Alien invasion: Your reaction

[Rylee Fox]

The invaders would be taken care of before any humans were even aware anything was wrong. No one would even know aliens had been around. Taking care of these things is my job. That's my reaction.

 

[Noetherian]

Assuming it happened during the work week, I'd feel an immediate sense of relief at the low odds of having to go into work again anytime soon...

Depending on how far along we were (and assuming my fairly-major-city locale hadn't been immediately and totally destroyed), I'd either hole up in my apartment or trek over to my friend's place to bunker down there. My primary concern after my own survival is that of my friends, so I'd probably work on consolidating forces/establishing whatever communication I could.

With luck, I'd be able to make contact with an isolated member of the invading forces, maybe one of the wounded or a stray scientist type who was unable or disinclined to kill me on sight. If these aliens have any interest in our species (and aren't, say, just here to wipe us out and harvest resources) I'm more than interested in helping talking to them.

As for how the world would react... I assume everyone would immediately start stealing expensive televisions, for as we all know that's the most important thing to do in a crisis.

 

[kickassfrog]

So, you wake up one morning and it turns out that a large alien fleet has arrived and is invading Earth. How do you think the world would react in its current state? More importantly, how would YOU react?

I'm here to answer any questions on the nature of the invasion, by the way.

Do they speak english? What are they after? Can I surrender to them? Will I be able to steal their technology? Do they have any concept of lying? What are their vulnerabilities?

1.No. They are essentially giant insects (About human height).
2.They want to get rid of humanity as it is a race that could present a problem in the future.
3. You can, but they'll probably just use you for experimentation or melt you down into your base proteins for their food reserves.
4. Probably not. It's controlled via neural uplink and wasn't designed for humans to use.
5. Well, they're a little tougher than humans, but everything that kills us should kill them eventually. However, they have a FAR higher tolerance for radiation.

What about lying? If I said to them "If you strike me down, I shall become far more powerful than you can possibly imagine", would they believe me?

I suppose I'd have no choice but to join the resistance.
Also, are they bipeds (essentially humanoid with a few insect traits) or proper six-legged freaks?

 

[kickassfrog]

Nah, the discovery channel broadcast an entire show detailing all our plans for dealing with various flavors of ET. Which is monumentally stupid, because if they detect the transmission, they'll have all our strategies.
(PS, the final strategy involved nuclear bombs and helium balloons)

what show? post a link! please! i need to know! i don't wanna die!
hahaha... please don't kill me

my views on the subject of aliens.

http://natgeotv.com/uk/alien-invasion

Your link, good sir.

 

[RESURRECTION21]

i would say "see if you played videogames like me you would know how to take care of this" as i shoot an alien in head

 

[Froggy Slayer]

What about lying? If I said to them "If you strike me down, I shall become far more powerful than you can possibly imagine", would they believe me?

I suppose I'd have no choice but to join the resistance.
Also, are they bipeds (essentially humanoid with a few insect traits) or proper six-legged freaks?

While they probably have a concept of lying, it's doubtful that you'd be able to communicate with then in any sort of meaningful manner.

Oh, and proper insect freaks, but each foot/hand can be used to grasp things.

 

[Aaron Foltz]

Plan A) Get buckets of water. (They're afraid of water right?)
Plan B) Learn the Close Encounters theme
Plan C) Get the guns, get the money, get the women (Oops wrong plan)
Plan D) Mech suit, gravity gun, innocent pigs, go buck wild

 

[Cookiegerard]

1) Contact everyone from my Secondary School. "Fuck y'all, I was right!"

2) Look up prayers to every god I can on the internet, I want to have covered all my bases for when, and I will, die.

 

[kickassfrog]

What about lying? If I said to them "If you strike me down, I shall become far more powerful than you can possibly imagine", would they believe me?

I suppose I'd have no choice but to join the resistance.
Also, are they bipeds (essentially humanoid with a few insect traits) or proper six-legged freaks?

While they probably have a concept of lying, it's doubtful that you'd be able to communicate with then in any sort of meaningful manner.

Oh, and proper insect freaks, but each foot/hand can be used to grasp things.

Groups of people, with melee weapons, ambushing isolated units and stealing their tech. Hopefully we can use their weapons. And they won't just nuke the crap out of us from orbit.

1) Contact everyone from my Secondary School. "Fuck y'all, I was right!"

2) Look up prayers to every god I can on the internet, I want to have covered all my bases for when, and I will, die.

And pray to the wazpz, you probably won't be able to find them.

