Planetary Civilization Rankings
What is the first ranking called?
Planetary
What event was caused by the end of the Ice Age?
The Agricultural Era.
What is the one thing preventing a type two civilization from expanding throughout the whole galaxy?
The speed of light.
What does a von Neumann probe do?
A von Neumann probe is a robot that has the ability to make unlimited copies of itself; it lands on a moon and makes a factory out of lunar dirt, which creates thousands of copies of itself
What does our present-day civilization rank?
Type 0 or Type 0.7
Which era began before the Industrial Revolution?
The Industrial Era.
What can destroy a Type Two Civilization?
Nothing known to science can destroy it.
What is theorized to happen after gravity finally starts breaking down?
The fabric of space-time will finally tear, causing portals to form.
What percentage of languages spoken on Earth is expected to become extinct in the next few decades?
Name at least one language that is rapidly emerging as the future language of the Type I civilization?
English, Chinese, or both.
What is one way a Type Two Civilization will be able to exploit their energy?
Create a gigantic sphere around it that absorbs all the sunlight of the star./Creating a Dyson Sphere.
Which civilization transformation is considered the most dangerous?
The transformation between Type 0 and Type 1.
What Sci-Fi t.v. show is compared to Type 2 Civilization?
Star Trek
What is the beginning of the Type I planetary telephone system?
The Internet.
By the time a Civilization reaches a Type Two ranking, what has it become?
It has become immortal.
What is "Planck Energy" considered to be?
It is the energy at which Einstein’s theory of gravity finally breaks down.
What three things from our youth culture is making up the evolution of our world?
Movies/Music, High Fashion, and Food.
What language is considered to be the most widely spoken second language in the world?
English.
Why do people think a Type Two Civilization will be at peace with its self?
Figuring out space travel will have given them centuries to solve social and political problems within the civilization.
If Type 3 civilization is able to overcome every obstacle that comes it way, what is said to be possible for them?
It is possible for them to colonize the entire galaxy.