RE: Beaming Up via Nanotech

From: Luke Howison (lukeh@ihug.co.nz)
Date: Fri Dec 29 2000 - 02:58:57 MST


John Clark wrote:
> I agree with Merkle, I don't see why you'd need to describe the
> exact position and
> exact velocity of every atom in every water molecule, just
> saying "there are 94322
> water molecules at about this temperature at about this position
> in this cell" should
> be more than good enough.

I agree here. For some parts of the body, eg muscles, even just describing
a typical muscle cell and then specifiying the size, position and location
of the individual muscle cells in the area could concievably be enough for a
satisfactory copy.

Luke H

"The vast majority of people in the US know almost no science by the polls,
less math, and believe an incredible array of utterly preposterous things
that they claim shape their most fundamental values. Pretty damn scary." -
Samantha Atkins



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