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The aliens do not take kindly to being pranked and start an interstellar war, presumably intending to invade Earth. It is not known at which speed the Centaurians' invasion fleet travels and, therefore, when it will reach Earth. The [[wikipedia:Spatial scale|scale]] of the fleet is also unknown, and with good fortune, it may again prove to be [https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/G%27Gugvuntts microscopic]. | The aliens do not take kindly to being pranked and start an interstellar war, presumably intending to invade Earth. It is not known at which speed the Centaurians' invasion fleet travels and, therefore, when it will reach Earth. The [[wikipedia:Spatial scale|scale]] of the fleet is also unknown, and with good fortune, it may again prove to be [https://hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/G%27Gugvuntts microscopic]. | ||
β | The title text refers to another prank, in which the prankster gets the victim to ask "What's updog?" | + | The title text refers to another prank, in which the prankster gets the victim to ask "What's updog?" (which sounds like "What's up, dawg?"). Tau Ceti is a star almost 12 light years away. The exchange might have gone like this: |
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β | Tau Ceti is a star almost 12 light years away. The exchange might have gone like this: | ||
* t=0y: ''Randall:'' Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here? | * t=0y: ''Randall:'' Hey, do you think it smells like updog in here? | ||
* t=12y: ''Aliens:'' What's updog? | * t=12y: ''Aliens:'' What's updog? |