Is it possible to impregnate the universe with life?

asim18 · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:15

Imagine we sent up a load of cryopreserved cockroaches, spiders, bacteria and stuff into space and shot it into all directions in hope of it landing somewhere and thriving?

Imagine in 42 billion years time. Star-Trek could actually be real with the amount of life we will have spewed out to distant planets and even other galaxies.

Mynight · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:19

We should probably sort out home first before screwing up other planets as well

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Dj_Jestar · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:24

It's bed time.

G-MAN2004 · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:27

We're ruining home enough as it is. No need to mess up other places.

Thekwango · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:28

asim18 said:
Imagine we sent up a load of cryopreserved cockroaches, spiders, bacteria and stuff into space and shot it into all directions in hope of it landing somewhere and thriving?

Imagine in 42 billion years time. Star-Trek could actually be real with the amount of life we will have spewed out to distant planets and even other galaxies.

Definitely an 'I can't sleep' thread

Dj_Jestar said:
It's bed time.

Seconded, or +1 in cool talk

DannyDrama · 4 Jun 2015 at 02:58

I know it's time for bed because I don't think this post is ridiculous. Thanks, OP.

Efour · 4 Jun 2015 at 05:39

Current theroy calculates the universe at 13.82 billion years old so 42 billion is pretty freaking long....

Unless you used 42 because its the answer to "the meaning of life" or the distance in light years of the observable universal horizon.

Cosimo · 4 Jun 2015 at 06:31

Dj_Jestar said:
It's bed time.

I bet OP dreamt about impregnating the universal al night long.

sprite1275 · 4 Jun 2015 at 06:36

There's life Jim but not as we know it.

Hades · 4 Jun 2015 at 06:53

How would the life survive the billions of years trip in a sealed container without any form of energy such as sunlight?

Tefal · 4 Jun 2015 at 06:58

Hades said:
How would the life survive the billions of years trip in a sealed container without any form of energy such as sunlight?

project Orion style ships which could fit giant nuclear generators?

Twirlywoos · 4 Jun 2015 at 07:04

See guys this is why drugs are bad

MooMoo444 · 4 Jun 2015 at 07:23

I think we would be fine to impregnate something as big as the universe. Your dad managed with your mum rite

Efour · 4 Jun 2015 at 07:23

oh snap !

ElliorR · 4 Jun 2015 at 07:34

Is it possible to impregnate the universe?

Not in the black hole.

Hades · 4 Jun 2015 at 07:59

MooMoo444 said:
I think we would be fine to impregnate something as big as the universe. Your dad managed with your mum rite

Alarm! Shots fired!

UKDTweak · 4 Jun 2015 at 08:09

asim18 said:
Star-Trek could actually be real with the amount of life we will have spewed out to distant planets and even other galaxies.

On the other hand... have you seen Starship Troopers before???

Orionaut · 4 Jun 2015 at 08:57

I have always been a bit of a fan of Panspermia myself.

I suspect "simple" life is pretty well everywhere it could possibly survive.

"Complex" life, like we have on Earth is likely to be much rarer since I suspect that the planetery conditions (geology etc) are key to complex life evolving and that the precise mix of planetary conditions that might be necesary might actually be rather rare.

bitslice · 4 Jun 2015 at 09:00

Hades said:
How would the life survive the billions of years trip in a sealed container without any form of energy such as sunlight?

I got through my teenage years in my bedroom OK

checjb · 4 Jun 2015 at 11:11

Kudos to you MooMoo444 as your comment in post #13 was exactly what I expected to see the instant I read the thread title.