Chapter 190: The Alien Spaceship in 2013?

"I have repeatedly emphasized before: humanity will definitely enter the stage of Consciousness Immortality. Humans will certainly transfer their brains into electronic devices, avoiding the massive consumption of resources."

"When you want to use a physical body, you can clone one at any time and download your consciousness back into the new body. This is also a [fallback] currently achievable by science."

"And the Great Filter Theory negates the [Consciousness Immortality] stage I emphasized earlier."

"It also negates the idea that humanity has no future."

"It further asserts that all civilizations in the universe died during the process of the Great Filter."

"So the Great Filter Theory says very firmly: [There are indeed no alien civilizations in the universe because they have long since perished, dying within the process of my theory.]"

At this point, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but grin. "Does everyone think this statement is too overbearing, a bit unpopular, or even that Robin Hanson's theory is a bit too nonsensical?"

"Furthermore, why must life be based on Robin Hanson's carbon-based organisms? Astronomy professionals all know that Silicon-based life is more likely to emerge as a civilization than Carbon-based life, isn't it?"

As these words were spoken, the astronomy graduate students and even the experts hurriedly nodded in excited agreement.

Silicon-based life is indeed more likely to develop a civilization than Carbon-based life because the difference in elements makes this type more durable!

Silicon-based life can survive by eating sand and soil and does not require oxygen, which directly implies that their habitable planets don't need oxygen—even harsh planets could serve as their home world.

Moreover, some experts, in order to leave their names in history, will indeed propose an impossible theory just to gain fame.

It's like a primary school student writing a global blockbuster science fiction work and then proposing a new theory that gains recognition from more people.

But looking into it carefully, one realizes: how absurd and nonsensical this theory actually is!

At this time, Jiang Zhe shook his head. "So, the Great Filter Theory is too absolute; it directly denies the future of humanity."

"Because I have a certain understanding of electronic engineering myself."

"I can responsibly say, with my hand on my heart: [In the future, once quantum computers appear and people put in a little more effort, it will be feasible for human consciousness to be uploaded into quantum computers.]"

"If it's not feasible, then leave it to me. I dare say I can upload my own consciousness into a computer myself."

"Since I can do this with my own abilities, let alone the medicine of some day in the future; future medicine will certainly be able to do it!"

It was true. Although the human brain is complex, that's because medical science is insufficient, making up for it with complexity.

Once the brain is thoroughly researched one day, data will naturally be able to be uploaded into quantum computers.

This is difficult, but it's not an insurmountable difficulty.

"So, the Great Filter Theory?"

"Although it's very persuasive, I'm sorry, I don't agree!"

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the audience and the experts lit up.

The audience members who were originally in despair immediately came back to life after hearing Jiang Zhe's remarks.

Inside the lecture hall.

Professor Hua Yunfeng and Old Feng listened with increasing fascination.

"If we don't adopt the Great Filter Theory, then we can't explain the answer to why there are no civilizations in the universe!"

"Yeah, Little Jiang is being a bit arbitrary this time. Could it be that he has a better view and explanation?"

...

Inside the leadership conference room.

Wang Lin scanned the serious scene and explained, "Actually, I also think the Great Filter Theory is too arbitrary. The Great Filter Theory uses carbon-based organisms as the standard; humans, as carbon-based organisms, can only follow the path of carbon-based organisms."

"Like electric eels, they are born with superpowers."

"Like pistol shrimp, they also have their own superpowers."

"Species on Earth are already so diverse; who says alien species must be carbon-based organisms?"

"Even if there is Carbon-based life on alien planets, maybe they evolved from other species and are born with consumable resources."

"If electric eels evolved into a merman race, they would only need to ingest food to obtain a steady stream of electric current. This electricity would be enough to support the development of their civilization; they would naturally be one step ahead of others."

As Wang Lin's analysis concluded, the expressions of Old Zhao and Old Wang finally softened.

"But this still doesn't explain the reason for the lack of alien civilization signals."

