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Lmao and here I am thinking they’re talking about that other movie Another Earth that came out in 2011 to… not much of a reaction lol

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By accident? Isn't that just called discovery when your purpose is to observe?

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Soccer is, in fact, a British term 😊

Edit: lol to the people downvoting me. The receipts are in the link 💅

https://time.com/5335799/soccer-word-origin-england/

Is this your criteria to determine intelligence and "having a life"?

"Hey honey, I think little bobby doesn't go outside enough"

"Don't worry babe, he knows what a soccer pitch is, remember?"

"Oh! How dumb of me! Of course!"

Assuming "over here" is somewhere in Europe. I mean, they called it soccer, which is an American term, but also used pitch... if they'd said football pitch, I'd have known which sport they were referring to. Just a odd choice of words I guess.

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It's called football pitch over here. Football field doesn't sound quite as good.

It serves two purposes. It makes it more accessible. The average person would see the actual image from the telescope (a speck of light) and have no clue what they are looking at. This way, they get an idea of what is being talked about.

It's also sensationalism to try and drive funding up.

If that teapot is ever found I can't even imagine the consequences for science, logic, religion, and philosophy. That would literally mean that unicorns and samsquanches live in black holes (which is likely why we haven't seen them lately).

Well, it didn’t see them coming 😶

I don't. But I played a little growing up in Canada. The thing is these sports are massive all over the world. Like mammoth massive. Our little North American niche sports are tiny in comparison. Like a soccer pitch next to Mars.

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... I played soccer for the better part of 16 years and never heard it called a pitch before. It's something I'd expect a European to say, but they called it soccer instead of futbol or football, which is confusing.

That being said, I assumed they meant field.

My dumbass actually thought the telescope took this

Yup. I remember seeing this on TV when I was a youngin'. Astronaut thought his friend was driving on the wrong side of the road, for starters.

This object was about 200 meters wide. The Dino-killer (does it have an official name?) was about 6 miles across and roughly the same size as Mount Everest.

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It's not just a dot... It's a rock! The pioneers used to ride those babies for miles 🥹

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No problem friend. Was just making a joke with you anyway, so thanks for being a good sport.

Cricket and rugby are also generally played on what's called a pitch. All 3 are huge international sports even if less so in North America. Although rugby is pretty popular here.

Wonder what the Martian Premier League looks like. I bet they have an Arsenal.

My faith will be vindicated! Vindicated, I tell you!