 

[Old Father Eternity]

Given the scenario, bide my time, try to stay alive long enough to get some armaments
and let the other one at the back of my mind take over
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQJoKXhx-HM
We'll teach them the ways of war
Make their yellow blood run cold
They won't come anymore

 

[Kellogs Fried Chickn]

Continue to look for intelligent life in the universe.

 

[Aaron Foltz]

1) Contact everyone from my Secondary School. "Fuck y'all, I was right!"

2) Look up prayers to every god I can on the internet, I want to have covered all my bases for when, and I will, die.

Not sure if you can fool the Gods by a simple searches on wiki BUT they would appreciate the effort. Better make a prayer to Talos just in case.

 

[kickassfrog]

1) Contact everyone from my Secondary School. "Fuck y'all, I was right!"

2) Look up prayers to every god I can on the internet, I want to have covered all my bases for when, and I will, die.

Not sure if you can fool the Gods by a simple searches on wiki BUT they would appreciate the effort. Better make a prayer to Talos just in case.

Talos? Pray to akatosh, because he's both a dragon, and the god of time.

 

[Robeltu]

If the technology was on a similar level, I think we would lose due to some people trying to take advantage of the situation. I personally would have no clue what to do and would use the event as an excuse to drink lots of rum and play lots of games, hopefully it would all be worked out peacefully

 

[snagli]

Well, I've seen a documentary about alien invasions like two hours ago, so I'll just do exactly what they do. Earth will not be able to go all out on these aliens and the main miltary will be defeated. Then, through guerilla warfare, we will be able to annoy the aliens long enough for them to realise Earth is a stupid place. Then we can scavenge the alien ships we managed to destroy and rebuild society. Obviously I will wait in my basement until that last part.

Captcha: be my friend? That tugged my heartstrings.

 

[Ieyke]

So they're basically Tyranids/Bugs/Zerg, except not actually much more dangerous than humans?
I kill them the same way I'd kill humans.


Actual Tyranids - Oh god, we're screwed.
Bugs - Get big guns and fight guerrilla war.
Zerg - Get big guns and fight guerrilla war.
Necrons - We're doomed or enslaved and there's nothing we can do to stop it.
Tau - Diplomacy, or we're probably screwed, but get big guns and fight guerrilla war.
Orks - Kill tons of them and eventually get overrun.
ID4 - Get Jeff Goldblum and Will Smith to take out their shields.
War Of The Worlds - Get a cold, cripple aliens.
Chitauri - We're probably screwed, but get big guns and fight guerrilla war.
Adeptus Astartes - Surrender to our masters and join the Imperium Of Mankind.
Skrulls - Can't really fight Skrulls....
Protoss - Try and work it out peacefully.
Craftworld Eldar - Try and work it out peacefully.
Dark Eldar - Kill as many as possible and cripple their force before they build the momentum needed to win
DC Martians - Diplomacy/Flamethrowers. Lots of fire.
Kree - Surrender to the Kree Empire, since we can't win.
Barsoom Martians - Diplomacy/Fight guerrilla war.
Goa'uld - Kill them.
Replicators - We're pretty much screwed if they want us dead.
Wraith - Kill them.
Falling Skies aliens - Shoot them.
3rd Rock From The Sun aliens - Hang out with them.
Stargate Universe aliens - Fight back, but we seem pretty much screwed.
Autobots - TEAM UP!
Decepticons - Team up?
District 9 aliens - Steal their badass mechs.
The Asgard (Stargate) - TEAM UP!
Asgardians (Marvel) - TEAM UP!

 

[Old Father Eternity]

In all seriousness, though we may suffer heavy casualties worldwide, we will most likely even loose in the end but unless they have enough brains to enact planetary bombardment upon first contact, we will make ourselves as big of a pest as we possibly can and hopefully make them reconsider their choice of target.
I maintain my opinion that we did not get to where we are by being simply intelligent and nice, we got where we are because we were the most relentless and maliciously ingenious bastards on this rock. It is both our greatest advantage in case of hostile contact (as in a common enemy for the entire world) and our greatest downfall if there is none as in the absence of a enemy, we turn against ourselves

 

[BelmontWolf]

contaminate their food supplies with as many viruses as possible including aids for the sheer hell of it

 

[Wolf In A Bear Suit]

You aliens and your lasers are no match for my stick. Poor bastards have no clue who they're messing with. They'll regret the day they ignored the fact I called dibbs on this planet and crossed Fancypants McCoy IV.

 

[katsabas]

Call these guys:

No brainer, really.