"Yeah, if he can't explain it in this episode, his reputation will be greatly diminished afterward; many watchful colleagues are looking for a chance to poke holes in him..."

Without waiting for the discussion to continue, Jiang Zhe on the big screen gave the answer directly.

"Before giving the correct answer, I have a question to ask everyone."

"Is everyone aware of a strange major event that occurred in Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013?"

As soon as this was said, it immediately triggered a massive discussion among the public.

"Was there any big event in Russia in 2013?"

"Yeah, he specifically brought it up as an example. Does he have something to say?"

"I suspect he's using this case to analyze the reason why there are no alien signals?"

"Holy crap, I know! The famous Russian meteor incident."

"Right, right, right! I was there at the time and witnessed it with my own eyes. Many people went to pick up meteorites back then, and later, fragments were sold for as much as 10,000 USD each, regardless of size."

"Is there anything special about this?"

"Anything special? Sorry, it's very special. You haven't seen the video, have you?"

"No, I'll go check it out now."

...

Soon, a massive number of viewers went to search for the video online.

At first, they thought, isn't it just a meteor hitting the Earth? What's the big deal?

Until...

After watching the video, those viewers were instantly dumbfounded.

A mysterious substance pierced through the high-speed falling meteor?

...

Meanwhile, in the lecture hall.

The place was already boiling with heated discussion.

The astronomers on site stood up excitedly to voice their opinions.

"I know this, I know this! It was very popular back then and has undergone subsequent scientific verification."

"Yes, it was a small alien spacecraft that pierced through that huge meteor. I guarantee from a professional perspective that the video online is not photoshopped or synthesized; it's real."

"And I've also written a paper on this incident. That ultra-fast flying object flew out from underground. I really can't find any possibility of it being fake, because Russia in 2013 didn't have such high-speed missiles to chase a meteor from behind."

...

Professor Hua Yunfeng and Old Feng watched the excited discussions on site with bewildered expressions.

They were still searching for the video when Jiang Zhe spoke up ahead of them.

"Presumably, everyone has seen that video."

"Now, I will list the specific data of this meteor for everyone."

"Please look at the whiteboard!"

The cameraman very tacitly locked the lens onto the whiteboard behind him.

On the whiteboard, Jiang Zhe had already written down the meteor data.

[Meteor Name: Chelyabinsk Meteor.]

[Fall Location: Chelyabinsk, Russia.]

[Fall Date: February 15, 2013]

[Fragment Discovery Date: February 17, 2013]

[Meteor Mass: Approximately 12,000 tons before entering the atmosphere, and approximately 10,000 tons when it exploded in the air.]

[Meteor Length: Approximately 20 meters before entering the atmosphere, with 2 meters burned off during the process, and approximately 18 meters before exploding and disintegrating.]

[Speed: 19 kilometers per second, converted to hourly rate is approximately 68,400 kilometers per hour = 55.84 Mach per second]

[Fastest Human Missile Speed: Mach 27, as of 2024]

[Name of Human Aircraft on Earth: X-43A, Fastest Speed: Mach 9.6, NASA record set in 2004]

[Explosion Altitude: 23,000 meters in the air]

[It had entered the stratosphere of the atmosphere and was near the bottom, which is the layer where general passenger planes fly level.]

[If estimated by vertical speed, it would have collided with the Earth within 1.5 seconds. Of course, the actual impact time would be later than this because the meteor flies at an angle, but not much later.]

[Explosion Fragments: Scientists found a total of 53 meteorite fragments]

[...]

[Explosion Method: Natural disintegration or other reasons?]

After reading the series of data, the audience and experts gained a specific quantitative understanding of the meteor.

At this time, the camera switched back to Jiang Zhe's face. "Please don't be in a hurry, everyone; please take a look at the original video from the scene!"

Subsequently, the director put the real video from that time onto the screen.

A video of a mysterious meteor impact from 2013 appeared before everyone's eyes.