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inhomogeneities
Which having just googled it because I'm a nosey fuck, has a remarkably simple definition. Things which are not homogenous.
Should have spotted it really but can certainly use it in future when needing to sound like a piston wristed gibbon with some class "A" wankspeak (thank you for that term as well, one that is far more likely to get used).
More on topic, I stumbled on this the other day:
9 of the Most Remarkable Scientific Discoveries of 2024
Discover the new planets, moons, health advances, and ancient history uncovered in 2024.
Didn't know that they had found an Earthlike planet or that they had found a treatment for AIDS with this bit in particular "As more research is done on this drug, it’s possible that other vaccines that attack the capsid proteins of other viruses could emerge." Interesting stuff happening all the time.
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Wiki says more likely air burst than impact crater, but maybe damage up to 50 miles away from centre of impact.
Tsar Bomba nuke, as a comparison, apparently damaged up to 150 miles.
So not likely end of the world. Yet.
Would move away from the equatorial parts though ...
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So are this lot as good at thier job as meteorologists?
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@taniwharugby said in Science!:
So are this lot as good at thier job as meteorologists?
in fairness, as the location gets refined the chance rises until it either goes to 100 or falls to zero.
And you have a few years yet
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@Rembrandt ha, literally was just discussing this at work!
I reckon none of these scientists have ever watch Jurassic Park to know how quick things could get out of hand
Also talking about Wooly Mammoths...
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@Rembrandt said in Science!:
Not clickbait. The crazy bastards actually did it.
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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
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@nostrildamus said in Science!:
@Rembrandt said in Science!:
Not clickbait. The crazy bastards actually did it.
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No, the dire wolf has not been brought back from extinction
Colossal Biosciences claims three pups born recently are dire wolves, but they are actually grey wolves with genetic edits intended to make them resemble the lost species
Oh for sure, yes they don't have time machines, so you're well in your rights to completely disregard this scientific achievement and completely ignore the fake Thylacines/Mammoths/Dodos that might soon be coming along with the lifelines to White Rhino/Red Wolfs and other species on the cusp of extinction.
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science: dire wolves are not closely related to grey wolves after all.
you: but what about dodos?My family and I were having a long discussion about dodos yesterday. Fascinating creatures and history. But it's not really relevant to this. More relevant is the question of what is a species? Colossal have given their viewpoint quite clearly, but it isn't the only one.
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wait, they're bringing shit back AND making genetic improvements? This is how you end up with super dinosaurs with cloaking devices and shit.
watch. fucking. movies you crazy nerds.
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@nostrildamus For me is if it can breed with a similar looking animal/bird etc and produce viable offspring that resemble the parents.
They say they will not breed these modified wolves and I am curious why not, perhaps they don't think they will produce viable offspring?
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@mariner4life The scarier thought is editing human embryos and creating super humans. That is more likely than dinosaurs imo. Wont be long before parents can choose what their children look like, height, eye colour, hair colour, intelligence etc.
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@nostrildamus said in Science!:
science: dire wolves are not closely related to grey wolves after all.
you: but what about dodos?My family and I were having a long discussion about dodos yesterday. Fascinating creatures and history. But it's not really relevant to this. More relevant is the question of what is a species? Colossal have given their viewpoint quite clearly, but it isn't the only one.
I read this earlier today:
