Thought Experiment/Open Post
[Open Post: See Below]
Consider this a sort of snipe hunt for possible unintended consequences.
WHAT IF…
You discovered a new particle/wavicle analogous to photons but propogated by “gravity waves” (go ahead, call this fictional particle a “graviton”) and
WHAT IF…
You discovered a way to “modulate” photons in interaction with these gravitons in such a way as to capture/release energy in ways hitherto unimagined and
WHAT IF…
You engineered a “black box” that could be manufactured cheaply and be used to power a home, a car, virtually anything that can be powered with electricity, very, very, VERY inexpensively.
In addition, you discover that, like radio waves, gravity waves can be used for instantaneous communication without any interference with current technology, and that your lil photon/graviton generator can also be built so that it can store and manipulate data…
What would you do?
It seems a simple question, and most folks’ first response would be simple, as well: Market the puppy and become wealthy beyond anyone’s wildest imaginings.
Now, before you respond, try to imagine the riipple effect of such devices freely released into society. Try to imagine the positive AND negative effects… and the effects of the postive and negative effects.
Go ahead and do try the lil thought experiment, and answer—eventually—in comments or a post of your own (link here, please so I can follow the imaginings, if you would). I have my own thoughts, but I’d like to reserve them so as not to influence yours any more than I already have.
(And yes, this lil thought experiment can be used as a meta-lesson applied to other things… )
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Posted: February 28th, 2006 under Blogroll.
Tags: stupid is as stupid does
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Trackback from TMH’s Bacon Bits
Time February 28, 2006 at 9:17 AM
Good Health, Good Chocolate…
Just what you wanted to hear right before Lent: that delicious indulgence you might be giving up for the next forty-six days could, in fact, be good for you. A report on health benefits of chocolatey goodness.
……
Comment from The MaryHunter
Time February 28, 2006 at 9:21 AM
MY ANSWER: just shrug and eat more chocolate cuz we’re all gonna die. 
No, really, I’ll think about thinking about this…
…later… so weird… expect no less from you, dangit… brain hurts…
Trackback from The Business of America is Business
Time February 28, 2006 at 10:46 AM
The Unions, The Senators, and the Ports…
Several days ago, in a post entitled Port Authority, I opined that the influence of labor unions accounted for the sudden and dramatic concern of New York and New Jersey senators for port security: Call me cynical but my……
Comment from DL
Time February 28, 2006 at 10:48 AM
Gravitons and physics escape my feeble mind -but ego is another thing so I visited wikopedia and will respond with the proper link I have no idea what this all means!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graviton
I will venture that when they’re marketed the Japanese will make them cheaper!
Comment from David
Time February 28, 2006 at 10:50 AM
TMH: “…so weird? expect no less from you…”
Well, of course; my middle name is Weird. (Or something starting that way… )
Trackback from Diane’s Stuff
Time February 28, 2006 at 12:13 PM
Not Much Of A Churchgoer…
That?s right. ME. I?m not much of a churchgoer. The last time I was in church was for my youngest son?s baptism at First Christian Church. Actually both of my sons were baptized there but I missed John?s for some reason that?s lost to me now. They…
Comment from Diane
Time February 28, 2006 at 12:16 PM
The unemployment lines would get a little long wouldn’t they?
Comment from Bergbikr
Time February 28, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Oh David, mebigh, I would na touch it wi a lang stik!!
You see, the rush to tap this resource for the cheap energy, with the added kicker of nailing middle east despots to their motionless wellhead rocker arms, would be devastating.
The abrupt drawdown of earth’s local gravitational field would doubtless result in an atmospheric scale boundary layer in the gravitational flux from the white matter in space. Thus the magnetic-gravity field linkage long predicted by General Theory will become terminally disrupted and north pole strength will decay. The positive feedback of increasing energy consumption finally collapses earth’s magnetic field completely as the planet surges on to pole reversal. At the null magnetic field state, linked actively then to a null gravitational field, things unattached to the earth will fly into space impelled by the energy surge of the collapsing fields.
Then we all exit the local system to provide organic matter as radiation degraded DNA to colonize new worlds with primordial seeds of life.
Trackback from Freedom Folks
Time February 28, 2006 at 12:47 PM
Disrespecting The Fallen…
Due to the ridiculous flap over the cartoons there has been a lot of talk and debate over what is and isn’t properly free speech. Let me share two examples that fall outside of the rubric of free speech to me at least……
Comment from David
Time February 28, 2006 at 1:53 PM
Yeh, DL, “gravitons” have been hypotheesized, but as yet no one has either discovered a “graviton” or managed any kind of measurable interaction with a “graviton”–as far as I know.
Bergbikr: Whoa, dude. Check your caffeine levels, wouldya? OTOH, ya think that’s how Panspermia came about? Betcha Fred Hoyle coulda had fun with that scenario…
Trackback from The Liberal Wrong Wing
Time February 28, 2006 at 5:32 PM
Bush’s Approval…
Blogs for Bush, via CBS, is reporting a 34% approval rating for President Bush.
Blogs for Bush claims the poll was biased in favor of Democrats. This may be true, but most polls aren’t perfectly balanced anyway. Whenever a bad poll comes out the r….
Trackback from Blue Star Chronicles
Time February 28, 2006 at 7:46 PM
The Emporer’s New Clothes…
With an air of authority and superiority, he portrayed the Danes as child-like and living in a land of fantasy. He implied the whole affair had been set off by the naivete of the Danish nation….
Trackback from Mark My Words
Time February 28, 2006 at 8:25 PM
Abortion news…
It would seem that events are moving a bit faster than I anticipated. We have one Supreme Court ruling, unanimous at that, regarding a case that has been a thorn in the side of the prolife movement for several decades….
Trackback from Blue Star Chronicles
Time February 28, 2006 at 10:07 PM
Manifesto Against Islam…
Solidarity. The 12 people who wrote and signed this document know very well the risk they take. We need to send a clear message that they don’t stand alone….
Trackback from All Things Beautiful
Time March 1, 2006 at 9:05 AM
The Manifesto Against The New Islamic Totalitarianism…
Freedom of expression is our western heritage and we must defend it or it will die from totalitarian attacks….The manifesto below will be published in the French weekly Charlie Hebdo today. Philippe Val @ Charlie Hebdo has urged other papers to print…
Trackback from Tel-Chai Nation
Time March 1, 2006 at 4:20 PM
Manifesto against Islamic totalitarianism…
A dozen bold intellectuals have put together an important document that speaks out against Islamic totalitarianism, published in the Jyllands-Posten (Hat tip: Michelle Malkin)…
Trackback from Spoootnik
Time March 2, 2006 at 11:59 AM
The manifesto…
Excellent work by the blue star Chronicles to have listed some of the very numerous blogs that have posted the manifest against islamism. I reproduce the list here. Just a notch in google’s popularity/ Others in support of the Manifesto Ag…
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Time March 8, 2006 at 11:27 PM
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Time March 9, 2006 at 2:57 PM
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Time February 28, 2006 at 9:12 AM
The National Church Burning Crisis…
Stacy Harp over at Persecution Blog has been doing some yeoman’s work in trying to report on the Alabama Church Burnings. I’m going to revisit this topic. She provided this fascinating link to an Article by Alice Smith and what truly shocked me is ho…