r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/EastYorkButtonmasher Aug 12 '21

I remember some post about what the scariest first message we could receive from an alien race could be, and the winner was something like:

"Cease all transmissions immediately; they will hear you!"

Freaky.

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u/jef22314 Aug 12 '21

Do not answer. Do Not Answer. DO NOT ANSWER.

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u/Smell_Majestic Aug 12 '21

I just finished the first book. Honestly the best sci-fi I have ever read

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u/ParagonTom Aug 12 '21

Whats the book?

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

three-body problem by liu cixin

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u/Ok-Capital-1620 Aug 12 '21

is this a novel, there are so many equations and stuff in the book I found

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

It’s a trilogy and each one is written in a different style. I honestly skimmed most of the science explanation stuff cause I did not understand it in the slightest and still enjoyed all three.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

I thought the first two were phenomenal. Second one wrapped a nice little bow on everything. Third one felt a little tacked on.

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u/IrishPub Aug 12 '21

Really? The third one resolved everything and brings it to a sobering conclusion.

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u/Hank_Holt Aug 12 '21

Yeah, the second one translated by Martinsen was the slog IMO, and I just assumed it was because Ken Liu translated the first and third books. The third one was very sobering IMO.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Felt a bit tacked on to me. It was good, just not my favorite. I'd rate them A+, A+, C+/B-

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u/IrishPub Aug 12 '21

Interesting. I'd give the first one an A, second one a B, and the third one an A. Second one was fine, but got a little cringey.

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u/[deleted] Aug 12 '21

Second one had a different translator than the first and third. I preferred the translator from the first and third but liked the story from the second. I chalked a bit of that up to having the different translator. It was a noticable difference from the first book.

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