanks for clearing that up QIce :) Cool readings too! They put some Isaac Asimov on the disc... wicked! :D and Carl Sagan.. muahaha..

Although the linguist in me is going to go and kick myself after I say this, but I hope English is still around when/if it ever gets found by a mars colony in X hundred years. Ahh.. what I would give to be around to see Mars get colonised and inter-stellar space travel become plausible. *dreams* Thats why -I- run SETI :)

[Hazaro]

We have color photos now.

Amazing!