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* Extensive park and garden facilities with footpaths are placed between residential buildings
 
* Extensive park and garden facilities with footpaths are placed between residential buildings
 
* No streets or roads of any kind. All residential areas have their own pedestrian zones
 
* No streets or roads of any kind. All residential areas have their own pedestrian zones
* No surface vehicles used
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* No surface vehicles used with the exception of hobbyists
* Majority live in the country
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* Majority live in the countryside or rural areas
* Majority of homes are single-family houses semi-spherical or spherical in shape with minimum diameter of 21 metres (69 ft)
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* Majority of homes are single-family houses that are semi-spherical or spherical in shape with a minimum diameter of 21 metres (69 ft)
 
* Building materials largely consist of a resistant metal alloy or synthetic material that is primarily from sand, similar to silicon
 
* Building materials largely consist of a resistant metal alloy or synthetic material that is primarily from sand, similar to silicon
 
* Sufficient room for family of 5
 
* Sufficient room for family of 5
 
* Each house is built on its own plot of fertile land of at least 1 hectare (2.5 acres)
 
* Each house is built on its own plot of fertile land of at least 1 hectare (2.5 acres)
* All families take pleasure in planting and cultivating their fruit, vegetable and flower gardens
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* All families take pleasure in planting and cultivating their fruit, vegetables and flower gardens
 
* Gardens are used as much as possible for personal cultivation of home grown food
 
* Gardens are used as much as possible for personal cultivation of home grown food
 
* Each home has it's own water and energy supply
 
* Each home has it's own water and energy supply

Revision as of 14:35, 27 December 2008

Overview

Erra is the home-world of Ptaah, Quetzal, Semjase, Sfath and 550,000,000 others.

Star System

Galaxy

Universe

Space-time Configuration

  • A few seconds difference to our space-time configuration (space-time configuration has the same meaning as dimension).

Physical Characteristics

  • Gravity: 3% higher than 1 Earth-g
  • Diameter: Almost the same as the Earth

Government

  • Leadership chosen according to level of spiritual wisdom

Health

  • Average lifespan: ~1000 Earth-years
  • Age of puberty: 12 to 16 Earth-years
  • Age of maturity/marriage: 70 Earth-years
  • Diseases: All STDs eradicated
  • Genetic alterations: All pubic hair removed!

Economy

  • Non-monetary
  • Robot-assisted manufacturing
  • Borrowed-asset scheme (e.g. flying cars etc)
  • Food, energy and housing free
  • Poverty eradicated

Living Quarters

  • Multi-story buildings exist but no sky scrapers
  • Extensive park and garden facilities with footpaths are placed between residential buildings
  • No streets or roads of any kind. All residential areas have their own pedestrian zones
  • No surface vehicles used with the exception of hobbyists
  • Majority live in the countryside or rural areas
  • Majority of homes are single-family houses that are semi-spherical or spherical in shape with a minimum diameter of 21 metres (69 ft)
  • Building materials largely consist of a resistant metal alloy or synthetic material that is primarily from sand, similar to silicon
  • Sufficient room for family of 5
  • Each house is built on its own plot of fertile land of at least 1 hectare (2.5 acres)
  • All families take pleasure in planting and cultivating their fruit, vegetables and flower gardens
  • Gardens are used as much as possible for personal cultivation of home grown food
  • Each home has it's own water and energy supply
  • Not a single smoke stack pollutes the atmosphere on Erra![1]

Relationships

  • Monogamistic and polygamistic - one man to many women (sometimes)
  • Some women are bisexual
  • Divorce rate is zero

Languages

  • Main languages: Errin and Sarat
  • Federation common: Kosan
  • Number of languages: 16,403 (July 2002 quote)
  • Average number learned by Errans: 3
  • Exceptional number learned by a few Errans: 100
  • Technology-assisted learning
  • Any language can be learned in 30-31 days[2]

Crime

  • Non-existent
  • Murder and prostitution eradicated (obviously)

Last War

  • 50,000 years ago

Other Interesting Facts

  • There are no roads on Erra
  • Orchards of fruit trees hundreds of metres high with giant fruit e.g. tomatoes, which are processed on an industrial scale
  • Only couples without any genetic disorders are permitted to procreate
  • Population of planet is carefully controlled
  • Expectant mothers receive their own house and land (100m x 100m)
  • They regularly send impulses to Earth-scientists, undetected, to plant useful inventions within their minds

References

  1. And Still They Fly! 2nd Edition, page 20
  2. And Still They Fly!, 2nd Edition, page 17