[ExI] simulation as an improvement over reality

Adrian Tymes atymes at gmail.com
Thu Dec 23 20:04:39 UTC 2010


On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 11:26 AM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
> ... On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes
> ...
>>...I recall a sci-fi story where intelligent life was discovered on a
> neutron star...
>
> Hi Adrian, the neutron star part sounds like a flaw in an otherwise cool
> premise.  I need to check the calculations on this, but I think it is
> impossible for anything other than neutrons to exist on a neutron star long
> term.

I could be wrong about the type of star.  I mainly remember that it was
fast-lived, fast-generation life forms that evolved to live on a certain type of
star.




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