tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post7574829690501713922..comments2023-04-27T07:17:49.783-06:00Comments on 46 Dogs: I Sleep For An Eon, One Eye OpenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-73308875038055012182009-05-28T15:35:22.072-06:002009-05-28T15:35:22.072-06:00Your explanation was as long as the story!
I also...Your explanation was as long as the story!<br /><br />I also was creeped out, but in a good, futuristic way.Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431627673501143815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-833479213867090382009-05-28T10:18:19.821-06:002009-05-28T10:18:19.821-06:00It was a story idea I had, and simply have no time...It was a story idea I had, and simply have no time to write, so I just wrote it as an "Extremely Short Story."<br /><br />Have you heard of "space elevators"? It's basically an elevator that goes from Earth to space, along a (very very very) long cable. Not quite feasible yet with the science we have, but we're getting close.<br /><br />Anyway, the idea I had was a giant, space-flying spider of sorts, who visits planets and lowers its thread to the surface of the ground. Enterprising lifeforms on the ground (e.g. human scientists) would want to explore, and would climb up the thread. The spider would then eat them, and fly on to the next planet.<br /><br />I sorta pictured the "bones" being scientific instruments and other indigestible detritus. <br /><br />And hey, since you're already spending thousands of years flying from one planet to the next, if there's no lifeform capable of climbing your thread on the current planet, just sit in orbit and wait for them to evolve. <br /><br />That's the story idea in a gist. :)The Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427692209801338932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33613461.post-42775023199824867282009-05-28T09:31:13.656-06:002009-05-28T09:31:13.656-06:00I am confused and slightly creeped out.I am confused and slightly creeped out.Charity Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02837739965211871466noreply@blogger.com