With as rudimentary an understanding as we have of even our own star system, much less its place in the galaxy, if someone found themselves lost in another system, even a benevolent interstellar traveler who could understand them would probably find their descriptions nearly useless.

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With as rudimentary an understanding as we have of even our own star system, much less its place in the galaxy, if someone found themselves lost in another system, even a benevolent interstellar traveler who could understand them would probably find their descriptions nearly useless.

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  2. boissondevin Avatar

    The premise of Farscape.

  3. Meecus570 Avatar

    Earthling: Earth orbits 1 astronomical unit away from the Sun.

    Alien: And how far is an astronomical unit?

    Earthling: How far from the Sun the Earth orbits.