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Repurposing the Drake Equation

Repurposing the Drake Equation | WHAT IF SUPERNOVAE AREN'T SUPERNOVAE? WHAT IF THEY'RE THE REMNANTS OF AN ADVANCED CIVILIZATION THAT BLEW ITSELF UP BECAUSE IT GOT THE MATH WRONG TRYING TO HARVEST ENERGY FROM THEIR SUN? A "STELLAR CHERNOBYL" IF YOU WILL. HOW MANY NOW EXTINCT CIVILIZATIONS WOULD THAT BE? | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
259 views • 6 upvotes • Made by busdrivertriple7 2 years ago in The_Think_Tank
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Gru_The_Despicable
1 up, 2y
Prove it with a telescope lol
Hannibal_Lecher M
1 up, 2y,
1 reply
"It is the nature of intelligent life to destroy itself" <--my favorite explanation of the Fermi Paradox, in the process of being demonstrated on a planet near you!
Hannibal_Lecher M
0 ups, 2y
Also to answer your question, either zero or some non-zero integer. I'd flip a coin to see which way I lean but I don't carry change.
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WHAT IF SUPERNOVAE AREN'T SUPERNOVAE? WHAT IF THEY'RE THE REMNANTS OF AN ADVANCED CIVILIZATION THAT BLEW ITSELF UP BECAUSE IT GOT THE MATH WRONG TRYING TO HARVEST ENERGY FROM THEIR SUN? A "STELLAR CHERNOBYL" IF YOU WILL. HOW MANY NOW EXTINCT CIVILIZATIONS WOULD THAT BE?