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Humans have energy, but not water. What happens?
Humans can now fly. What happens to the transportation industry?Strengths and limitations of humans with endless energyWhat a gift for the Energy Being that has everything?For some reason, humans no longer need to eat food, but it still tastes good. What happens to the food industry?How can I make guns available, but not swords?What advantages would cyborgs have over humans?What do humans have that plants need?What conditions allow advanced technology to be crafted, but not mass-produced?World where humans have high competitionHow can humans not need to use the toilet?
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Suppose that through a "hand-wavium" genetic engineering coupled with nanotechnology the humanity was able to develop a body battery.
How does this work? It provides enough energy for the human body. No need to use glycogen/glucose ATP mechanism.
Let's suppose that heat regulation is also solved by this technology.
I suppose humans would still need to feed themselves (because of proteins/vitamins/minerals) and drink water.
So what would happen if this battery-human is lost in a desert without access to water? Would he/she die as fast as a regular human? What would be the difference? How can this be circumvented?
technology humans energy-beings
asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
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Suppose that through a "hand-wavium" genetic engineering coupled with nanotechnology the humanity was able to develop a body battery.
How does this work? It provides enough energy for the human body. No need to use glycogen/glucose ATP mechanism.
Let's suppose that heat regulation is also solved by this technology.
I suppose humans would still need to feed themselves (because of proteins/vitamins/minerals) and drink water.
So what would happen if this battery-human is lost in a desert without access to water? Would he/she die as fast as a regular human? What would be the difference? How can this be circumvented?
technology humans energy-beings
asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
427414
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Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
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– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
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@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
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– Cadence
3 hours ago
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Suppose that through a "hand-wavium" genetic engineering coupled with nanotechnology the humanity was able to develop a body battery.
How does this work? It provides enough energy for the human body. No need to use glycogen/glucose ATP mechanism.
Let's suppose that heat regulation is also solved by this technology.
I suppose humans would still need to feed themselves (because of proteins/vitamins/minerals) and drink water.
So what would happen if this battery-human is lost in a desert without access to water? Would he/she die as fast as a regular human? What would be the difference? How can this be circumvented?
technology humans energy-beings
asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
427414
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Suppose that through a "hand-wavium" genetic engineering coupled with nanotechnology the humanity was able to develop a body battery.
How does this work? It provides enough energy for the human body. No need to use glycogen/glucose ATP mechanism.
Let's suppose that heat regulation is also solved by this technology.
I suppose humans would still need to feed themselves (because of proteins/vitamins/minerals) and drink water.
So what would happen if this battery-human is lost in a desert without access to water? Would he/she die as fast as a regular human? What would be the difference? How can this be circumvented?
technology humans energy-beings
technology humans energy-beings
asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
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asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
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asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
427414
asked 3 hours ago
ChaoticChaotic
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ChaoticChaotic
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427414
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Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
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– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
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@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
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– Cadence
3 hours ago
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Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
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– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
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@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
4
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
$endgroup$
– Cadence
3 hours ago
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Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
$endgroup$
– JBH
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
$endgroup$
– JBH
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
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– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
$endgroup$
– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
$begingroup$
@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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4
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
$endgroup$
– Cadence
3 hours ago
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
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They would die of thirst just like any other human.
Consider: an unmodified human can live about a month without food. You won't be living very well after a month with no food, but it can be done.
On the other hand, you will die after mere days without water.
Simply put, access to energy is not a limiting factor over the same timescales that access to water is. Human bodies already have tons of stored energy that could have kept us going long after we otherwise die of dehydration. So, for these purposes, the body battery is completely irrelevant.
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
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I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
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– Tim B II
2 hours ago
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Water is used for other things besides the Krebbs cycle and respiration. It is structural. The citoplasma in human cells and blood plasma are mostly water. Water is also used in osmoregulation and thermoregulation.
Your superhero may endup dead faster than a regular person in a desert. When I think of batteries, I usually think of three things:
- Chemical wastes, which need to be eliminated from the body through urine, sweat or feces (which will require some water);
- Heat - the battery will be generating it, and guess what the body will use as a heat sink?
