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[[File:Alka-Seltzer for Venus.jpg|thumb|Alka-Seltzer for Venus promotional poster.]]'''Alka-Seltzer for Venus''' is a proposal to terraform | [[File:Alka-Seltzer for Venus.jpg|thumb|Alka-Seltzer for Venus promotional poster.]]'''Alka-Seltzer for Venus''' is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets. | ||
== Sponsorship == | == Sponsorship == | ||
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Laboratories Miles Laboratories] (manufacturer of Alka-Seltzer) has not officially commented on the proposal. | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Laboratories Miles Laboratories] (manufacturer of Alka-Seltzer) has not officially commented on the proposal. | ||
However, tweets from the Transdimensional Antacids Research team at Miles Laboratories show promotional posters which | However, tweets from the Transdimensional Antacids Research team at Miles Laboratories show promotional posters which playfully depict the goals of Alka-Seltzer for Venus. | ||
=== Origin === | |||
The project originated in a Facebook comment on July 7, 2020. | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/concellation/permalink/228161278231344/?comment_id=231013191279486 Comment] @ Facebook | |||
== In the News == | == In the News == | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101).jpg|link=Dart Board Galaxy|The '''[[Dart Board Galaxy]]''' (Messier 101) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo. | |||
File:Alien_Gourmand.jpg|link=Alien Gourmand|'''''[[Alien Gourmand]]''''' is a talk show featuring non-human species discussing food and fine dining. Broadcast live from the [[Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere]], and available at a discreet yet convenient safe house near you. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[Alien Gourmand]]'' | |||
* [[Crimes against astronomical constants]] | * [[Crimes against astronomical constants]] | ||
* [[Dart Board Galaxy]] | |||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka-Seltzer Alka-Seltzer] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alka-Seltzer Alka-Seltzer] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Laboratories Miles Laboratories] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Laboratories Miles Laboratories] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ekbK3p4phg Alka Seltzer (with Buster Keaton overeating) Commercial | 1950s] @ YouTube | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus Venus] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus Venus] @ Wikipedia | ||
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFXYLKcAKUI Can We Terraform The Planet Venus?] @ YouTube | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://x.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1851673039689167269 Post] @ Twitter (30 October 2024) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1670485274617606144 Post] @ Twitter (18 June 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1581809410435059713 Post] @ Twitter (16 October 2022) - To Do, add commercial | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1470797160006496270 Post] @ Twitter (14 December 2021) | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/concellation/permalink/228161278231344/?comment_id=231013191279486 Comment] @ Facebook | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Astronomy]] | |||
[[Category:Crimes against astronomical constants]] | |||
[[Category:Alka-Seltzer (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Indigestion (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Outer space (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Planets (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Terraforming (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Venus (nonfiction)]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:10, 30 October 2024
Alka-Seltzer for Venus is a proposal to terraform Venus using enormous Alka-Seltzer tablets.
Sponsorship
Miles Laboratories (manufacturer of Alka-Seltzer) has not officially commented on the proposal.
However, tweets from the Transdimensional Antacids Research team at Miles Laboratories show promotional posters which playfully depict the goals of Alka-Seltzer for Venus.
Origin
The project originated in a Facebook comment on July 7, 2020.
- Comment @ Facebook
In the News
The Dart Board Galaxy (Messier 101) is a face-on dartboard-type galaxy 21 million light-years (6.4 megaparsecs) away from Earth in the constellation Ursa Pseudo.
Alien Gourmand is a talk show featuring non-human species discussing food and fine dining. Broadcast live from the Greater Sol System Co-Prosperity Sphere, and available at a discreet yet convenient safe house near you.
Fiction cross-reference
- Alien Gourmand
- Crimes against astronomical constants
- Dart Board Galaxy
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Alka-Seltzer @ Wikipedia
- Miles Laboratories @ Wikipedia
- Alka Seltzer (with Buster Keaton overeating) Commercial | 1950s @ YouTube
- Venus @ Wikipedia
- Can We Terraform The Planet Venus? @ YouTube