1 00:00:05,000 --> 00:00:08,119 Speaker 1: Hello, friends from across the nation and around the world. 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:12,080 I'm Martin, and you are listening to Dad's Bedtime Stories. 3 00:00:12,720 --> 00:00:17,239 Tonight we're headed back into the Quantum Computer universe because 4 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,000 I got a few ideas for it on my Google form. 5 00:00:20,879 --> 00:00:25,679 Tonight's episode comes to us from Asher, who wanted an 6 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,839 episode where you continue to build up the underground base 7 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:35,039 and build a spaceship. I think that's a great idea, Asher, 8 00:00:35,119 --> 00:00:37,880 So that's exactly what we're going to do today. If 9 00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:41,640 you have an idea for the Quantum Computer universe or 10 00:00:42,079 --> 00:00:46,200 any other universe, I love getting your ideas, even if 11 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,039 I can't make all of them. You can record them 12 00:00:49,079 --> 00:00:51,880 on speak pipe, leaving your own voice, which I can 13 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,280 play on the podcast, or you can fill out the 14 00:00:55,399 --> 00:01:01,240 Google form, or you can just email me at Bedtime 15 00:01:01,359 --> 00:01:05,959 Stories at gmail dot com. If you've never listened to 16 00:01:06,239 --> 00:01:09,280 any episodes of the Quantum series, I think there's only 17 00:01:09,359 --> 00:01:12,680 four before this. I did a little compilation episode in 18 00:01:12,719 --> 00:01:15,040 another one. If you want to get caught up, or 19 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:17,519 you really just have to understand, you're a kid who 20 00:01:17,599 --> 00:01:20,640 found a quantum computer that helps you build things using 21 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,560 a three D printer. So now you're like going around 22 00:01:23,599 --> 00:01:27,599 collecting garbage to turn into new material, and yeah, it's 23 00:01:27,599 --> 00:01:31,000 pretty fun. Before we start, I just want to give 24 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:35,359 a big shout out to my newest Patreon sponsors, Jessica 25 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,359 and Valerie. I reached out to both of you via 26 00:01:39,599 --> 00:01:41,560 messages to see if there's anyone else you wanted me 27 00:01:41,599 --> 00:01:45,599 to shout out, so just let me know. As many 28 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,879 of you have probably heard before, making this podcast and 29 00:01:49,959 --> 00:01:53,640 keeping it going does take a pretty significant amount of effort, 30 00:01:54,439 --> 00:01:57,879 so I really appreciate any donations going to the show. 31 00:01:58,359 --> 00:02:01,000 It helps us keep the lights on around here. And 32 00:02:01,319 --> 00:02:03,879 the other thing that helps us keep lights on around 33 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:08,439 here are advertisements. Now, I don't love having a ton 34 00:02:08,479 --> 00:02:12,919 of advertisements, and I never never will play one during 35 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,680 the story or after the story here on Dad's Bedtime Stories, 36 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:20,400 but we do have to fit in a few beforehand 37 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:25,319 to make that work. Now it's time to close your eyes, 38 00:02:25,879 --> 00:02:28,439 get as comfy as you can in that bed, and 39 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:33,479 imagine yourself doing what the kid in the story does. 40 00:02:34,319 --> 00:02:38,840 As a quick recap from the last episode, you basically 41 00:02:39,199 --> 00:02:42,319 woke up to discover an underground base under your bed, 42 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,919 and then Quantum sent you on a mission to collect garbage, 43 00:02:47,319 --> 00:02:51,520 clean up the ocean with a sort of self replicating 44 00:02:52,439 --> 00:02:56,840 garbage clean up fleet in the ocean. And yeah, that's 45 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:00,240 where we left off. Also, I want you to remember 46 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:03,039 that you are the main character. So I try to 47 00:03:03,039 --> 00:03:05,639 write these stories so you can fill in the blanks 48 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,240 with your own imagination. And that's exactly where we're going 49 00:03:09,319 --> 00:03:15,439 to start today. Imagine yourself waking up in your very 50 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:22,680 own bed. For a moment, everything feels normal, your room's quiet, 51 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:29,800 sun's peeking in through the curtains, and then you remember Quantum, 52 00:03:30,439 --> 00:03:36,759 the underground base, the ocean clean up fleet, the hover coppter, 53 00:03:37,879 --> 00:03:43,199 the giant secret hatch under your room. You sit up quickly. 