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[10ebbor10]

Grey Goo is impossible.

Not impossible, but highly unlikely, even if we tried to cause it.

Besides, a single nuke takes care of it. Nanomachines are very easily damaged/destroyed by Electromagnetic disturbances.

[Karnewarrior]

Yaaay, let's prohibit further scientific development! It's bad for you!
*comes down with incurable disease*
I'm sorry, sir, but we just don't have the technogy to cure you. The only way is with nanotechnology, and that's been banned by some organization.

"I guess it can't be helped then."

People will stick to their convictions even when it not only stares them in the face but it dragging [REDACTED] before switching  over to their screaming visages.

And they will cry "THE UDDERS! THE UDDERS!"

But still be convicted.

[Cthulhu]

Negligibly possible, how about that?

As for fearing progress:

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root

[Loud Whispers]

Social apoptosis against scientific progress.

In the 1800's they would have given a tonic for that.

[miauw62]

Social apoptosis against scientific progress.

In the 1800's they would have given a tonic for that.

This made me chuckle.

I shall now dissapear again.

Also, DISCUSS HARDER! The NK war thread is catching up D:

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Grey Goo is impossible.

Not impossible, but highly unlikely, even if we tried to cause it.

Besides, a single nuke takes care of it. Nanomachines are very easily damaged/destroyed by Electromagnetic disturbances.

Impossible. Grey Goo is just as undoable as a Von Neumann machine. It's a hack sci-fi concept that requires, at the very least, coming close to as possible to violating the Second Law. Any kind of universal homogenizing device fits this criteria.

[cerapa]

I think you guys are missing the fact that grey goo already exists. It consumes all it can, it converts others into itself, it changes the planet itself, terraforming it to its needs, and some of it is even sapient.

Life, the naturally occuring von neumann probe, available in stores for just 99.95$.

[Loud Whispers]

I think you guys are missing the fact that grey goo already exists. It consumes all it can, it converts others into itself, it changes the planet itself, terraforming it to its needs, and some of it is even sapient.

Life, the naturally occuring von neumann probe, available in stores for just 99.95$.

Mah brain
it noms u base


Quick show of opinion, how many people here would mind Earth being turned into a gigantic mass of nanobots?

[Dutchling]

I think you guys are missing the fact that grey goo already exists. It consumes all it can, it converts others into itself, it changes the planet itself, terraforming it to its needs, and some of it is even sapient.

Life, the naturally occuring von neumann probe, available in stores for just 99.95$.

Mah brain
it noms u base


Quick show of opinion, how many people here would mind Earth being turned into a gigantic mass of nanobots?

Will there still be videogames and kaspsalon?

[RedKing]

Negligibly possible, how about that?

As for fearing progress:

2000 B.C. - Here, eat this root.
1000 A.D. - That root is heathen. Here, say this prayer.
1850 A.D. - That prayer is superstition. Here, drink this potion.
1940 A.D. - That potion is snake oil. Here, swallow this pill.
1985 A.D. - That pill is ineffective. Here, take this antibiotic.
2000 A.D. - That antibiotic is artificial. Here, eat this root

2050 A.D. - That root is endangered. Here, inject these nanobots. We're pretty sure it won't turn you into grey goo.

[Cthulhu]

Yeah, I guess you could compare life to grey goo, but the sci-fi conception of nanobots that convert literally all material into more nanobots at an exponentially increasing rate is still either impossible or so improbable it's not worth considering and also very easy to nip in the bud if it does happen.  The heat from that kind of molecular disassembly, if it didn't kill them outright (I feel like it probably would) would make it pretty easy to burn them out, or you could use EMF, or nanobots that eat nanobots!

[RedKing]

nanobots that eat nanobots!

And then those nanobots decide that mitochondria qualify as nanobots. Good job breaking it, !!SCIENCE!!

[PanH]

nanobots that eat nanobots!

Sure, it went wrong the first time, but there's no reason it would go (horribly) wrong the second time too, right ? Right ?

[10ebbor10]

nanobots that eat nanobots!

Sure, it went wrong the first time, but there's no reason it would go (horribly) wrong the second time too, right ? Right ?

Third time's a charm.

[Frumple]

Buddy, this is science. If you've stopped at three tries your sample size is entirely too small for the experiment to be statistically significant.

Come back after the hundredth or so attempt, depending on sample size.