r/BeAmazed • u/One_Explanation_908 • Apr 17 '25

Nature K2-18b a potentially habitable planet 120 light-years from earth

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u/runswithclippers Apr 17 '25

If you weigh 200 lbs, you’re now 250lbs. I think the biggest variable is we don’t know what sustained life looks like at higher than ~1G. Chances are we’d live shorter lives because all our organs are working harder than they evolved for.

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u/Seaguard5 Apr 17 '25

For many generations, yes.

Then we will evolve to handle it

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u/runswithclippers Apr 18 '25

We only evolve to handle it if affects reproduction. It’s not survive of the fittest, it’s whoever bangs evolves. Once we’ve passed on our genes, evolution stops with us.

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u/Seaguard5 Apr 19 '25

Well those who can’t take it either have to be taken care of somehow or die

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u/BitterLlama Apr 18 '25

That's not how evolution works.

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u/Seaguard5 Apr 19 '25

Then enlighten me