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| Topic Started: May 17 2009, 06:07 PM (9,993 Views) | |
| rufus | May 17 2009, 06:07 PM Post #1 |
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I rememebr that once in Peter Ward's book he mentions the differnt things that could possibly thin the human population. He mentioned, then dismissed at once the possibility of a new sort of predator. As he correctly observes, any such predator would be quickly elininated or contained if it started preying on our species. Humans would simply not allow ourselves or our children to become food. But that got me to thinking. Suppose some future genetic scientist, engineered some sort of future predator to prey upon humans, perhaps as a way of cleansing the population of :defectives" or undesirables". The species could be genetically programed to hunt only humans as a food source. And it might be programed to eliminate only those humans who carried certain traits such as genetic maladies. This would have to be done in such a way that the human population would not know what was happening, and could not take the action needed to eliminate the predators. This creature would be engineered from humans themselves.The creature could have engineered traits from other animal species, such as camaflauge abilites, and perhaps sonar from bats to stun their prey. BTW, I thought of this idea long before that "future predator" thing from Primeval, and I thought of posting this today, even before I read that other thread. I also thought of making this idea into a story, in which the heor has to find who is releasing and controlling these predators and how to stop them. I usually try not to bash genetic science in my stories, like some authors do, but in this case the plot would demand that I do have a rogue geneticist. |
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| The Dodo | Sep 25 2009, 01:18 AM Post #106 |
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That ideas already been used, it's called the blob. |
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| Holben | Sep 25 2009, 01:30 PM Post #107 |
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Hey! Don't you steal our thunder! This stuff is infinitely superior to any'blob' or such inferior organisms. Can I have some of the film money, please? |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Sep 25 2009, 05:36 PM Post #108 |
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Yes but WE where the first ones to discribe how it works. |
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| Holben | Sep 26 2009, 08:18 AM Post #109 |
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and it's a different colour. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| CarrionTrooper | Sep 26 2009, 08:34 AM Post #110 |
I require more vespene gas?!?
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Doom slime? Would it wear a metal mask and utter a scream as such... "RICHARRRRRDDDSSSS!!!" Kekeke, just joking. But yeah, the idea is kinda done. How about something more alien... or creepy... Triffids meets Cordyceps Fungi meets Zombies? |
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| Holben | Sep 26 2009, 08:36 AM Post #111 |
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It's just not the same. Why do so many people hate the DOOM slime? Is it like marmite? |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| colddigger | Sep 26 2009, 11:12 AM Post #112 |
Joke's over! Love, Parasky
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because, i wanna know what D.O.O.M. stands for |
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| lamna | Sep 26 2009, 12:29 PM Post #113 |
 
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Democratic Order of Monsters or D.O.O.M. |
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| sam999 | Sep 26 2009, 12:40 PM Post #114 |
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Maybe we shold just leave lamna's doom slime alown. |
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| Holben | Sep 27 2009, 09:18 AM Post #115 |
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Lamna's? |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Sep 27 2009, 12:47 PM Post #116 |
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Can we PLEASE try to stay on topic! |
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| Temporary | Sep 27 2009, 01:07 PM Post #117 |
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Just to tick Sam off, we should talk about random stuff and go as far off-topic as possible. As for Doomslime, I think it deserves it's own topic. There are so many things to think about, even from a purely scientific point of view. |
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| sam999 | Sep 27 2009, 02:13 PM Post #118 |
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Hey! |
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| Holben | Sep 30 2009, 12:57 PM Post #119 |
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Rumbo a la Victoria
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Ha. Where should this topic be placed? |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| sam999 | Sep 30 2009, 01:54 PM Post #120 |
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How about generel spec? Now please get back on topic. |
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