I May Have Been The ACTUAL First to Discover Fungle Life

DefconX3

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Yes yes yes, I know what you are all thinking.. Just another troll on the Elite Dangerous forums claiming to have found life before someone else.. I can assure you, this is not the case.

A couple of friends and I were wondering the galaxy heading to certain "Beautiful" spots of the galaxy, when we had come across the system with a station in the California Nebula. Upon landing at the base, I noticed a cluster of rocky-typed fields near the bases outer perimeter, and decided to take a look.

After targeting the side of one of them, the object name was a type of fungus. I had no idea that this was anything special, as it was so close to the base. I had assumed someone had already discovered this, and I went on with my day.

Later on, one of my friends had talked to me saying that someone had found fungle life for the first time.. Him telling this sent chills down my spine, as my friend and I may have been the first to discover this type of life without evening knowing about it. After doing some research, every single post-date that I have found so far about this subject was after I had taking a screenshot.

I have uploaded the screenshot with the raison shaped rocks, as you can see here:


http://prntscr.com/d1iitq

Unfortunately I do not believe any of the life is able to be seen in this picture, but to confirm that this is a legitimate photo, you can go to the exact location yourself and find the life there.

If you look over to the comments, a commenter posted at 7:59 PM which is, from what I have seen so far, the earliest posting of life. Now, keep in mind this screenshot was uploaded after I got off with my friends after playing for a fair chunk of time, as well as the length it took for the commenter to actually find the screenshot, and post. This means that my actual discovery was far before 7:59 PM.

Could I very well be the first discoverer?
 
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DefconX3

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Crusina Luachra said:
I can't really tell from my itouch but does it matter who found it first that much?
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Not necessarily, although I feel like I am missing out on some credit due to a misunderstanding. Given there are so many explorers actively looking for artifacts, hints, and life, I find it crazy that I may have been the first to find this.
 

Asp Explorer

Asp Explorer
If that's what happens when some toenail clippings from a Generation Ship end up on a planet - I shudder to think what some intrepid explorer will find when they land on a rock littered with old underpants.
 

CMDR MadRaptor

CMDR MadRaptor
DefconX3 said:
Yes yes yes, I know what you are all thinking.. Just another troll on the Elite Dangerous forums claiming to have found life before someone else.. I can assure you, this is not the case.

A couple of friends and I were wondering the galaxy heading to certain "Beautiful" spots of the galaxy, when we had come across the system with a station in the California Nebula. Upon landing at the base, I noticed a cluster of rocky-typed fields near the bases outer perimeter, and decided to take a look.

After targeting the side of one of them, the object name was a type of fungus. I had no idea that this was anything special, as it was so close to the base. I had assumed someone had already discovered this, and I went on with my day.

Later on, one of my friends had talked to me saying that someone had found fungle life for the first time.. Him telling this sent chills down my spine, as my friend and I may have been the first to discover this type of life without evening knowing about it. After doing some research, every single post-date that I have found so far about this subject was after I had taking a screenshot.

I have uploaded the screenshot with the raison shaped rocks, as you can see here:


http://prntscr.com/d1iitq

Unfortunately I do not believe any of the life is able to be seen in this picture, but to confirm that this is a legitimate photo, you can go to the exact location yourself and find the life there.

If you look over to the comments, a commenter posted at 7:59 PM which is, from what I have seen so far, the earliest posting of life. Now, keep in mind this screenshot was uploaded after I got off with my friends after playing for a fair chunk of time, as well as the length it took for the commenter to actually find the screenshot, and post. This means that my actual discovery was far before 7:59 PM.

Could I very well be the first discoverer?
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What are these coordinates? There isn't any I can see in the screenshot, as well as that link leading to an editable screenshot thing, just curious. Plus we are working on cataloging these finds so it'd be nice to be able to add it to the catalog.
 

Sandmann

Sandmann
DefconX3 said:
Yes yes yes, I know what you are all thinking.. Just another troll on the Elite Dangerous forums claiming to have found life before someone else..
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Actually, I'm a grammar/spelling n@zi and what I was thinking is that it's really spelled "fungal" not "fungle".

I don't mind if they credit you with the discovery or not though. Have a nice day. :)
 

[VR] Deggial

[VR] Deggial
Nice picture! :)

Unfortunately for you, the good habit in the scientific community is not about who saw it first, but about who described and published it first.
And for a reason, too! As you mentioned - you and your friend didn't even realize, that the structures were something special. The other guy did. I am sure, others have seen bacteria-free rings around fungal colonies, too, but only Alexander Fleming realized its spezial meaning and hence dug deeper and discovered penicillin.

So, even if I don't doubt that you guys saw it first, the "honor" (whatever its's worth) of the first discovery rigthfully goes to the other commander.
 

Alex Brentnall

Alex Brentnall
Validity aside, what are you hoping to get out of this would be my question?

