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People Seeing Life on Mars

Posted by michael on from the eye-of-the-beholder dept.

Ward C. Diehl writes "Tech Central Station has an article detailing the latest round of Martian visions, over 100 years after Percival Lowell's canal 'sightings'. The article interviews astrobiologists, including Nobel laureate Richard Roberts, and one astronomer from the fringe. The latest photos from Mars Express, Opportunity, and Spirit are interpreted as sea shells, pyramids, Nasca-like lines, etc. and one truly freak-deaky crab claw. There's a great link list at the end of the article so we have a gallery these photos. Prepare to blow your Friday afternoon productivity!"

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  1. Life on Mars seeing people by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Look Gloria, I'm telling you... this ship came crashing down, and started taking pictures... and then it drove off. It was a UFO from Earth! I swear!"

  2. "Blow Friday afternoon productivity?" by fygment · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's Friday and you're on /. Fair bet the Friday productivity can't be blown much more.

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  3. Re:Yet another kook by M1FCJ · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just had a look at this page, this guy's a nutter. He's a perfect case. I just can't believe it. Arrrrgh! I'm ashamed of being a human if this guy is also called a human! (No problem, he calls himself some sort of god apparently).

  4. Nasa finds a crab claw... by weeboo0104 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dr. Zoidberg I presume?

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  5. Re:Pyramids look cool by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 2, Funny

    Mate, that's not an ant hill, that's an ant hill.

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