Suppose you had a Star Trek replicator that had some extra obvious features, like being able to interpolate between any existing items (e.g. "halfway between a strawberry and a blueberry"). keenanpepper ( @keenanpepper@sopuli.xyz ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago message-square39fedilinkarrow-up166
arrow-up166message-squareSuppose you had a Star Trek replicator that had some extra obvious features, like being able to interpolate between any existing items (e.g. "halfway between a strawberry and a blueberry"). keenanpepper ( @keenanpepper@sopuli.xyz ) Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years ago message-square39fedilink
minus-square intensely_human ( @intensely_human@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoBut how does the replicator work? Does it spawn a universe where your cow grows up and is slaughtered and cooked into a burger? Would that result in a greater cow-to-burger ratio than real life?
minus-square kairo79 ( @kairo79@lemmy.ml ) linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 years agoFrom my understanding, it works like a 3D Printer. So no Animal must die!
But how does the replicator work? Does it spawn a universe where your cow grows up and is slaughtered and cooked into a burger?
Would that result in a greater cow-to-burger ratio than real life?
From my understanding, it works like a 3D Printer. So no Animal must die!