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    Image of Wookie1972 Wookie1972
    10/30/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    I guess Kurzweill's singularity is going to be on hold for awhile. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Arryma Arryma
    10/30/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    Very interesting. I suppose that if these fibers will migrate to the mesothelium, then they are good candidates to cause mesothelioma. The mechanism for the initiation of meso is poorly understood - it seems strange that inert substances such as silica and carbon could induce cancerous mutations, but somehow that is exactly what happens. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    10/30/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    Carbon nanotubes are more nanomaterial than nanotech.
    -Kle. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Lightice Lightice
    10/30/09

    @Klebert L. Hall: But nanotech is made out of nanomaterials.

    I've read of research into coating the nanotubes with other materials that neutralize the harmful effects though. Better to come up with good solutions before mass-production begins. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Klebert L. Hall Klebert L. Hall
    10/31/09

    @Lightice: Yep; I'm really just being pedantic.
    -Kle. #nanotechnology
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    Image of lazyeight lazyeight
    10/30/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    I do have a question - Is that actually a photo of a nanotube? Correct me, but it appears to be a twisted bunch of fibers. Are the individual 'fibers' the tubes in question? Inquiring minds and all that... #nanotechnology
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    Image of Tim Barribeau Tim Barribeau
    10/30/09

    @lazyeight: Actually, it's a fiber made of carbon nanotubes. It sure is cool looking, though. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    10/30/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    I remember my grandfather passing away from carbon nanotube lung. He'd go down all day into the carbon nanotube mines, chipping away with those tiny, tiny pickaxes, and then coming home to lay awake all night, coughing in a high-tech kinda way. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    didn't find the "carbon nanotube" in the iphone app store. #nanotechnology
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    Image of senatormayer senatormayer
    10/29/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    Oh great. So what your telling me is I've got to expect some new annoying commercials extolling the dangers of carbon nanotubes and mesothelioma? That's fantastic. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Bigdamnhero Bigdamnhero
    10/30/09

    @senatormayer: Larry H. Parker's already fighting for you. #nanotechnology
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    Image of johnconnorjudgementday johnconnorjudgementday
    10/29/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    A bunch of factory workers getting cancer is worse than the planet being consumed by nanobots?

    I respectfully disagree.
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    Image of MissingPieces MissingPieces
    10/29/09

    @johnconnorjudgementday: No worries! By then we will all be nanobot controlled zombies anyway. You think the H1N1 vaccine is for the flu? It's really a nanobot delivery system! We're all doomed! #nanotechnology
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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    10/29/09

    @johnconnorjudgementday: I don't think it's worse so much as more plausible. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Anekanta - Go Play! Anekanta - Go Play!
    10/29/09

    In reply to Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
    This seems like one of the few times in the history that we've known about the health consequences of a new technology before it became widely implemented.

    Hopefully this will lead to some new development that gives us the benefit of carbon nanotubes without the health and environmental risks. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Makidian Makidian
    10/29/09

    @Anekanta: Thankfully it's such a specific and small thing that the kind of exposure that leads to mesothelioma in this instance would be pretty rare.

    Of course that would not be the case if they started making insulation out of carbon nanotubes, so let's hope they go another route in future insulation tech. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Dirk Anger Dirk Anger
    10/30/09

    @Makidian: Carbon nanotubes are not exactly specific, they're being tested for pretty much everything, it may sound unreal, but "from space elevators to synthetic muscles to sports equipment" is kind of an understatement, since those applications only use their mechanical properties, but they also have potential to revolutionize electronics, power storage, medicine, thermal insulation, optics, thermic dissipation, medicine... if all the research that's being done right now on them were fruitful, everything we use day to day, except for food could be made with them.

    Yeah, I know, all the research is not going to have results, and not all the ones which do are not going to be cost-effective, but they have potential to be more ubiquitous than plastic. #nanotechnology
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    05/12/09

    In reply to Who Needs Eyes When You Can Rip Them Out Of Others? Plague Town Clip Hits
    That's maybe the weakest horror movie clip I've seen in a long, long time.


    I've been seeing a lot of euopean, usually UK-style horror, where it's supposed to be assumed that characters are so paralyzed with crippling fear that they simply cannot fight back and remain totally frozen, even though the person attacking them is usually far less physically strong.


    I mean, is this the new horror trope now? The very fact that someone weak is attacking you is now terrifying because they're implacably evil? I mean, at least fight back a little bit. I mean, I get horror movies, but I don't get horror movies where you simply hate the protagonist for being super pathetic. Is this a uk thing? being pathetic on film?

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    Image of Calraigh Calraigh
    05/12/09

    In reply to Who Needs Eyes When You Can Rip Them Out Of Others? Plague Town Clip Hits
    Or in common parlance, what we natives refer to as ''Longford''.
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    Image of acrobatic rabbit acrobatic rabbit
    05/12/09

    In reply to Who Needs Eyes When You Can Rip Them Out Of Others? Plague Town Clip Hits
    I know it's really gory but I couldn't help but laugh when the emo-mask evil child was hitting the woman with a hubcap. and making that noise each time. it didn't even look like he/she was hitting her that hard. it was more humorous than anything.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    05/12/09

    @acrobatic rabbit_R.O.A.C.H.: *bang*

    "stop it"

    *bang*

    "that tickles"

    *bang*

    "okay you've had your fun"

    *bang*

    "now that's starting to get annoying"

    *bang*

    "sigh. okay one more"

    *bang*

    "all right now it's time to stop"

    "*bang*

    "sigh"
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/12/09

    In reply to Who Needs Eyes When You Can Rip Them Out Of Others? Plague Town Clip Hits
    Plague town? Great a whole town full of whiny, over-reacting, grumpy stick in the muds with an unfortunate taste for hentai.
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    Image of Meredith Woerner Meredith Woerner
    05/12/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Come on the 10 minute slow beat that never really looked painful was funny.
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    Image of Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.
    05/12/09

    @Meredith Woerner: I don't think you saw what I did there.
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    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Plague Plague
    05/12/09

    @Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.:

    Dude, even what you described would be better than what these crappy clips present...


    I do not support this town.

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    Image of bonniegrrl bonniegrrl
    12/18/08

    In reply to More Mad Cow Disease on the Way, Say Scientists
    Just wait until the cows realize they don't need to get mad when they can get EVEN!
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    Image of ♠ Final ♠ ♠ Final ♠
    12/18/08

    In reply to More Mad Cow Disease on the Way, Say Scientists
    Quit feeding cows hamburgers! We get it, it's ironic! But you're fucking with muh burgers
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    12/18/08

    @Final: Yeah, everyone knows they prefer KFC.
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    Image of RAHfanboy RAHfanboy
    12/19/08

    @twDarkflame: Eat mor chikin!
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