the last men on earth

a post-nuclear war story by ishipjawnlock on wattpad and ao3

it took me so just a few hours to read the last men on earth. it was so good, I couldn‘t put my phone down!

by socnwng September 1, 2022

Earth Monkey

Noun, A synonym for humans on earth. Not to be confused with apes of lower orders.

The earth monkeys learned how to split the atom in 1945.

by ULTIMA123 September 7, 2022

Down to earth

"Down to earth" can be used to describe a person who is considered realistic and can be seen as relatable to most people.

I like talking to Emma, she is so down to earth!

by iliketacos07 January 26, 2026

Down to earth

A phrase used to describe a person who is know as relatable and realistic

I love talking to Emma, she is so down to earth

by iliketacos07 January 26, 2026

Rare Earth Synthesis Plants

The geopolitical game-ender: facilities that artificially manufacture the seventeen lanthanide elements (plus scandium and yttrium) crucial for modern tech—neodymium for magnets, europium for screens, terbium for alloys. Using massive particle accelerators or intense neutron bombardment reactors, they transmute more common elements into rare earths, breaking the monopoly of a few mining nations. It's fantastically energy-intensive, but for a post-scarcity or strategically isolated civilization, it's the key to technological independence.

Example: "Mars declared resource independence after they bootstrapped their first rare earth synthesis plant. Now they're transmuting base iron from the regolith into perfect, isotopic-pure neodymium for their colony's maglev trains and fusion reactor magnets." Rare Earth Synthesis Plants

by Dumuabzu January 29, 2026