From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
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Subject: Re: Antimatter experiment produces first beam of antihydrogen

Wouter Valentijn  wrote in
news:52e4c76b$0$2891$e4fe514c{at}news2.news.xs4all.nl: 

> Your Name schreef op 25-1-2014 21:45:
>> In article , Wouter
>> Valentijn  wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>>>>
>>>> Or, now that antimatter has been found, a bit more experimentation
>>>> might lead to the discovery of anticancer, which would
>>>> heal/annihilate the various forms of cancer!!
>>>
>>> You are joking I assume.
>>
>> Of course he is. We all know the science nerds don't bother wasting
>> time discovering things that would actually be useful right now.  ;-)
>>
> 
> I was thinking about the leap from 'antimatter' to 'anticancer'.
> That sounds completely ridicules.
> 
> Cancer *IS* Matter.
> 
> I you have antimatter you already have 'anticancer'. But I would not 
> recommend using antimatter to cure cancer. When antimatter comes into 
> contact with matter, things go *BOOM*.
> 
> BTW, as a fan of fundamental science I think the pursuit of knowledge 
> for knowledge sake is worthwhile. It can expand our understanding of
> the universe. Knowledge = Good. Ignorance is not bliss.
> 

But you can't spell 'ridiculous.'


> And expanding knowledge is also a fundamental part of the mission of
> the crew of the Starship Enterprise! :-)
> 
> Later on it can produce technology that can help the world as a side 
> effect.
> 
> It is the use (or misuse) of that technology (and/or which end of that
> technology you are on) that determines if the effect is good or bad
> for you. :-)
> 

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