54 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:49,280 Good morning, Quantum says from your wrist. You lift your 55 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:53,039 arm and see Quantum's little smiling face glowing on the 56 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:58,080 watch screen. Good morning, You say, anything new happening while 57 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:05,120 I was sleeping? Of course, Quantum replies, several thousand things. Oh, 58 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,879 you say, that sounds like a lot of things. It was. 59 00:04:09,639 --> 00:04:13,520 I have prepared a progress report, but I suspect you 60 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:18,560 would rather see it for yourself. You grin and look 61 00:04:18,639 --> 00:04:22,560 toward the little red button on your nightstand. It's still 62 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:26,800 sitting there waiting for you. You climb out of bed 63 00:04:27,319 --> 00:04:32,360 and press it for a second. Nothing happens. Then your 64 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:37,160 bed begins to slide sideways across the floor with a smooth, 65 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:42,639 sort of mechanical hum. The metal hatch underneath it appears 66 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:47,720 glowing faintly blue around the edges. You grab the handle, 67 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:51,600 pull the hatch open, and look down at the shiny 68 00:04:51,639 --> 00:04:56,480 metal slide curving into blue light below. You sit down, 69 00:04:56,759 --> 00:05:02,560 push off, and immediately shoot downward. The slide twists around 70 00:05:02,639 --> 00:05:07,759 a glowing tunnel, curving left right, then dropping sharply enough 71 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:12,480 to make your stomach jump. Blue lights blur past you. 72 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:18,000 The smooth metal beneath you hum softly, and eventually you 73 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:21,839 shoot out the bottom and come to a gradual stop 74 00:05:21,959 --> 00:05:26,600 in the middle of the underground base. Only now the 75 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:32,279 base looks different. Before it was huge and mostly empty, 76 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:37,279 but now it's filled in. The walls are still dark 77 00:05:37,439 --> 00:05:41,480 metal with glowing blue lines running through them, but there's 78 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:47,319 different sections everywhere. A line of hover copters rests along 79 00:05:47,399 --> 00:05:51,959 one side of the launch bay, each one silver gray 80 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:56,959 with blue white energy rings. Helper bots float around them, 81 00:05:57,480 --> 00:06:04,040 polishing panels, checking tang welding things together. On the other 82 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:10,079 side of the base is a kitchen area with shiny counters, cabinets, 83 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:16,639 and well a fridge beside it is a living room, 84 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:21,279 a real living room. There's a large, soft looking couch, 85 00:06:21,879 --> 00:06:26,279 a table, and an enormous entertainment screen that covers most 86 00:06:26,319 --> 00:06:30,279 of the wall. The screen is so clear it looks 87 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,639 less like a screen and more like a window into 88 00:06:33,720 --> 00:06:39,480 another world. You built a living room, you ask, Yes, 89 00:06:40,399 --> 00:06:43,720 you are spending more time in the base. I determined 90 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:49,319 that you might appreciate the comfort. That's probably true, you say, 91 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:56,160 walking towards the couch and entertainment. This quantum television receives 92 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:03,160 programs from all quantum realities. You stop walking. Ohit all 93 00:07:03,519 --> 00:07:09,160 quantum realities, Yes, every possible universe that is close enough 94 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:16,199 to tune in. That sounds weird, Oh it is. Obviously 95 00:07:16,279 --> 00:07:18,879 you have to turn it on. You pick up a 96 00:07:18,959 --> 00:07:22,399 remote sitting on the table and press the power button. 97 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,199 It's obviously the power button because it's a large red button. 98 00:07:27,399 --> 00:07:31,439 The screen lights up, showing what looks like a traditional 99 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:36,399 sitcom living room, except everyone in it looks like they're 100 00:07:36,519 --> 00:07:43,079 half person and half technology. A man that looks like 101 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,199 he has a toaster built into his chest for some reason, 102 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:53,079 begins to speak Honey, I accidentally downloaded the neighbor again. 103 00:07:54,279 --> 00:07:58,959 The audience laughs. A woman with wheels instead of feet 104 00:07:59,199 --> 00:08:03,199 rolls into the living room and says, not again, Carrie. 