- One of Metallica's best songs, but that's neither here nor there.
Bottom line being, this thing will not save you water. You've probably installed it to be able to draw more muscle power or whatever, so you are probably drying up faster as a consequence.
answered 2 hours ago
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They would be fine.
In the desert, it is hot, and there is no water. However since you're using hand-wavium, and apparently the "heat regulation" problem is solved, then there shouldn't be a problem with surviving in the desert.
Unless:
- The heat regulation properties of the technology need water to operate. Like if they still sweat.
- The technology stops operating properly at high temperatures.
- They need water to survive for some other reason, like expelling liquid waste.
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
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They would die of thirst just like any other human.
Consider: an unmodified human can live about a month without food. You won't be living very well after a month with no food, but it can be done.
On the other hand, you will die after mere days without water.
Simply put, access to energy is not a limiting factor over the same timescales that access to water is. Human bodies already have tons of stored energy that could have kept us going long after we otherwise die of dehydration. So, for these purposes, the body battery is completely irrelevant.
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
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I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
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– Tim B II
2 hours ago
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$begingroup$
They would die of thirst just like any other human.
Consider: an unmodified human can live about a month without food. You won't be living very well after a month with no food, but it can be done.
On the other hand, you will die after mere days without water.
Simply put, access to energy is not a limiting factor over the same timescales that access to water is. Human bodies already have tons of stored energy that could have kept us going long after we otherwise die of dehydration. So, for these purposes, the body battery is completely irrelevant.
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
$endgroup$
2
$begingroup$
I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
$endgroup$
– Tim B II
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
They would die of thirst just like any other human.
Consider: an unmodified human can live about a month without food. You won't be living very well after a month with no food, but it can be done.
On the other hand, you will die after mere days without water.
Simply put, access to energy is not a limiting factor over the same timescales that access to water is. Human bodies already have tons of stored energy that could have kept us going long after we otherwise die of dehydration. So, for these purposes, the body battery is completely irrelevant.
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
$endgroup$
They would die of thirst just like any other human.
Consider: an unmodified human can live about a month without food. You won't be living very well after a month with no food, but it can be done.
On the other hand, you will die after mere days without water.
Simply put, access to energy is not a limiting factor over the same timescales that access to water is. Human bodies already have tons of stored energy that could have kept us going long after we otherwise die of dehydration. So, for these purposes, the body battery is completely irrelevant.
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
answered 3 hours ago
Logan R. KearsleyLogan R. Kearsley
10.9k13055
10.9k13055
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I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
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– Tim B II
2 hours ago
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I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
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– Tim B II
2 hours ago
2
2
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I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
$endgroup$
– Tim B II
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
I don't know about tonnes, but I have around 20Kg more stored energy than I should have...
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– Tim B II
2 hours ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Water is used for other things besides the Krebbs cycle and respiration. It is structural. The citoplasma in human cells and blood plasma are mostly water. Water is also used in osmoregulation and thermoregulation.
Your superhero may endup dead faster than a regular person in a desert. When I think of batteries, I usually think of three things:
- Chemical wastes, which need to be eliminated from the body through urine, sweat or feces (which will require some water);
- Heat - the battery will be generating it, and guess what the body will use as a heat sink?
- One of Metallica's best songs, but that's neither here nor there.
Bottom line being, this thing will not save you water. You've probably installed it to be able to draw more muscle power or whatever, so you are probably drying up faster as a consequence.
answered 2 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.9k13115250
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add a comment |
$begingroup$
Water is used for other things besides the Krebbs cycle and respiration. It is structural. The citoplasma in human cells and blood plasma are mostly water. Water is also used in osmoregulation and thermoregulation.
Your superhero may endup dead faster than a regular person in a desert. When I think of batteries, I usually think of three things:
- Chemical wastes, which need to be eliminated from the body through urine, sweat or feces (which will require some water);
- Heat - the battery will be generating it, and guess what the body will use as a heat sink?
- One of Metallica's best songs, but that's neither here nor there.
