h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

It's 6 billion light years away and basically a big hole in space.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6962185.stm

What I'd like to hear are your thoughts on what it could be, nothing too scientific, just your ideas. Provide a tie-in link to an already-edited h2g2 entry to double your scores.

The best ideas will be used in an upcoming entry written by me, so to save a little time please do say if you don't want to be credited

GB

It's bad news. Nothing wants to hang around bad news.

Well, put simply. it's a rather small (solar system sized) reflector array, pointed away from us.

It was put in place mumblety billion years ago during the early times of a treaty/conglomerate of beings who were running out of conventional renewable energy sources.

Basically, they put together an array of small(er) mirrors, surrounded by steerable reflectors, that catch all the light from that sector and sends it back to themselves - including the light reflected back from themselves.

Imagine, if you will, the complex technologies involved.

Unfortunately, being designed under the auspices of their government, a small error ocurred. We are left with the dead remains.

We (well, just a few of us) know this because a probe has been recovered and its contents translated (using the 'Itsarose' tablet, recently found in Marianna's trench). It gives a brief account of the artifact but then, part way through, fades out saying "Don't ... ..."

That probe and it's message is held secret by certain authorities here... until now, that is.

Yah! Boo! Missed!
Aaargh

Traveller in Time on top
"Nothing special just a vast area of unoccupied real estate.

Just make sure one of the transgalactis hyperspace express routes gets a bypass and you are in for business. < A2998452 >


An alternative is; it is a cloaked military base camp run by hostile aliens. "

*tsk*

You daft lot!

It's the last known frontier for Star Trek, to 'boldly go where no man has gone before'.

It's the Great Grey Ghost Elephant's graveyard, and yes, it's about time someone linked to A13346886

You lot are bril-liant

It's probably heaven ... so plenty of room for believers and non-believers, regardless of faith ... now don't you all feel better?

I've already written that myselfso you'll get points for great minds

Well done, I've written it up now, so no more please.

Points:

Milla post 2 +QI 2
RodtheBrit post 3 +QI 2
Traveller in Time post 4 transgalactic hyperspace express routes - brilliant, +QI 2 doubled to QI 4 and I also used "cloaked military base camp run by hostile aliens" +QI 2 = total +QI 6
lil post 5 Star Trek +2 and double for the EGE on Star trek total +QI 4
Icy post 6 Great Grey Ghost Elephant's graveyard +QI 2 doubled = QI 4
Einmoto post 8 QI 2 plus EGE on Heaven = total +QI 4

Recap:
Milla = +2
RodtheBrit +2
Traveller in Time +6
lil +4
Icy North +4
Einmoto +4

Thank you guys 'n gals

I've mentioned you in the credits of my entry but you won't show up until it's edited

Strewth the woman gets you to write her entries now

just a likkul bit A30167075

I wrote envy-free cake division after a QI thread (although I had to do a lot of other research for that one). I reckon there are many guide entries in the QI backlog.

Lets hope so

THERE IT IS!!!

I had a hole in my pocket, and then it was gone. I thought it was how all the ice is leaking out of the arctic circle, but my pockets aren't that warm. Do I want it back?

its the location of Krikkit


Taff
agent of kaos

All those whose suggestions were used, have been listed in the credits section, A31367856 and we're on FP http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2 all weekend

I had to look back to see why I managed to get 4 points!




Oh!.. Ummm.. Congrats on the Weekend FP, GB!

Thanks

You too