From: wmperry@cherry.ucs.indiana.edu (William M. Perry)
Subject: Re: Why ?
Organization: Computer Science Student, Indiana University
	<1992Apr13.222447.4058@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Date: 13 Apr 92 22:37:52

In article <1992Apr13.222447.4058@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> The Shadow <swcramer@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> writes:

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>From: The Shadow <swcramer@silver.ucs.indiana.edu>
>Organization: Indiana University
>References: <kduN8Jm00VB9I4DGV0@andrew.cmu.edu>
>Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 22:24:41 -0500

>In article <kduN8Jm00VB9I4DGV0@andrew.cmu.edu> jj22+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Joseph Jantos) writes:
>>It's been my impression that the people posting to this newsgroup are
>>pathetic non-conformist wanna-be's who get kicks out of trying to
>>think up ways to destroy the earth (either eliminating the
>>"togetherness" off all the earths atoms or destroying ALL life as we
>>know it) knowing that a reasonable, effective, and possible solution
>>does not exist, and even if one did exist, they wouldn't try to
>>implement it even if they were organized and had sufficient funds.
>>
>>IMNSHO, this bboard is a stupid joke.

>Do the words "sarcasm" or "humor" ring any bells with you?

>And...  since you have mentioned "wanna-be's" then what about all of
>the "jump-on-the-recycling-bandwagon-just-because-its-the-in-thing-to-do"
>people that are out there?

>Anyway...  let us have our fun...  and you go elsewhere and have your
>delusions.

>-Shadow

*Applause!*  I for  one  have no deathwish whatsoever, but this  is an
interesting group nonetheless, and if I come up with a good way to rip
this little dirt ball apart, you can bet I will post it here.

Speaking  of  a  way  to  rip  it  apart,  how  about this:  make some
von-neumann type machines, set  them loose  in the oceans.  Have these
machines break  the H2O apart, make  hydrogen bombs, line all the deep
ocean trenches with them, in the process breaking down sea-flooring to
make more machines like themselves?

Let me just duck a few  flames here - this is _NOT_ my original  idea,
it was in a book by a certain author, just didn't want to spoil it for
anyone that might be reading it at the time.

How about it?  Wouldn't this work?  Those ocean trenches can go pretty
deep, and there is a _LOT_ of hydrogen getting wasted in those oceans!
I think this would pretty much take care of all life on  the planet if
there were enough bombs to crack the mantle in enough places.

OR:
  How about  making one  _HUGE_  bomb,  or sequence of  theme, in  the
trigaton range?  Place them on  the  continental  shelves, then let em
rip?  Not sure how much  damage this would  do to the mantle, but  put
this  in conjunction with rmcglincs idea  about nuking  water life, it
has  some potential.  Might not  destroy the  earth totally,  but  the
fallout alone might make it unlivable.

Comments? Suggestions?  Diagrams for machines?  Lets get started! ;)

"Hell no we won't eat beancurd!"
"No more Dukes!" ;) - IU JOKE!


-Bill P.
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