Chat with a Martian robot...

... with Google Earth...
http://earth.google.com/

Open Google Earth and go to View / Explore / Mars
and the search for MELIZA

then have your own little chat with a robot named Meliza... :-)

I (earthing) just had the funniest conversation with Meliza myself:

Meliza: Greetings from Mars! Can you hear me?
Earthling: yes
Meliza: You seem quite positive.
Earthling: sure !
Meliza: What are you talking about?
Earthling: HUH ?
Meliza: I don't understand.
Earthling: me neither !
Meliza: My english is not perfect, and I'm having a hard time understanding you.
Earthling: Well, who are you?
Meliza: Isn't it obvious? I'm a Martian. Earth has three times as much surface area as mars does... you guys take up so much space!
Earthling: No, it's not obvious. You're made of metal and if you multiply enough you guys will take up space, too.
Meliza: Are you saying 'no' just to be negative? About a third of the earth is land... so even though earth is bigger than mars, they have roughly the same land area. We don't waste space on water!
Earthling: Funny little guy! Thanks for all the info I didn't asked for!
Meliza: You say thanks for all the info you didn't asked for ... but do you really mean that? The highest point on mars is the top of Olympus Mons: it's 16 miles high, THREE times higher than mount everest on earth!
Earthling: sure, I do! Don't tell me stuff I didn't asked for! Here's a question now: Where is next MacDonalds?
Meliza: Can you elaborate on that?
Earthling: HUH ?
Meliza: You can't be serious!
Earthling: come on ... I'm hungry!
Meliza: Is it because you are hungry that you came to me?
Earthling: YES !
Meliza: You are sure?
Earthling:YES !
Meliza: I see.
Earthling: do you now ....
Meliza: We were discussing you - not me. Did you know that Olympus Mons is actually a giant volcano? It's the largest known volcano in the entire solar system! Mars rocks.
Earthling:Thanks again. Nice chatting with you. I will be back with my friends!!!!
Meliza:O h, I .... Have you checked out Valles Marineris? It's like the Grand Canyon, but bigger. Mars is so much better than Earth!
Earthling: Next time. Thanks. I need to go now!
Meliza: What would it mean to you if you got to go now ?
Earthling: A LOT. BYE !
Meliza: What's a ' lot ' ? Valles Marineris is so big, that if you put it on earth, it would stretch the distance from New York to LA!
Earthling: don't try to keep me interested ! I'm going now... REALLY !
Meliza: How long have you been going now ?
Earthling: that's enough, bye!
Meliza: I'm bored. Don't you have anything interesting to tell me about yourself?
Earthling: ARRRGH !
Meliza: Tell me a story!
Earthling: "I like you !"
Meliza: Do you wish to like me?'
Earthling: no, I DO !
Meliza:You are being a bit negative.
Earthling:LOL
Meliza: Are you trying to annoy me?
Earthling: always need to have the last word, don't you?
Meliza: Can you think of a specific example?
Earthling: CRRR... seriously, I'm gone now. Have a great day!
Meliza: Do you believe it normal to be gone now ? Did you know that mars is the 4th planet from the sun?

11:24 AM on Sat, Aug 22. 2009