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Total Members Voted: 20

[Vorthon]

In response to the last few posts:

Re: Giant robots and flinging stars: A robot big enough to have the Earth installed in it would most likely undergo gravitational collapse due to its own mass. And stars are kind of hard to grab a hold of, what with the not being solid and being insanely hot.

Re: Realistic time frame: Technological singularities, man.

Re: Burning down the house: I never said we should destroy the Earth. Just kind of not live there anymore.

[Sprin]

Now the time has come for another random and pointless idea from
Super
Powered
Ritchus
Injenuity
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We need to make rocket fuel into (pause for dramatic effect) BOOZ!!! My hunch is that if we turn it into booz it will cause an awsome effect when ingested luanching the tastebuds out of the mouth both figrativly an litraly!

[Vorthon]

Or, y'know, melt everybody's organs horrifically.

[Sprin]

Well if thats your mindset than yes!

[GreatWyrmGold]

In response to the last few posts:

Re: Giant robots and flinging stars: A robot big enough to have the Earth installed in it would most likely undergo gravitational collapse due to its own mass. And stars are kind of hard to grab a hold of, what with the not being solid and being insanely hot.

Re: Realistic time frame: Technological singularities, man.

Re: Burning down the house: I never said we should destroy the Earth. Just kind of not live there anymore.

1. Probably. I'd imagine that it would collapse into a non-robot ball of metal and exhaust pretty much all of the ferrous metals in the solar system, and then some.
2. Not likely to occur soon.
3. Well, others were.

[GoombaGeek]

Why would you hold the planet hostage? That never works.

Scenarios
1. Earth is not handed over. Moon crashes into Earth. All multi-cellular life driven extinct.
2. Earth is not handed over. UN calls your bluff. Space missiles head your way.
3. Earth is handed over. UN calls your bluff. More space missiles.
4. Earth is handed over. UN somehow does not call your bluff. You have somehow found a way to defend against every country on the planet's weapons. You win! Until it becomes apparent that your only method of ruling is "crash the moon into the earth if things go to shit", as you are woefully undermanned and lack the respect it takes to, well, run an entire planet full of disagreements and competition.

[misko27]

Why would you hold the planet hostage? That never works.

Scenarios
1. Earth is not handed over. Moon crashes into Earth. All multi-cellular life driven extinct.
2. Earth is not handed over. UN calls your bluff. Space missiles head your way.
3. Earth is handed over. UN calls your bluff. More space missiles.
4. Earth is handed over. UN somehow does not call your bluff. You have somehow found a way to defend against every country on the planet's weapons. You win! Until it becomes apparent that your only method of ruling is "crash the moon into the earth if things go to shit", as you are woefully undermanned and lack the respect it takes to, well, run an entire planet full of disagreements and competition.

Goomba makes excellent points. The solution is either take it by force, or kill all multi-cellular life and be done with it.

[Helgoland]

Why would you hold the planet hostage? That never works.

Scenarios
1. Earth is not handed over. Moon crashes into Earth. All multi-cellular life driven extinct.
2. Earth is not handed over. UN calls your bluff. Space missiles head your way.
3. Earth is handed over. UN calls your bluff. More space missiles.
4. Earth is handed over. UN somehow does not call your bluff. You have somehow found a way to defend against every country on the planet's weapons. You win! Until it becomes apparent that your only method of ruling is "crash the moon into the earth if things go to shit", as you are woefully undermanned and lack the respect it takes to, well, run an entire planet full of disagreements and competition.

Why not use good ol' massive state violence? It worked in the 20th century, it'll work in the 21st. Just nuke/gas/burn the first city that goes peep to hell and all others will remain silent; the trick is not pretending to be brutal, but being brutal.

[Vorthon]

I have an idea for what to do with the moon: Convert it into a Computronium node.

[misko27]

I have an idea for what to do with the moon: Convert it into a Computronium node.

Do you have a NanoBotSwarm? No? Then not yet.

Why would you hold the planet hostage? That never works.

Scenarios
1. Earth is not handed over. Moon crashes into Earth. All multi-cellular life driven extinct.
2. Earth is not handed over. UN calls your bluff. Space missiles head your way.
3. Earth is handed over. UN calls your bluff. More space missiles.
4. Earth is handed over. UN somehow does not call your bluff. You have somehow found a way to defend against every country on the planet's weapons. You win! Until it becomes apparent that your only method of ruling is "crash the moon into the earth if things go to shit", as you are woefully undermanned and lack the respect it takes to, well, run an entire planet full of disagreements and competition.

Why not use good ol' massive state violence? It worked in the 20th century, it'll work in the 21st. Just nuke/gas/burn the first city that goes peep to hell and all others will remain silent; the trick is not pretending to be brutal, but being brutal.

Yes. I like any plan where I destroy millions of lives arbitrarily. I personally Favor Gas.

EDIT: Hey, that could be our next Poll! How to best wipeout a entire city. Mustard Gas, Nuke, Dirty Bomb, Fire, BioWeapon, Other Chemical weapon, Total Isolation Dome, Giant Laser.

[Vorthon]

I have an idea for what to do with the moon: Convert it into a Computronium node.

Do you have a NanoBotSwarm? No? Then not yet.

It's a long-term plan.

[misko27]

I have an idea for what to do with the moon: Convert it into a Computronium node.

Do you have a NanoBotSwarm? No? Then not yet.

It's a long-term plan.

Yes, but by the time WE have nanobots, THEY'll have nanobots, therefore the point will be moot.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Why would you hold the planet hostage? That never works.

Scenarios
1. Earth is not handed over. Moon crashes into Earth. All multi-cellular life driven extinct.
2. Earth is not handed over. UN calls your bluff. Space missiles head your way.
3. Earth is handed over. UN calls your bluff. More space missiles.
4. Earth is handed over. UN somehow does not call your bluff. You have somehow found a way to defend against every country on the planet's weapons. You win! Until it becomes apparent that your only method of ruling is "crash the moon into the earth if things go to shit", as you are woefully undermanned and lack the respect it takes to, well, run an entire planet full of disagreements and competition.

Why not use good ol' massive state violence? It worked in the 20th century, it'll work in the 21st. Just nuke/gas/burn the first city that goes peep to hell and all others will remain silent; the trick is not pretending to be brutal, but being brutal.

Then don't use the moon. Global extinction of all life is a bit hard to localize.

I have an idea for what to do with the moon: Convert it into a Computronium node.

Do you have a NanoBotSwarm? No? Then not yet.

It's a long-term plan.

Yes, but by the time WE have nanobots, THEY'll have nanobots, therefore the point will be moot.

Not necessarily, we seem to be planning to put a lot more resources into R&D than the groundhogs would.

[Vorthon]

That, and we're generally more progressive. The groundies (I'm calling them groundies from now on. Just because) will likely be more resistant to change due to the larger population containing reactionary elements.

[GreatWyrmGold]

I use groundhogs. It's got a nice background in classic sci-fi.