Universe 'Could Condense Into Jelly'

BBC ^ | 9-6-2001 | Helen Briggs

[PatrickHenry]

I'm bailing out for the evening. If the jelly gets us while I'm asleep, then ... what the hell. It was a great universe while it lasted!

[Storm Orphan]

The ship lost top speed in the movies as Scott grew into a singularity himself.

[VadeRetro]

Go ahead! Let a no-gall-bladder gimp outlast you!

[headsonpikes]

"The Cat Came Back" is one of my favorites, of course.

The cartoonist is from Winnipeg, I believe, and made a number of excellent animations.

My favorite's the one where a domestic squabble is overshadowed by nuclear war. Sorry, can't remember title.:-(

[gjenkins]

Yeah but could this PB&J exapand into a universe while I eat it? Talk about filling.

[Phaedrus]

If you thought you were going to live 10,000 years, you'd be extremely careful at age 25, knowing that one false move could lose you almost all of your time. People would stop taking risks, and mankind would begin to stagnate.

But then again, hormones know no risks . . . or do they? . . . ;-}

[Phaedrus]

And why does a vacuum need a cleaner, anyway?

Excellent . . . ;-}

[Physicist]

The preciousness of life would have several scientists and businesses working to capture the "contents" of the human mind so that in case of a fatal accident the person's "I-ness", sense of self and all memories could be integrated with the dead person's clone. Seems pretty much the opposite of stagnation.

If you could transfer human consciousness onto a nonliving substrate (which I expect to happen someday, but not in the next 100 years), why bother with a clone? Just keep it running on the substrate, and hook up sensory apparatus. In fact, the sensory apparatus could have much higher bandwidth than human senses; life could be arbitrarily vivid and sensual, not to mention the advantages of physical robustness, small material needs, and upgradeable intelligence.

[Big Giant Head]

If you could transfer human consciousness onto a nonliving substrate (which I expect to happen someday, but not in the next 100 years), why bother with a clone? Just keep it running on the substrate, and hook up sensory apparatus. In fact, the sensory apparatus could have much higher bandwidth than human senses; life could be arbitrarily vivid and sensual, not to mention the advantages of physical robustness, small material needs, and upgradeable intelligence.

I know EXACTLY what you mean....

[gcruse]

You forgot "Women and Minorities Hardest Hit"

Well, with all the comedy writers on FR, it didn't
take long for someone to correct that mistake.
If you aren't among the first six posters on a thread
around here, all the sophisticated humor is taken
by the time you get to the last post.  Life's a beach.

[Tuor]

Scientists at working at the Princeton Unbelievable Physics Department have recently discovered that our Universe lies between two enormous slices of bread. At the time of this writing, they are still wrangling over what *kind* of bread, but the majority of the group favored 'Wonder' as the bread slices seemed "amazingly soft, chewy, and enriched with vitamins."

No word on how this will affect the physical constants of the Universe or when God will take the Big Bite, but theorists warn, "It could happen at any time. I mean, who can tell when God thinks it's lunchtime?"

More details to follow.

Tuor

[Sandy]

Have you considered what immortality would do to the population and morals of this planet.

No doubt the "til death do us part" thingy would most certainly lose its appeal.

[VadeRetro]

Is there life after digestion? Can we survive as intestinal free-riders in the Great Gut? Perhaps--Dare we even hope--assimilation with Him? Or does it end once and for all in a Great Flush?

[Movemout]

Hey if this starts happening I'm standing next Nadler. It's our best chance for survival. If anyone can eat their way to survival, he is the one.

[BlueNgold]

See... there's always room for Jello!

[Zon]

why bother with a clone? Just keep it running on the substrate, and hook up sensory apparatus. In fact, the sensory apparatus could have much higher bandwidth than human senses; life could be arbitrarily vivid and sensual, not to mention the advantages of physical robustness, small material needs, and upgradeable intelligence.

I've thought about that and the benefits you mention. Very cool. I also think having all that integrated real-time with a body would be awesome. ...Physically robust with smart materials integrated with the body. Upgradeable intelligence would be great for getting up to speed on almost any project. Want to learn a different field in record time. Concept/idea today, prototype tomorrow, marketing and production the day after, distribution the following day.

[Ramius]

{Sigh} I should have taken the blue pill.

[Paulus Invictus]

Great! I hope it's grape jelly! (My favorite)

[MarkL]

Has anyone seen Schroedinger's cat...lately?

There he is... uh, no... Oh wait, there he is! Oops, missed again... Damn that Heisenberg!

Mark

[Zon]

LOL ...There was a blue pill?