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is it safe to say that bugs are the worst thing ever?
February 16, 2011 at
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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.
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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Would you never miss having honey or anything that contains honey?
not only that, even if you could build a trap that draws ALL the bugs on the planet to it, many of them would be unable to go to the trap - i.e. they are on an island/continent and separated by an ocean that they can't cross, or are in some sort of long-term cocoon/etc.
also, a metal ball 2 miles in diameter - how exactly do you plan on launching that into space?
we will give animals that eat bugs vitamins and nutriment water.
there will be several traps per landmass.
the ones in long term cocoons (like those 17 year locust ones) will be harvested individually.
yes, the engineers will have to work on that last part. hopefully by the time this gets under way, we'll have a big rail gun that shoot it off and break orbit. conventional rocket propulsion technology won't work.
I think you need to wait a bit for the technology to develop before you launch your proposal any further
P.S. - I would recommend using lasers that zap bugs after detecting them via the frequency of their wing beat/other distinctive sounds, as this technology already exists
I think you need to wait a bit for the technology to develop before you launch your proposal any further
P.S. - I would recommend using lasers that zap bugs after detecting them via the frequency of their wing beat/other distinctive sounds, as this technology already exists
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As to your sphere, why not just send it into an Event Horizon where the molecules are obliterated?
Everything needs water to survive. That's how you lure the bugs - through dehydration.
Not to mention he wants to make extinct certain species that have been around for 400 million + years. Good luck with that!
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