Not a phenomenon, gridfire. The Culture knows exactly what gridfire is. It powers their ships, they use it as weapons, etc...SirNitram wrote: Incorrect. A suicidal ship wonders about the nature of the phenomenon he is approaching.
The Gridfire was spreading in an omnidirectional wave, than the Mind concludes that if it spreads like that forever it would destroy the universe. Simple as that.SirNitram wrote: At no point does it state the energy density is sufficient to 'destroy the universe'.
I didn't write the book, what I believe is irrelevant. I also do not believe there is a grid of energy between this universe and another.SirNitram wrote: Indeed, that you believe simply a high energy would 'destroy a universe' is quite telling about how much you don't know about what you babble.