Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 days 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-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down12
arrow-up160arrow-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 · 16 days agomessage-square87linkfedilink
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 days 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-up6·16 days agoThis was a stargate episode also im pretty sure.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agothe 4 great races uses periodic table elements to universally communicate.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoA Fire Upon the Deep maybe? I think they found what amounted to a preschool?
minus-squareDagwoodIII@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoNo idea. Read it in high school and that’s a while back.
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.
A Fire Upon the Deep maybe? I think they found what amounted to a preschool?
No idea. Read it in high school and that’s a while back.