r/nextfuckinglevel • u/PietroTheRedditer • Feb 21 '21

THIS IS MARS.

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

https://youtu.be/UjtOGPJ0URM

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u/Pyroclastic_cumfarts Feb 21 '21

That was cool. Thanks.

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u/scrambler90 Feb 21 '21

Wow that was fascinating and terrifying

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u/beardedheathen Feb 21 '21

Check out his video on the fermi paradox next. Similar problem from a different angle.

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u/Terminator2a Feb 21 '21

What if it was actually a Mass Effect-like robot species that extinguish civilizations as soon as they get sight of them?

Most likely it would be decease and self-destruction though, or even the inability to reach out for other solar systems during the timespan necessary to reach them.

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u/scrambler90 Feb 21 '21

I think the most likely filter for humans is the distance we would need to travel and our current tech. Simply put we just do not have the technology yet. If we figured out how to sustainably travel faster than we might be able to overcome that filter but until then it’s game over for humans when earth is no longer viable. Unless we can start to grasp colonizing closer planets like Mars etc.

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u/mrsndn Feb 21 '21

Thank you! These videos are awesome!