105 00:08:03,879 --> 00:08:08,360 Last time he got stuck in the dishwasher dimension. The 106 00:08:08,399 --> 00:08:15,720 audience laughs even harder. You just stare at the screen. Quantum, 107 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:21,399 what is this? It appears to be a comedy program 108 00:08:21,439 --> 00:08:25,639 from a reality where humans and technology have merged together, 109 00:08:26,279 --> 00:08:31,560 though they have retained bad television writing. This is terrible, 110 00:08:31,959 --> 00:08:38,039 you say, yes, however, there are channels from all different realities. 111 00:08:38,440 --> 00:08:43,000 There is certainly something good on there. All right, Well, 112 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,440 maybe I'll check that out later, you say, turning off 113 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,279 the TV and putting down the remote. You walk further 114 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:55,559 into the base, still amazed by everything. The giant printer 115 00:08:55,799 --> 00:09:00,480 is even larger than it was before. There are stored rooms, 116 00:09:00,600 --> 00:09:06,399 nail robot docking stations, what look like vehicle bays, a 117 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:10,039 large circular empty area in the middle of the base 118 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,320 that looks very important, though you're not sure why, so 119 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:19,480 you ask what happened with the ocean cleanup fleet. Quantum's 120 00:09:19,519 --> 00:09:23,120 face appears not only on your watch, but also on 121 00:09:23,159 --> 00:09:27,240 the giant screen mounted to the wall. The screen changes 122 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,720 to a map of Earth with glowing dots spread across 123 00:09:30,759 --> 00:09:36,039 the Pacific Ocean. The ocean cleanup fleet has been largely successful, 124 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:41,600 Quantum says. The mother sub has continued self replication. It 125 00:09:41,639 --> 00:09:48,840 has printed additional collectible submersibles, floating debris skimmers, river mouth interceptors, 126 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:54,840 and transport drones. The operation is expanding at a sustainable rate. 127 00:09:55,840 --> 00:09:59,960 That's amazing. So it's just cleaning the ocean by itsself. 128 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,840 Heal now, correct, of course, with supervision. I am still 129 00:10:04,879 --> 00:10:11,039 monitoring it. The seagulls remain suspicious. It's understandable, you say, 130 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:16,639 we did spray them with water that low pressure. Still 131 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:21,080 though they probably didn't appreciate that. Quantum Screen returns to 132 00:10:21,159 --> 00:10:25,559 his smiling face. Now he says, what would you like 133 00:10:25,639 --> 00:10:31,720 to build next? Oh? What are the choices? You ask? Well, 134 00:10:32,159 --> 00:10:36,440 since I am programmed with knowledge from almost every quantum reality, 135 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:40,320 I should be able to create anything. You can think 136 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:48,840 of anything, you say, pretty much, even like a spaceship, 137 00:10:49,639 --> 00:10:53,679 like a real one that can traveled different planets and 138 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:58,360 things like that. Quantum is silent for almost a whole second. 139 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:04,039 That is an excellent choice. The giant screen changes again. 140 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:08,360 A glowing blue print appears in the air. Above the floor, 141 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:13,759 lines of light form the outline of a ship. At first, 142 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:18,120 it's small and simple, and then Quantum keeps adding details. 143 00:11:18,919 --> 00:11:23,519 The ship grows longer and sleeker. A cockpit forms at 144 00:11:23,519 --> 00:11:28,960 the front, A rear fabrication chamber appears, storage tanks lock, 145 00:11:29,039 --> 00:11:32,879 and a place along the sides. Engines glow at the back. 146 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:37,279 A living room or living quarter area forms in the middle. 147 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:42,120 Then the whole design spins slowly in the air on 148 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,799 the computer screen. You stare up at it with your 149 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:52,159 mouth open. That, Quantum says, is a compact interplanetary and 150 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:58,480 limited interstellar exploration vessel. It uses anti gravity engines within 151 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:02,240 the Solar system and can create a warp field to 152 00:12:02,399 --> 00:12:09,240 travel to other soldier systems. That's incredible, thank you. This 153 00:12:09,399 --> 00:12:13,360 ship will contain built in accommodations, a high capacity three 154 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:18,600 D printer, a de atomizer, energy storage systems, repair drones, 155 00:12:18,879 --> 00:12:23,879 matter collection tools, and long range navigation, as well as 156 00:12:23,879 --> 00:12:29,279 some defensive capabilities in