chuck norris 42 Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 It is probably just me but on the weekend it blew my mind that hens and roosters have a very different reproductive system to your typical mammal, Also the sperm and ovum have opposite roles in sex determination , in mammals the sperm is either X or Y, the ovum MUST be X , birds are totally different , all sperm is Y and the ovum is either X or Y, and males are YY and females are XY To technically correctly use the letters Z and W instead of X and, a male is ZZ and a female is ZW, all sperm is Z and the ovum is either Z or W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 A few days ago when I found out that Friar Tuck in Disney’s Robin Hood is supposed to be A BADGER?!? WTF!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck norris 42 Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Theda Baratheon said: A few days ago when I found out that Friar Tuck in Disney’s Robin Hood is supposed to be A BADGER?!? WTF!!?? Honeybadgers don't have stripes or eyepatches so not super crazy if you say honeybadger instead of badger, Unlike calling that silly fat headed green thing in H.R. pufnstuf a dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vin Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 When I realized that Danish pastries aren't actually Danish but are in fact Austrian (originated in Vienna and brought to Denmark in 1850 because Danish pastry workers went on a big ass strike ) . I felt so betrayed . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theda Baratheon Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 1 hour ago, chuck norris 42 said: Honeybadgers don't have stripes or eyepatches so not super crazy if you say honeybadger instead of badger, Unlike calling that silly fat headed green thing in H.R. pufnstuf a dragon Honey badgers don’t exist in UK at least...I don’t think they do he looks nothing like a honey badger either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageGuy Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 6 hours ago, chuck norris 42 said: birds are totally different , all sperm is Y and the ovum is either X or Y, and males are YY and females are XY To technically correctly use the letters Z and W instead of X and, a male is ZZ and a female is ZW, all sperm is Z and the ovum is either Z or W Reptiles run the gamut. Snakes are ZW, iguanas are XY, turtle clutches can be male or female depending on if the clutch is cooler or warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 Although "I have a gut feeling," is just an idiom, your gut bacteria do affect your mood. If you eat well, they improve your mood. Eating literally changes your personality over time. My skull cracks as my mind blows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 4 hours ago, Yukle said: Although "I have a gut feeling," is just an idiom, your gut bacteria do affect your mood. If you eat well, they improve your mood. Eating literally changes your personality over time. My skull cracks as my mind blows. Oh, it goes beyond mere gut bacteria. Your gut has all kinds of feels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoth Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 last time was recently watching these clips (first vid, the "action" starts at @ the 2:00 mark...) and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davrum Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 6/13/2018 at 1:32 AM, AverageGuy said: Reptiles run the gamut. Snakes are ZW, iguanas are XY, turtle clutches can be male or female depending on if the clutch is cooler or warmer. Related: Mind was FREAKIN BLOWN late last year watching a classic Attenborough show when he revealed FREAKIN KOMODO FREAKIN DRAGONS CAN FREAKIN MULTIPLY WITHOUT SEX!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Wolpertingers are not something Walter Moers came up with, they originate in older folk stories and mythology. That came as a big surprise to me, I always assumed they are only native to Zamonia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukle Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 9:38 AM, Davrum said: Related: Mind was FREAKIN BLOWN late last year watching a classic Attenborough show when he revealed FREAKIN KOMODO FREAKIN DRAGONS CAN FREAKIN MULTIPLY WITHOUT SEX!!! Where's the fun in that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Had a big ol' accident over the weekend and broke my ankle in three places. At the emergency room they gave me Ketamine in order to try to straighten it out and wrap it. Talk about having your mind BLOWN. /wins thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 Everyone likes some Special K. It was snowing on my way to work yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckwheat Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Tears of Lys said: Had a big ol' accident over the weekend and broke my ankle in three places. At the emergency room they gave me Ketamine in order to try to straighten it out and wrap it. Talk about having your mind BLOWN. /wins thread Yikes! I wish you an as much as possible painless recovery. And that your family spoils you when you need it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears of Lys Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 57 minutes ago, Aemon Stark said: Everyone likes some Special K. Not this one. 7 minutes ago, El trigo sarraceno said: Yikes! I wish you an as much as possible painless recovery. And that your family spoils you when you need it! Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry of the Lawn Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 4 hours ago, Tears of Lys said: Had a big ol' accident over the weekend and broke my ankle in three places. At the emergency room they gave me Ketamine in order to try to straighten it out and wrap it. Talk about having your mind BLOWN. /wins thread Daaaaaamn! Hope you're feeling better, Tears, even if the kittytranqs have run their course! Those K holes are something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/27/2018 at 2:17 PM, Tears of Lys said: Had a big ol' accident over the weekend and broke my ankle in three places. At the emergency room they gave me Ketamine in order to try to straighten it out and wrap it. Talk about having your mind BLOWN. /wins thread I am sooooo sorry!!!! Feel better soon. <3 The latest mind boggle that doesn't involve my work life or my insane family is that badgers are living in the southeastern US. I had no clue. We saw one on our way to a junk store and it was just hanging out on the side of the highway doing badger stuff. I obviously suck as a glamorous naturalist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aemon Stark Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 On 6/27/2018 at 6:06 PM, Tears of Lys said: Not this one. It's a dodgy one. One staff I've worked with calls ketamine "dreadful". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 When I first encountered someone who honestly believed that manmade climate change was impossible because the climate had changed in the past when humans weren't around. I honestly couldn't understand what they were talking about until I realised that they believed that it was a zero sum game: humans had to be responsible for all climate change or none climate change. The idea that humans have instead interfered with natural processes that were occurring anyway, and have dramatically accelerated pre-existing trends (or perhaps even reversed them catastrophically), was a concept literally beyond their mental ability to grasp. My mind was blown that day, as I had to dial down my lower end of expectations for adult human intelligence considerably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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