Also known as 13.23 billion light years.

"Intervention was needed by the Type IV civilization that created the big bang in their massive inter-universe particle colliders."

ALLLLLrighty then...

LOL WUT?

All kinds of crazy in that article. Was it ghost written by Tom Cruise?

I have been screaming this on street corners for years.

Finally, vindication!

cwick: All kinds of crazy in that article.

DNRTFA

I just saw "India Daily" and knew better...

LOL Stock up on supplies! Martians are a-comin'! LOL

Bonkthat_Again: I just saw "India Daily" and knew better...

Yeah, I wasn't either, but it's still a head scratcher of an article.

I would like to see this "Type Civilization" scale in detail. I want to see what a Type V can do.

GaryPDX: I would like to see this "Type Civilization" scale in detail. I want to see what a Type V can do.

Link (new window) It is a real thing... sorta.

nekom: GaryPDX: I would like to see this "Type Civilization" scale in detail. I want to see what a Type V can do.

Link (new window) It is a real thing... sorta.

Ohhh jeeeebus...hahahaha. Okay then. There is NO Type V.

This puts my thetans into good alignment.

I love that article so much.

GaryPDX: Ohhh jeeeebus...hahahaha. Okay then. There is NO Type V.

Well a type IV or above would be like the Q from star trek, so I guess if anybody could do it, they could.

nekom: LOL WUT?

I have never posted that before, but that is EXACTLY what I came here to post.

I think they are just looking at a feedback of American Bandstand off Vega.

My calling plan dosn't include that area code.

whiskey tango foxtrot

I happen to be from The galaxy Abell 1835 IR1916, and I'm getting a kick out of...

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//does anyone ever post that whole thing now days?

eqtworld: InsertLebowskiReferenceHere: Also known as 13.23 billion light years.

Isn't the universe only about 13.something billion light years old? IIRC the heavier elements were not even made 13.23 billion light years ago

Yep, even says in the article that this would've taken place when the universe was only a few hundred million years old.. This hyper-advanced species must have evolved sufficiently in this infant universe to throw together their own solar system and um.. get this article written about them. Makes perfect sense.

Elementary.

Oh cool, I loved this Doctor Who episode.

eqtworld: Isn't the universe only about 13.something billion light years old? IIRC the heavier elements were not even made 13.23 billion light years ago

When you have a "civilization that created the big bang in their massive inter-universe particle colliders," time travel is kind of easy.

Um, the article makes some pretty hefty claims; but I don't see any justification or evidence for them.

Am I missing something?

Or is this just conspiracy theory drivel?

Shouldn't the word "satire" appear somewhere on that site?

eqtworld: InsertLebowskiReferenceHere: Also known as 13.23 billion light years.

Isn't the universe only about 13.something billion light years old? IIRC the heavier elements were not even made 13.23 billion light years ago

You don't really have to say "light years" old. Considering that a light year is the distance light travels in a vaccum in one year, so it's actually a measure of distance. So to just say "It's X amount of years old" is fine.

The universe is somewhere between 14 Billion and 15 Billion years old, so says The Big Bang Theory.

WTF is a "Type IV" civilization? Are we Type III? or what?

It doesn't say the galaxy is inhabited, it says that there is evidence of hte work of the people that caused the big bang..

what a giant pile of WTF

Nabb1: I love that article so much.

Teh farks of full of win today.

ekdikeo4: WTF is a "Type IV" civilization? Are we Type III? or what?

It doesn't say the galaxy is inhabited, it says that there is evidence of hte work of the people that caused the big bang..

what a giant pile of WTF

We are not even a Type I. We have yet to master nuclear fusion. Idiot.

FTFA: Intervention was needed by the Type IV civilization that created the big bang in their massive inter-universe particle colliders.

Dammit, I *always* got that question wrong in astrophysics class!

That article gives me a warm glow inside.

wonder if it's aliens?

I bet it was Jesus.

So, what are the first three types of civilization?

dillenger69: By Type 4 they obviously mean a civilization that preaches the truth of the ...
SIMULTANEOUS 4-DAY
TIME CUBE
AND KNOW THAT
CREATION OCCURS BETWEEN BINARY ANTIPODES!

NO you are all dumbys, it is ALL TRIANGLES! (new window)

Why is nobody reading the linked Wiki article and still asking what the Types mean?

* Type I - A civilization that is able to harness all of the power available on a single planet, approximately 1016 or 1017 W [1]. The actual figure is quite variable; Earth specifically has an available power of 1.74 × 1017 W (174 petawatts). (See Earth's energy budget.) Kardashev's original definition was 4 × 1012 W. (Kardashev had originally defined Type I as a "technological level close to the level presently attained on earth", "presently" meaning 1964[2].)

* Type II - A civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single star, approximately 4 × 1026 W. [1] Again, this figure is variable; the Sun outputs approximately 3.86 × 1026 W. Kardashev's original definition was also 4 × 1026 W[2].

* Type III - A civilization that is able to harness all of the power available from a single galaxy, approximately 4 × 1037 W. [1] This figure is extremely variable, since galaxies vary widely in size; the stated figure is the approximate power output of the Milky Way. Kardashev's original definition was also 4 × 1037 W.[2].

So basically, from our perspective, a Type 4 civilization might as well be a bunch of gods.

Meh. It's only a Type IV. probably haven't even evolved into light-form yet.
WTF?

I_C_Weener: So, what are the first three types of civilization?

If I recall, a type 1 has achieved the entire energy out-put of one planet. Type 2 has achieved the out-put of a star. Three is either a solar system or a galaxy or something. Its all sci-fi blather.

sorry Raiden333
I should have refreshed before posting.

Oh, and the numbers are supposed to be exponents and they got all screwed up when I copied and pasted, in case anyone thinks "Hey, a kilowatt, that's pretty low"

/btw, nobody tell the creationists about this galaxy, they'd have a field day

I wonder if our god knows their god...

Did they contact their call center?

IT'S A TRAP!

PLEASE hurry Grace Park and arrive on Earth.

/cannot wait for Season 4

That seems like a whole lot of effort just to get your name in the papers.

what the fark is a type IV?

InsertLebowskiReferenceHere

Also known as 13.23 billion light years.

Milliard or thousand million, actually, everywhere except America

/although British media is increasingly using the American billion, which is just confusing

I can has Star Wars thread?

skabbo: eqtworld: InsertLebowskiReferenceHere: Also known as 13.23 billion light years.

Isn't the universe only about 13.something billion light years old? IIRC the heavier elements were not even made 13.23 billion light years ago

Yep, even says in the article that this would've taken place when the universe was only a few hundred million years old.. This hyper-advanced species must have evolved sufficiently in this infant universe to throw together their own solar system and um.. get this article written about them. Makes perfect sense.

You never heard of the Great Yperian Empire of styrofoam and pasta?