There's an anecdote that Vonnegut was talking to a scientist at a party and explained the idea for Ice-9. The scientist went pale and sat in a corner for a coup

There's an anecdote that Vonnegut was talking to a scientist at a party and explained the idea for Ice-9. The scientist went pale and sat in a corner for a couple of hours staring into space in deep thought, after which he stood up with a smile and said "No, it's impossible".