Best HFY Stories: What They Left Behind

[@almar8874]

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault? I've heard of that place. Glad to see it did its job.

[@brianrussell2441]

The fact that the federation immediately wants to revive humanity means they are probably noble in intentions (although the best intentions paved the road to hell) I believe they are probably going to be on the level of Star Trek.

[@medical-cyanide1526]

Damn, love that seed vault. Hopefully it is never needed. But it is something that gives me hope. As well as the history I know about people giving it all the ensure the preservation of our biological history. I vaguely remember a story where a trio of men willingly starved to death to converse the seed grain apart of some experiment(s) I think? I don’t remember the surrounding context on how it came to be

[@almar8874]

Yes I know of that story: It happened in Russia during the mass starvation of Stalin's rule. They were trying to breed a better crop of rice(?) that would grow in Russia. They kept the seeds safe from a crackpot pseudoscientist called Trofim Lysenko. I'd love to put a link of him here but every time I try that I get blocked so you'll have to google it yourself. Try youtube and search for "The Man Who Killed Millions Trying to Grow Food in the Snow." However the story you're thinking about I remember from the second Cosmos series.

[@Wichitan]

I thought for a moment that the story you cited might have been the basis for 'Silent Running', but discovered that Silent Running was from an original script by Douglas Trumbull (of 2001: A Space Odyssey fame). They sound similar.

[@almar8874]

Did you, by any chance, watch the Cosmos series in 2014? I remember that story being a part of an episode on Soviet science.

[@almar8874]

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[@medical-cyanide1526]

@@almar8874 I think that is the story

[@EasyPlaying]

Aliens will never learn to not revive the humans. The last 100+ times I witnessed it, it did not turn out well for the aliens.

[@Struthio_Camelus]

Are humans viable without the rest of their ecology?

[@tadeolaguarda6965]

For anyone teally

[@GarmrsBarking]

clearly dedicated to my siblings up north .. Norway...

[@Gamergirlslut]

Good to see a story about the seed vault love that it exists hope its never needed

[@user-th2bu]

Excellent short story! I particularly liked bow the author cleverly wrapped up the story😊

[@chialeux514]

- "Ordovic", said the reasearch assistant, also a member of the Lupine species, "Plant Specimen 745 - a large plant called "Pine Tree" - has reached 75% of its mature size and most lab employees seem to feel the irresistible urge to go to the bathr... Sir ? SIR ?" - "Sorry", said Ordovic, lowering his hind leg. "I spaced out for a moment. What is it ?"

[@billcook7285]

100 years later: " and that, class, was the beginning of the downfall of the Galactic Empire."

[@Darkinu2]

4th! Good to know Coffee survived AND looks like Wolfman is trying to bring US back too. Awesome.

[@norsehawk]

As soon as I heard the name of the location, the onion ninjas attacked. I knew where this story was heading.

[@barbecueshoes9212]

The author could really do with a thesaurus

[@kingcaragious]

Abort! Abort now! Do not release the humans!

[@bananabreadguy7960]

We can make a longer story with this. Cloned humans + uploaded memory data that can be injected to the clones.

[@markbeiser]

Ordovic sounds a lot like Thalmin.😜

[@Thelnir]

Us and our coffee...

[@norsehawk]

A new universe of addicts

[@darthnecros4072]

43 not bad

[@Jani-wr1dn]

Oh and with politicians... not gonna happen.

[@stephenaustin142]

Let sleeping dogs lie

[@Jani-wr1dn]

There is no possiblility of -- well anything.. Nice aaaand let't not let that make a difference.. Sorry that is humans.. not their (anyones elses) way.

[@fallennacht9305]

I'm here 🎉

[@Adiscretefirm]

So where's the like?

[@TheEVEInspiration]

We bear witness!

[@tadeolaguarda6965]

It was all beutifull until they said they we're bringing humans back