Not content with appealing to human visitors, the Lexington Convention and Visitors Bureau has decided to attract tourists from a little further afield with its latest advertising campaign.
According to a press release, scientists have used lasers to beam a message toward the TRAPPIST-1 system which is home to several potentially habitable worlds situated over 40 light years away.
“It was quite the team effort,” said Dr. Robert Lodder – a computing engineer and astrobiologist with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence).
“We brought together experts in engineering, linguistics, digital media, philosophy, and science fiction to design, debate, and transmit this message.”
The message itself contains everything from photographs of Lexington to recordings of local musicians.
“We included imagery representing the elements of life, our iconic Lexington rolling hills, and the molecular structure for water, bourbon, and even dopamine…because Lexington is fun!” said linguistics expert Dr. Andrew Byrd.
Of course, given that the TRAPPIST-1 system is 40 light-years away, it will take 40 years for the message to actually get there (and at least another 40 years to get a response).
If aliens do show up in the future and make a bee-line for Kentucky, however, perhaps it will have achieved its intended purpose. “We believe Lexington is the best place on Earth,” said VisitLEX President Mary Quinn Ramer.
“It’s the ideal location for extraterrestrial travelers to begin exploring our world.”
Ron S
This sounds about as brilliant as the guy that tied helium balloons to a lawn chair to go for a ride in the clouds.đ
Ok, so whatâs this really all about?
You ever wonder if certain honest and good indigenous peoples had spiritual connections with premonitions and made them into petroglyphs? I do. Those figures with horns could be modern day people in power associated with evil.
I could reach deeper and say the depictions of âAnt peopleâ have something to do with people in Antartica as well.
I also see major connections to Adam (atom splitting), Eve (sacred, womb, life, Earth), desecration to bothâŚtongue in cheek to hide the fork.
The old periscope, the monocle with mirrors and lens, narrow, distorted and over focused view, this lens not seeing the reality of the big picture and obstructed by light (which is truth).
Have a good day beautiful people! Youâre power is amazing when you remain in the light.đđđź
Ron S
I just noticed âTRAPPIST-1?â Who art thou try and trappist Romeo?
Matthew W
Hey Ron, how about one more time, in English? If your post pertains to the folks in Kentucky trying to attract the attention of inter galactic meat-eaters, and your response is WTF, I agree. Then again, perhaps they are already here.
Ron S
Hi Matthew,
To me itâs just a generalized statement for not just Kentuckians but for all. If youâre going to look for intelligence from above âď¸ itâs already been discovered since the dawn of mankind. It wouldnât be through the TRAPPIST but through the one who giveth (The Creator, God, The Great Spirit). Laser like focus only narrows the view and allows mankind to not only be blindsided but blind to the bigger picture.
If you want to be lifted or enlightened I can only think of one healthy way where everyone wins. đđđź
Seems selfish when a small group of people just take matters into their own hands for foolish desires they know nothing about. Desires that may have negative consequences for others or all. Odds say eventually that too much curiosity by never feeling content is not only foolish but dangerous.
Ron S
Oh, and I wouldnât worry about Aliens eating our meat, if they liked it so much theyâd just clone it from dead skin cells or whatever⌠In and out to collect it and youâd never know.
I doubt theyâd really want to jam our fat, over radiated carcasses full of germs and the poison we feed ourselves into the truck of their space jalopies. Same goes for this planet as well, and why they wouldnât want it.
The only thing precious and pure we could possibly have that they donât (and canât clone) is a soul.
Now you tell me what an âAlienâ could really be, and what agenda it may have.
Lea R
Iâm a born & raised Kentuckian who has lived in Lexington since 1994 & if the aliens land in my city few will bat an eye since we are pretty accepting of everyone & have a live-and-let-live attitude. As long as you donât harm our horses youâll be fine. If they land in other parts of my home state theyâll probably be met with gunfire. If they manage to arrive undetected in the hills & hollows Iâm sure theyâll take one look around then quickly head home.
Charles R
I have been in and around Lexington dozens of times and am always overwhelmed by those magnificent horse ranches that dot the countryside. I would also tell anyone in the midwest area, I live in SW Ohio, the best place to go to try and experience a Bigfoot encounter is in the Daniel Boone National Forest. As for sending a message to a system 40 light years away – good luck. If I was in charge of this project I would just get a huge digital electronic highway type advertising sign, put whatever welcoming message with the virtues of visiting Lexington. Then point it directly up into the night sky as the aliens are already here and they will understand.
Darrel R
They won’t find much difference between themselves and Kentuckians
Christopher N
What could possibly go wrong?
Ron S
đ Same as it ever was Christopher.