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Ants... In... Space
Ant writes "The Fowler students picked an experiment with ants, rather than plants, because they wanted to see some activity in space. They have been following the ants' progress on the web. The students and their teachers also have learned that sometimes the best thought-out hypothesis does not pan out in reality. 'We predicted that the ants would tunnel a lot slower in microgravity, but we're finding out they're moving a lot faster,' said Golash. The students have a control group of ants at their school, living in a similar environment except with gravity. After the shuttle returns from its scheduled 16-day flight in early February, the young scientists will have 30 days to put together a preliminary report. Their "Ants in Space" experiment was sponsored by SPACEHAB, an aerospace company that has worked with NASA for many years to design and build hardware for space experiments."
but doesn't anyone think of the simpsons episode where Homer goes to space? He frees the ant colony in there, and hilarity ensues. "Save the Queen! Who's the Queen?" "I am!" "You're not the Queen!"
death is eternity
after death is eternity
there is no death there is only eternity.
Just by looking at the headline, I am reminded of the episode of the Simpsons, Deep Space Homer, where Homer went into space as an 'average-naut', and ultimately caused the mission to be a failure, including setting ruffled potato chips loose throughout the '0g' environment and setting free a colony of ants in an ant farm int he process eating the floating chips.
Maybe I just watch too much TV. Now where did I put that issue of Time with the inanimate carbon rod's picture on it?
You're only as smart as your brain.
Yes but, can they be trained to sort tiny screws?
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I, for one, welcome our new insect overlords! And I'd like to remind them, that as a trusted celebrity, I can be useful in rounding up slaves to toil in their underground sugar mines.
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Save the Queen!
Who's the Queen?!
I'm the Queen!!
No, you're not.
As a prestigious newscaster, I could be valueable for rounding up more of my kind to work in the underground sugar mines.
I'm all for space exploration. Real space exploration. The problem is that NASA can't get the funding for all the good stuff so they resort to wasting money to justify their own existence. Seriously folks it's a complete and total waste.
International Space Station? Completely useless, and expensive at that. Come to think of it, NASA doesn't do anything cheap (not that I necessarily want to be on a cheap space shuttle).
NASA needs to stop wasting money on crappy little projects and ant-colonies and do something worthwhile. Then maybe it gets a bit more funding.
"Freedom! Horrible, horrible freedom!"
- Protect the Queen! - Which one's the Queen? - I'm the Queen. - No you're not. - Freedom! - Horrible, horrible freedom!