Unless an alien civilization is relatively close to us (within about 24 Light-years), we would not have gotten a reply yet. That’s 24 years for our signal to get to them and 24 years for a return message to get back to us = for a total of 48 years. (1974 is 48 years ago.)
With our current state of unpreparedness, I’d say no news is good news. Besides, we’re messing up our planet all by ourselves without having help from aliens.
Some comments I have read are assuming that other lifeforms have the exact same technology as we have here currently. “it’ll take 48 years to get an answer”, etc. There is a distinct possibility that other lifeforms are much more advanced than we are here on earth, and could answer much faster. If they wanted to do that. Maybe they don’t?
Nobody ever takes into account the technology involved. What are the chances that they just happened to create a receiver that picks up and interprets our radio signals? Pretty slim.
FreihEitner Premium Member over 2 years ago
“The warranty on your starship is about to run out.” Yeah, no wonder no intelligent life has responded to us.
Bilan over 2 years ago
I’m pretty certain they put Earth on the Do-Not-Call list.
kaffekup over 2 years ago
Actually, the first tv waves to leave Earth were from the late ’40s to early ’50s, so would you call such people back?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explorers_(film)
marty1192 over 2 years ago
It’s a matter of intelligence. They are!!
Doug K over 2 years ago
Unless an alien civilization is relatively close to us (within about 24 Light-years), we would not have gotten a reply yet. That’s 24 years for our signal to get to them and 24 years for a return message to get back to us = for a total of 48 years. (1974 is 48 years ago.)
sundogusa over 2 years ago
Your car warranty is about to expire. Call us now! What’s a car?
preacherman Premium Member over 2 years ago
With our current state of unpreparedness, I’d say no news is good news. Besides, we’re messing up our planet all by ourselves without having help from aliens.
invertedyesterday over 2 years ago
Some comments I have read are assuming that other lifeforms have the exact same technology as we have here currently. “it’ll take 48 years to get an answer”, etc. There is a distinct possibility that other lifeforms are much more advanced than we are here on earth, and could answer much faster. If they wanted to do that. Maybe they don’t?
geese28 over 2 years ago
When did caller ID come out again?
philwinn over 2 years ago
Funny
oakie817 over 2 years ago
ka-telemarketer
old_geek over 2 years ago
V’ger will return.
stamps over 2 years ago
Maybe they have answered. Maybe that’s where all the calls regarding my car’s extended warranty are coming from.
bobr2 over 2 years ago
I got a good chuckle out of today’s strip.
drycurt over 2 years ago
Yeah, but we left a message. And not just trying to fool or cheat the recipient; I mean, do they have vehicles without warranties?
Gent over 2 years ago
Aha. Just what the alien astronaut theorists had always suspected!
KenDHoward1 over 2 years ago
Maybe the radio transmission got lost in the grip of a black hole … or in customer relay support … ;)
David Huie Green AmericaIsGreatItHasUs over 2 years ago
Mystery solved!!
Pedmar Premium Member over 2 years ago
Nobody ever takes into account the technology involved. What are the chances that they just happened to create a receiver that picks up and interprets our radio signals? Pretty slim.
bakana over 2 years ago
No one ever calls back for a Spam Call.