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Why aren't there any scifi movies where humans become anaerobic again?

Like our microbial ancestors. The backstory would be that ox...
clear principal's office
  01/06/26
Waterworld
Shaky orchestra pit prole
  01/06/26
Those folks became aquatic but they were still aerobic. Anae...
clear principal's office
  01/06/26


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Date: January 6th, 2026 6:58 PM
Author: clear principal's office

Like our microbial ancestors. The backstory would be that oxygen levels plummeted and we had to adapt to survive, but we already had this capability leftover from 3 billion years ago. Among other things it would be very hard to start fires in this environment but there'd also be much less risk of electrical fire. Pretty safe to assume all fuel-burning engines just wouldn't work without supplemental oxygen

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5818112&forum_id=2Elisa#49567646)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 7:12 PM
Author: Shaky orchestra pit prole

Waterworld

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5818112&forum_id=2Elisa#49567666)



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Date: January 6th, 2026 7:14 PM
Author: clear principal's office

Those folks became aquatic but they were still aerobic. Anaerobic life is more likely to live off thermal vents and not have gills IMO.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5818112&forum_id=2Elisa#49567669)