i heard everything is made of tiny atoms (like tiny circles) but they somehow make a object.. like a printer, computer, human etc... so could you pull the circles apart and turn it into something else like turn a human into a printer?
2007-08-30 12:25:00 · 7 answers · asked by CHAOS 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Yes, you can, but it's neither as involved or as efficient as you think. ^_^ Nobody has to get their atoms scrambled though, thank goodness.
Humans who are trained to be "printers of text" are generally called "typists" or "keyboarders" or "data entry clerks", though those job descriptions generally tend to get folded into the jobs of "secretary" and "office clerk" too.
Humans who are trained to "print pictures" for a living by drawing them end up having even *more varied* kinds of work, mainly by way of the nature of their "printings". Some human "graphics printers" provide pencils, inks and colors for comic books, others are "draftsmen" who draw up plans and blueprints so construction workers can *build* what an architect *designs*.
Ok....*don't Hit!* I get it....I'm being a smartass here. ^_^
Point is....what you're asking is a bit of overkill, and rather creepy besides (keyword search: "Soylent Green movie"). People *can* be printers, no re-assembly required. Will they be as efficient as a machine built specifically and *only* to print? No.
But then again, a *printer* isn't going to drive you home from work, is it? Or cook your favorite meal? Or send you an emailed pic of the latest funny "lolcat" pic....is it?
That's the thing. People are *supposed* to be generalists, sort of good at everything potentially, but not perfect at anything. A printer.....well, that's all it does. You can't expect it to make you *toast* in the morning too. So yes, a printer is going to be *good at* printing or it won't be sold to the public (again, in theory.....this is how it's *supposed* to be).
And is the bit of overkill possible? Not yet....too many atoms to keep track of, and not too many ways to "pull the circles apart" without killing someone, never mind putting them back together. You're talking about a process that's going to need a *lot* of energy and a *lot* of computation to even remotely work.
Aren't hiring a typist or *buying* a real printer actually cheaper and more effective? ^_^
Just saying...thanks for your time! Good Question really. ^_^
2007-08-30 12:45:28 · answer #1 · answered by Bradley P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well yes and no. The types of atoms that make up a human are different than the atoms that make up a printer (humans are not made of plastic polymers).
But we do take existing atoms (materials) and turn them into the plastics, inks, etc. that go into making a printer. We just don't get them from humans. ;o)
2007-08-30 19:29:38 · answer #2 · answered by Kleineganz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not know about a printer, but in my off hours I'm designing a machine that does this: you meet a beautiful woman in a bar, she goes home with you. You make the best love you've ever made in your life, and at 3 o'clock she turns into a pizza. $5,354.87 retail.
2007-08-30 19:53:21 · answer #3 · answered by Yank 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gah, I don't know but as a child I had a reacurring dream that I was in a pocket book factory and was being turned into a purse over and over again. Scary.
2007-08-30 19:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by raptor7tc 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
u could turn human into Sprinter,that's im quite sure of
2007-08-30 19:28:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are right about the beautiful atoms
that creates the things i see
but it seems you have an imagination
2007-08-30 19:27:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe in a sci fi movie, not in real life=)
2007-08-30 19:29:18 · answer #7 · answered by some person 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