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Maybe they keep typing "Erth" and this brings them to the goddamn Triangulum Galaxy or some sht

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[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So the aliens are gonna use english, you certain?

[–] pH3ra@lemmy.ml 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What else are they going to use? Venusian? Spanish? Let's not be silly

[–] FelipeFelop@discuss.online 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If they haven’t visited us how will they know what the planet is called and how to spell it?

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hey how do we know the name of planets like Kepler 22.

[–] FelipeFelop@discuss.online 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That’s our name for it. If there is a planet or planets circling Kepler 22 they won’t call it Kepler 22.

Similarly any aliens won’t call Earth by that name. For example, Klingons might have called Earth yoSpu'bogh QongDaq until they made contact.

So aliens wouldn’t type Earth into sat nav but whatever they call it. Now that’s a showerthought !

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 9 months ago

Since the universe changes, you would need at least 4 dimensions to locate earth.