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    $\begingroup$ There's no reason we can't all work together in peace and harmony to destroy your planet and terrorize your galaxy. To seek out and destroy strange new worlds and civilizations... $\endgroup$
    – Michael
    Commented Mar 4 at 8:22
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    $\begingroup$ This is one of the most helpful answer to a much talked-down question! It both answers the original question AND helps understand (and avoid in the future) the negative reactions. Well done @Jay McEh! $\endgroup$
    – breversa
    Commented Mar 4 at 10:23
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    $\begingroup$ "Turning to eleven" IMHO is not depicted correctly. The dispersed atmospheric plasma crust would coat the planet, effectively (eventually, as heat distribution on this scale would take time) causing a semi-uniform heat source enveloping the planet's crust, thus there would be a point when there's still solid crust left but the outside is already melted. If the glasser would turn their weapons off at that point, or a tad before, the planet would have a thin layer of melted crust over the still-solid part, which might not give in while the outside cools down. $\endgroup$
    – Vesper
    Commented Mar 7 at 7:34