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What is it?

10/10/2012 12:40 AM

In the news: Mars Rover discovers shiny thingy

http://rt.com/news/mars-curiosity-bright-object-039/

What do you guys think is this?

I think it is an ear ring.

PS When is the Space section coming again?

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Re: What is it?

10/10/2012 12:51 AM

Damn it! I was taking apart a car, and a piece of the linkage flew off. How the heck do I get it back?

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10/10/2012 3:16 AM

Ask NASA. They might be able to send the package back.

3 or 4 years later....

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10/10/2012 1:15 AM

stagehand lost his ring?

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10/10/2012 3:17 AM

Yes the ear-ring!

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10/10/2012 3:28 AM

Would Gollum know?

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10/10/2012 8:34 AM

An earring? An EARRING??!!

Mrs. Rover better not find out he's up there fooling around with some Martian floozie.

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10/10/2012 9:02 AM

"Kilroy was Here"......

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10/10/2012 9:18 AM

It's probably one of Chuck Norris' empty shell casings.

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10/10/2012 10:18 AM

Looks like the quill of a bird feather to me:-

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10/10/2012 10:41 AM

It's Martian snack food.
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10/10/2012 11:27 AM

Of course!!!!!!!!!!!!It's a MARS bar crumb. What else?
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10/10/2012 11:43 AM

Duct tape pollution !!

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10/10/2012 2:48 PM

The object might be a piece of rover hardware.

Looks like Rover build quality issues strike again. Perhaps they should have got the Japanese to supply them with a Mars Toyota!

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10/10/2012 9:53 PM

"We've done a bearing Captain."

But hopefully an ice crystal!

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10/11/2012 1:28 AM

We don't need no stinkin' locktite!
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Re: What is it?

10/10/2012 3:25 PM

Houston we have a problem!

It's a pull tab from a beer can left to drop from the scoop.

A test to see how long it will take for the geniuses to fiqure it out.

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10/10/2012 10:11 PM

So thus far:

Earing from a stage hand or from some Martin Hussy the rover is having a dirty weekend with.

OR

Some Aluminium foil from the rover's packed lunch.

OR

A tiny roll your own "cigarette" - Martians are little

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A tiny Vuvuzela - Martians are little and they have tiny soccer world cups???

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10/10/2012 10:32 PM

"Look sir, Droids!".

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10/10/2012 11:41 PM

It must have fallen off of my aluminum foil hat.

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10/11/2012 6:32 AM

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/10/10/curiosity-rover-confirms-source-bright-object/?intcmp=trending
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10/11/2012 12:09 PM

I'm surprised they don't have a parts list in front of em... must have shipped the owner's manual with the robot, I guess.

I was going to guess aluminum pop can nugget (they wash up on the beach here all the time) but after zooming in, it was obvious this is a brand new factory fresh doodad with no sign of dents or scratches. Oh, the excitement of a curious robot, finding loose nuts and bolts on mars!

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10/11/2012 10:41 PM

Now you spoiled it! I was sure it was an Earring and you come and tell us its plastic?

These Martian woman are being deceived already with knickknack.

I was thinking better of NASA!

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10/12/2012 6:39 AM

<...deceived already with knickknack...>

They just have no class...

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10/11/2012 4:26 PM

Martian pubic jewelery? Rosie O'Donnel's nose ring after a "hard day's night"?
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10/14/2012 3:12 PM

I'm more intrigued by the footprints in the first picture...

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