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#1 LEGO men will be the first men to visit Jupiter
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 10:51 am
by Stofsk
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-06/n ... er/2827152
Caption: LEGO figurines representing the Roman god Jupiter, his wife Juno and Galileo Galilei aboard Juno (Reuters: NASA)
onward brave lego men, you carry the dreams of a planet with you
#2
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:00 pm
by White Haven
I can only picture archaeologists, maybe human, maybe not, far in the future. Entire careers are spent trying to make sense of the significance of these little plastic figurines. Are they religious? Do they represent the progenitors of early human space travel? Why those three, specifically.
#3
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 1:43 pm
by General Havoc
Clearly these are fertility symbols from an ancient civilization.
#4
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:12 pm
by Stofsk
the fate of these intrepid souls is a one-way dive down jupiter's gravity well at the conclusion of the mission
NOW are you guys crying yet or what
#5
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 2:24 pm
by LadyTevar
I still think Juno is carrying a frying pan to hit Jupiter with......
#6
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:08 pm
by Lys
Maybe if she hits him enough he'll learn to keep it in his pants. Though with only Galileo for company, it might not be a problem.
#7
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:17 pm
by frigidmagi
Lego Men. I salute you.
#8
Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 7:00 pm
by White Haven
For those about to block, we salute you...
#9
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:02 am
by The Minx
If humans can't make the trip, then at least we have Lego figurines.
Though considering their fate, that's probably a good thing.
