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Lamplighter · 04-05-2013, 05:32 PM

A few nights ago, I watched a tv program about the vision of predators and their prey.

It seems that starting with some sort of fleshy, water-living worm eons ago,
a light-sensitive tissue evolved into the skull- and eye- stucture that
is common to all predators from the time of dinosaurs to today.

That is, prey animals have eyes yielding wide fields of vision with little or no overlap.
But predators have two forward-looking eyes with overlapping fields of acute vision for depth perception.

They used a cartoon video to describe the evolution of the retina, the lens, and the tapetal membrane of wolves and lions.
Then this video showed up today in the Google News...

Quote:

A new tissue-like material with the squishy stiffness of fat or brain cells
can be programmed to undergo delicate shape changes, akin to the unfurling of a flower’s petals.

Built with a custom-made 3-D printer by scientists at the University of Oxford in England,
the “droplet network” comprises tens of thousands of tiny water droplets connected by lipid layers.
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wolf · 04-06-2013, 12:30 PM

The Hello Kitty Chia Pet.

I just received one as a gift.

glatt · 04-17-2013, 11:07 AM

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

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See you, suckers!

Gravdigr · 04-20-2013, 02:45 PM

Ministry of Funny Walks clock: Priceless.

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Gravdigr · 04-20-2013, 03:47 PM

Lawn chairs.

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limey · 04-20-2013, 04:48 PM

Love the clock, Grav!

Sent by thought transference

wolf · 04-21-2013, 10:27 AM

How do you run a lawnmower up the side of that chair?

Regardless of the amusement value, I'm not charmed by the idea of sitting in a lump that is also attractive to ticks and hornets.

ZenGum · 04-21-2013, 07:21 PM

So, you won't be giving me any lap dances then, eh?

orthodoc · 04-21-2013, 09:17 PM

The clock is great, Grav. I want one.

And then a turn with the anti-gravity slippers.

wolf · 04-22-2013, 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

So, you won't be giving me any lap dances then, eh?

I'll permethrin you thoroughly first, my dear.

Gravdigr · 04-23-2013, 12:07 PM

Don't y'all want to check each other for ticks?

Gravdigr · 04-24-2013, 01:05 PM

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Gravdigr · 05-06-2013, 03:53 PM

Well, after rubbing some of this (or pretty much anything else) on there, I guess it would be left feeling 'soft' and relieved...

Gravdigr · 05-06-2013, 03:57 PM

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Clodfobble · 05-06-2013, 06:19 PM

That puzzle isn't even the worst, Grav. I've seen one that has no edges, is laid out hexagonally instead of in a standard rectangle grid, and on the other side of the puzzle is printed the same repetitive image, but rotated 180 degrees.

04-06-2013, 12:30 PM	#572
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Hello Kitty Chia Pet. I just received one as a gift. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-17-2013, 11:07 AM	#573
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy! See you, suckers!

04-20-2013, 02:45 PM	#574
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Ministry of Funny Walks clock: Priceless. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-20-2013, 03:47 PM	#575
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Lawn chairs. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-20-2013, 04:48 PM	#576
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	Love the clock, Grav! Sent by thought transference __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

04-21-2013, 10:27 AM	#577
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	How do you run a lawnmower up the side of that chair? Regardless of the amusement value, I'm not charmed by the idea of sitting in a lump that is also attractive to ticks and hornets. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-21-2013, 07:21 PM	#578
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	So, you won't be giving me any lap dances then, eh? __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

04-21-2013, 09:17 PM	#579
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	The clock is great, Grav. I want one. And then a turn with the anti-gravity slippers. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

04-23-2013, 12:07 PM	#581
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Don't y'all want to check each other for ticks? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

04-24-2013, 01:05 PM	#582
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-06-2013, 03:53 PM	#583
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Well, after rubbing some of this (or pretty much anything else) on there, I guess it would be left feeling 'soft' and relieved... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-06-2013, 03:57 PM	#584
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	__________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-06-2013, 06:19 PM	#585
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	That puzzle isn't even the worst, Grav. I've seen one that has no edges, is laid out hexagonally instead of in a standard rectangle grid, and on the other side of the puzzle is printed the same repetitive image, but rotated 180 degrees. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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