Animal Planet...and the future?

[ColonelHardisson]

Which is unsurprising, given that the theory is one that hasn't gotten much attention. The Earth loses tons of material daily by way of the atmosphere bleeding off into space; the "sweeping up" of material from space probably doesn't much outpace this loss (I'm sure NASA has figures on this, but I don't know where to look). As eons go by, less and less material will be "swept up" since less and less of it will be there due to having been "swept up" in the past - that's why meteor and asteroid strikes were more common in the past than they are now, and why they'll be less common in the future.

 

[Geocorona]

I suppose at one point the moon could eventually collide with the Earth, too. No telling what the end result of that would be. Would they merge? Would one pull material off the other? Would there be a bounce and the two part company forever? Would life be completely extinct as a result?

Two things are probably true regardless of whether the Earth is shrinking or expanding: Earth's chemical balance is always in transition, and the sun will go through phases as it burns out.

 

[NarlethDrider]

I hope they make a DVD of it since the low brow cable company here doesnt carry animal planet

 

[Psychotic Jim]

I saw and recorded the special tonight. Quite interesting and fantastic. Most of the creatures on there (if you took away their extremely hokey names [Sharkopath please]) would make excellent monsters.

 

[demiurge1138]

I saw and recorded the special tonight. Quite interesting and fantastic. Most of the creatures on there (if you took away their extremely hokey names [Sharkopath please]) would make excellent monsters.

I definintely agree on the names thing. Most of the names were either goofy (sharkopath, carakiller, deathglider) or just unimaginative (rainbow squid, silver spider, etc). But there was one name that I just love... squibbons.

Of course, the idea of semi-sentient, arboreal, tool-using squid just appeals to me. My only complaint was that the intelligent descendants of squibbons weren't shown.
Mind flayers, anyone?

Demiurge out.

 

[Wolf72]

OT

xxx-1138, it's like code for "I'm cool"

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back onT ... wish I had animal planet, heck even Discovery!

oh the woes of basic (but cheap, very important) cable.

 

[D.Shaffer]

Of course, the idea of semi-sentient, arboreal, tool-using squid just appeals to me. My only complaint was that the intelligent descendants of squibbons weren't shown.
Mind flayers, anyone?

The silver spiders, ESPECIALLY, would make a keen monster race. Especially once you up the size a bit and make them a bit more intelligent. And talk.

We are your FRIENDS little human. We wish nothing more then to protect you from others and feed you. Yess. Feed. Eat. Eeeeaaatt. Grow nice and plump. Heeheehee. *hissdroolcrickdrool*

 

[demiurge1138]

OT

xxx-1138, it's like code for "I'm cool"

Is that sarcasm?

Demiurge out.

 

[Wolf72]

Re: OT

Is that sarcasm?

Demiurge out.

*wolf pops Demiurge on the head* ... anytime you have Robert Duvall and Careem Abdul Jabar (sp) in the same movie ... it's cool .

no way dude! I've been a Star Wars fan since 1977 and Star Wars means Geogre Lucas and George Lucas means THX-1138 and that means you!

My brother and used that as part of our respective screen names for MW3 online ... almost no one got it ... "dude is that your birthday or something?" *ggrrr, no you ninny!*

 

[Undead Pete]

http://www.thefutureiswild.com

http://www.thefutureiswildbook.com

Just a coupla websites about the upcoming show. The tie in book, due in February, is apparently co-written by Dougal Dixon, by the way.

Actually, the book is already out. I ordered it as a Christmas present to myself and got it around the 20th.

I'm gonna check out those earlier books by Dougal Dixon