Insidious science fiction aliens have tried many times to crush humanity, from War of the Worlds to the recently released Oblivion movie. Nevertheless, aliens constantly break off their teeth, apparently due to the fact that nature itself has repeatedly tested us, trying to destroy in one way or another.
Here are eight ways to naturally capture the Earth that can surpass the best plans of the Martians.
Invasion
In the classic scenario of an alien attack, they try to suppress the power of earthlings with huge forces, as in the movie "Independence Day". Sometimes they use nightmarish creatures for this dirty work, like in the movie "Prometheus".
In the real world, invaders regularly attack Earth. Invasive species are devastating many terrestrial ecosystems and costing billions of dollars in agricultural infrastructure.
But in nature, there was also an antidote to insects: many birds turned the invaders into their snack. People, to some extent, themselves invade alien ecosystems, hunting wild pigs, lionfish and Burmese pythons. And then they eat them.
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Disabling technologies
Alien guests Klaatu and Gort from the 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" robbed the earthlings of the ability to use electronic devices, thereby tying the hands of the military forces seeking to restore the balance of power in the world.
The sun did a similar trick on March 13, 1989, when a stellar storm triggered a solar flare that disrupted power lines at a hydroelectric power station in Quebec in Canada. 6 million people were left without light and were in the dark for 9 hours, according to NASA data.
An even stronger solar storm broke out in 1859, breaking telegraph systems around the world, electrocuting operators and burning telegraph paper.
Mind control
The brain slugs from Futurama and the humans in Invasion of the Body Snatchers are prime examples of how mind control can be applied. Hijacking human brains will allow creatures on the other side of the moon to carry out their dirty plans.
Cat owners sometimes fear that they are pawns in their pets' plans for world domination. The most interesting thing is that in cat slop there really is a parasitic microorganism that can control the mind. The parasite Toxoplasma gondii invades the brains of rats, causing them to become sexually aroused by the smell of cat urine, making them easier to eat. And once the rat enters the cat, the life cycle of the parasite continues.
People infected with the parasite also exhibit strange behavior. A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry showed that women wearing Toxoplasma were one and a half times more likely to try to commit suicide.
Freeze the planet
In the 1960 film Twelve on the Moon, aliens decided that humans were a threat and froze the planet. However, it was subsequently noted that such weather did not bother even people in the Midwest.
Two words to memorize for any alien who thinks they can freeze homo sapiens: ice age.
Humans evolved while nature threw snowballs at us during the Ice Age. We currently have a completely live outpost in the frozen deserts of Antarctica. In addition, everyone is well aware of the seal people who do well in icy lakes. If the planet freezes over, people can do a festival like the Harbin Snow and Ice Festival in China.
Fake a man
Aliens take human form to trick humans and take over in They Alive, V, and the Halloween episode of The Simpsons.
Attempts to gain an evolutionary advantage by creating a deceptive copy on our planet have been undertaken for centuries. Animals use mimicry to trick other species and gain a chance of survival. People use camouflage to spy on animals by getting into their skins. Plains Indians disguise themselves as bison, as in the image above: "Indians Imitate Bulls" by Fredrick Remington.
Blow up the earth
The Vaughan destroy the Earth to make space for hyperspace travel in Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was not so much a conquest as a construction.
Do not panic. The real threat from space - asteroids and comets - has bombarded Earth for billions of years. But only scars and trophies were left.
Some scientists suggest that life itself originated on Earth, thanks to space debris brought from the depths of space. Chemists have even simulated deep space conditions and found that the amino acid chains needed to form life could well have originated in a space dump of ice.
Kidnap Santa Claus
The aliens wanted to bring the spirit of Christmas to Mars by kidnapping Chris Kringle in the movie Santa Claus Conquers the Martians.
Old Saint Nicholas may well fear the Martian scum. Climate change is affecting the melting of the Arctic expanses of Santa's workshop at the North Pole. But even with the melting Arctic, Santa has enough time to deliver gifts to all the good boys and girls.
From January to March 2013, a fissure formed in the Arctic ice sea, which thinned and weakened as the planet warmed. Arctic ice reached its maximum threshold on March 15, but it became the weakest in its entire history.
Eat people
In one of the episodes of the "Twilight Zone" aliens arrive on Earth, proclaiming that they want to serve humanity (to serve). However, too late, people realize that to serve has multiple meanings. Including serving food.
The aliens will not be able to feed us if we eat ourselves first. Cannibalism is common in nature, as anyone who has seen a mouse eat its own children will attest. However, cannibalism is rare in humans.
Cannibalism was once the norm in New Guinea. Other aborigines resorted to cannibalism in emergencies. During the "hungry years" in the Jamestown colony in Virginia, settlers ate a 14-year-old girl. In the years of famine in Russia, there was a sea of cases of cannibalism.
