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CONSTELLATION VELAClaiming that the mere thought is an absolute nightmare, WR 67c, a terrestrial planet from the distant Gamma Velorum star system, expressed its profound terror Wednesday at the possibility of one day gaining the capacity to sustain human life.
The 5.2-billion-year-old celestial body, which is located roughly 1,100 light years from Earth, said that for both its own sake and that of its entire solar system, it can only hope to never possess the necessary planetary characteristics and chemical elements needed to support either a deep-space human outpost or, more gravely, an entire human colony.
Luckily, with my high levels of atmospheric sulfur dioxide, methane, and radon, theres no way any human could survive on my surface for more than a few seconds, said WR 67c, adding that it is incredibly lucky to have developed extremely violent and widespread volcanism in addition to its poisonous atmosphere. But I dont know, what if I produce a magnetic field that blocks out stellar wind and cosmic radiation? What if I develop an axial tilt that fosters a mild global climate? Its terrifying to admit, but my surface temperature already sometimes drops to 120 degrees Fahrenheit at night, and their species can technically survive in that.
Stuff like that really freaks me out, the extrasolar planet continued. The real doomsday scenario would be someday acquiring a breathable atmosphere rich with oxygen and ultraviolet-absorbing ozone. At that point, I might as well just hurl myself at the nearest black hole and be done with it.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/distant-planet-terrified-it-might-be-able-to-somed,35179/
Bennyboy
(10,440 posts)WovenGems
(776 posts)Mars looked at Earth and said "There but for mass and a moon go I".
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)are all gay, then not to worry. That will weed out the riff-raff really fast.
loudsue
(14,087 posts)Brilliant idea!
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)"you have noooo idea...and they multiply like X43-KJ~~<L+es".
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)And nothing displays both so cogently as bargle about "we're going to screw up the whole universe!"
On the scale of the universe, we're not a flea fart.
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)In a tornado.
Gothmog
(145,481 posts)The Onion always has good satire
another_liberal
(8,821 posts)Well done, indeed.