Thread: Life The Fermi Paradox - Why we haven't been contacted by aliens
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Old 05-23-2014, 10:37 PM   #129
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Originally Posted by BigRedChief View Post
Sorry, I meant light.

And of course it seems "pretty much impossible" today. We thought black holes were a myth 50 years ago. Convinced the world was flat 400 years ago. etc. etc.
Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the Earth a couple of hundred years BC. Columbus had this knowledge when he sailed, although he thought the numbers were off.
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