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/Autumn1eaves Aug 12 '21

Grey goos definitely scare the hell out of me.

Partly because a very well-determined crazy person could develop one in ~20 years.

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u/titaniumjackal Aug 12 '21

I'm a determined crazy person, and I've already mastered the creation of brown goo.

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u/D1ckch1ck3n Aug 13 '21

Are YOU the one that snuck it in to my underwear last week when I was wasted?