[meteorite-list] OT: INTERSTELLAR DIPLOMACY and Hello

[Darren Garrison]

On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 19:50:12 -0700, you wrote:

>Gliese i581c is a planet that may be 5 times the mass of Earth. 
>If there are intelligent inhabitants, wouldn't they be like incredibly 
>strong on Earth? A race of Hulks come to mind. Sending them 
>500 voices of little children sounds like inviting a lot of trouble. 
>I don't think it would be a bad thing if they don't pay a visit.:-)

I was thinking of some of the mechanical problems related to life on
higher-gravity worlds-- thought up a few points, but then decided, why reinvent
the wheel?  I'll google up some good stuff:

http://www.sciforums.com/Has-anyone-thought-about-creatures-would-be-on-high-gravity-planets-t-24869.html

a short mention here:

http://www.molvray.com/sf/exobio/astron.htm

and 4 points here (not all of which I agree with)

http://io9.com/325109/four-theories-about-creatures-from-high+gravity-worlds