Dry Science Humour at the BBC

By Dave Semeniuk, February 5, 2009

From the following article at the BBC, “Number of Alien Worlds Quantified” came this beaut:

While researchers often come up with overall estimates of the likelihood of intelligent life in the universe, it is a process fraught with guesswork; recent guesses put the number anywhere between a million and less than one.

(Emphasis added)

2 Responses to “Dry Science Humour at the BBC”

1. David February 5, 2009

   I have only one thing to say:

2. David February 5, 2009

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   http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/the_drake_equation.png

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