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I don't think the concern is about other societies wanting our tricycles, it's about them wanting our water.
by omgsean 16y ago
I don't think the concern is about other societies wanting our tricycles, it's about them wanting our water.
- hugh3 16y agoWater? Water is one of the most common non-hydrogen, non-helium substances in the universe. There's several Earth masses' worth of water in the Oort cloud alone, and don't get me started on the interiors of Uranus and Neptune. The piddly amount of water in Earth's oceans is worth nothing.
- chc 16y agoOur water is much more accessible than the interior of Neptune. Even for a species with relativistic technology, I doubt delving into a gas giant will be completely trivial (kind of like the bottom of the sea is still a very inhospitable place for us).
- hugh3 16y agoWhich is why I said "don't get me started" on them. Every solid body at or past Jupiter orbit is, however, something like 30%+ water ice.