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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Thanks. It's going to be a duplicate, though, I think - I'd already re-posted it in the writer's forum.
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Ah, I see. Well, it looks like, per the sticky at the top of the page, this forum is for discussing science fiction that's already been written or commercially produced, like a Heinlein novel or Star Wars. The Science Fiction WRITERS forum is for posting questions about books you are writing or...
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Dunno who GOTM is. There is a sub-forum, for writers, where this kind of question is allowed - I reposted it there.
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Yeah I'd read some material related to the Higgs field collapsing - this is more thorough and very useful, thanks. It still happens "with no forewarning", expanding at light speed. Unless I'm mistaken, by the time you noticed the stars going out you'd be dead... It's tricky, a catastrophe your...
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Coffee is even better! I think the alien is from this universe; its gotten ahold of this device, which if used correctly allows one to tunnel through to a universe further ahead, deeper within the wave. There is no "multiversal" time, but there IS a relationship to the way time runs in one...
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Below is just one idea among many bourbon-fueled brainstorms, in which I have searched for a suitable disaster to inflict on my characters. It may be that it's too grandiose to wrangle into a plot - the scenario I am trying to service is this: An alien is faced with this catastrophe (one it...
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Hmm, just noticed this category has it's own sticky, and discussion of literary works in progress are forbidden... dang. I'll delete this post as soon as I see how to do it. Sorry for the disruption.
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    Universal catastrophe detectable at quantum level for sci-fi plot

    Below is just one idea among many bourbon-fueled brainstorms, in which I have searched for a suitable disaster to inflict on my characters. It may be that it's too grandiose to wrangle into a plot - the scenario I am trying to service is this: An alien is faced with this catastrophe (one it...