That was a major gag in the TV show "Lexx."

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Tom Brosz — 3/20/2005 3:13:19 AM (archived)

Earth was a Type 13 planet, which was characterized as one that had a thriving technical civilization, until they devised an experiment to measure the mass of the Higgs boson, whereupon the planet routinely ended up collapsed to the size of a pea. I think this actually happened in the final episode.

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Uh oh... - Tom Brosz - 3/20/2005 12:36:48 AM
- I had a short tour of RHIC once- It is an amazing place - R.L. - 3/20/2005 3:01:12 AM
- Was Just About To Post That. - Mark Eby - 3/20/2005 12:59:54 AM
  - Not ongoing - Buck Galaxy - 3/20/2005 1:06:06 AM
    - re: Not ongoing - Mark Eby - 3/20/2005 2:52:14 AM
      - good point (n/t) - BG - 3/20/2005 4:33:41 AM
- Another solution to Fermi's Paradox - Gary - 3/20/2005 12:48:12 AM
  - I actually take that possibility quite seriously - R.L. - 3/20/2005 11:35:05 PM
    - the "Einstein's Bridge" scenario - phil - 3/21/2005 12:34:32 AM
      - "Thrice Upon A Time" - R.L. - 3/21/2005 1:21:56 AM
      - Wow Consensus - Mark Eby - 3/21/2005 1:06:05 AM
  - That was a major gag in the TV show "Lexx." - Tom Brosz - 3/20/2005 3:13:19 AM

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