I think it's nice that a great method for trying to be noticed in the universe, is to actually dim a light, instead of starting one. Seems counter intuitive.
That’s a great point. I wonder if anyone has looked for a pattern in the dimmings? Fibonacci? Primes? Anyone have the data so we could check?
I wonder if countable numbers are something found across many alien species or if the concept is something more human than we realize.
To be clear, previously the star was apparently dimmed by 4%, and now “really dark” means 5%. It’s still not an alien megastructure, and an additional 1% is not “really dark” and this is clickbait.
"Really Dark"? This writing is garbage.
The article also uses a unit ive never seen before, the "metric butt ton"
Part of me, really wishes it were though. As long as they're benign, that is..