case we run into aggressive alien 157 00:12:29,360 --> 00:12:36,919 species so we can actually go to space. Yes, you 158 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:42,519 look at the glowing ship design. Can you build it? Yes, 159 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:48,559 Quantum says, but it will be matter heavy. Oh, of course, 160 00:12:49,399 --> 00:12:55,039 it will require a large variety of materials, including precious metals, 161 00:12:55,440 --> 00:13:02,639 rare earth elements, conductive materials, advanced ceramic plastics, carbon structures, 162 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:09,320 and energy storage materials. Technically, I can reorganize atoms into 163 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:15,120 different materials, but doing so requires additional energy and time. 164 00:13:15,600 --> 00:13:18,960 It is more efficient to begin with a large variety 165 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:26,200 of matter, so we need more garbage, correct preferably useful garbage. 166 00:13:27,039 --> 00:13:32,200 The screen changes to show several locations. There are many 167 00:13:32,399 --> 00:13:38,919 nearby sources, Quantum explains. Electronic waste deposits contain precious metals 168 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:44,679 and circuitry. Battery graveyards contain lithium, nickel, cobalt, copper, and 169 00:13:44,919 --> 00:13:50,320 other useful materials. Old landfill sites contain mixed matter and 170 00:13:50,519 --> 00:13:56,080 in some cases leach unpleasant substances into the groundwater. We 171 00:13:56,120 --> 00:14:00,720 can both build a spaceship and clean up the planet. 172 00:14:01,799 --> 00:14:08,440 You make a face at the thought of the groundwater. Gross, yes, 173 00:14:08,679 --> 00:14:13,080 but useful, and on the plus side, no one is 174 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:17,120 likely to miss any of it. What about the Ocean 175 00:14:17,159 --> 00:14:19,919 cleanup fleet? Couldn't we just use the matter from that? 176 00:14:20,679 --> 00:14:25,279 We could, Quantum says, But the fleet is currently self 177 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:29,279 replicating and expanding. If we take matter from it now, 178 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,279 we slow down the cleanup operation. I believe it is 179 00:14:33,360 --> 00:14:37,879 better to let it continue. That makes sense, you say, 180 00:14:38,759 --> 00:14:44,720 all right, battery graveyard first, I guess excellent choice. One 181 00:14:44,759 --> 00:14:47,840 of the hover copters powers up in the launch bay 182 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:53,200 and slides over to the side. Its side hatch folds open. 183 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:58,720 You climb inside and sit in the pilot's seat. The 184 00:14:58,799 --> 00:15:03,799 controls glow life around you. Quantum's face appears on the 185 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:08,360 screen in front of you. The huge launch hatch opens 186 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:13,080 above the base and sunlight pours in. You pull up 187 00:15:13,159 --> 00:15:17,559 on the hover lever, and the hover copter rises smoothly 188 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:21,600 into the air, lifting out of the underground base and 189 00:15:21,759 --> 00:15:25,679 up into the yard. You take it higher and higher 190 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:29,480 as the hatch closes beneath you, hiding the base again 191 00:15:29,600 --> 00:15:34,200 as if it was never there. Once you're high enough, 192 00:15:34,639 --> 00:15:39,399 you shift into flight mode. The steering wheel folds out, 193 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:44,000 the engines hum louder. You place one hand on the wheel, 194 00:15:44,399 --> 00:15:49,000 one hand on the throttle, and you push forward. The 195 00:15:49,039 --> 00:15:54,320 hover copter blasts ahead. A sonic boom cracks behind you. 196 00:15:54,440 --> 00:16:01,759 As the world blurs beneath your window. You soar over forests, rivers, roads, fields, 197 00:16:01,799 --> 00:16:06,960 and towns, following the little glowing path on the navigation screen. 198 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:14,759 Before long, dark smoke appears in the distance. Uh, Quantum, 199 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:20,200 I see it, he says. Thermal scans indicate a battery 200 00:16:20,279 --> 00:16:24,240 fire at the facility. The fire is spreading toward the 201 00:16:24,480 --> 00:16:28,480 nearby forest. You grip the controls tighter as the smoke 202 00:16:28,639 --> 00:16:33,279 grows larger. Below you see a huge yard filled with 203 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:39,919 old batteries, containers, broken equipment, and storage piles. Flames roar 204 00:16:40,039 --> 00:16:44,480 from one section. Bright flashes pop inside the smoke as 205 00:16:44,559 --> 00:16:48,759 more batteries ignite. You pull back on the throttle and 206 00:16:48,840 --> 00:16:53,320 switch to hover mode once again. Beyond the facility is 207 00:16:54,080 --> 00:16:58,759 a thick green forest, and the fire is moving towards it. 208 00:17:00,799 --> 00:17:06,440 Can we stop that? Yes? Scanning forest now. A display 209 00:17:06,519 --> 00:17:10,759 appears on the screen