Those lifeforms in the deep ocean don't rely on normal organics. We couldn't eat them because their chemical structures wouldn't have digestable protiens. That's assuming they aren't actually poisonous to us.

The cloud/ocean theory is flawed by definition. The average temperature of the planet would NOT change due to the rotation stopping. (when everything dies, that'll change things, but we're not there yet). Oh, it'd kick up water vapor madstyle when the sun sits over an area... probably boil it, eventually... only to have it quickly rain down and freeze when night reaches that particular part of the world (as I already explained).

On the "cold side"... we'd see glacial formations quickly created, and then just as quickly thawed and vaporized in the heat of day. The one benefit of this process is an infinite supply of absolutely pure, fresh water. The distillation process of such an environment would create the cleanest H2O ever seen on this planet (and probably any other planet that has life on it).

This would also, presumably, create a layer of highly fertile soil... which will last until exposure to the sun bleaches out the nutrients and turns the land into desert. The ocean floor, where much of the ocean will evaporate, will become so salinated (salty) that nothing could live there, even when the water returns. Fertile soil would be gone from this planet in about 3 years (full day-to-night-to-day) cycles.

Now, if humanity could construct a vast amount of solar-powered hovercraft type devices (can't rely on wheels or tracks... we need air-lift-propulsion), we'd have some chance of holding the cycle. The ground would be quickly crushed, pulverised, and spread by the glacials, so the planet would be relatively smooth. Keep nutrition together, then humans and our crops could survive. The dirt could be replenished to form soil, if the right things are allowed to grow at the right stages.

Unfortunately, no matter how you slice it, the mass death and decay of organic matter will eliminate our planet's oxygen supply. I'm not entirely sure the chemical properties of water, but maybe the level of energy could cause water to break into its hydrogen and oxygen components. I'd doubt that, though, but maybe. Regardless, all would still eventually die due to the atmosphere's chemical transformations.



Oh, and yes, I have downloaded the internet into my brain. I have knowlege of all. Well, not all, but a lot... most of it's porn... but still, more than what I'd need to answer this speculation.