tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post5766606567443869864..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: Science Made Stupid!Michael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-45981778169180064552011-01-25T11:36:29.921-08:002011-01-25T11:36:29.921-08:00Oh, I dunno, worth finding out how any animal reac...Oh, I dunno, worth finding out how any animal reacts to zero-g. The webs spun by European garden spiders in space are not quite the same as those spun on the earth, for example ... one does start wondering exactly why. Purely biological reasons? Or is there some sort of mentation behind the patterns?<br /><br />--MarioJJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-35861490732994878012011-01-21T14:55:46.974-08:002011-01-21T14:55:46.974-08:00Considering the likelihood that those cats vomited...Considering the likelihood that those cats vomited all over the place before and after the filming, I have to question whether the whole endeavor was really worth it.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-54225188235425723822011-01-21T14:46:01.204-08:002011-01-21T14:46:01.204-08:00There's also a matching _Culture Made Stupid_ ...There's also a matching _Culture Made Stupid_ which is almost as good.<br /><br />Amongst the interesting facts it contains is that Wagnerian orchestras were large enough to have their own postcodes.HANNAH'S DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877455489975811860noreply@blogger.com