Blue Goo N. Term For `police' Nanobots Intended To Prevent Gray Goo

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blue goo n.

Term for `police' nanobots intended to
prevent gray goo, denature hazardous waste, destroy pollution,
put ozone back into the stratosphere, prevent halitosis, and
promote truth, justice, and the American way, etc. The term
`Blue Goo' can be found in Dr. Seuss's "Fox In Socks" to
refer to a substance much like bubblegum. `Would you like to
chew blue goo, sir?'. See nanotechnology.

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