a weapon that can destroy planets that way it wouldn't be too long before mankind didn't exist anymore.

how about we cure aging

The poll asked for things to benefit mankind, not ruin it...

last thing we need to be is immortals O_O we would all have to be sterilized + people still murdering each other ect lol

easy chemical synthesis of heavy elements

This post was edited by Jp2050 on Apr 15 2012 03:20pm

Fusion, Nanotechnology, or Interstellar travel.

Garbage into energy

mmm, social engineering. don't think itll ever happen unless authoritarian regimes rise into power again. it would definitely make things interesting



This would definitely change humanity, but not for the better. Pretty soon, people would get lazy and then lose any purpose they had. Then they'd realize they don't need to have children and just start a whole mess of selfishness.



You know, its funny, but modern science has all but forgot about cold fusion. I'm thinking there's not much promise in that field =[



hmm, what would this do?

it'd make heavy metal catalysts cheap as dirt, but I can't see any other consequence

that doesn't even make sense

synthesizing heavier elements is a nuclear process not a chemical one

You're right.

There would have to be a wholesale shift in ethics and an authoritarian state would be perfect for just such an event to transpire (albeit forced).

However, this thread is just mucking about in that sense so I wouldn't take it that seriously