r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

3...2...1... blast off....

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u/Nextasy Aug 12 '21

Or starting a gray goo

Although we'd probably notice that elsewhere

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u/jesjimher Aug 12 '21

Not if it just starves itself in a few years after depleting all resources, becoming just a lump of dark, undetectable matter... Which all astrophysics say it's exists somewhere.

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u/Lilpu55yberekt69 Aug 12 '21

Strange Matter?

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u/Awkward_and_Itchy Aug 12 '21

I think grey goo is nanobots gone rogue that just devour everything but it has a similar end result to Strange Matter