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Originally Posted by Daigoro
Indeed, as you'd expect such swarms to be equally problematic for the rest of the solar system.
You could try Seveneves' for a catastrophe that renders Earth uninhabitable with the destruction of the Moon. It's something that's definite and predictable, but happens over a decades long time-scale as in-falling moon matter slowly heats the atmosphere.
ETA: Oops, it says it only takes two years to heat the Earth catastrophically- I remember it being longer. |
Well that is terrifying. We put our 1500 best and brightest into space and they kill each other until only seven people survive? Damn, Neal Stephenson, u scary.