@David Alvaro: The problem is, this is not a general audience, it's meant for people who are interested in science and science fiction. If this had appeared on a mainstream website, there'd already be dozens of posts saying "This proves it! Bible is Truth, and nothing else."
I'm glad that hasn't happened on this comment stream yet, and that multiple people, including you, are questioning and criticizing the hyperbolic summarization in the article.
So yeah, in summary: This.
@t3knomanser: I'm glad I'm not the only one whose annoyed about this. The title for this article is just so many kinds of misleading, it's exactly like the sort of attention grabbing stunts that creationists and on-the-fencers latch onto in mainstream news reporting, and from biased scientists.
io9, I appreciate the need for pithy titles and snappy summaries, but I think in the case of a scientific article a little less summary is probably better.
@se7a7n7: So true. Lame joke courtesy of my dad, "What's the national bird of Dubai? Ans: The crane. [Insert drumroll and cymbal crash here.]"
Photo including 21st century slaves, cranes and scrapers, straight from home:
Photo including 21st century slaves, cranes and scrapers, straight from home:
There is a motion comic version of a movie adaptation of a superior comic original? That is so meta it's almost funny.
much though i love the new comment stream organization, it also brings back worrisome memories of elementary school, and the eternal contest for gold and silver stars on the merit chart stuck up on the back wall.
*** <= i gave myself three ascii stars for compensation, but it's just not the same.
@octalass: i believe it's on hulu. it's a completely predictable show, and tastes like a hershey's chocolate bar ie. 3 parts flour to 0.5 parts cocoa. watch in moderation.
I have this Machiavellian theory that anything that can be thought of will be done by someone else, so EVERYBODY, STOP THINKING, NOW!
There, the world is safe now.
@RandomFrequentFlierDent: Welcome, spawn of Arthur Dent!
@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: I think the tail-segment person would give her right kneecap for just butt sweat.
why? why a human centipede? has anyone thought of the biological processes involved every time the head person eats??
even the zombie eating dog scene was less gross than the image in my head right now of a scatologically explicit daisy chain of people sewn up face to ass.
@volvoxnomad: Oh wait, my bad, I clicked without looking. I'm still upset though :(
Ok, why wasn't there a honking great SPOILER ALERT sign at the top of this post? I really wanted to watch Moon at the theater and now it's ruined for me!
I'm at work. Is the text the transcript for the whole video? I was hoping for more Q&A after the third A, and thought my browser had stopped working when the article ended.
@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: You mean like a battery pack attached to your lower spine? The smart money is on corn-oil and bamboo wind farms attached to the buttocks.
Hmmm, this sounds like the beginning of a fart joke.
@crashedpc : ゴキブリ and 蟑螂 division: What you need is a tin foil hat. As soon as you hear the crunch crunch, stick your head in a microwave and blast the creatures into oblivion. Wait, you don't care much about your head, do you?
@Kakkoister: Do you mean micro-environmental chemical changes, at the embryonic stage? Because I really haven't heard of macro-enviroments changing the genetic makeup of an individual. Do you have links to articles
(I feel like xkcd: [xkcd.com])
(I feel like xkcd: [xkcd.com])
@agentgray: If by that you mean, did captivity in a zoo induce their behavior, then I'm going to guess no. It's an unfortunate misconception that sexual preferences are behavioral choices rather than a part of an animal's biological wiring, and I think that the reason why most of these cases are reported in zoos is just because it's a controlled environment where it's easier to actually document an animal's gender and sexual preference.
Can you imagine trying to crawl around on all fours in the Antarctic, lifting up the feather skirts of penguin couples to see if they're males or females? Apart from going against the non-interference policy in wildlife observation, it's just plain rude. Privacy much?
@mekki: Anne Rice vampires are fey. Stephenie Meyer vampires are feh.
I have a weakness for Trinity from the Matrix. And does Princess Mononoke count?
@Grey_Area: But, vampires are delicious:
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