The 10 most unbelievable alien races in science fiction

Charlie Jane Anders, news editor for io9, compiled a list of the ten most unbelievable alien races in science fiction. Entries come from comic books, movies and television, and this one from the fiction shelves:

Vogons, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

These are the bureaucratic, poetry-writing aliens who demolish the Earth. As Matt Leach notes: "So much paper work just to have intercourse. They would have died out quickly." (Plus, also from Hitchhiker's Guide, the Hoovooloo, a hyper-intelligent shade of blue. Which, yeah, not really that likely.)

Read about another entry on the list.

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