the best example i have ever seen was a campy twighlight zone where aliens appeared to detonate a large explosion on the side of the moon. humanity interpreted it as threat and a display of force but in actuality the aliens where showing off a form of inifinite energy but we werent sophisticated enough to recognize it.
Had this actually happened, regardless of their intentions, the aliens would have really screwed the pooch, and we would have been justified in retaliation. We depend on the Moon for a lot of things down here on Earth, like the tides, balancing the rotation, timing reproduction in the natural world, etc. (just to name a few important ones) Had this gone to the intergalactic supreme court, we would have won the case and been awarded many Galactic Credits. (and maybe a pony)
