- Each language has their unique encoding of their language represented in pulses of light.
- Written text remains the same
- The light is beamed from the human head in 360 degrees when ever they communicate, visible for up to 1KM
- Instumental music still works, and people can still hear things, just not talk.
- People currenly alive will instantly know how to communicate with light in equivalent proficiency to their speech proficiency before the scenario happening, but everyone born from now on will have to learn from the adults.
Remember: Light cannot penetrate walls
What is this from?
Three Body Problem, part of a Trilogy of Books called Rememberance of Earth’s Past. Originally in Chinese, but translated to English, so the phrasing can seem a little “weird” since its the difference in language (according to reddit).
I haven’t read it yet (because I have attention span issues), but I watched a Netflix Adaptation 3 Body Problem which would eventually cover the entire book series, with the Season One already out.
There’s also a Tencent version of it called Three Body (三体) (in Mandarin) that coveres the entire first book, which I also watched and it feels slightly overdramatised so I kinda skipped a lot of it.
This is the exact scene from Netflix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycs6JRx-pxk (minor Episode 1 spoilers)
Its an interesting world, and I’ll probably have to read it since the text is just too different from any adaptations, and they’re estimating season 2 and 3 of it being released in 2028 (I’m not gonna wait that long, I’m just gonna read it first).
I recommend the series, I’m currently on the third, listening to the audiobook (I don’t think there’s any downside to listening over reading if the text is translated)
I watched the Netflix show too beforehand, but I don’t remember it that well. I think it was pretty faithful to the book, although it definitely left some things out.