It was pretty impressive tech. I wonder if it's based on some theoretical tech in the far future?
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fbplayer1064 — 12 years ago(December 20, 2013 06:48 PM)
They probably wouldn't even bother with this type of tech. I think more likely is people would upload their genetic material every night while they sleep to create a copy we could then build a new body and download their thoughts/memories into the new body and be good as new
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flipper33 — 12 years ago(December 25, 2013 05:54 PM)
how could something like the med pods in elysium be created in reality, well first you would need a quantum computer to map out the human genenome, next you will need a tracking systemthat can target and map out the location of every cell, and compare it to a base line template of a human being, next you will need some form of energy or electromagnet machine that can alter and control matter by altering the electrical energy surrounding each atom, some form of each type of tech listed already exists at a basic level, 50 years from now or even 20 a med pod like the one in this film will exist.
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xiM_f — 12 years ago(December 28, 2013 08:12 PM)
that thing is outright impossible
Just think about what it does. It is scanning your atomic composition and then replacing every fault in real time. First you would have to know every illness ( or maybe not, just reverting to default) but the real problem is to create every particle in the right composition. What you can do is to shoot particle beams with the right energy at each other and then only getting some statistical outcome. But how many particles do you need? Go figure. 1g of carbon has about 10^23 atoms. Everyone has to be at his right place. Let me write it out for you 100000000000000000000000 atoms for each gram
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leonthecleaner-1 — 12 years ago(December 29, 2013 04:32 PM)
If you are reverting to default, you need to be able to remove some cells or add new ones, right? In case of cancer (remove cells), or in case of a missing head (add cells) like what happened to Kruger.
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xiM_f — 12 years ago(December 29, 2013 08:05 PM)
Without even going into the details how to create the neccessary particles there are still a lot of problems. Let's say they approach the revert to default mode. You would have to make an backup of yourself but would that be desirable?
Your memories need to be stored somehow right? That would alter your atomic composition. Would you leave that area untested then? What about memory altering deseases like Alzheimer? etc pp -
motc_dk — 12 years ago(December 30, 2013 08:26 AM)
Anyone claiming this will definately not be possible, has little understanding of technology. I'd say it is plausible but will be dependant on more than 1 technology and some are more likely than others.
It is perhaps most likely that some part of this exact machine is not possible, but some replacement invention will give the same "cure all" result. -
leonthecleaner-1 — 12 years ago(December 30, 2013 12:54 PM)
You are right. I didn't think about that. But if I were to guess, I would imagine something like this. If the brain is completely destroyed physically you will lose memories since the last backup.
Otherwise I would assume something like this:
[extract memory]
[revert to default state]
[recreate extracted memory on top]
But I don't know if there is a way to distinguish between memories created by diseases somehow.
I think the ability to reverse ageing, and the ability to create brand new organs should solve a lot of problems. But stuff like cancer, I think you need to completely destroy them in the body, so perhaps nanobots?