Re:Why extraterrestrial life may not seem alien
by rendall on Monday August 02, 2021 @02:33PM
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> Audible hearing is based on the distribution of frequencies generated when solid bodies collide or rub.
... in Earth-like conditions, and useful in Earth-like conditions. Vibration of denser or rarified gasses could require other solutions to exploit, if it's possible at all
> If life is that which can use an energy differential to create more order within it (an entropy pump)
Now that's the ticket! Under this definition, I suspect most life in the Universe is not carbon based, but far more exotic (to us)
... in Earth-like conditions, and useful in Earth-like conditions. Vibration of denser or rarified gasses could require other solutions to exploit, if it's possible at all
> If life is that which can use an energy differential to create more order within it (an entropy pump)
Now that's the ticket! Under this definition, I suspect most life in the Universe is not carbon based, but far more exotic (to us)