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I recall back in 7th grade I mapped out a sci-fi story about people having to abandon the Earth after it suddenly transitioned into its red giant phase. I didn’
by sircastor 3y ago
I recall back in 7th grade I mapped out a sci-fi story about people having to abandon the Earth after it suddenly transitioned into its red giant phase. I didn’t ever get to writing the story, but I was captivated by the concept of the need for sudden evacuation.
- xjay 3y agoIn some 1990s sci-fi series, an alien race played the long game by directing some (invisible) energy beam at the sun, accelerating its transition into becoming a red giant, a process which would have otherwise taken billions of years.
- Mtinie 3y agoWhich only made sense if you wanted to conquer a frozen, iron/oxygem-heavy planet[0]. Or, I guess, if you are a Krytonian. ——- [0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_el... [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonian https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonian
- RaoulP 3y agoAround the same age, I remember first hearing about the expanse of the sun, and being afraid of experiencing it.