Aperture Science Quantum Tickler
The Quantum Tickler, a device for the manipulation of the minute and strange quantum scales, was one of the technologies achieved by Aperture Science during its pursuit of portal and advanced AI tech. The United States Army was initially interested in the...
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He hasn't replayed Minerva and posted a review for it yet either.
Garsh durnit Philip, you're kind of a weird dude.
He was also talking of bizarre phenomena in our universe, unknown to human science.
You're slapping down arbitrary limitations on a very alien and much more specialized life, you know. And the carbon comment, really dude? If life can evolve to sense light, chemical smell, and tactile stimulus...
Not really. It's science fiction, first and foremost. Not hard sci-fi either.
They're plausible when you consider the fact that humanity in this series is deliberately ignorant of deeper forces and presences in the universe, including naturalistic phenomena (see: Breen and his many references...
I think the simplest explanation would be that their physiology naturally lends itself to their abilities (weak telepathy and "electrical" attacks included), no invocation of crystals required. It's interesting to think about, but nothing seems to indicate a link between the Nihilanth's type of...