T-Rex: The Voyager 1 spacecraft is the furthest Earth-made object, tearing away from us at 62,140km/h. We stole energy from JUPITER HERSELF to speed it up to a level that can only be scientifically described as...
T-Rex: ...TOTALLY CRAZY INSANE??
T-Rex: But - it made sense. If you want to send probes around in space, the logical thing to do is use planetary orbits to speed them up. And when you're done, sending them into deep space on a symbolic exploration mission seems logical too! You don't want them back. They're moving too fast.
Dromiceiomimus: But if that's the logical thing to do...
T-Rex: ...and if we assume other solar systems with life would behave the same....
Utahraptor: THEN WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THE COSMOS IS ENDLESSLY TORPEDOED BY HIGH-ENERGY PROJECTILES??
T-Rex: Yes. YES.
T-Rex: Probes sent by every civilization ancient and modern, each weighing as much as a car, each travelling an order of magnitude faster than a speeding bullet, unintentionally smashing into planets, interstellar transports, critical infrastructure...
Utahraptor: ...messages of galactic friendship engraved on their sides.
T-Rex: Ah well, it's still way more likely that we'd be hit by an asteroid than an ancient forgotten alien probe!
T-Rex: ...Alright! Note to self:
T-Rex: Find out why EVERYONE keeps getting silent and awkward whenever I say that??
