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Gray goo - hypothetical global catastrophic scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating machines consume all biomass (and perhaps everything else) on Earth. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by Plum to c/creepywikipedia

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[–] setsneedtofeed 13 points 1 month ago

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also Blood Music by Greg Bear.

It's a short story and also a novel.

Same thing, but biological rather than nanotech.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Green goo!

ETA: Oh there's a grey goo color code: Grey goo: The basic stuff. Turns everything else into grey goo.
Green goo: The bio version. Basically all life forms are levels of green goo. (By observing mice in a grain silo this becomes readily evident even at the macro scale)
Red goo: The military version. Presumably can be directed by commanders. Presumably.
Blue goo: The cleanup version, specifically attacks grey goo and turns it into blue goo.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

you have turned all matter in the universe to paperclips, but at what cost