Quotes / Space Is Noisy

I'm on the bridge with my boyz, motherfucker

The ship engines make noise, motherfucker

— sparkly_stuff, "I'm On A Ship"

"Note to sci-fi purists: The sound effect in this panel was provided from the perspective of the F'sherl-ganni aboard the habitat Petey used as a shield, rather than from the perspective of the reader. No email, please."

— Narrator, Schlock Mercenary, Sunday, August 18, 2002.

"Note that the sound-effect is depicted as it was heard on the inside. Sound does not propagate well in space. We all know that, right?"

— Narrator, Schlock Mercenary 04/18/2005

"Yes, you can hear "boom!" in space. It's in Star Wars. Star Wars."

— Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, March 8, 2010

"Sound carries better in space because there's no air to get in the way, you see.
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"Why should they be afraid that people outside the ship are going to hear them? Sound doesn't carry in a vacuum! They could have Slayer performing in the galley while shoving a cat in a garbage disposal AND NOBODY OUTSIDE THE SHIP WOULD HEAR ANYTHING!"

— The Spoony One on the Wing Commander movie

"The Kilrathi bomb the station in their very loud spacecraft."

— ibid.

"Wow it sure is quiet out there! I thought space was full of opera singers."

— Youtube commenter

"George Lucas was once told there were no sounds in airless space. He didn't believe it. Today, George Lucas is a millionaire."

— Ambush Bug Stocking Stuffer, Keith Giffen and Robert Loren Fleming

"What I wouldn't give for the maddening silence of space right about now."

—Dr. "Eggman" Robotnik, Sonic Colors

Helen: For heaven's sake, Dave, sound doesn't travel in the vacuum of space! Call back when you're in an atmosphere and stop running up the bill.

Dave: _____.

— Narbonic, 21/01/2003

"NOTE: Sound does not travel in a vacuum. All sound effects are produced by the cartoonist while drawing."

— Narbonic, 10/02/2003

In Space No-One Can Hear You Scream.

— Tagline for Alien

Despite being in total vacuum the shuttle exploded with a thunderous roar.

— No Ordinary Spoof

*screaming loud enough to be heard in the vast vacuum of space*

— Ess, Puyo Puyo Tetris

"I know there are people who like to smugly point out there's no sound in space, usually only prompted by a movie or game having great sound work. You don't have to put up with it, let's just kill them."

— MandaloreGaming, reviewing Homeworld

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