01-05-2003 20:04									#1
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Yes, really.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2992123.stm

It may not be that important to you but it is for the worms. Worms will take over the world!

	01-05-2003 20:05									#2
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Well, that's ok then.

Last edited by DaShi on 01-05-2003 at 20:27

	01-05-2003 20:06									#3
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quote: Originally posted by DaShi Tasteless.

Totally

	01-05-2003 20:09									#4
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Yes, so tasteless that I have edited the title.
Since the topic may have some interest without that title, I'll leave the thread open, FOR NOW>

RAH

	01-05-2003 20:09									#5
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yes... could have been worded in a less ugly way.

	01-05-2003 20:10									#6
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I have two words to say to this: So what?

	01-05-2003 20:10									#7
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look... same time with the same results. i should be a mod also.

	01-05-2003 20:11									#8
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well... the people who spent time (probably a lot of time) getting this experiment ready were probably pleased to be able to get some data back.

	01-05-2003 20:13									#9
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Unless the crash and all the unattended time that has passed invalidated whatever they were testing. But they probably still have some value.

RAH

	01-05-2003 20:19									#10
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quote: Columbia survivors found!

[nitpick mode]

quote: The C elegans worms have a life cycle of seven to 10 days, meaning that the ones found this week were likely to be four or five generations removed from the original space travellers.

So, no, they weren't. Their descendants were.

[/nitpick mode]

	01-05-2003 20:21									#11
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I apologise for the bad taste of the original title.

Seriously though, it is interesting that something living could and did survive the crash. Particularly a relatively complex animal that was able to reproduce itself and thrive after going through those extreme conditions. And they might get something back from their experiment.

	01-05-2003 20:22									#12
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They probably have little value as most experiments in space are observational in nature. Data recorded on the shuttle, if recovered, could actually make the experiment a success.

	01-05-2003 20:26									#13
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never mind

	01-05-2003 20:31									#14
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Those were some tough worms.

	01-05-2003 20:40									#15
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You fools, you fools! Has no one here ever watch a movie made in the 50's?? Those worms have been exposed to cosmic forces beyond our miniscule ability to understand. They will soon grow to gargantuan size and begin devouring American cities! Run!! Run before it's too late!!!

	01-05-2003 22:32									#17
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Well, walk quickly, as even gigantic worms move rather slowly…

	01-05-2003 23:10									#18
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reposted from other closed thread:

The Columbia spacecraft has been taken over -- "conquered", if you will -- by a master race of giant space worms. It's difficult to tell from this vantage point whether they will consume the captive earth men or merely enslave them. One thing is for certain, there is no stopping them; the worms will soon be here. And I, for one, welcome our new annelid overlords. I'd like to remind them that as a trusted poster on Apolyton, I can be helpful in rounding up others to toil in their underground sugar caves.

	02-05-2003 11:11									#19
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this is pretty cool. there were a lot of experiments lost on that shuttle when it disintigrated. Granted this experiment is not in controlled conditions, so it is not a valid experiment. But they might learn something interesting from this.

	02-05-2003 13:18									#20
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quote: Originally posted by CerberusIV I apologise for the bad taste of the original title. Seriously though, it is interesting that something living could and did survive the crash. Particularly a relatively complex animal that was able to reproduce itself and thrive after going through those extreme conditions. And they might get something back from their experiment.

If it's any consolation, I very nearly posted the same thread, with 'Columbia Survivors Found', as the title. Just my gallows humor shining through, I guess. I thought better of it.