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Where are we?
Earth 31%  31%  [ 4 ]
Sol system 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
93 million miles from Sol 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
150 million kilometers 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
On the third planet away from the Sun 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
In the habitable zone 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
In the Orion arm 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
25,000 lightyears radius from galactic center 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
Thousands of lightyears away from singularities 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Surrounded by a breathable atmosphere 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
On a planet with a unique moon 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Practically surrounded by life all throughout the planet with few exceptions 8%  8%  [ 1 ]
Nowhere in particular? 54%  54%  [ 7 ]
Total votes : 13

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01 Dec 2009, 12:05 pm

Where are we in the list above?



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01 Dec 2009, 2:06 pm

Also, how many planets like Earth are there within 50 lightyears of Sol?



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04 Dec 2009, 12:24 am

We are on planet Earth unfortunately. I would much rather be on the Moon.


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04 Dec 2009, 12:34 am

Who are "we"?


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04 Dec 2009, 1:03 am

Orwell wrote:
Who are "we"?


"We are of peace, always."



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04 Dec 2009, 1:19 am

We are humans.


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04 Dec 2009, 2:13 am

I really like the answer 150 million kilometers. Why? Because it is a non-answer. It is like answering that 1+1=Blue.



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04 Dec 2009, 2:34 am

More like an incomplete answer I believe.


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04 Dec 2009, 3:07 am

greenblue wrote:
More like an incomplete answer I believe.
Yeah... I forgot to add the rest of that. 93 million miles is about the same as 150 million kilometers....



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04 Dec 2009, 3:09 am

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
I really like the answer 150 million kilometers. Why? Because it is a non-answer. It is like answering that 1+1=Blue.


2 does not equal blue, 450 through 495 equal blue.



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04 Dec 2009, 3:52 am

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
greenblue wrote:
More like an incomplete answer I believe.
Yeah... I forgot to add the rest of that. 93 million miles is about the same as 150 million kilometers....

Well, ok, but my concern was only the current answer. I mean, I doubted you intended to put a non-answer there.



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04 Dec 2009, 9:08 am

Awesomelyglorious wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
greenblue wrote:
More like an incomplete answer I believe.
Yeah... I forgot to add the rest of that. 93 million miles is about the same as 150 million kilometers....

Well, ok, but my concern was only the current answer. I mean, I doubted you intended to put a non-answer there.


Sometimes I do put answers in for the sake of humor, such as the "none of the above" placed above "all of the above", but yeah, here was a mistake.



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04 Dec 2009, 4:08 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
greenblue wrote:
More like an incomplete answer I believe.
Yeah... I forgot to add the rest of that. 93 million miles is about the same as 150 million kilometers....

Well, ok, but my concern was only the current answer. I mean, I doubted you intended to put a non-answer there.


Sometimes I do put answers in for the sake of humor, such as the "none of the above" placed above "all of the above", but yeah, here was a mistake.

Well, this one wasn't really funny in the same way.



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04 Dec 2009, 6:11 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
I really like the answer 150 million kilometers. Why? Because it is a non-answer. It is like answering that 1+1=Blue.


2 does not equal blue, 450 through 495 equal blue.

2 equals blue, as do all powers of two.


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04 Dec 2009, 6:31 pm

1 equals red, as do all powers of dead :lol:



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04 Dec 2009, 8:49 pm

Orwell wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Awesomelyglorious wrote:
I really like the answer 150 million kilometers. Why? Because it is a non-answer. It is like answering that 1+1=Blue.


2 does not equal blue, 450 through 495 equal blue.

2 equals blue, as do all powers of two.


Not in nanometers though, considering the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.