The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 7 months agoComparison of a picture from Mars (left) to a picture from Earth (right)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1533
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minus-squareleftzerolinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoCrabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months ago“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
minus-squareleftzerolinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoIt’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments. It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoOptimal for Earth environments. A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.
Crabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
It’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
Optimal for Earth environments.
A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.