[jestermon]

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Originally Posted by En Sabah Nerd

Re-purposed future trashcans man

It is possible that some of the highest up people maybe knew or had reason to suspect there was life and they deliberately kept the colonists in the dark. It is also possible that these containment units were a mandatory precaution despite what their reports told them if they should find alien life so they could contain and study it.

That's the only thing I could think sine they didn't have replicators to actually design and make a custom container.

Even though they are very neat I can't forget the Space Balls scene in the diner when I see the chestburster since in the movies they weren't on screen very often.