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If all the spores from a single puffball survived for two
generations, the result would be a mass of fungus eight
times Earth's volume. Since the largest known puffball is
two metres in diameter, this means that the minimum
increase in size over two years must be about seventy
sextillion.
During that period, an object sitting on top of
the fungus would have moved a mere six thousand
kilometres or so. However, project this forward another
two years and it would have travelled a third of a light
year. I needn't project it any more - clearly at least the
whole Galaxy would be easily within our reach within six
years. However, this is subjective to the surface of the
fungus because clearly they would not grow faster than
light, and the velocity of the growth is such that
contraction in the direction of movement would soon
occur.
So all we really need is enough mushroom compost and a
means of hollowing out the sphere as time goes by in order
to prevent it from becoming a black hole.
"Star-travelling" via psilocybin.
http://books.google...v=onepage&q&f=false
A haphazard link, but the pertinent data is in there somewhere... [daseva, Sep 15 2011]
Can Mushrooms Be From Outer Space?
http://otherworldmy...be-from-outer-space
The fungi group of organisms forms a whole different kingdom of life very different from the other kingdoms on the planet... [Ander, Sep 19 2011]
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I had to bun this for the title alone!!!! |
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//So all we really need is enough mushroom compost//
That would be quite a lot of compost. I foresee conservation of mass issues. |
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You'd need a hell of a lot of butter to cook it in as well. |
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beware, you're gonna piss off a whole lotta pixies. |
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There are other ways to reach far out places using fungi... |
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Masterful halfbaking [19thly]! With this idea and the butterfly one you are becoming a chronic master-baker. |
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On a more serious note, I too was thinking about a form of interstellar space travel by fungi as well, and in a form you might appreciate. Well, I was acknowledging the fact that I'm sure to die one day, and was feeling a little apprehensive about it, so I decided that not enough was being done to ensure my future spontaneous recurrence. I thought then that if the theory of evolution was true in its grandest metanarrative, that complex life arises from simple life, that some simple life should be spread throughout the galaxy and beyond to increase the likelihood that complex life, but more specifically my exact self, will reoccur at some point again. Lichens or something hearty like that should do the trick. |
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// other ways to reach far out places using fungi // |
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Yes, it's called "Spaced-Out Travel". We suggest that [bungston] is ideally experienced and qualified for the test-pilot role. |
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With these here 'ad astra' turns of phrase; am I wrong in thinking that the syntax is messed up by not putting the 'per' before the'ad'?
Just wondering. |
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I think I like the train of thought that must have went into this notion, and I'm fond of saying, "There was no mould to break when they made me... they barely had fungus then" so y'know that's a plus. |
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in math anything is possible, which is why I'm so glad I live here in reality. |
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Sit down, [WcW]; we're sorry but you're about to hear some really, really bad news ... |
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Math just proved that my halfbaked motor-engine is impossible because more energy is required for electrolysis than it produces. |
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Voice, please explain yourself. This *is* an actual
idea. It is an idea to
travel the universe via the exponential growth of a
fungus. Whether or not it is viable rests in the
annotations and future scientific discovery. |
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Terrence McKenna would approve (linky). |
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Excellent idea.... hovering somewhere between genius and moronic ie perfection for me! I'm awarding it the extra croissant only I get to deploy. (+ +) |
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As [19th]ly points out, the mass at the center would
collapse -- but probably before it reached black-hole
magnitude. Instead, you might get a star. Making
this a Dyson sphere. But with a difference: the
inhabitants can explore the Universe without ever
leaving home, because home eventually
encompasses the Universe. |
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Hi, nice to see you're all still here - po, 2 fries, swim,
8th, Icarus, Hippo, Rayford, bungston.
I have been busy teaching linguistics and falling in
love, occasionally thinking about 'c' whilst fiddling
with towels in my bathroom and playing with dogs.
Nice to be back. |
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but there isn't much to explore at that point: fungus ends up being everything |
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Well, but that fungus will have evolved quite a bit,
by then, what with the time dilation. Perhaps it'll
be
sentient. The whole (former) universe might be
recreated as virtual reality within a giant fungoid
brain. Or perhaps not. |
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My money is on 'cannabis' based on username and towels ie. the talking towel that asks children to smoke weed. Could be croissant. |
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I hope you're not talking about me. 'c' refers to the
speed of light and the sort of philosophical /
scientific musings that one has whilst fiddling about
with domestic tasks. 'Weedy' has nothing to do with
cannabis - I'm a cider man.
Also, 'the talking towel'? The mind boggles. |
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I usually only let mine go until they get to the standing-up phase before I wash them. When they start developing language, culture, and religion I send them down the chute before they cast off their human oppressors. Considering the idea title though, I might just see what happens... |
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To mouldly go where no man has gone before... |
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Does this same notion work with sperm? Or are we
only talking asexual reproduction and choosing to
ignore the limit imposed by the quantity of manure
in the universe (as opposed to the quantity of eggs
and wombs)? |
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// the limit imposed by the quantity of manure in the universe // |
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There is no such "limit". If you have any doubts, subscribe to cable TV. |
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One small step for man, one giant lepiota for
mankind. |
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The talking towel is a character from South Park. I think based on the information you provided marijuana was a good guess. Towels and dogs? |
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Presumably, after it gets to interstellar proportions,
their won't be mushroom in the universe for anything
else? |
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ha! shame goff has no email... I'd love email...
actually from any of you... |
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Has me green around the gills.. |
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He's a fun guy, that's for sure. |
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// I'd love email... actually from any of you.// |
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Welcome to the new, darker days of winter. |
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"If you only knew the power of the Dark Side ..." |
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