Great news! We may not be as alone as we thought. Scientists from several countries have had a peek up the periscope and agree that a body in the constellation of Libra 20.5 light years away, could well have the watery wetness necessary for life as we know it.
It is a big planet, one and a half times bigger than our own and with twice the gravity. Subsequently any beings living there would be heavier than us. A bit like America.
This has nothing to do with cars unless you want to protest at the size of engine these beings would need to drive uphill against the pull of gravity.
On the other hand speeds would be slower, except going downhill or falling out of an aeroplane. Always supposing they have aeroplanes because getting off the ground would also be that much more difficult.
Actually this is beginning to sound less like Earth every second.
Presumably apple trees would carry a health warning because fruit would have higher velocity and beer would flow from a tilted glass with such force that all beverages would need to be consumed through a straw.
Unless, that is, the planet’s inhabitants had mouths as wide as buckets and super sized gullets.
Good lord, it is America.
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