02260cam a22003493u 4500 28646 UtSlPG 20260610133644.0 m cr n 260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Stopher, Chas. A. Solar Stiff Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2009 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. Release date is 2009-04-30 Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Solar Stiff" by Chas. A. Stopher is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around themes of alien exploration and cultural misunderstandings, focusing particularly on the interactions between Mercurians and Earth creatures. The story is set against a backdrop of futuristic space travel and offers a humorous take on the scientific endeavors of its characters. The tale centers on Probos Five, a Mercurian who is on a mission to capture various Earth creatures for scientific study, believing they may help solve food shortages on his home planet. As he pilots his malfunctioning spacecraft towards Earth, he reflects on his family and the challenges of capturing the beings he aims to study, which humorously include the absurdities arising from his cultural misunderstandings. Ultimately, his well-laid plans are thwarted as his ship crashes into the Polar regions of Earth, leading to a humorous conclusion where locals mistake him for a totem pole, adding a satirical twist to his misadventures in the wondrous yet treacherous realities of Earth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Science fiction Short stories Extraterrestrial beings -- Fiction Produced from Planet Stories January 1954. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28646 69554 69554