Submitted by theRuneGuard t3_11qhlpd in space
andygates2323 t1_jc386jv wrote
The "single biome planet" thing is a storytelling convenience, not an exobiological model.
It's like the "planet of the hats" where everyone wears specific hats: there to clue the viewer in rather than actually address timey-Earth millinery or Mirror Universe goatees.
theRuneGuard OP t1_jc38ik6 wrote
Okay that makes more sense then
andygates2323 t1_jc3942h wrote
TV Tropes has a fun discussion of both. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SingleBiomePlanet
(warning! it's a time-sink!)
theRuneGuard OP t1_jc39bko wrote
Thank you I will read it, something interesting to sink my time into
Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments