A recent thread about the Pioneer 10 probe got me thinking. The Voyager probes that have departed our solar system carry sounds, music, and images from Earth. With luck (OK, lots of luck) an alien race will one day find the probes and learn about us.
Let’s say we launch a new deep space probe, and we send along one standard DVD for video, and one standard CD for music and/or data. What would you put on them to represent us to an alien culture?
Highlights of my list:
- Historical footage of our space program, including the moon landing.
- Several songs from the Beatles.
- Film: This Is Spinal Tap.
- Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.
And you?