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Old 4th March 2007, 11:12 PM   #12 (permalink)
MolotovCocktail
Science fiction fantasy
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Illinois
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Re: Silly Science in Science Fiction

yes, I know scientific publication can be dry and boring and all of that other stuff. What I mean by silly science is stuff like:

-all habitable planets have the same day length as Earth (+ or - 2 hrs).
-all habitable planets look more or less like Earth, with the same species or related ones.
-Being at the center of the Earth and have the same gravity as Earth's surface (I'm talking about Zion in the Matrix here).
-All intelligent species look exactly like humans except for one or two distinguishing facial features.
-Lasers that have recoil or make noise
-Evil aliens that look like savage beasts while good ones look like heavenly angels
-The whole "Q" non-sense.
-Every single alien homeworld is suitible for humans, with corresponding atmospheric pressures and the correct amount of Oxygen/Nitrogen mix.
-BS solutions to otherwise catastrophic problems.
-Weapon systems that have been borrowed and adapted from the colonial and industrial era, and work in pretty much the same way, with WWII battlefield tactics, strategies, and style of fighting for that matter.
-And other countless atrocities that are too numerous to list.

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