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is it safe to say that bugs are the worst thing ever?

5,882 190 February 16, 2011 at 08:12 PM in Cool
when i was little, i would wish some scientists would build a giant steel sphere, big enough to fit all the bugs in the world in. then after all the bugs were in it, they would shoot it off into space.

as i grew older, i stopped thinking about this idea for a while.

not that i am old, i've been thinking about it again. first there is the logistics of how big it would have to be. i know there are a lot of bugs in the world...trillions probably, but they're also really small for the most part. i think 2 miles in diameter would suffice. then there is the question of where in space we should aim it. the moon would be easy, but it would be a hassle if we were to colonize the moon one day. we'd have to deal with that problem all over again. we could shoot it off into deep space, but what if it were to hit an alien spaceship and they then declared war on us? no good. ultimately, what must be done is to shoot it in to the sun. there it will melt and the bugs inside would get the fiery death they deserve.

there are other questions, like how to lure all the bugs in, but we'll leave that one up to entymologists. they will be paid handsomely for their efforts, because afterward they will be out of a job.
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thikthird
02-16-2011 at 08:46 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:46 PM.
Quote from IVIal :
Yeah, killing all the planet's insects and thereby eliminating a food source for millions of animals is apparently not a concern. LMAO

Not to mention he wants to make extinct certain species that have been around for 400 million + years. Good luck with that! Roll
because being shot into the sun isn't a good way to go extinct. Facepalm
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well, you realize that you're basically condemning such people to a slow death then right? Do you feel that your desire to rid the world of bugs is more important than other human beings' basic right to live?
the world isn't a perfect place. hopefully, my ideas will make it a little better.
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02-16-2011 at 08:46 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:46 PM.
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And every insectivorous species' right to live.
I promote the eating of panda and dolphin, you think i care? laugh out loud

Quote from thikthird :
the world isn't a perfect place. hopefully, my ideas will make it a little better.
do you think that the world is better for the children who will either die or lose their parents as a result of your plan?
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Maleficent
02-16-2011 at 08:49 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:49 PM.
Quote from thikthird :
because being shot into the sun isn't a good way to go extinct. Facepalm
They'd all die of starvation long before reaching the sun, plus you have no way of actually collecting them all to even get to that stage, so it doesn't even matter.

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I promote the eating of panda and dolphin, you think i care? laugh out loud
Did I ever insinuate that you cared? LMAO


I know you better than that. Tongue
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02-16-2011 at 08:50 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:50 PM.
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I promote the eating of panda and dolphin, you think i care? laugh out loud


do you think that the world is better for the children who will either die or lose their parents as a result of your plan?
i think the world will be a better place with out any bugs. no further questions, unless they concern the composition of the alloys making up the sphere, the size of the sphere, luring the bugs into the sphere, or getting the sphere into orbit.
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02-16-2011 at 08:51 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:51 PM.
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They'd all die of starvation long before reaching the sun, plus you have no way of actually collecting them all to even get to that stage, so it doesn't even matter.



Did I ever insinuate that you cared? LMAO


I know you better than that. Tongue
laugh out loud

you still haven't addressed OP's post re: your schooling Popcorn
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02-16-2011 at 08:51 PM.
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Quote from thikthird :
i think the world will be a better place with out any bugs. no further questions, unless they concern the composition of the alloys making up the sphere, the size of the sphere, luring the bugs into the sphere, or getting the sphere into orbit.
How are you going to collect all the bugs of the world and ensure that there isn't a single one left behind? Popcorn
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02-16-2011 at 08:51 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:51 PM.
Quote from thikthird :
i think the world will be a better place with out any bugs. no further questions, unless they concern the composition of the alloys making up the sphere, the size of the sphere, luring the bugs into the sphere, or getting the sphere into orbit.
see, you realize that there's a major flaw in your plan and you're refusing to address it President Obama. You need to think about this plan of yours more before presenting it to the Lounge.
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02-16-2011 at 08:53 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:53 PM.
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see, you realize that there's a major flaw in your plan and you're refusing to address it President Obama. You need to think about this plan of yours more before presenting it to the Lounge.
LMAO

That's quite a comparison.
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02-16-2011 at 08:53 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:53 PM.
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They'd all die of starvation long before reaching the sun, plus you have no way of actually collecting them all to even get to that stage, so it doesn't even matter.



Did I ever insinuate that you cared? LMAO


I know you better than that. Tongue
b-b-b-but they've been around 400 millions years the sun won't kill them. now they won't even be able to survive in space for a few years without a snack. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) you realize a lot of them would eat each other?
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LMAO

That's quite a comparison.
yea, that's not fair to thik... I'm sorry thik for comparing you to Obama. That was low.
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02-16-2011 at 08:55 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:55 PM.
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How are you going to collect all the bugs of the world and ensure that there isn't a single one left behind? Popcorn
i already said that would be an issue. i'd like for an enytmologist to weigh in on this, or perhaps someone with a lot of game hunting experience that knows how to build good traps.
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02-16-2011 at 08:56 PM.
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Quote from thikthird :
b-b-b-but they've been around 400 millions years the sun won't kill them. now they won't even be able to survive in space for a few years without a snack. Roll Eyes (Sarcastic) you realize a lot of them would eat each other?
I never said the sun wouldn't kill them - my point was that YOU would never be able to collect them all, nor would anyone else, hence you cannot effectively interfere with their survival. Which you still haven't addressed. And even after eating other, they would still die before reaching it.

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i already said that would be an issue. i'd like for an enytmologist to weigh in on this, or perhaps someone with a lot of game hunting experience that knows how to build good traps.
Just get a really big bug zapper! Whee
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02-16-2011 at 08:57 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:57 PM.
Why shoot them into space? Why not just burn them on earth?
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02-16-2011 at 08:57 PM.
02-16-2011 at 08:57 PM.
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see, you realize that there's a major flaw in your plan and you're refusing to address it President Obama. You need to think about this plan of yours more before presenting it to the Lounge.
i'm not going to get in on the second part, but as for the first part, no, i don't see any flaws.
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02-16-2011 at 08:58 PM.
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Quote from ikonoklast :
Why shoot them into space? Why not just burn them on earth?
So we don't have to deal with a mount of fried bugs, duh! Crazylaugh
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