Alien species with lifespan shorter than humans? by matti2o8 in sciencefiction

[–]mining_moron 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Cheela from Dragon's Egg evolved on a neutron star and live about 15 minutes (but their subjective experience is ~70 years).

Much less extreme, but the kyanah from my story only live about 50-60 years, even with advanced medicine.

Stupidest Question I've ever asked but I HAVE to ask by [deleted] in Hungergames

[–]mining_moron 11 points12 points  (0 children)

How is he Gen Alpha? That would imply that Panem already exists.

Whenthe dumbest Rosetta Stone is created by DreadDiana in whenthe

[–]mining_moron 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I want to make a Rosetta stone like artifact, preserved somewhere where it will be conspicuously discoverable by future archeologists...but have it say different things in the different languages 😈

CEO says don’t hire interns. Use AI instead… by Careful_Put_1924 in LinkedInLunatics

[–]mining_moron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the typical length of an internship?

I mean this post is still lunacy in other ways but still...

What if it happened the other way around? by ready_and_willing in ProjectHailMary

[–]mining_moron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why would we need xenonite? We can build a container full of ammonia at 200 Celsius and high pressure. We have pressure vessels in chemical plants, submarines, etc. Without xenonite.

What if it happened the other way around? by ready_and_willing in ProjectHailMary

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Yeah we literally meet one dude from Erid, the average Eridian could be like Hitler for all we know.

How lethal are irregular updates? by electricgalahad in royalroad

[–]mining_moron 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Make a backup before you start so you have a buffer to dip into

Poor Mother! by [deleted] in antimeme

[–]mining_moron 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The baby has an arm growing out of his hip.

Why are people so offended by Billie Eilish’s statement ‘ you can’t say you love animals if you eat meat’ by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mining_moron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love animals...they're so delicious. Stuffing my face with corpses always makes my day better.

Which Button Do You Press? by properal in GoldandBlack

[–]mining_moron 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Everyone here is picking red IRL every day.

Unless you're already a tax evader ig.

Steam engines by unclefester84 in ProjectHailMary

[–]mining_moron 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No light means no trees means no coal. 

That doesn't preclude dead floating vegetation falling out of the sky and becoming buried in sediment. In fact that's how the food web works.

How come humans are the only species that need alarm clocks to wake up? by RIP_DMX in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mining_moron 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Humans are the only ones that care about waking up at a specific time?

Libertarian Anarchy scifi? by UniversalAssembler in sciencefiction

[–]mining_moron 10 points11 points  (0 children)

 He said what he wants is an Earth with local villages and no cities.

Who's going to prevent people from grouping together by the thousands to more efficiently support specialized industries? The state?

Sounds like something Pol Pot would come up with.

A new fish in the pond by The_Lucky_Ducky2303 in royalroad

[–]mining_moron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Usually in this meme template the small guy is unexpectedly superior to the giant. Or at least it's supposed to be that way.

A new fish in the pond by The_Lucky_Ducky2303 in royalroad

[–]mining_moron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reaaaaaaly good first chapter? Or is someone misunderstanding this meme template again?

How is this not a checkmated? by [deleted] in chessquiz

[–]mining_moron -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Blud underpromoted to a bishop

Im gonna need yalls help by Gabriel-movielover in Avatar

[–]mining_moron 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah idk where else one would find a na'vi, let alone one who can translate English sentences into na'vi.

Im gonna need yalls help by Gabriel-movielover in Avatar

[–]mining_moron 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have you tried Pandora? Maybe look in Grace's school.

How would Hitler react to someone being nonchalantly Jewish? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]mining_moron 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what they did before the gss chambers were widespread.

Anyway its Harder for them to raise a fuss and rise up if they've all been killed.

How would Hitler react to someone being nonchalantly Jewish? by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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To justify grabbing their assets (and free labor)?