showing outlines of animals moving along 210 00:17:10,799 --> 00:17:17,960 the trees. There are deer, foxes, raccoons, rabbits, squirrels, birds, frogs, snakes, insects, 211 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:22,359 and several nesting areas within the risk zone. Quantum says, 212 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,519 if the fire reaches the forest, many animals will be displaced, 213 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:34,079 some may not survive. You feel your stomach, Titan, Then 214 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:39,720 we have to stop it, agreed, Quantum continues. Luckily, the 215 00:17:40,000 --> 00:17:44,920 hover copter includes several emergency systems I have not yet explained, 216 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:52,160 such as such as a freeze ray. A freeze ray 217 00:17:52,599 --> 00:17:57,759 you say yes, adapted from designs collected from highly advanced 218 00:17:57,839 --> 00:18:02,279 quantum versions of Earth. The freeze ray can instantly lower 219 00:18:02,319 --> 00:18:06,160 the temperature of anything it hits, making it much more 220 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:12,160 effective than water, particularly on a battery fire. Would you 221 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:18,400 like me to activate it now? Yeah? You respond? A 222 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,599 panel opens beside your seat and a joystick rises out 223 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:26,519 of it. The screen changes to a sort of aiming 224 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:31,759 display with glowing hash marks and a bright blue crosshair. 225 00:18:32,519 --> 00:18:35,440 It looks like it's showing a view directly from the 226 00:18:35,480 --> 00:18:40,559 freeze ray. Use the joystick to aim, quantum says, and 227 00:18:40,799 --> 00:18:45,599 the trigger to fire. You grab the joystick and guide 228 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,720 the crosshairs towards the edge of the forest, between the 229 00:18:49,799 --> 00:18:55,079 trees and the approaching flames. Fire When ready, You pull 230 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:59,599 the trigger and a brilliant blue light blasts from the 231 00:18:59,599 --> 00:19:03,279 front of the hover copter. It hits the ground with 232 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:09,279 a flash of sort of icy mist. The ground freezes 233 00:19:09,759 --> 00:19:13,920 and frost begins to spread across the grass and dirt, 234 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:21,400 rising up into a thick wall of ice. Whoa excellent 235 00:19:21,759 --> 00:19:27,160 continue You guide the beam carefully sweeping it along the 236 00:19:27,279 --> 00:19:31,759 edge of the forest. Ice bursts up wherever the beam touches. 237 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:37,319 You create a sort of shiny, frozen barrier between the 238 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:41,119 fire and the trees. Then you shift your aim to 239 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:45,759 the fire itself. As the beam hits it, it almost 240 00:19:45,799 --> 00:19:51,119 instantly stops. You move the beam back and forth across 241 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:55,599 the ground, across ball of the ground that's currently on fire, 242 00:19:56,400 --> 00:20:02,279 until the fire is completely out. I believe the forest 243 00:20:02,319 --> 00:20:06,759 has been protected. Now we should deal with the battery 244 00:20:06,839 --> 00:20:12,559 piles before they continue to burn. More fires may start. Uh, 245 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:17,240 how do we do that? You ask, the same way 246 00:20:17,319 --> 00:20:22,440 we do everything, We absorb them. You turn the hover 247 00:20:22,559 --> 00:20:27,880 copter towards the burning battery yard, hover just above, and 248 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:35,240 flick the button to activate the suction device. The atom vacuum, 249 00:20:35,359 --> 00:20:39,680 or whatever you call it. A cone of energy shoots downward. 250 00:20:40,440 --> 00:20:46,920 Broken batteries, melted casings, wires, metal scraps, and all sorts 251 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:51,319 of other debris begins to rise into the beam. As 252 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:57,839 it rises, it transforms into energy and gets sucked into 253 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,880 the bottom of the ship. You start with the section 254 00:21:02,079 --> 00:21:05,880 of the yard that was on fire, and once that's 255 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:09,359 taken care of, you move to other parts of the 256 00:21:09,480 --> 00:21:16,759 yard as well. Congratulations, Quantum says you have performed very well. 257 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:21,759 The chance of future battery fires has been greatly diminished, 258 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:25,720 at least for the time being, and I believe your 259 00:21:25,839 --> 00:21:32,200 animal friends will be safe. Oh good, well, it looks 260 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:36,799 like the tanks are already half full. Uh where to next? 261 