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Re: [PLUG] OT: Sci Fi Background Advice Needed
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What about social engineering factors; i.e., how can they make us kill
ourselves and save themselves the cost/trouble?
Crop-killing virii leading to scarcity and the wars that result are a
good, albeit slower way to go.
--
Doug Stewart
On Oct 10, 2009, at 1:52 PM, Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>
wrote:
> I'm writing a short SF story and need some suggestions about some
> background
> info.
>
>
> In the story, aliens are trying to eradicate "human infestations"
> from various
> planets. Being very intelligent, but totally dismissive of
> humanity, they
> conduct eradication experiments in the laboratory to find out the
> best way of
> killing humans. I'm trying to make this part seem realistic, so want
> suggestion for how they might go about this.
>
> So far, I've assumed they will try various biological agents,
> toxins, and
> ionizing radiations. They also will want to understand some basic
> science
> about our environment, such as oxygen concentrations, temperatures,
> humidity,
> etc.
>
>
> What else might they want to examine to understand how to better
> know how to
> wipe us out?
> --
>
> Casey Bralla
> Chief Nerd in Residence
> The NerdWorld Organisation
>
> http://www.NerdWorld.org
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