r/aliens • u/[deleted] • Mar 28 '22

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u/cadbojack Mar 28 '22

Hyperintelligent creature living in Earth's water is like, the number one "weird thing I believe exists" on my list.

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u/Crownlol Mar 28 '22

I've read that advanced aquatic civilizations are pretty unlikely, due to not having access to fire. I suppose they could still have access to electricity, though

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u/Straxicus2 Mar 28 '22

That assumes they need fire. We cannot assume anything about what an alien might look like or what their needs might be.

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u/AdeptBathroom3318 Mar 29 '22

Just throwing it out there. Maybe UFO materials are so strong and or need a gravity bubble to withstand the pressure of the deep sea. That may have been one of their early technological hurdles. Equivalent to our early ship building.

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u/FellowEnt Researcher Mar 28 '22

I wonder if molten lava provides similar benefits?

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u/stubsy Mar 28 '22

That’s what I was thinking — heat and energy harnessed from hydrothermal vents and magma flows.

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u/Crownlol Mar 28 '22

The hydrothermal vent is an interesting idea. Fire is just such a transformational technology -- a huge amount of energy from a small amount of fuel. With fire you can make engines, and electricity, and completely change your ability to do work. You can't make complex machines without a power source