I'm really not sure what to say. I'll just be in the corner, smoking.
• Scientists Find Warmth May Make Some Flies Gay
• Scientists Find Warmth May Make Some Flies Gay
--Tiassa
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Well let's just hope the case with flies doesn't apply to humans, because many people of the world live in places that frequently exceed 86 degrees F, and 30 C!!! I'm not worried about it, because people have been living in these tempratures for over 100 years that we can prove, and I believe still only around 5% of the human population is gay.
Though are you saying we should conduct a survey, to what percentage of Alaska's population is gay (very cold climate), as opposed to cities near the center of Austrailia (very hot near the outback)??
I'm not worried about it, because people have been living in these tempratures for over 100 years that we can prove, and I believe still only around 5% of the human population is gay.Though are you saying we should conduct a survey, to what percentage of Alaska's population is gay (very cold climate), as opposed to cities near the center of Austrailia (very hot near the outback)??
Clarentavious, 5% of the Human population might be gay, but how many of the population are Homosexual.
(Sorry, it would be understood the same way without allowing you to know that I was thinking of Southpark and Cartman screaming "Your so.... Gay!" to some of the population.)
I seem to think that "Gay" is a psychological thing, you could almost call it an illness if you are that way inclined.
It's known that high temperatures cause problems with the brains functions, hallucinations can even be sourced to temperature, and most definitely HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
Perhaps the fly just had too much pressure build up and had to release.
However I'll still repeatedly say that my understanding of Gay is I compare it's meaning to Mental disorders and unsocial behaviourism like beastiality.
(Sorry, it would be understood the same way without allowing you to know that I was thinking of Southpark and Cartman screaming "Your so.... Gay!" to some of the population.)
I seem to think that "Gay" is a psychological thing, you could almost call it an illness if you are that way inclined.
It's known that high temperatures cause problems with the brains functions, hallucinations can even be sourced to temperature, and most definitely HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
Perhaps the fly just had too much pressure build up and had to release.
However I'll still repeatedly say that my understanding of Gay is I compare it's meaning to Mental disorders and unsocial behaviourism like beastiality.
A matter of priorities?
General Commentary
You know ....
Some interesting science experiments and ideas I've heard recently:
• Cocaine and primates: Some group managed to finagle government money to study the social effects of cocaine in ... I think it was gorillas. The results were about what you'd expect.
• Rape and nature: I once read an article asserting "rape" among fruit flies.
• Magnets: A guy up in the Washington (state) area made the news earlier this year because he wants government money to continue his research into magnetic propulsion. Mind you, he doesn't want to travel over electromagnets, he just wants to bury magnets under existing roads. Regular ol' magnets. All roads.
• Prison: While I actually do see the fundamental necessity of such a study, Louis Black of Daily Show fame once got a few jokes in regarding a $15,000 study in North Carolina researching why prisoners try to break out of prison. It got big laughs, so I'll include it here.
The first thing I thought of when I read the article was the coked-up gorillas.
Seriously, while I can imagine somehow that this homosexual fruit fly research has some practical value, I can't actually imagine what it is. I fell over laughing when I saw it.
There's an 80's joke that for some reason I think is Carlin, though I seriously mistrust this feeling of familiarity on the grounds that it is typically 180° off. But the joke was about AIDS research. Apparently, one of the components in an HIV-fighting drug comes from the sperm of herring. So goes the joke: Can you imagine the doctors? Have we tried taking viral RNA and recombining ... oh, done that? Alright, alright, what about using a weak form of the virus as a vaccine? No? Damn. Hey, I've got it! What about whacking off a herring? And then you can just see the grad assistant in the back of the room going, "Crap, that's my job. I knew I should have listened to mother and gone to law school!"
I mean, really ... what can be said of this experiment? I really don't know what to think. It was amusing though, so I thought to share it.
However, a note for Clarentavious and Stryderunknown: While I will not contest your voicing of your opinions, please remember it is your own psyches that connected the dots to involve humans. Where are your minds? We see in this case which associations have priority in your minds.
