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Re: Sea kittens
« Reply #150 on: February 01, 2009, 12:07:10 pm »

we're the weakest, slowest, blindest, and deafest creatures on Earth.

Actually, humans have some of the best overall sight. "Weakest, slowest, and deafest" isn't correct either, but "weaker, slower, and deafer" is.
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« Reply #151 on: February 01, 2009, 12:13:29 pm »

we're the weakest, slowest, blindest, and deafest creatures on Earth.

Actually, humans have some of the best overall sight. "Weakest, slowest, and deafest" isn't correct either, but "weaker, slower, and deafer" is.
Also, there are a lot of things worse than us.  Snails, for example.  Bats, although they fly and have better hearing.  Slothes are another example of something worse.  Not to mention, someone really applying maximum brain power could overcome just about any creature.  Even a whale.
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« Reply #152 on: February 01, 2009, 12:47:51 pm »

we're the weakest, slowest, blindest, and deafest creatures on Earth.

Actually, humans have some of the best overall sight. "Weakest, slowest, and deafest" isn't correct either, but "weaker, slower, and deafer" is.

We also have opposable thumbs.  Opposable thumbs mean ranged weapons, even if it's just a large rock.  Or we can strangle prey or gouge out eyes.

Additionally, we have ridiculous endurance.  We can run down our prey, despite not being faster than it.  We're basically the opposite of the cheetah.

Our hearing isn't too bad either, we just don't hear highs and lows well.  We're just numbed by living in places with a lot of noise, like cities.  When we get out into the country where there's less noise, we can hear very well.

Basically, the only thing we suck at is smelling.
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« Reply #153 on: February 01, 2009, 12:53:01 pm »

Contrary to popular belief apposable does not mean bendable.  Monkeys can bend their thumbs.  They are capable of picking up and throwing rocks just like us.  It really refers to the fact that we can reposition our thumb so that the hand view from the side looks like this:

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Or this

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Of course that's just a crappy ACII image of the hand.  Someone with the patience can do something better.
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"Oh look there is a dragon my clothes might burn let me take them off and only wear steel plate."
And this is how tinned food was invented.
Alternately: The Brick Testament. It's a really fun look at what the bible would look like if interpreted literally. With Legos.
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« Reply #154 on: February 01, 2009, 04:39:43 pm »

Basically, the only thing we suck at is smelling.
Our Tactile senses aren't that good either. Most other animals can detect seismic events much further in advance than some of our advanced seismographs can (especially on the coast, when the quake occurred several miles out to sea, where there is next to no equipment).
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« Reply #155 on: February 01, 2009, 04:54:51 pm »

We also don't use much in the way of pheromones.  At all.
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"Oh look there is a dragon my clothes might burn let me take them off and only wear steel plate."
And this is how tinned food was invented.
Alternately: The Brick Testament. It's a really fun look at what the bible would look like if interpreted literally. With Legos.
Just so I remember

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« Reply #156 on: February 01, 2009, 05:20:55 pm »

Basically, the only thing we suck at is smelling.

And that's pretty much entirely due to your nose being almost two meters from the ground. 

People who actually try to cultivate their sense of smell can get quite good at using it.
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« Reply #157 on: February 01, 2009, 07:28:11 pm »

Aren't we one of the minorty that can actually see the colour red too?
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« Reply #158 on: February 01, 2009, 08:11:08 pm »

Well, a point that it's all relative. One thing we do very well is taste. I believe that's one area where we really excell as a species. And that has survival advantages. 

Infact, I just came back from eating a whole mess of barbequed pork ribs, and they tasted...absolutely delicious.
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« Reply #159 on: February 02, 2009, 08:47:57 am »

Dwarves have the best sense of taste. Just look at the crap they eat.
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« Reply #160 on: February 02, 2009, 11:02:33 am »

Well, a point that it's all relative. One thing we do very well is taste. I believe that's one area where we really excell as a species. And that has survival advantages.
Yeah, humans taste great.
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« Reply #161 on: February 02, 2009, 11:55:32 am »

Well, a point that it's all relative. One thing we do very well is taste. I believe that's one area where we really excell as a species. And that has survival advantages.
Yeah, humans taste great.

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« Reply #162 on: February 02, 2009, 12:41:17 pm »

On the subject of peta...

They tried to get a commercial in the Superbowl.

Too bad they failed.

I am personally against the censorship of this ad. It seems like a silly thing to flip out about, but whatever.


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"Ability to interact and communicate with a variety of people in a professional manner" versus "Commitment to the objectives of the organization"
Recursive fail loop. I must be professional while telling people to stop calling them fish and start calling them sea kittens...

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« Reply #163 on: February 02, 2009, 12:58:49 pm »

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Okay, ability to excercise independant judgment, that pretty much screws everyone over.

You are also expected to be able to handle secret files, nothing suspicious in that. The fact that they seem to have secret files and are screaming it more or less elimanates any chance of someone with the ability to decide for himself/herself from ever showing up, seeing as this probably should be reported to the police.
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Re: Sea kittens
« Reply #164 on: February 02, 2009, 02:07:05 pm »

we're the weakest, slowest, blindest, and deafest creatures on Earth.

Actually, humans have some of the best overall sight. "Weakest, slowest, and deafest" isn't correct either, but "weaker, slower, and deafer" is.
Also, there are a lot of things worse than us.  Snails, for example.  Bats, although they fly and have better hearing.  Slothes are another example of something worse.  Not to mention, someone really applying maximum brain power could overcome just about any creature.  Even a whale.

Humans are pretty neat, actually. I read an interesting article once that did a 'humans vs animals' Olympics thing years ago. Basically looking at how humans perform in the Olympics compared to the best animals for the task. Fish for swimming, cheetas for sprints, etc. And while the verdict was that humans wouldn't win any of those events, humans were the only species that could actually compete in all of those events. And it's that flexibility that allows humans to do so well in the world. Not the best at anything (other then tool use), but the ability to do just about anything to some degree.
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