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[Blade Master Model 42]

Why no, this doesn't sound like a bad science fiction plot opening sequence whatsoever! 

Anything that takes the world one step closer to a science fiction B-movie is something that, in my opinion, should be wholly supported.

I support your support.

[MasterMorality]

I have a whole new respect for mushrooms.

[Truean]

This is clearly awesome. That said the snarky side of me can't help myself.

This is a great B movie plot isn't it? I mean think about it:

The mushrooms eat radioactivity; you can build with them, eat them, and god knows what else. It's probably medicinal too, or something. Let's say... you can make a vest out of it so it helps Cancer patients deal with radiation treatments. We put this stuff everywhere. Everywhere....

Then they reveal they are intelligent and nuke the whole planet because they are hungry.

[Matz05]

Interesting. It doesn't destroy the radioactive  material, but its like a lead mushroom... and it grows on it... How much does this thing block, anyway? Must be dense.

Could these be useful in space-station-mounted farms that take waste (sewage, etc.) in and produce food/fuel and water vapour and a fuel/food source? And you could put solar panels on the outside without blocking the energy for the plants...

If you are really clever, you'll have your space station in layers with the crew in the center, followed by life-support pipes/wires/etc, then a fungus farm layer as a combined recycling/radiation shield, then solar panels on the outside...

I knew melanin was natural radiation shielding, at least for near UV, but I didn't know the energy could be harnessed. Oh, the possibilities.


And I know it wouldn't destroy nuclear waste any faster, but it could have its spores (if they were long-lived enough) introduced into waste storage areas where the growths of fungus would pinpoint leaks and slow them down from the radiation being absorbed...