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:42,160 The next closest destination is a nearby landfill. It was 262 00:21:42,319 --> 00:21:46,359 previously used for humans to dump their garbage into a 263 00:21:46,519 --> 00:21:53,279 giant pile before being abandoned. However, the garbage continues to 264 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:59,359 decay and large amounts are leeching into the ground, contaminating 265 00:21:59,519 --> 00:22:05,359 ground in the nearby town. That doesn't sound good. No, 266 00:22:05,799 --> 00:22:09,720 it is in fact quite gross. The substance is called 267 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:14,160 leech eight and it is not ideal. Can we clean 268 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:19,839 it up? Absolutely? As the next destination appears on the screen, 269 00:22:20,759 --> 00:22:26,240 you activate flight mode and blast forward at incredible speed. 270 00:22:27,559 --> 00:22:31,440 You once again shift to hover mode and activate the 271 00:22:31,519 --> 00:22:37,559 collector again. A beam begins to pull up old garbage 272 00:22:37,559 --> 00:22:42,559 from the dump below, breaking it down and absorbing it 273 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:48,039 into the energy tanks. Drones release themselves from the hover 274 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:53,799 copter as well and begin collecting their own little tiny 275 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:59,920 piles of garbage and ceiling contaminated patches. You built in 276 00:23:00,319 --> 00:23:05,279 many robots into the hover copter. You ask, of course, 277 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:09,079 is there anything you didn't build into the hover copter? 278 00:23:09,480 --> 00:23:13,799 You ask, yes, there are many millions of things that 279 00:23:13,880 --> 00:23:19,680 I did not build into the hover copter. Ok, Okay, yeah, 280 00:23:19,759 --> 00:23:23,119 obviously it was kind of more of a figure's speech. 281 00:23:23,880 --> 00:23:28,960 Material capacity reached, Quantum says, we should return to base. 282 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:33,680 You lift into the sky, switch back to flight mode, 283 00:23:34,039 --> 00:23:38,319 and push the throttle forward. The hover copter booms through 284 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:43,480 the air, once again, racing back over the landscape towards 285 00:23:43,519 --> 00:23:48,559 your home. When you reach a more familiar environment, you 286 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:52,720 shift the thing back into hover mode, aim at right 287 00:23:52,799 --> 00:23:57,359 over the giant patch of ground beside your house, and 288 00:23:57,559 --> 00:24:00,839 begin to lower it down. As a hatch in the 289 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:06,359 yard opens up, You carefully lower the hover copter into 290 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:12,480 the underground base and land gently in the launch bay. Immediately, 291 00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:17,680 helper robots swarm the craft. They detach the glowing tanks 292 00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:22,079 and carry them to the giant printer. Quantum's main screen 293 00:24:22,240 --> 00:24:27,839 lights up. Golden energy flows through transparent tubes and into 294 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:34,279 the fabrication system. Then the printer begins. It prints huge 295 00:24:34,599 --> 00:24:40,039 curved panels first, then beams, then engine parts, then well 296 00:24:40,319 --> 00:24:43,559 glass that looks like it's probably for the cockpit, then 297 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:49,079 storage tanks, doors, walls, wires, chairs, control panels, and strange 298 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:54,160 glowing pieces that you have no idea what they'refore. Helper 299 00:24:54,279 --> 00:24:57,960 robots grab each piece as soon as it's finished and 300 00:24:58,160 --> 00:25:01,119 fly it to the open circular area in the middle 301 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:06,680 of the base. Soon, the spaceship begins to take place 302 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:12,359 right there in your underground base. You watch for a 303 00:25:12,440 --> 00:25:17,359 while before getting a little bit bored, so instead you 304 00:25:17,519 --> 00:25:21,640 sit down on the couch and turn on the Quantum TV. 305 00:25:22,559 --> 00:25:26,519 At first, the strange sitcom with the half human half 306 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:31,200 robot people appears, but you begin to flip the channel 307 00:25:32,039 --> 00:25:38,240 to all sorts of different programs. Some seem completely alien 308 00:25:38,319 --> 00:25:42,440 in others well, others look like they were probably made 309 00:25:42,519 --> 00:25:46,799 on your own Earth. You sit on the couch, watching, 310 00:25:47,200 --> 00:25:52,160 laughing and generally being entertained while the helper robots assemble 311 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:57,279 your ship, until eventually Quantum speaks from the wall screen 312 00:25:58,079 --> 00:26:05,400 the starship is complete. You jump off the couch. It's done. Yes, 313 00:26:05,799 --> 00:26:11,160 would you like to see it? Obviously? You run across 314 00:26:11,200 --> 00:26:14,160 the base. The ship stands in the center of the 315 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:19,279 launch bay, sleek and silver with glowing blue lines along 316 00:26:19,319 --> 00:26:24,680 its side. It's not enormous, but it's pretty big. The 317 00:26:24,799 --> 00:26:30,319 rear hatch opens, you walk over and step inside. The 318 00:26:30,359 --> 00:26:33,319 first room you enter is a sort of building and 319 00:26:33,599 --> 00:26:37,720 storage area. A smaller copy of a three D printer 320 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:42,720 sits against one wall, connected to storage tanks and a deatomizer. 