If you are looking for Frontier to alter their credit on the newsletter etc that won't happen, it's a bit late now.
If you are looking for forum praise and admiration it's kinda a bit late, as above yes you may have been first but Deggial said it best. For what it's worth congratulations :)

So what are you wanting to get out of this?

If I were in the same position I'd have just kept it to myself with the warm fuzzy that I found something about the same date/time as other people. Your first line is very much correct but since everyone barring 1 person didn't know anything about it you can hardly be expected to be given any form of credit.



If its a genuine question could you be the first then the answer is resolutely yes. BUT similarly to how you found out and told nobody there could easily be 10-50 other people, new players perhaps who didn't grasp the significance of what the were seeing or didn't pass the news to the community at large. So I expect we will never truly know as many people who play don't connect with the community.
 
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Jack Schitt

Jack Schitt
Sandmann said:
Actually, I'm a grammar/spelling n@zi and what I was thinking is that it's really spelled "fungal" not "fungle".
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As typos / spellings go it's one with many possibilities. From the subject line alone I couldn't figure out whether he'd found fungal life, jungle life or...

bungle.jpg
 

Kayweg

Kayweg
Crusina Luachra said:
I can't really tell from my itouch but does it matter who found it first that much?
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Interesting question that.
Saw a vid about some big artifact field the other day, cool to watch and all.
But pretty much the minute after i was done watching it, i couldn't have answered who'd found it.
Same with Jaques, UAs, etc.
I reckon it matters to those who play for recognition, not sure how much it matters to anyone else really.
To be honest, i can't even remember a single planet or star that has MY name tag on it.
 

Winterwalker

Winterwalker
Deggial said:
Unfortunately for you, the good habit in the scientific community is not about who saw it first, but about who described and published it first.
And for a reason, too! As you mentioned - you and your friend didn't even realize, that the structures were something special. The other guy did. I am sure, others have seen bacteria-free rings around fungal colonies, too, but only Alexander Fleming realized its spezial meaning and hence dug deeper and discovered penicillin.

So, even if I don't doubt that you guys saw it first, the "honor" (whatever its's worth) of the first discovery rigthfully goes to the other commander.
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Yeah, this is true really, and well put. Charles Darwin too, was the first to publish, when there was another guy researching the exact same theory (and we forget his name) .. plus people were falling off ladders quite a long time before Newton ever said a word ;)

That being said, you could always go back and study them knowing where they are now? eg. any changes in the site on a day/night cycle? Visit a week later, have they grown at all? You can publish other data (planet type, star type, solar system type) and go beyond the discovery of ... ?

Nice find Commander.
 

Caramel Clown

Caramel Clown
Lots of people experimented with and produced an incandescent light bulb before Edison, but almost nobody can remember their names. Although, everybody know Edison. Should I explain you why?)
 

CMDR Sheehy

CMDR Sheehy
I see you haven't visited the Explorers Sub Forum yet... :p

Sorry. Not the first.

But nice find, CMDR... Well done!
 
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Thetele

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Caramel Clown said:
Lots of people experimented with and produced an incandescent light bulb before Edison, but almost nobody can remember their names. Although, everybody know Edison. Should I explain you why?)
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Edison didn't invent stuff. He just founded the company (General Electrics) and never gave any credit to those who worked for General Electrics and designed/improved/invented everything that made Edison famous and well known.
 

Troy_McClure

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Troy_McClure
Winterwalker said:
Yeah, this is true really, and well put. Charles Darwin too, was the first to publish, when there was another guy researching the exact same theory (and we forget his name) .. plus people were falling off ladders quite a long time before Newton ever said a word ;)

That being said, you could always go back and study them knowing where they are now? eg. any changes in the site on a day/night cycle? Visit a week later, have they grown at all? You can publish other data (planet type, star type, solar system type) and go beyond the discovery of ... ?

Nice find Commander.
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Alfred Russell Wallace - the thing is he really didn't seem to mind, he even sent some of the most interesting samples to Darwin & referred to the general theory as 'Darwinism' himself. I'm sure if he had been more driven he would have received much more recognition - there were even a couple of early presentations that named both, but these were largely overlooked or forgotten. Darwin most certainly was driven to publish his findings first & warned Wallace that he was about to go to print with his work when he realised that he might not get the full credit, even though he was nowhere near ready to do so.

Another important aspect with any findings is the gravitas of the journal/society in which the theories are published/presented..in fact there was a gardener (now it's my turn - I can't remember his name) who published similar ideas twenty years before in a little known paper.

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Caramel Clown said:
Lots of people experimented with and produced an incandescent light bulb before Edison, but almost nobody can remember their names. Although, everybody know Edison. Should I explain you why?)
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Leave the USA alone - they need all the help they can get when compared to the UK in relation to important inventions/discoveries!
 

Sir.Tj

The Moderator who shall not be Blamed....
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Sir.Tj
Sometimes it's tough being a mod..

So many inappropriate comments ran through my head...

However, nice find op. :)
 
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