Worldbuilding Memes

Remember when sci-fi authors actually calculated submarine buoyancy? Now they just invent elements like "VIBRANIUM" and call it a day. The evolution of lazy worldbuilding is painfully accurate. Classic sci-fi writers would spend months researching physics principles to create plausible scenarios. Modern writers? "It's made of special space metal that defies all known laws of physics because... reasons." The decline from muscular Doge to weak Doge perfectly captures how technical rigor in science fiction has been replaced by handwaving and marketable buzzwords. Next bestseller: "The protagonist survived because... quantum."

Half the gravitational pull? Hello, flying cars and superhuman jumps! This sci-fi scene perfectly captures what our world would look like if gravity suddenly decided to go on part-time duty. On Earth, g = 9.8 m/s², but this alternate reality with g = 5 m/s² would transform everything from architecture to sports. Basketball players would slam dunk from the three-point line, construction would require half the structural support, and we'd all need weighted shoes to avoid accidentally launching ourselves when sneezing. The real question: would we evolve differently with weaker bones since we wouldn't need as much skeletal support? Physics nerds unite - this is the daydream that distracts us during exams!