321 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:47,680 Tools are locked neatly into place. Helper bots line the 322 00:26:47,759 --> 00:26:52,640 walls and docking stations, and they're small open areas for 323 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:58,160 well future projects. This area allows us to build parts, 324 00:26:58,559 --> 00:27:04,279 repair damage, and ibricate equipment while traveling, Quantum explains. A 325 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:09,319 door opens and you step into the next area. It's 326 00:27:09,839 --> 00:27:14,240 the living quarters. There are bunk beds built into the wall, 327 00:27:14,839 --> 00:27:19,359 a little couch, a tiny kitchen area, storage cabinets, and 328 00:27:19,599 --> 00:27:23,680 another Quantum TV. It sort of looks like the inside 329 00:27:23,720 --> 00:27:28,640 of a futuristic RV. You put a Quantum TV in 330 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:33,119 the spaceship two. Of course, long voyages can be boring 331 00:27:34,519 --> 00:27:40,799 fair enough. Finally, you enter the last door, the control area, 332 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:46,559 or the cockpit. It has two seats, a wide front window, 333 00:27:47,039 --> 00:27:52,400 glowing control panels, and a center console. Quantum's face appears 334 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:56,119 on the main screen. I have transferred control to the 335 00:27:56,160 --> 00:28:00,319 ship's computer. He says. The controls are similar or to 336 00:28:00,400 --> 00:28:05,559 the hover copter. However, the ship also includes advanced autopilot. 337 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:11,759 Spaceflight can become uneventful over long distances. You mean it 338 00:28:11,759 --> 00:28:17,440 can get boring, Yes, extremely boring, flying straight through empty 339 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:22,960 space for days upon days. You sit in the pilot seat. 340 00:28:23,839 --> 00:28:26,680 Would you like to take it for a test spin? 341 00:28:27,079 --> 00:28:33,680 Quantum masks, yes, you say. The launch hatch above the 342 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,880 base begins to open, the same one used for the 343 00:28:38,119 --> 00:28:42,519 hover copters, only it sort of feels like there's barely 344 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:47,039 enough room to make it through. You pull up on 345 00:28:47,119 --> 00:28:52,279 the hover control and the Quantum Starship lifts smoothly out 346 00:28:52,279 --> 00:28:56,119 of the base. It rises through the hatch, up past 347 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,640 your house and into open air. As the hatch closes 348 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:06,119 below Oh, then you press the button and enter flight mode. 349 00:29:06,319 --> 00:29:10,160 Only this time you pull back on the steering wheel 350 00:29:10,440 --> 00:29:14,480 and aim straight up. As you press forward on the throttle, 351 00:29:15,559 --> 00:29:20,200 the ship blasts upward. The ground drops away beneath it 352 00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:25,519 as clouds rush past. The sky starts to turn darker 353 00:29:25,599 --> 00:29:31,000 and darker, Quantum explains calmly as the ship climbs. We 354 00:29:31,119 --> 00:29:35,839 are primarily using anti gravity flight. This allows us to 355 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:42,720 move without relying on traditional rocket propulsion inside the atmosphere. Good, 356 00:29:43,160 --> 00:29:49,000 you say, because rockets seem kind of wasteful. The blue 357 00:29:49,039 --> 00:29:55,880 sky fades into black. Stars appear, and then you're in space. 358 00:29:56,960 --> 00:30:02,519 Earth curves below you, glowing blue and white and beautiful. 359 00:30:03,359 --> 00:30:09,960 For a moment, you're just in awe. Quantum, we're actually 360 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:17,119 in space, Yes, Quantum says, we are. You stare down 361 00:30:17,240 --> 00:30:22,240 at the planet somewhere below, our motions being cleaned by 362 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:27,400 your fleet, forests that didn't burn down because you helped them. 363 00:30:28,279 --> 00:30:32,960 Oh what now, you ask, I suggest testing the matter 364 00:30:33,079 --> 00:30:38,039 gathering system on an asteroid. A map appears, showing a 365 00:30:38,079 --> 00:30:43,160 glowing path toward the asteroid belt. Let's do it, you say. 366 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:49,480 Quantum engages long range flight, and the ship surges forward, 367 00:30:49,559 --> 00:30:53,839 even faster than it did before. Earth shrinks behind you. 368 