"Michael Ragland"  wrote in message
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> "Country Loon" (fitlikemin{at}mearns.fairmers.co.uk) writes:
> I doubt a water based lifeform could develop much technology as the
> water would get in the way! You could not develop electronics for
> instance under water - you need a dry environment.
>
> Somewhere in another galaxy there may be an underwater creature saying
> "I doubt a land based lifeform could develop much technology, as the air
> would get in the way! You could not develop chemistry, for instance, in
> the air -- you need a wet environment."
> --
> Cathy
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> We are largely a water based life form.
Yes but we don't live under water and have gills. It would mean developing
special water suits with (maybe) tanks - the reverse of what we use when
diving.If they had tentacles and the means to manipulate it may well be
possible but a green blob with no tentacles would be a non-starter.


Tom
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