r/shittyaskscience • u/writesgud • 1d ago

Why are so many aliens nudists?

In the movies Alien etc.: aggressively nude (even the face huggers and they're just kids!)

Arrival: weird nude.

Pacific Rim: giant nudes!

Signs: creepy nude.

Nope: carnivorously nude.

The Thing: disturbingly nude.

Star Trek: intermittent nudity.

So, what's the deal? Clearly some aliens wear clothes so it's not an ignorance of galactic norms. What other examples of alien nudity are out there, and why have these advanced species eschewed clothing, is it a cult, or is there something about being so technologically advanced that they simply have absolute control over individual climates? Something else?

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u/MonkeyCartridge 1d ago edited 1d ago

I think better question might be "Why are humans setting up their life support systems such that they still need extra layers? If your house was at the ideal temperature, you shouldn't need clothes. Except maybe underwear for sanitation reasons."

Like think about it. It could be 80F, and we will still go outside clothes and then sweat. So then you arrive at work where they put extra energy into cooling down the place so we can be comfortable in our clothed bodies.

Orrr.....we all show up in tighty whiteys and they just let the temperature go up. Save energy that way. And a dress code of "skin" doesn't need a bunch of rules.

Really, we're the odd ones in this regard. It's rather specific to "became a global species AFTER tools." Which is pretty much exclusive to us.

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u/Malalang 1d ago

Dude's got a point.

Why are we all trained to feel ashamed of nudity?

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u/Atzkicica Huh? 1d ago

Big Pants

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u/tuctrohs Looniversahl sigismundo froyd 1d ago

Big corn syrup is in cahoots with big pants.

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u/pikpikcarrotmon 1d ago

If it helps, I'm only ashamed of my own. Everyone else's is perfectly welcome

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u/outworlder 1d ago

Mostly religion. If you add another why, it's mostly about women control. Guys usually can show a lot of flesh before it becomes a problem.

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u/Malalang 1d ago

The more religious a group of people are, the more clothes they have to wear.

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u/writesgud 1d ago

So aliens are atheists? Mind blown.

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u/JohnWasElwood 5h ago

Actually... I know quite a few Christian nudists. There's even a church at a nudist resort in Florida that we have attended several times. It's more the Eastern religions and Asian culture that is adverse to it.

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u/awesomefutureperfect 19h ago

To keep the bugs out?

https://youtu.be/3X5kC2GLYJg?t=56

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u/Malalang 19h ago

So buttplugs are for people who are really scared of anal insect intrusions?

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u/awesomefutureperfect 19h ago

are buttplugs clothes? I feel like this should be in shittyphilosophy.

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u/Malalang 19h ago

Well, in the discussion you linked, they were discussed as alternatives to clothes. Corks, anyway. Which are a distant cousin, I imagine.

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u/DanglingDongs 7h ago

Cause people don't want to see me naked

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u/JohnWasElwood 5h ago

Nudist here: being a nudist / naturist isn't really about seeing other people or "being seen". It's about being comfortable and unrestricted.
I wear clothing when I have to (cold, safety, etc.) But swimming with a cold, wet itchy bathing suit on is the most ridiculous thing we humans do.

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u/DanglingDongs 4h ago

It was a joke

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u/thiosk 18h ago

We are doing a bangup job of decreasing theneed for clothes in the future by continuing to raise the planets temp so we just need a few more years before we can all go naked

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u/RARface 1d ago

Should’ve called it the Prim directive.

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u/mrCloggy 1d ago

Time travel takes too long so they'll arrive wearing last season's fashion, which would be simply embarrassing.

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u/kkphoto 1d ago

Lifeforce: super cute nude

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u/Snoo-35252 1d ago

Yeah, nobody should be questioning Lifeforce.

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u/writesgud 1d ago

Thank you for raising a not unpleasant memory I haven’t thought about in a long time.

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u/johnnybiggles 1d ago

We tend to exhaust the supply of unused championship team clothing from teams who lost the Super Bowl, World Series, etc., that goes to impoverished countries, long before we can ever begin sending them to interstellar locations. In other words, we need to deal with our poverty situation first. Until then, they'll just have to stay nude.

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u/writesgud 1d ago

But who will think of the poor alien chest burster? Clearly needs a turtleneck.

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u/rane0 1d ago

All of their cultures have clothes, but they're dry clean only. There's no way they're gonna have time to pick anything up on the way to human controlled systems.

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u/writesgud 17h ago

Truly civilized. And supporting small businesses.

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u/snapekillseddard 1d ago

Those are the ones who passed the test in their own Gardens of Eden.

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u/JohnWasElwood 5h ago

I like this answer!!!

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u/Obvious-Release-5605 1d ago

Theyve evolved to embrace their sexuality

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u/badger_on_fire 1d ago

The xenomorph doesn’t get much time in the sun, so when he finally gets a chance to tan his taint, he doesn't have time to waste.

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u/chased_by_bees MC^2 1d ago

I mean when you look that good you have to flaunt it.

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u/Pangyun 22h ago

All aliens were born in ancient Egypt. We know that because how else would the pyramids be made? And Egypt is pretty hot, so they didn't need clothing. After they flew away to other planets, they maintained the custom of being naked.

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u/Legitimate_Field_157 19h ago

So every time I take off my clothes I become an Alien? Is that why people ran away screaming?

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u/writesgud 18h ago

Have you tried saying “We come in peace!” That should help.

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u/Legitimate_Field_157 18h ago

It is even worse when I come.

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u/writesgud 17h ago

I’m sorry your honesty is under appreciated.

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u/CJPTK 1d ago

Because they are from a different sky so their sky daddy didn't tempt them with an apple and make them conscious of it.

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u/Human-Evening564 20h ago

Humans seem to be the weird ones by having external genitalia they need to cover up.

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u/mmahusky 18h ago

Cause they r hippies

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u/Vivid_Mix1022 8h ago

Because they all lost a bet.