Re:As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern
by peterlk on Friday May 17, 2019 @10:34AM
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Alternative theory: the EALD use said planets as incubation for their offspring. We are a natural progression in the growth of an individual EALD in the same way that cell division and growth of gut bacteria are a natural progression in the growth of a human. A more mature EALD uses all resources available on an Earth-sized planet in order to grow up into a fully mature EALD.
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Re:As Planet Discoveries Pile Up, a Gap Appears in the Pattern
by rossdavidh on Friday May 17, 2019 @03:14PM
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Ooooohhh, this has potential. The EAILD prefers planets that are still rocky (not gas giants), but naturally goes for the bigger ones first. It just hasn't gotten around to planets as small as us yet. I like it.