I am interested to know your outcome for drakes equation, many people say 10. But i have other people who have plugged different numbers in that they consider "more likely" and have got a completely different outcome, i am curious to what you get for your outcome and how you got it. I have always been fascinated by the drake equation even if it is purely speculative. For those who haven't ever heard of the drake equation.. The Drake equation states that:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlikCebQSlY]YouTube - Carl Sagan - Cosmos - Drake Equation[/ame]