Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoIf Aliens came to Earth, would we not have as much of a language chellenge as they would do with us? Also like in Mars Attacks how would we know that we aren't saying lets go to War?message-squaremessage-square67linkfedilinkarrow-up161arrow-down13
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareIf Aliens came to Earth, would we not have as much of a language chellenge as they would do with us? Also like in Mars Attacks how would we know that we aren't saying lets go to War?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square67linkfedilink
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoCan’t remember the author or title. Old short story where humans land on a planet where the advanced species has gone extinct. The Terrans have no way of translating the language until someone finds a classroom and figures out what they used for the periodic table.
minus-squareemeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThis was a stargate episode also im pretty sure.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agothe 4 great races uses periodic table elements to universally communicate.
Can’t remember the author or title.
Old short story where humans land on a planet where the advanced species has gone extinct.
The Terrans have no way of translating the language until someone finds a classroom and figures out what they used for the periodic table.
This was a stargate episode also im pretty sure.
the 4 great races uses periodic table elements to universally communicate.