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that's quite an interesting theory. I am myself very skeptical on alien life visiting Earth, in fact I believe they wouldn't even attempt to make a trip all the way to our little planet that is localized in a corner of the milky way galaxy (assuming they exist). however if they really do visit i believe you might be right on thinking that the aliens only use our planet as a gas station. If one looks at the location of our solar system, one would wonder why the aliens would bother coming all the way here just to look at our decaying planet.

Starred and flagged, I thought that people have been saying for a long time that 'anti-matter' does not exist. I was never really into the subject so, if this article is factual then the arguement is over.

Interesting read, thanks.

Call me crazy, but I think advanced ETs could likely create their own gold out of other elements. A friend with a physics degree once told me how in college they created gold in an experiment, but it was an infinitesimally small amount.
For an advanced civilization that discovered nuclear physics a millennium ago, it must be child's play.

That's interesting about anti-matter from gold, but I'm skeptical that mining natural resources is a primary or even tertiary reason aliens visit our planet, now or in the past.

Originally posted by Schaden
Call me crazy, but I think advanced ETs could likely create their own gold out of other elements. A friend with a physics degree once told me how in college they created gold in an experiment, but it was an infinitesimally small amount.
For an advanced civilization that discovered nuclear physics a millennium ago, it must be child's play.

That's interesting about anti-matter from gold, but I'm skeptical that mining natural resources is a primary or even tertiary reason aliens visit our planet, now or in the past.

You do have a point but look at it like this; I could create fuel at home, but I dont, I go to a petrol station, especially if I am a long way away from home.

Just because the technology exists to make gold, doesnt mean they would ALL have access to it, we dont have access to the technology to create our own fuel. So what if these were just galactic travelers, who ran low on fuel and stopped by earth to pick some up for their journey home, or wherever they were going.

Your argument is like saying ants look at us and say "why do they drive, they have the technology to fly," or "why do they buy fuel, they have the technology to create it." Sure THEY, the civilization, species as a whole, might have the technology to create gold, but that doesnt necessarily mean THEY, as in the visitors, had access to it.

Originally posted by Schaden
Call me crazy, but I think advanced ETs could likely create their own gold out of other elements. A friend with a physics degree once told me how in college they created gold in an experiment, but it was an infinitesimally small amount.
For an advanced civilization that discovered nuclear physics a millennium ago, it must be child's play.

That's interesting about anti-matter from gold, but I'm skeptical that mining natural resources is a primary or even tertiary reason aliens visit our planet, now or in the past.

Haven't alchemists been trying to create Gold for hundreds of years?

If your friend has discovered how to make 'gold' he can be a millionaire and share the secret with the rest of the scientific community. i would need proof of this first ...


back on main topic , very interesting concept you have come up with there, many of the stories/myths say these beings mined the earth for Gold.. i always thought why?> whats the point? Gold is only valuable on this planet because it is rare .. elsewhere it could be abundant.. but its not for riches .. its for the anti-matter .. an experiment i also perused myself .. although the amount of anti-matter created was super small .. still an interesting idea.

Hey cool thread , is interesting that they wanted gold like some of the other posters said.

and you are right we could just be a huge gas station now thats funny

Nice link tho between the gold and the nibiru story, but didnt they also say "that sitchen bloke" that they used it in there atmosphear or something? .. but neways thats another topic/thread.

Good find sir! very interesting

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they could've mined asteriods for gold. or maybe even raked off a small layer of the sun and let it cool into whatever metals they want. or maybe a thousand other theories.

if aliens require mass resources to travel then they are only moderately advanced at space travel. if they've mastered insterstellar travel then they would very likely not need mass resources.

what are the chances that a species of aliens that can travel space but not sustain it indefinately are within our range considering all the galaxies out there? it's staggering to even contemplate.

Here is a thought. The Ocean contains a vast amount of gold. You just have to get it out of the water. It probably wouldn't take much gold to produce alot of energy if you are dealing with anti-matter.

UFO's have often been seen either under water, emerging from or going into the water, or hovering about the water. There have even been cases of what looks like them funneling water up into themselves. It is possible they are mining gold, or other minerals.

A thought anyway.

Originally posted by Mikeraphone
We've always asked, if they visited us, what made us so significant? Maybe we werent, maybe we were just convenient. I certainly dont find the gas station clerk significant on the way to work. Are we arrogant in thinking they visited us for us? Maybe they just wanted to fill up their ships on their way elsewhere and interacting with us was just a by product and really didnt mean much to them, thus they arent bothered in returning.

Fuel for thought. Pun intended.

Definitely a blow to the ego to be sure.
But may not be far from the truth...

Peace

dAlen