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a survival pod that laughs at apocalypse and waits out the end of the world
means A microscopic reproductive cell, produced by fungi, ferns, mosses, and some bacteria, that can survive harsh conditions and grow into a new organism without needing to be fertilized.
from From the Greek 'spora,' meaning 'a sowing' or 'seed,' rooted in 'speirein,' 'to sow' — the same seed-scattering image that gives us 'sperm' and 'sporadic' (things scattered here and there). Botanists borrowed the word in the early 19th century for these tiny scattered survival capsules, and it has been quietly outlasting its etymological cousins ever since.
deep freezesome survive being frozen near absolute zero
ancient revivalspores germinated after millions of years dormant
space proofsurvived years exposed outside the space station
single cellone spore can rebuild an entire colony
radiation laughshrug off doses that vaporize human cells