Bottom line being, this thing will not save you water. You've probably installed it to be able to draw more muscle power or whatever, so you are probably drying up faster as a consequence.
answered 2 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.9k13115250
$endgroup$
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Water is used for other things besides the Krebbs cycle and respiration. It is structural. The citoplasma in human cells and blood plasma are mostly water. Water is also used in osmoregulation and thermoregulation.
Your superhero may endup dead faster than a regular person in a desert. When I think of batteries, I usually think of three things:
- Chemical wastes, which need to be eliminated from the body through urine, sweat or feces (which will require some water);
- Heat - the battery will be generating it, and guess what the body will use as a heat sink?
- One of Metallica's best songs, but that's neither here nor there.
Bottom line being, this thing will not save you water. You've probably installed it to be able to draw more muscle power or whatever, so you are probably drying up faster as a consequence.
answered 2 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.9k13115250
$endgroup$
Water is used for other things besides the Krebbs cycle and respiration. It is structural. The citoplasma in human cells and blood plasma are mostly water. Water is also used in osmoregulation and thermoregulation.
Your superhero may endup dead faster than a regular person in a desert. When I think of batteries, I usually think of three things:
- Chemical wastes, which need to be eliminated from the body through urine, sweat or feces (which will require some water);
- Heat - the battery will be generating it, and guess what the body will use as a heat sink?
- One of Metallica's best songs, but that's neither here nor there.
Bottom line being, this thing will not save you water. You've probably installed it to be able to draw more muscle power or whatever, so you are probably drying up faster as a consequence.
answered 2 hours ago
RenanRenan
49.9k13115250
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They would be fine.
In the desert, it is hot, and there is no water. However since you're using hand-wavium, and apparently the "heat regulation" problem is solved, then there shouldn't be a problem with surviving in the desert.
Unless:
- The heat regulation properties of the technology need water to operate. Like if they still sweat.
- The technology stops operating properly at high temperatures.
- They need water to survive for some other reason, like expelling liquid waste.
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
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They would be fine.
In the desert, it is hot, and there is no water. However since you're using hand-wavium, and apparently the "heat regulation" problem is solved, then there shouldn't be a problem with surviving in the desert.
Unless:
- The heat regulation properties of the technology need water to operate. Like if they still sweat.
- The technology stops operating properly at high temperatures.
- They need water to survive for some other reason, like expelling liquid waste.
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
$endgroup$
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$begingroup$
They would be fine.
In the desert, it is hot, and there is no water. However since you're using hand-wavium, and apparently the "heat regulation" problem is solved, then there shouldn't be a problem with surviving in the desert.
Unless:
- The heat regulation properties of the technology need water to operate. Like if they still sweat.
- The technology stops operating properly at high temperatures.
- They need water to survive for some other reason, like expelling liquid waste.
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
$endgroup$
They would be fine.
In the desert, it is hot, and there is no water. However since you're using hand-wavium, and apparently the "heat regulation" problem is solved, then there shouldn't be a problem with surviving in the desert.
Unless:
- The heat regulation properties of the technology need water to operate. Like if they still sweat.
- The technology stops operating properly at high temperatures.
- They need water to survive for some other reason, like expelling liquid waste.
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
4,342532
answered 2 hours ago
MathaddictMathaddict
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Hello Chaotic. Please remember that SE's model is one-specific-question/one-best-answer. I count 3 questions. Could you narrow your question to just one?
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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@JBH To my eyes, they are the same question asked 3 different ways...
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– Arkenstein XII
3 hours ago
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@ArkensteinXII,(a) would a person die as quickly as an unmodified person? is a yes/no question. (b) what's the difference? is similar and might be considered the same. (c) How can this be circumvented? is an entirely different question. Good question behavior is to ask just one question to remove ambiguity and reduce the likelihood of being closed as too-broad.
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– JBH
3 hours ago
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Could you explain what you mean by "suppose that heat regulation is also solved"? Do you mean that the human is completely immune to hot and cold environments, or just that we shouldn't worry about the heat generated by the battery itself?
$endgroup$
– Cadence
3 hours ago