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[–] 36 points 2 years ago (16 children)

There's an episode of Star Trek TNG where the crew is briefly back on earth and capt Picard is enticed by the idea of taking a job where they do exactly this. They work on lifting a tectonic plate from the ocean floor to create a new continent.

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  • [–] [S] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I have a vague memory of that and I have a feeling it would be a massive ecological catastrophe.

    Then again, Earth had already gone through a nuclear war, so whatever.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago

    I mean, two nuclear bombs were used in war and a bunch in testing, unless I'm forgetting something. I feel like tectonic activity could definitely be much worse than that, judging by the early earth environment.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Just like the Simpsons or XKCD, there's always a relevant Star Trek episode. It's unfortunate none of my friends have watched any.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    S4E2. After the Borg incident Picard visits his brother and childhood home. Brief discussions of alternate life and career.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I believe the project in that episode was actually Atlantropa, a dam across the strait of Gibraltar to drain the entire Mediterranean sea.

    The idea was proposed in the 1920s and somewhat entertained by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Why do I have no memory of this

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Because you fail as a nerd and have brought shame on your family.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    If it helps I think it's the one where he gets into a fight with his brother

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    Yeah, I already found it on Memory Alpha

    It really was just a passing reference, so no wonder I don't remember it after thirty years

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