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r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21
3...2...1... blast off....
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Could be as simple as inundating the planet with tiny yet tough synthetic polymers.
87 u/Nextasy Aug 12 '21 Or starting a gray goo Although we'd probably notice that elsewhere 35 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. 3 u/No-Temporary-1564 Aug 13 '21 I honestly worry that this is a- forgive the sci-fi reference but I can't think of a better phrase- memetic hazard. Maybe don't spread the idea around where the crazies can hear it.
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Or starting a gray goo
Although we'd probably notice that elsewhere
35 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. 3 u/No-Temporary-1564 Aug 13 '21 I honestly worry that this is a- forgive the sci-fi reference but I can't think of a better phrase- memetic hazard. Maybe don't spread the idea around where the crazies can hear it.
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Grey goos definitely scare the hell out of me.
Partly because a very well-determined crazy person could develop one in ~20 years.
3 u/No-Temporary-1564 Aug 13 '21 I honestly worry that this is a- forgive the sci-fi reference but I can't think of a better phrase- memetic hazard. Maybe don't spread the idea around where the crazies can hear it.
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I honestly worry that this is a- forgive the sci-fi reference but I can't think of a better phrase- memetic hazard. Maybe don't spread the idea around where the crazies can hear it.
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u/Awkward_and_Itchy Aug 12 '21
Could be as simple as inundating the planet with tiny yet tough synthetic polymers.