Partly-Baked Ideas

[Jackie.Hikaru]

we've got Hippos, and they don't have their own murder pig analogue.

Are hippos murder pigs or are pigs just chill little hippos?

 

[SimonDoom]

"And look cute while doing it."

I just read this about these "cute" beasts:

Both pandas and quokkas are prone to offing their own offspring, but there’s a crucial difference: intention (or lack thereof, in the panda’s case). When pursued by a predator, a fleeing quokka mom will eject her baby from her pouch. Thusly launched, Baby Q flails about on the ground, making weird hissing noises and attracting the predator’s attention while mama quokka escapes to live another day. She can, and will, reproduce again. It’s a stone-cold strategy, but it works.

 

[Bamagan]

Are hippos murder pigs or are pigs just chill little hippos?

Wild pigs are, generally speaking, far from chill. Feral boars are murderpork personified, and the sows are, if anything, even less friendly.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Quokka's like, "Hell no I'm not running on that wheel. I'm going to rip your face off, mate."

They're not very big, though. Maybe just rip off your nose.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Wild pigs are, generally speaking, far from chill. Feral boars are murderpork personified, and the sows are, if anything, even less friendly.

Aussie feral pigs

 

[Actingup]

Just stuff being flung off the spinning hamster wheel that is my mind of late. Other input and notions would be welcome.

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To start - Aussies are so interesting because all the blood pooling in their brains from living upside-down makes them more intelligent.

What's this 'upside-down' shit? If you don't see the Moon the same way up as we do, that's your problem, not ours.

Just to get a bit ahead of the game, let me also clarify that when you flush the toilet here, the water will spin whichever way the hell it wants. It's not that we're tough and individualistic, it's that the Coriolis Force doesn't haven't any effect at such small scales.

 

[SimonDoom]

They're not very big, though. Maybe just rip off your nose.

Here's the thing. That's enough for a smart would-be tourist to say, "Fuck no. It's Belgium for me."

 

[stickygirl]

What's this 'upside-down' shit? If you don't see the Moon the same way up as we do, that's your problem, not ours.

Just to get a bit ahead of the game, let me also clarify that when you flush the toilet here, the water will spin whichever way the hell it wants. It's not that we're tough and individualistic, it's that the Coriolis Force doesn't haven't any effect at such small scales.

Wait. You see the moon upside down?!

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus or just a really cool oppotamus?

 

[MadeleineSinha]

Gin and Marmite.

A challenging cocktail, but I’ll give it a go

 

[Actingup]

Wait. You see the moon upside down?!

No, you see it upside down....

Okay, rather than do a tedious Internet search, you can show this from scratch. Start by drawing a picture of the Earth and Moon, with a smiley face on the Moon. Now draw a polar bear on the North Pole, gazing at the Moon. She'll see the smiley face, right?

Now turn the picture the other way up and draw a penguin on the South Pole, also gazing at the Moon. What face does she see?

 

[StillStunned]

If you think it's strange that the moon is upside down in the southern hemisphere, try understanding what it does in the tropics. It goes from first quarter to last quarter within the space of a few hours. I've tried to figure out how it works - it doesn't help that I've usually had a few cocktails by the time the moon shows itself - and I've even asked a few astronomers, but I still don't get it.

 

[stickygirl]

No, you see it upside down....

Okay, rather than do a tedious Internet search, you can show this from scratch. Start by drawing a picture of the Earth and Moon, with a smiley face on the Moon. Now draw a polar bear on the North Pole, gazing at the Moon. She'll see the smiley face, right?

Now turn the picture the other way up and draw a penguin on the South Pole, also gazing at the Moon. What face does she see?

The sun?


I turned the paper the other way up and this happened. Science is weird.

 

[Rollinbones]

Wait. You see the moon upside down?!

It depends which way you'd like to sit sweet lady.

 

[Actingup]

The sun?

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I turned the paper the other way up and this happened. Science is weird.

Don't look at the sun - it's not good for your eyes!!!

 

[SimonDoom]

The sun?

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I turned the paper the other way up and this happened. Science is weird.

Many centuries from now, when we are long gone, an advanced alien race will come to Earth, find this picture, and convince themselves it is an important religious artifact of the human race.

 

[stickygirl]

Many centuries from now, when we are long gone, an advanced alien race will come to Earth, find this picture, and convince themselves it is an important religious artifact of the human race.

I hadn't realised it might have such an impact. I could have another stab at it and try to do a better penguin... maybe engrave it on ceramic or something?
I'm open to ideas, and commissions.

 

[onehitwanda]

The sun?

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I turned the paper the other way up and this happened. Science is weird.

I love you so much.

 

[ElectricBlue]

I hadn't realised it might have such an impact. I could have another stab at it and try to do a better penguin... maybe engrave it on ceramic or something?
I'm open to ideas, and commissions.

You should always do the best penguin you can, right from the start.

 

[SimonDoom]

You should always do the best penguin you can, right from the start.

That depends on what the penguin is best at.

 

[RetroFan]

In Australia, do the hamsters spin their wheels in the other direction?

Fun fact for the day - hamsters are simply not allowed to exist in Australia in any way. They cannot be kept as pets, as zoo animals or in laboratories for research, and are strictly forbidden from entering the country for any reason.

Across the Tasman in New Zealand, snakes do not occur naturally and are forbidden from entering the country. Exotic snakes cannot be kept as pets, in zoos or wildlife parks or in scientific research centres.

To quote the late Robert Ripley, believe it or not.

 

[Rollinbones]

Fun fact for the day - hamsters are simply not allowed to exist in Australia in any way. They cannot be kept as pets, as zoo animals or in laboratories for research, and are strictly forbidden from entering the country for any reason.

Across the Tasman in New Zealand, snakes do not occur naturally and are forbidden from entering the country. Exotic snakes cannot be kept as pets, in zoos or wildlife parks or in scientific research centres.

To quote the late Robert Ripley, believe it or not.

We let one areshole bring a rabbit over once and ended up with a devastating plague of them that threatened native animals and the environment. The British introduced prickly pear here because it thrived in our harsh climate and made pretty red jackets for them. It invaded wide swathes of grazing country and threatened our country. We’re about done with visitors but still smile and welcome them. Until they try to take over.

 

[ElectricBlue]

We let one areshole bring a rabbit over once and ended up with a devastating plague of them that threatened native animals and the environment. The British introduced prickly pear here because it thrived in our harsh climate and made pretty red jackets for them. It invaded wide swathes of grazing country and threatened our country. We’re about done with visitors but still smile and welcome them. Until they try to take over.

Yes, this. Who was the fucker who thought cane toads were a good idea?

 

[stickygirl]

Camels ...
White people ...

 

[RetroFan]

Yes, this. Who was the fucker who thought cane toads were a good idea?

I heard that the design for the iconic 'Jabba the Hutt' character from Star Wars was based on the cane toad.

My planned April Fools story this year is about a young man who somehow slips into an alternate dimension, and some of the differences he finds is that cane toads were never introduced to Australia and that the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger) is still alive albeit endangered.