Clarentavious--actually, that's a great idea for a survey, though. I wonder if UA-Fairbanks has a psych or sociology department to cover it? If we have to fish into the lower 48 to find a team to conduct the survey, I recommend University of Oregon or UC ... Riverside? Riverside or Davis, one of them does a lot of statistical work related to homosexuality.
thanx,
Tiassa
PS for Thor: Sho'nuff. I'm still smoking.
General Commentary
You know ....
Some interesting science experiments and ideas I've heard recently:
• Cocaine and primates: Some group managed to finagle government money to study the social effects of cocaine in ... I think it was gorillas. The results were about what you'd expect.
• Rape and nature: I once read an article asserting "rape" among fruit flies.
• Magnets: A guy up in the Washington (state) area made the news earlier this year because he wants government money to continue his research into magnetic propulsion. Mind you, he doesn't want to travel over electromagnets, he just wants to bury magnets under existing roads. Regular ol' magnets. All roads.
• Prison: While I actually do see the fundamental necessity of such a study, Louis Black of Daily Show fame once got a few jokes in regarding a $15,000 study in North Carolina researching why prisoners try to break out of prison. It got big laughs, so I'll include it here.
The first thing I thought of when I read the article was the coked-up gorillas.
Seriously, while I can imagine somehow that this homosexual fruit fly research has some practical value, I can't actually imagine what it is. I fell over laughing when I saw it.
There's an 80's joke that for some reason I think is Carlin, though I seriously mistrust this feeling of familiarity on the grounds that it is typically 180° off. But the joke was about AIDS research. Apparently, one of the components in an HIV-fighting drug comes from the sperm of herring. So goes the joke: Can you imagine the doctors? Have we tried taking viral RNA and recombining ... oh, done that? Alright, alright, what about using a weak form of the virus as a vaccine? No? Damn. Hey, I've got it! What about whacking off a herring? And then you can just see the grad assistant in the back of the room going, "Crap, that's my job. I knew I should have listened to mother and gone to law school!"
I mean, really ... what can be said of this experiment? I really don't know what to think. It was amusing though, so I thought to share it.
However, a note for Clarentavious and Stryderunknown: While I will not contest your voicing of your opinions, please remember it is your own psyches that connected the dots to involve humans. Where are your minds? We see in this case which associations have priority in your minds.
Clarentavious--actually, that's a great idea for a survey, though. I wonder if UA-Fairbanks has a psych or sociology department to cover it? If we have to fish into the lower 48 to find a team to conduct the survey, I recommend University of Oregon or UC ... Riverside? Riverside or Davis, one of them does a lot of statistical work related to homosexuality.
thanx,
Tiassa
PS for Thor: Sho'nuff. I'm still smoking.
CounslerCoffee
Registered Senior Member
And Im going to go off into a mini-rant here.
Homosexuals have been around for a long long time. Back in roman times guys did it with guys, no questions asked. And back then it could get really cold in Rome so I dont think that heat has to do with humans turning gay.
I heard on the radio one day that it was caused by genetics. So by inheratence I can get it from my dad. Mom, dad, if your listening I just want the car.
Oh and Tiassa its George Carlin. Hes freakin funny.
Homosexuals have been around for a long long time. Back in roman times guys did it with guys, no questions asked. And back then it could get really cold in Rome so I dont think that heat has to do with humans turning gay.
I heard on the radio one day that it was caused by genetics. So by inheratence I can get it from my dad. Mom, dad, if your listening I just want the car.
Oh and Tiassa its George Carlin. Hes freakin funny.
Question: Do the flies live on Fire Island??
jk
jk
pumpkinsaren'torange
Registered Senior Member
i just wonder how much money was wasted on that bit of inane research..:bugeye:
ive never understood the point of sunbeds. It just seems pointless.
so its a throw up between looking like the Tango man or getting cancer. . ... . um, i still dont get the point.
Just another pro to living in Canada, where it's frickin' freezing.
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