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    Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!

    Announcing the Winners of the io9 Mad Science Contest

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    Image of vulcanized vulcanized
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    FYI: From Wiki: The uncanny valley hypothesis holds that when robots and other facsimiles of humans look and act almost like actual humans, it causes a response of revulsion among human observers. The "valley" in question is a dip in a proposed graph of the positivity of human reaction as a function of a robot's lifelikeness.


    In other words, the more a robot looks like a real person, the creepier it is. We can tell that something isn't right. It's also explained in this clip of 30 Rock [kotaku.com]


    In other news, "yes I know it's a zune so shut up" is my new favorite tag. It reminds me of this exchange from Chuck:


    Chuck: Do we carry any Rush CD's?
    Morgan: No, but not to worry buddy! I have every Rush track on my Zune.
    Chuck: Wait, you have a Zune!?
    Morgan: Pfft! No, I'll go get my iPod.

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    Image of AdamCabacha AdamCabacha
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Yes, I am afraid I don't understand the winning entry at all. The runners up I understand, but they don't appear to be all that amusing.
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    Image of dirtybacon dirtybacon
    04/30/09

    @AdamCabacha: yeah, I don't get it either.


    can someone fill us in (not being bitter at all, just want in on the joke!)

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    Image of None None
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Is it true second prize was TWO Zunes?
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/30/09

    @Auld_Lang_Ziety: Zing!
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    Image of jaxontyler97 jaxontyler97
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    What the hell does the first one even mean?
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/30/09

    @jaxontyler97: sigh.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/30/09

    @Annalee Newitz: I thought a pop-science reference was classier than a pop-culture reference.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Not bad, not bad. Congrats to all!


    (Comment whisperer program working now)

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    Image of alphanumeric1971 alphanumeric1971
    04/30/09

    @crashedpc /sarcasm:The massive doses of horse tranquilizers helped a bit though too, right?
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/30/09

    @alphanumeric1971: There are some disturbing physical side effects.

    "Hey crashed, why the long face?"
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    04/30/09

    @Grey_Area: Hay, not to beat a dead horse or anything...


    @alphanumeric1971: MY HANDS! THEY'RE CABBAGES!

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    Image of Jesse Mrozowski Jesse Mrozowski
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Honestly I don't think any of those were all that funny.
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    Image of crashedpc - Haifisch crashedpc - Haifisch
    04/30/09

    @Jesse Mrozowski: www.sadtrombone.com
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    Image of omgwtflolbbqbye omgwtflolbbqbye
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    I really wanted ComicDork 's


    "A Zune??? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH... you're kidding right?


    No? Thanks but no thanks..." to win.

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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/30/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: A wee bit too meta for a caption.
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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/30/09

    @omgwtflolbbqbye: I tipped my hat to comicdork in the tags to this post.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    I know why I didn't win. It's all a conspiracy, really.


    io9 staffers don't like aliens like me. If I knew that ahead of time, I'd have offered to give them a ride on my spaceship, assuming that they'd be susceptible to bribery.


    But now... now none of you gets to fly through the rings of Saturn next Saturday and practice target-shooting with the Cassini probe.


    That will teach ya.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/30/09

    @Roklimber: Some of my spouses are aliens.
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    04/30/09

    @Annalee Newitz:


    Is that a proposition? :)


    (Even if it is, you're still not getting to shoot at Cassini with me.)

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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/30/09

    @Roklimber: We all know that cigarette smoking man is really running io9. Or have they gotten to you too?
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    Image of braak braak
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Oh, that's not fair! Joey Comeau's JOB is to come up with hilarious captions for pictures.


    You are a cheater, Joey Comeau, and WE ALL KNOW IT!

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    Image of zegota zegota
    04/30/09

    @braak: I know you're joking, but I was a little peeved that a professional caption writer won the contest.
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    04/30/09

    @zegota: That's not fair, is it? Plus, several of the runners-up were funnier.
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    Image of Mount_Prion Mount_Prion
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    I'm pissed I missed this. Because I would have won. Not that I'm coming up with anything now, but on Tuesdays I'm brilliant.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    04/30/09

    @Mount_Prion: Same here! But not Thursdays. "I never could get the hang of Thursdays."
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Congrats, Joey!


    So how many "Hokey Pokey" gags were there? I lost count at 250.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/30/09

    @Grey_Area: Alyssa pointed out to me that there were an incredible number of references to The Big Lebowski.
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    Image of OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
    04/30/09

    @Annalee Newitz: I would also like to see the Moonwalk/Michael Jackson count.
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    Image of Grey_Area Grey_Area
    04/30/09

    @OW-Holmes, the housekeeper.: An astonishing number of people made a big deal about the rug as well. There were at least 4 entries that dealt with stepped on kittens, that is just wrong.
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    Image of alphanumeric1971 alphanumeric1971
    04/30/09

    In reply to Winners of the Caprica Caption Contest!
    Hmph, and I went to all the trouble of making a motivational poster and everything.


    Well, at least I don't own a Zune now. There's something to be thankful for.

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    Image of Annalee Newitz Annalee Newitz
    04/30/09

    @alphanumeric1971: True.
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