Second Earth Discovered

April 25, 2007 3:49 AM

Scientists have found a "second earth". It's the most Earth-like planet found since last time, and hopefully will satisfy the conditions for life. Time to try out some new numbers in the Drake equation?
posted by djgh (32 comments total)

Double.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 3:53 AM on April 25, 2007

Dammit. How did I miss that? Delete away.
posted by djgh at 3:53 AM on April 25, 2007

Triple Play!
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:00 AM on April 25, 2007

MetaFilter has received a "third post" of the "second earth".
posted by knave at 4:03 AM on April 25, 2007

Klaatu barata nikto?
posted by chinston at 4:04 AM on April 25, 2007

Since this will soon be deleted, let me just take this brief opportunity to say 'screw you guys, I'm goin' home.'

No, really. Y'all are great. Especially jessamyn, who looks like a total hippy.
posted by chuckdarwin at 4:10 AM on April 25, 2007

and I first mentioned it in the Kryptonite thread...so does that make it triple and a half?
posted by nickyskye at 4:10 AM on April 25, 2007

Klaatu barata nikto?

That's hilarious. Thanks chinston for the first chuckle of the day.
posted by nickyskye at 4:13 AM on April 25, 2007

god, they're finding tons of these things.
posted by dreamsign at 4:15 AM on April 25, 2007

Well, yes, she sort of does, but you say that like it's a bad thing. On her, it wears rather well, I think.
posted by pax digita at 4:17 AM on April 25, 2007

Um, I like hippies.
posted by chuckdarwin at 4:18 AM on April 25, 2007

Since this will soon be deleted, let me just take this brief opportunity to say 'screw you guys, I'm goin' home.'

OH MY GOD, SOMEONE'S LEFT A BOWEL MOVEMENT ON THE HOOD OF THE BOSS' CAR
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:33 AM on April 25, 2007

Babs Johnson: Oh my God Almighty! Someone has sent me a bowel movement!
posted by chuckdarwin at 4:49 AM on April 25, 2007

It was worth three posts.
posted by MarshallPoe at 4:51 AM on April 25, 2007

A double waiting to be despoiled and no image tag.

Woe.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 4:52 AM on April 25, 2007

Dude.
posted by dreamsign at 5:01 AM on April 25, 2007

So, would you go for goatse or tubgirl, here? Or, some owl or kitty?
posted by chuckdarwin at 5:01 AM on April 25, 2007

Woe, or whoa? (Or both?)

I think maybe a Photoshopped image of Donald Rumsfeld standing forlorn at the edge of a highway with a crudely lettered cardboard sign reading "WILL MISMANAGE FOREIGN OCCUPATIONS FOR FOOD" would work here.

That, or a bunny with a pancake on its head.
posted by pax digita at 5:05 AM on April 25, 2007

"So, would you go for goatse or tubgirl, here? Or, some owl or kitty?"

With the way MeFi's been headed recently, I was thinking more like this.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 5:15 AM on April 25, 2007

ASCII art.... has anyone gotten it to work here?
posted by trinarian at 5:15 AM on April 25, 2007

Space travel's in my blood, and there ain't nothing I can do about it...
posted by Abiezer at 5:21 AM on April 25, 2007

"ASCII art.... has anyone gotten it to work here?"

Ya.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 5:22 AM on April 25, 2007

Scientists have discovered Scroll bar. You can contol it with a right click. It's the most innovative function since the Search Window. Soon, people may learn to look first before posting the most popular science news story of the day.
posted by y2karl at 5:28 AM on April 25, 2007

I just right clicked the shit out of my scrollbar, and nothing happened. :(
posted by knave at 5:31 AM on April 25, 2007

Mr Bismark - does that thread predate some sort of ban on img tags?
posted by chuckdarwin at 5:32 AM on April 25, 2007

noonan !
posted by nola at 5:37 AM on April 25, 2007

some sort of ban on img tags
That's crazy talk, chuck. What kind of arbitrary modding regime would institute such a thing? A-hoo, ahem.
posted by Abiezer at 5:43 AM on April 25, 2007

A double waiting to be despoiled and no image tag.

What are you, 12? Get the hell offa my lawn!
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posted by wfrgms at 6:04 AM on April 25, 2007 [2 favorites]

That's no moon!
posted by Mr Bismarck at 6:12 AM on April 25, 2007

I want to fly to this Second Earth, set up a server and play Second Life. Who's with me?
posted by Fuzzy Monster at 6:12 AM on April 25, 2007

Early telescope data reveals that this new Earth is inhabited by dead corpses of James Brown and busking Joshua Bells.
posted by Rhomboid at 6:13 AM on April 25, 2007