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Well, they would see the I-35 out of Houston, but that would show them no sign of intelligence. Just signs of corruption
by rurban 3mo ago
Well, they would see the I-35 out of Houston, but that would show them no sign of intelligence. Just signs of corruption
- dTal 3mo agoHeh, your flip remark leads to an interesting observation: I think the most obvious signature of "abstract intelligence" is suboptimality. An alien would look at an agricultural grid and wonder, what possible natural process would divide something into squares rather than hexagons? Even without knowing what they are or how they form, it's hard to imagine anything that would prefer such a high energy configuration. Such stupidity implies a system oddly bounded in its ability to optimize, which implies a feeble biological brain trying to do something "on purpose" rather than a natural process.
- rurban 3mo agoEvery civil engineer would find non-square grids stupid and expensive. Biology and maths may find hexagons better, but everyone else not.
- stephenhuey 3mo agoThe most powerful observational tool in the universe would not show 35 anywhere near Houston.
- rurban 3mo agoYup, mixed it up with the I-10. That's the widest road/band on earth. Much easier to see than the Chinese wall. https://supercarblondie.com/widest-highway-in-the-world-houston-texas-26-lanes-katy-freeway/ https://supercarblondie.com/widest-highway-in-the-world-hous...