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Althestane
05/15/09

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Beautiful images!

But my question would is, why would grey-goo do anything to make structural objects? if it's basic goal is to deconstruct existing matter in order to replicate itself, wouldn't it just lie around in puddles? spread like a viscous material? And if not, wouldn't it be more likely to be programed to arrange into some geometrically defined pattern? in which case we'd see more order. Just thinkin is all. Still, it's an apocalyptic scenario that i can buy into.
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Annalee Newitz
05/15/09

@Althestane: Some of the best depictions of how nano weapons would work are in David Marusek's novel "Counting Heads." Tiny weaponized nano particles float down over a city, and when they find something they can consume, they just eat it and start turning it into weapons that can deliver more of the nano over the immediate area. After the war is over, cities put giant canopies up to stop the remnants of the nano spores from raining down on them. Sort of an interesting twist on landmines that remain unexploded - floating nanoweapons.
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NefariousNewt
05/15/09

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It looks like they were trying to create Spacecruiser Yamato in the park.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
05/15/09

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Whoops. Shouldn't have dropped that flask.
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Mathmos
05/15/09

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why will it be gray?
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You Cannot Untoast
05/15/09

@Mathmos: There's No reason really to color machines so tiny. Of course, if they utilize color themselves, RAINBOW OF DEATH.
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92BuickLeSabre
05/15/09

@You Cannot Untoast: Pretty scary!
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Grey_Area
05/15/09

@Mathmos: Grey is the new red which was the old black.
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