00:30:54,319 --> 00:30:58,799 The Moon slides past in the distance. You pass Mars 369 00:30:58,839 --> 00:31:02,680 as a rusty red world glowing against the black, and 370 00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:09,920 then ahead, countless rocks appear in space the asteroid belt. 371 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:16,440 Quantum highlights one asteroid on the screen, targets selected, many 372 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:22,839 precious metals present. Begin attachment protocol. You slow the ship 373 00:31:23,000 --> 00:31:28,039 and carefully guide it toward the spinning rock. Hash Marks 374 00:31:28,039 --> 00:31:31,240 appear on the screen, helping you line up with the 375 00:31:31,359 --> 00:31:37,920 surface easy, Quantum says, we must match rotation speed and 376 00:31:38,079 --> 00:31:43,920 engage clamps. You follow his instruction. The ship turns gently, 377 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:48,759 matching the asteroids spin. As you press the clamp button, 378 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,640 there's a deep metallic thunk, and the ship is suddenly 379 00:31:53,759 --> 00:31:59,000 pulled straight down and attaches itself to the asteroid. We 380 00:31:59,160 --> 00:32:03,839 are success fully attached, Quantum says. The front of the 381 00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:09,359 ship opens up. A gigantic needle like device extends from 382 00:32:09,359 --> 00:32:14,119 the nose of the ship, then pushes forward slowly and 383 00:32:14,279 --> 00:32:19,079 lunges itself into the asteroid. The asteroid lights up with 384 00:32:19,279 --> 00:32:24,200 glowing blue lines spread from the point of contact. Matter 385 00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:31,559 gathering device engaged, Quantum says. The ship powers up as 386 00:32:32,240 --> 00:32:36,319 storage tanks in the back begin to fill. You watch 387 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,680 the display climb higher and higher as the ship gathers 388 00:32:39,839 --> 00:32:46,000 useful materials from inside the asteroid metals, mineral stone, and 389 00:32:46,559 --> 00:32:50,640 well elements that will help you build things you haven't 390 00:32:50,640 --> 00:32:57,039 even imagined yet. This is incredible, you say, Yes, Quantum says, 391 00:32:57,599 --> 00:33:02,480 asteroids are highly useful. Also, people do not complain when 392 00:33:02,480 --> 00:33:08,880 they go missing. The tanks reach full capacity, test successful, 393 00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:17,319 Quantum announces. Prepare for detach with another sort of metallic thunk. 394 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:21,640 The ship detaches from the asteroid and you pull it 395 00:33:21,720 --> 00:33:27,319 up and out of the area. Autopilot engages and guides 396 00:33:27,359 --> 00:33:33,640 you home across the dark, star filled space. Soon Earth 397 00:33:33,759 --> 00:33:39,680 glows large again. You descend through the atmosphere, surrounded by 398 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:44,480 a soft glow as the ship's shielding protects you. Clouds 399 00:33:44,559 --> 00:33:49,559 rush past. Your home appears on the navigation map. The 400 00:33:49,680 --> 00:33:54,519 giant hatch opens beside your house. You lower the starship 401 00:33:54,640 --> 00:33:59,400 carefully into the underground base as the hatch closes above you, 402 00:34:00,119 --> 00:34:05,039 hiding the sky. The ship lands with a soft hiss, 403 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:10,159 and you climb out, very tired, but in the best 404 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:15,760 possible way. I think that was a big enough day. 405 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:22,119 You say, time for bed. You walk to the new 406 00:34:22,199 --> 00:34:26,519 living quarters inside the base, where Quantum is already prepared 407 00:34:26,519 --> 00:34:29,239 a bed for you. It's built into the wall, but 408 00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:34,920 it looks very soft and cozy. You climb inside and 409 00:34:35,039 --> 00:34:39,719 pull the covers up over top of yourself. The base 410 00:34:39,880 --> 00:34:45,679 hums quietly around you. Helper robots move gently in the distance, 411 00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:51,800 and somewhere near by, your new starship rests in the 412 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:57,519 launch bay, full of asteroid matter and ready to build 413 00:34:57,639 --> 00:35:03,920 whatever comes next good night, Quantum. You say good night, 414 00:35:04,400 --> 00:35:10,480 Quantum answers. Tomorrow the universe will be ours to explore. 415 00:35:11,639 --> 00:35:17,000 You close your eyes. With each breath, your body feels 416 00:35:17,199 --> 00:35:24,559 heavier and softer, your arms relax, your legs sink into 417 00:35:24,599 --> 00:35:30,679 the bed, and your thoughts begin to drift off to 418 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:40,800 dreams of new adventures, new planets, and new things to build. 419 00:35:42,039 --> 00:39:25,639 Good Night, everyone in New yor. 420 00:40:25,800 --> 00:43:06,360 Speaker 2: Union, No no thing, no. 421 00:43:12,519 --> 00:45:23,119 Speaker 1: Mo m 422 00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:01,800 Speaker 2: One one mo