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| lamna | Sep 21 2009, 06:02 PM Post #1 |
 
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Exactly what it says on the tin. I wonder how hard it would be to grow a house? |
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| agatharights | Sep 21 2009, 07:15 PM Post #16 |
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But it would purr when happy! A head massage! |
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| colddigger | Sep 21 2009, 07:43 PM Post #17 |
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organic technology, you mean like using wood and bamboo and bones and leather and cotton and fossil fuels and paper and various other natural materials? |
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| agatharights | Sep 21 2009, 07:45 PM Post #18 |
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But using them while they're still alive. LIke genetically engineering a creature that would be a living, breathing purse that would hold your valuables and bite intruder's hands if they tried to reach inside it. |
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| colddigger | Sep 21 2009, 07:55 PM Post #19 |
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oh, so like dogs bred for guarding, herding, looking cute and whatnot, possibly even spidergoats? but nah, i get what you guys mean... personally i don't think a living shelter would be useful, maybe portions of it could be and it would likely have to be fed using tubes that pump sugar rich liquid into it, much like electrical wiring in a house... |
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| lamna | Sep 22 2009, 01:25 AM Post #20 |
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Technically the term should be Biological technology. Plastic is Organic, but I went with the popular term. I don't know if I would want to put my money into an aggressive animal's butt. I expect their would be a spate of people coming into hospital who got bitten by their purse. Or others who "tripped" in a awkward way and need to get their purse removed from a delicate area. I wonder how well a living coat would do? |
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| Temporary | Sep 22 2009, 03:26 PM Post #21 |
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A living coat would be self-heating, so, I imagine very well if people get over the weirdness of watering their coat. |
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| sam999 | Sep 22 2009, 03:27 PM Post #22 |
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| lamna | Sep 22 2009, 05:25 PM Post #23 |
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I think they have those in East of Eden. And I'm not sure how, people get bored and fuse into a shambling mass of flesh, ready to exude “Brains, fresh brains for baby Jesus,” You can listen to the story here, the American accents are a bit jarring when you find out this happens in the UK. http://escapepod.org/2009/07/11/ep206-rogue-farm/ |
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| colddigger | Sep 23 2009, 05:39 PM Post #24 |
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a living coat would be interesting, it being heated would be a little iffy since that would mean a high metabolism, but it could feed off of peoples oil and sweat... so it might end up being really hot, and sticks to your skin... and doesn't sound pleasant at all... |
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| lamna | Sep 23 2009, 05:58 PM Post #25 |
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I don't think I would like my coat licking me, and I doubt my sweat would be able to sustain it. |
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| agatharights | Sep 24 2009, 12:59 PM Post #26 |
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You could always get used to it. I imagine it'd be like a self-cleaning system, where it cleans all the sweat and oil from your skin regularly. Great for bacne! |
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| lamna | Sep 24 2009, 01:25 PM Post #27 |
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Well that might be interesting, your coat climbing onto your head to lick your forhead. What if they made tongue flannels for washing? That would be a rather queer shower. |
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| agatharights | Sep 24 2009, 09:35 PM Post #28 |
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WHy bother? Engineer a swarm of microscopic insects to swarm all over you and clean you. Every last bit. Oh man, I just got a great idea for a murder mystery set in a biopunk setting... |
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| colddigger | Sep 24 2009, 10:45 PM Post #29 |
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sounds like someones fetish |
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| agatharights | Sep 25 2009, 10:18 PM Post #30 |
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Not mine, but I know somebody who'd be all over me. Me? I'm thinking...soft, fur-covered tentacles that secrete soap...mmmmn~ |
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