However, we
would need an incredible amount of energy to open up holes in space and time. The Planck energy, for example, is 100 billion billion times the
energy typically found in a hydrogen bomb.
To understand the vast energies involved, scientists like
to categorize civilizations in space into 3 types.
A Type I civilization has harnessed truly planetary power.
They control the weather; they mine the oceans; they control earth - quakes; they get
energy from the center of the earth.
A Type II civilization has exhausted the energy of their
planet. They get energy directly from the solar furnace called the sun. They
"mine" the sun.
A Type III civilization has exhausted the power of a single
star. They harness the power of a galaxy.
By contrast, we are a Type 0 civilization! Perhaps a Type I
or II civilization will have the power to manipulate space and time at will. |