[ WP ] Earth is discovered by a peaceful coalition of civilizations . Turns out we missed several major technologies normally developed by now . The aliens are very confused how we got here .

'My God… Look at these statistics.'' 
 
 `` Yes sir, they're off the charts.'' 
 
 `` How… How have they accomplished so much so fast! They just discovered the combustion engine! Their growth rate is insane. This is unsustainable.'' 
 
 `` Completely unsustainable Sir. We are predicting the collapse of their planet's carbon dioxide sustainers within 30 revolutions.'' 
 
 `` Then they're on the verge of total collapse?'' 
 
 `` No sir… They seem to be thriving. Their current rate of technological advance is both driving their destruction and increasing their ability to adapt. In fact, we predict that they will achieve singularity and will likely colonize surrounding celestial entities within 30 revolutions.'' 
 
 `` Amazing. Their shared networking must be incredibly advanced to achieve this.'' 
 
 `` Actually Sir, they do n't have a shared networking interface. At least, not in the organic sense.'' 
 
 `` Explain.'' 
 
 `` They seem to be biologically individual, with no ability to interconnect to a shared existence. Spiritually and mentally, they are individuals. They have no genetic imprinting memory. In fact, we think that they have n't discovered the dimensional existences yet.'' 
 
 `` No genetic memory? No shared existence? How long do they live?'' 
 
 `` 78 revolutions, we think.'' 
 
 `` Amazing. To think that they can achieve all of this with no interconnected memory. It defies logic!'' 
 
 `` There's something else sir. They seem to be attempting to create an Event Horizon.'' 
 
 `` What! How?'' 
 
 `` By hurling atoms at each other. We've been searching for a containment field for an Event Horizon… But we ca n't seem to find one. We do n't think they know what they're doing.'' 
 
 `` They're going to wipe themselves out, and half this solar system with them if they're not careful. What a quaint species. To think that they ca n't even access second existence. Amazing. Consensus?'' 
 
 `` Science thinks that we should monitor them to see what they might accomplish, Sociology wants to help them immediately, and our Economics team wants to harness their potential strength.'' 
 
 `` Any threats?'' 
 
 `` Numerous ones, Sir. Their individuality is something we're having trouble predicting. We're worried they could disable the Coalition if introduced.'' 
 
 `` Understandable. Maybe we should try an experiment? How about we give them something advanced that helped stabilize parts of the Coalition.'' 
 
 `` What do you have in mind sir?'' 
 
 `` Velcro.'' 
 
 `` Ah. Sir, I regret to inform you that they've already discovered it. We know it was just introduced to the Coalition, but it seems that this planet discovered Velcro many revolutions ago. Science is still trying to figure out how they made the jump, but we have n't reached a conclusion yet.'' 
 
 `` Amazing! Simply amazing.''
