Extraterrestrial Civilizations and the Kardashev Scale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oy-3vl1_oQY
From Dr. Michio Kaku’s speech “Contact from Outer Space” given at the Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF 2011) held in Riyadh on January 22-25, 2011.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=91c_1341201928
The Classification of Extraterrestrial Civilizations is based on the energy manipulation, control, and utilization of the Extraterrestrial Civilizations. The different types are:
Type 0 – SUB-PLANETARY – able to harness and control various Natural resources of a Planet
Type 1 – PLANETARY – able to harness the total power of Planets, control weather, mine oceans, etc.
Type 2 – STELLAR – able to harness and control the total power of Stars
Type 3 – GALACTIC – able to harness and control the total power of Galaxies
Type 4 – UNIVERSAL – able to harness and control the total power of extragalactic energy sources such as Dark Energy
And Stargate shows a Galactic, Type 3 culture. Stargate: Universe = Type 4 mystery adventure, at its core.