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Photoid?

• ignorantguy 7y ago
  nice one! three body problem reference.
• chongli 7y ago
  Wow, it's impossible to Google that term. Every single result is related to "Photo ID."
  • saagarjha 7y ago
    You get a couple if you put it in quotes: https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22photoid%22 https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22photoid%22
  • ivalm 7y ago
    Supernovae resulting from an impact by a large object moving close to the speed of light. Was used/popularized in a series called "Three Body Problem" as a weapon (book premise is the "black forest theory", which is since every sentient civ is a potential existential threat advanced civs would genocide any aliens they detect, photoids being one of the exotic weapons to accomplish this).
    • perl4ever 7y ago
      Also see "The Fourth Profession" by Larry Niven. Aliens didn't annihilate everyone out of fear, but they would cause a nova when there was profit in doing so.