Eldtritch Abominations: Could we be in danger?

[SD_Film Artists]

To ants, humans are eldritch abominations.

But nah, considering most people in the developed world want to die already, I'm pretty sure the general reaction would range from "Meh, I hope this doesn't mess up my work schedule" to "Oh thank fuck, finally!"

And someone on the internet will lewd it, just as they did with the black hole discovery.

I do not know if they exist, all i know is that if they do, they will be met in battle by the emperors finest.

It's large though, so they'll need two bolters for this.

[Pretty Much God]

Inb4 stellarite devourer eats the sun

To ants, humans are eldritch abominations.

But nah, considering most people in the developed world want to die already, I'm pretty sure the general reaction would range from "Meh, I hope this doesn't mess up my work schedule" to "Oh thank fuck, finally!"

And someone on the internet will lewd it, just as they did with the black hole discovery.

I do not know if they exist, all i know is that if they do, they will be met in battle by the emperors finest.

It's large though, so they'll need two bolters for this.

I'm sure that'll lead the entity to kill us for it, too. Imagine your death being caused by R34 artists.

[Grand Britannia]

The thought of a being that can perceive reality in more than 3 dimensions is my only fear.

Life in both higher dimensions and lower dimensions is unlikely, higher because gravity does not cause rings to form around gravitational centers (and thus doesn’t allow planets to form around stars), and lower because there’s so much less relative space.

Not life, perception.

[Rojava Free State]

The thought of a being that can perceive reality in more than 3 dimensions is my only fear.

You are the sphere from Flatland ?

You just see giant tentacles appear from out of nowhere

[Rojava Free State]

The thought of a being that can perceive reality in more than 3 dimensions is my only fear.

Life in both higher dimensions and lower dimensions is unlikely, higher because gravity does not cause rings to form around gravitational centers (and thus doesn’t allow planets to form around stars), and lower because there’s so much less relative space.

Why can't gravity work in the 5th dimension?

[SD_Film Artists]

And someone on the internet will lewd it, just as they did with the black hole discovery.

I'm sure that'll lead the entity to kill us for it, too. Imagine your death being caused by R34 artists.

At least we wouldn't die in vain

[Risottia]

The question is, could such a being exist?

That would be extremely unlikely.

[Risottia]

The thought of a being that can perceive reality in more than 3 dimensions is my only fear.

I can perceive reality in four.
Three spatial dimentions, and a temporal one.

[Risottia]

You are the sphere from Flatland ?

You just see giant tentacles appear from out of nowhere

http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/3/

[Grand Britannia]

The thought of a being that can perceive reality in more than 3 dimensions is my only fear.

I can perceive reality in four.
Three spatial dimentions, and a temporal one.

You're perpetually trapped in the present and can't navigate time as one navigates a room.

[Vivolkha]

Life in both higher dimensions and lower dimensions is unlikely, higher because gravity does not cause rings to form around gravitational centers (and thus doesn’t allow planets to form around stars), and lower because there’s so much less relative space.

Why can't gravity work in the 5th dimension?

An object's gravity travels through space in all directions. Considering an ideal object, it travels equally in all directions, so that the points at the same distance experience the same force. Uniting all these points, you get the surface of a sphere. In 3 dimensions, the surface of a sphere is 2-dimensional, hence why gravity decreases proportionally with the square of the distance.

Now, taking this to 4 or 5 spatial dimensions, gravity force decreases much more rapidly with distance. With 4 dimensions, gravity decreases proportionally with the cube of the distance. With 5 dimensions, gravity decreases according to the 4th power of the distance. Essentially, this breaks down most of the Universe as we know it and prevents solar systems, galaxies, etc. from existing in the first place.

[The Grims]

I can perceive reality in four.
Three spatial dimentions, and a temporal one.

You're perpetually trapped in the present and can't navigate time as one navigates a room.

You can navigate it slightly. It is possible to travel to the future at various speeds.

[Rojava Free State]

You're perpetually trapped in the present and can't navigate time as one navigates a room.

You can navigate it slightly. It is possible to travel to the future at various speeds.

If you get in a plane and go to California, you can travel back in the past three hours

[The Grims]

You can navigate it slightly. It is possible to travel to the future at various speeds.

If you get in a plane and go to California, you can travel back in the past three hours

I was referring to relativistic time dilation. It allows you to travel centuries into the future while to you very little time seems to pass.

[Hurdergaryp]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

[The Ovakian Technarchy]

Just use uno reverse card

[Rojava Free State]

Just use uno reverse card

I prefer the weapon of mass destruction known as "no u"

[Vivolkha]

If you get in a plane and go to California, you can travel back in the past three hours

I was referring to relativistic time dilation. It allows you to travel centuries into the future while to you very little time seems to pass.

You either need extreme energy to accelerate to such high speeds or live near a black hole or similar object, which is a bad idea for many reasons even if you could arrive there.

[Valrifell]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

There's also the fact that intergalactic space travel is probably, like, super-impossible.

[Hurdergaryp]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

There's also the fact that intergalactic space travel is probably, like, super-impossible.

A world-ship could do it, but it's going to take quite a bit of time. Things might be different for entities existing in higher dimensions than we are aware of, but that is even more hypothetical than the world-ship I mentioned before.

[Kowani]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

There's also the fact that intergalactic space travel is probably, like, super-impossible.

I mean, no. Travel in between galaxy clusters, yes.
Mind you, it’s impractical as fuck, but it’s physically possible.

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Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

Maybe the Lovecraftian horrors just like to eat all the life they find, in which case it wouldn't matter how relatively advanced or civilized humans are, the Earth would just be a bag of chips in the cosmic grocery store.

[Hurdergaryp]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

Maybe the Lovecraftian horrors just like to eat all the life they find, in which case it wouldn't matter how relatively advanced or civilized humans are, the Earth would just be a bag of chips in the cosmic grocery store.

That would make them the Tyranid from the WH40K universe.

[Vivolkha]

Given how there are billions of galaxies, it is almost inevitable that entities exist similar to the Lovecraftian horrors as mentioned by RFS. However, it would be the most arrogant form of vanity to think they would be even remotely interested in some backwater world where the dominant primates are currently in the process of ruining themselves.

Maybe the Lovecraftian horrors just like to eat all the life they find, in which case it wouldn't matter how relatively advanced or civilized humans are, the Earth would just be a bag of chips in the cosmic grocery store.

Ok... how do they get here?

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Maybe the Lovecraftian horrors just like to eat all the life they find, in which case it wouldn't matter how relatively advanced or civilized humans are, the Earth would just be a bag of chips in the cosmic grocery store.

Ok... how do they get here?

Well like I said earlier, it depends on whether faster than light travel is possible. If it's not then they almost certainly will never get here. If it is though then it could be any day.