The Picard Maneuver to Space • 2 months agoComparison of a picture from Mars (left) to a picture from Earth (right)imagemessage-square65arrow-up1536arrow-down17
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 months agoCrabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink1•2 months ago“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 months agoIt’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments. It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink3•edit-22 months agoOptimal for Earth environments. A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.
Crabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
It’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
Optimal for Earth environments.
A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.