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evildead1971
10/01/09

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so when your gf or wife is disappointed; you can tell her, they must be swimming fast tonight
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Atomictao
09/30/09

In reply to The Protein That Makes Sperm Such Speedy Swimmers
So, how long till professional athletes are injecting this protein into their eyeballs?
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
10/01/09

@AtomicTao: Hopefully never since it wouldn't do a thing to make them any faster and would likely result in the destruction of their eye tissue (if not death if they took enough) since hypercompaction would probably prevent transcription.

I realize you may be joking, but really this protein has nothing to do with enhancing the abilities of anything beyond a sperm so your comment struck me as weird and out of place. Sorry if it came out as harsh.
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Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 10/01/09 5:14 AM

Illogic
10/01/09

@RandomFrequentFlierDent: He's joking. Stop ranting like a mad scientist, sir!
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Atomictao
10/01/09

@RandomFrequentFlierDent: I have been schooled.

It was a joke, but you got to make yourself sound smart, so, kudos, sir. :)
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RandomFrequentFlierDent
10/01/09

@AtomicTao: Well I apologise again for coming off as harsh. I can never be sure about the joking. I enjoy the science articles on io9, but I find a lot of times there is a response of "Oh no! Genetic engineering! They're going to make superhumans! Just like in Gattaca!" which is hard for a genetics and biochem nerd to handle.

I guess my ability to spot sarcasm is a little clouded by my desire to leap to the defence of science. Allow me to give a belated "ha ha".

Oh and for the record, it's ma'am :P
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Edited by RandomFrequentFlierDent at 10/01/09 12:52 PM

Atomictao
10/01/09

@RandomFrequentFlierDent: Fair enough, ma'am. :)

Apology accepted, and I apologize for the snark which I answered your response with, as well; people tossing around knowledge as a weapon to prove how smart they are on message boards is something that has become a pet peeve of mine. :) (I once wrote a short story in which a character, in dialogue, referred to a rabbit as a rodent for alliterative purposes, and I had several responses not to comment or critique the piece, but to 'helpfully' point out to me that rabbits aren't rodents, but lagomorphs. Gee, thanks, readers. :p)

I see that you simply didn't read that it was a joke, so I don't lump you into this grouping, and I apologize for doing so as a kneejerk.
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gorehound
09/30/09

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Interesting stuff.I like reading the science articles on io9
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Illogic
10/01/09

@gorehound: Same here.
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Stephen Goldmeier
10/02/09

@Illogic: I'm glad. I like reading them, too.
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