• @Agent641
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    1217 hours ago

    Breaking: The Indian army has accidentally shot down the planet Venus and it will be crash landing in the Himalayas in 30 minutes

  • @[email protected]
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    811 day ago

    From all this paranoia about drones lately, I’ve learned that apparently there are a number of humans who’ve never looked up at the night sky before.

    • IndiBrony
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      I remember famously that during the blackout of New York in 2003, 911 took a number of calls from concerned citizens that were strange lights in the sky. They were stars.

    • @Metz
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      Well, you can’t see the stars from a lot of places. I live in a small town here, but I’m surrounded by large industrial cities that are always very well lit. It’s very rare to see the stars because the bright city lights outglow them. Unfortunately, light pollution is a real problem.

      I think the first time I actually saw a full starry sky was on vacation in an area far away from any cities. I was almost 20.

      • @[email protected]
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        91 day ago

        I was in my early teens in a remote NE part of Poland. I haven’t seen colors in the sky ever since.

        • @MutilationWave
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          517 hours ago

          Don’t feel too bad. I’m 41 and I’ve never seen the colors of the band of our galaxy.

      • optional
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        211 hours ago

        That’s because of these nasty roofs they’re putting on top of houses these days. The “stars” you’re seeing are probably the ceiling lights.

        Nothing a little C4 can’t fix though. Just make sure to leave the room before ignition.

  • @[email protected]
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    191 day ago

    If only humanity had been mapping those moving lights for the last MANY centuries… Maybe there would have been some reference material they could have checked within the first MONTH or two.

    • Annoyed_🦀
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      51 day ago

      Like, idk, a telescope or something to make sure it isn’t drone even if they can’t see the planet itself.

  • doctorskull
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    521 day ago

    Future headline: Indian government accidentally launches military offensive against Mars

  • @jqubed
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    221 day ago

    That’s no moon

  • Pennomi
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    181 day ago

    This is incredibly common for even professionals from what I’ve heard.

    • Jo Miran
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      281 day ago

      On clear nights, in areas without light pollution, planets can look huge and bright like an airplane or helicopter.

      I guess the real question is, why would a spy plane have its lights on?

    • nukeM
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      261 day ago

      It’s true. Remember how Pluto used to be to a planet? Well it was… right up until I shot that sum bitch.

    • @[email protected]
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      191 day ago

      Happened to me quite often when I was on lookout on a ship. Once the commander heard it and took out his phone to show me the current location of the planets. I head mistaken the low-orbit Venus for something artificial through NV and binos. That damn planet is blinking red and green

  • erin
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    61 day ago

    so india will attack Musk for being a Mars agent? Is that a NATO trigger for funny things between 2 nuke nation?

  • P03 Locke
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    123 hours ago

    I’m too lazy to write that “Trust no one, not even yourself” meme, except with planet Earth.