Huh, I did learn a long time ago that having a big moon like ours is rare, but never considered the implications. Then again, I was also told that a lot of astronomers think that a moon like ours is required for complex life to evolve, because otherwise it would be reset constantly by big asteroid impact (same with gas giants like Jupiter catching most of them before they reach us). So maybe we should expect most intelligent life in the universe to think this is normal?
I'm pretty sure the *actual* problem is a misunderstanding about what qualifies as an "observation", and honestly I still don't know exactly what does or doesn't count myself. So if anyone could fill me in here⦠(links to non-handwavey explanations accepted)
Someday I hope to find a way to mess up a recipe so badly that it draws the attention of the International Air Transport Association, the International Mathematical Olympiad, or the NSA.
Okay, I had seen the headlines and just assumed that they routinely used low level radiation to kill bacteria in shrimp and someone turned the machine up too high, but this sounds much, much less explicable.