The Cellar - 3/15/2006: Water Bears, the world's toughest animal

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"They are apparently the World's Toughest Animal. You can shoot them into space, take them to the deepest ocean depths and let them go, deprive them of air, water, and food for years and they don't care. Send them into the core of nuclear reactor. They'll be fine."

But have they tried throwing them into a z machine? ooh, maybe they're the ones running the machine...:worried:

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Originally Posted by Elspode

We aren't quite as fucking ugly as that thing.

Speak for yourself.

I've seen some fugly people, and my ex-bosses wife looks something like that.

I for one welcome our tartigrade overlords...

Wait. This isn't Slashdot.

Hey Uryoces, welcome back.:D
Tartigrade Overlords?

To me, these things look like a cross between a bear, a pig, a piece of ginger, and Freddy Kreuger.

ok, if you were scared of them before, i went looking for videos.http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/...earvideo2.html
how can something so tough be SEETHROUGH????

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Originally Posted by johningerslev

ok, if you were scared of them before, i went looking for videos.http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/...earvideo2.html
how can something so tough be SEETHROUGH????

Wow, that's very cool. 1.06 meg video download.:thumb:

They think that video makes them look like living sweets, I knew Brit food was bad but really. :worried:

You know with all the things they DID try to kill these things did they think of squishing them with a pencil eraser. I bet that does em in.

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Originally Posted by johningerslev

ok, if you were scared of them before, i went looking for videos.http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/...earvideo2.html
how can something so tough be SEETHROUGH????

that was so VERY COOL! they are cute li'l guys when you see the way they move

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Hey Uryoces, welcome back.:D
Tartigrade Overlords?

dang it - i tried doing that with the z machine but i suck at photoshop:lol:
just don't let them start reciting poetry...

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Originally Posted by jojo

dang it - i tried doing that with the z machine but i suck at photoshop:lol:
just don't let them start reciting poetry...

Well, that would make them 'smarter than the average bear'.

Hey BooBoo!

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Originally Posted by jojo

don't they look all rubbery and squishy like they're filled with stretch armstrong gunk?

:lol: It does look like armstrong gunk!

So people actually get paid to do those experiments to that poor thing you need a microscope to see??

Not fair all the fun stuff requires a degree of doctor- ish
porportions. :p

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Originally Posted by jinx

http://www.sidwell.edu/us/science/vl...arya/Animalia/ Kingdom Animalia Kingdom Animalia is one of four kingdoms in the Domain Eukarya. It is distinct from the other three kingdoms, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista, in several ways. Animalia are multicellular, while most Protista (excepting the multicellular algae, which are plant-like) are unicellular. Heterotrophism separates the animals and fungi from plants, and the lack of cell walls in animal cells makes them distinct from fungi. Animals also possess several other unique features. These include interior digestion of food, possession of a digestive tract where hydrolytic enzymes are secreted and digestion takes place, and special cell junctions in their tissues.

jinx is so hot when she gets all science teacher-y on us.

But seriously, thanks for the clarification, I somehow forgot all that.

Even MORE SERIOUSLY: Who would win in a cage match? Tartigrade or BSE Prion?

I see a pay per view opportunity for the cellar...