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how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 28 Nov 2021 12:52
by distrans
ive been wondering about their grotesqueness
seems unlikely its the product of a lifetime of spice downing but
a matter of a long process oif heredity
as far as i can remember, nothing is mentioned
it seems more like its an evolutionary thing
but again, nothing in the word tells about this
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 28 Nov 2021 13:06
by distrans
that could have been worded better
i see no evidence of navigators being produced from humans inside a single lifetime
if it were, the dune universe would be littered with grossly disformed beings that seems to never crop up...
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 29 Nov 2021 12:10
by georgiedenbro
Why do you need answers to this stuff? The prequels have their own fanfic interpretation, and FH gives us a bit more in the books past Dune, but we don't know how long it takes afaik or whether there's a genetic component. To the extent that his books are 'works of prediction' I doubt he had any intention to predict how some made-up substance affects your genes.
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 29 Nov 2021 23:49
by distrans
i dont need answers
i merely asks the questions i find
frank skipped through explanations right and left
doesnt mean the questions dont arise
if you dont have questions
mabe we pitch in and by you a brian tee shirt...
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 14 Dec 2021 09:56
by Freakzilla
They were born and raised in space, that answers the question for me.
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 06 Jun 2023 22:18
by distrans
still satisfied with that answer?
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 31 Jul 2023 09:35
by Freakzilla
distrans wrote: ↑06 Jun 2023 22:18
still satisfied with that answer?
Why not? And I don't think they were originally described as "grotesque" They had elongated limbs and webbed digits, but were still human and could reproduce. The latter navigators IMO were influenced by the Lynch design. After the movie he started describing them like that.
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 06 Nov 2023 19:45
by distrans
would any of you argue with this?
Canopus, the star that Arrakis orbits is visible from Earth.
visible as a naked star...
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 08 Nov 2023 12:39
by georgiedenbro
distrans wrote: ↑06 Nov 2023 19:45
would any of you argue with this?
Not really.
Re: how long did it take after spice to produce the navigators?
Posted: 25 Dec 2024 16:27
by Nanaida
I think it’s probably more of an evolutionary trait rather than something from a lifetime of spice consumption. It makes sense that over generations, certain features would develop due to survival or environmental factors. I’ve never seen anything in the source material directly explain it though, so it’s mostly just speculation. But yeah, it doesn’t seem like it's something that just popped up from a few years of diet or habits.