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Wisconsin Corpse Plant To Bloom Again

Posted by Zonk on from the wisconsin-has-the-best-stuff dept.

V_IL_Len writes "The University of Wisconsin's original Amorphophallus titanum, or 'corpse plant' known as Big Bucky is ready to bloom and emit its intensely malodorous stench. The plant only blooms a few times in its 40 year life span and each bloom lasts only 2-3 days. Its stench attracts carrion beetles and flesh flies to pollinate it. See this link for photos and live stream of the bloom."

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  1. Corpse Plant? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    I know I'm going to get modded to oblivion for it, but when I read "corpse plant", my first thought was Iraq.

    Ok. Mod me down, go ahead.

  2. This SHOULD be news! by NineNine · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Instead of a body count and a titilating expose into Britney's Spears choice of toothpaste, THIS is what SHOULD make news! Imagine how cool it would be if we lived in a country full of intelligent, interesting people who thought that this was real news. That professor explaining the situation was awesome!!

    1. Re:This SHOULD be news! by Barlo_Mung_42 · · Score: 3, Insightful
      [Off topic but fuck it]

      The body count [in the "war" in Iraq] shouldn't be news?!? It should be in the news MORE. All we ever here is how many Americans have died as though that is all that maters. I've never heard any of the main stream news give an account of how many people have died. My other, more light hearted reply was going to be about the contrast between your "titilating expose into Britney's Spears" quote and your "Get free porn here" sig. :)

  3. Re:What Does This Have To Do With Technology? by p!ngu · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Since when has slashdot just been about technology? Slashdot is about nerdy things, like science. This is a science thing.

  4. Not open on Saturday? by jfoust2 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Geez. All the effort of hype and PR, and these State-employed lifers can't open the greenhouse on a Saturday.

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  5. Re:They did this on the simpsons... by moosesocks · · Score: 4, Insightful

    somebody recently pointed out to me that 95% of the humor on the simpsons is not original, but simply a reference to something else, be it another TV show/movie, literature, history, or some sort of real-life phenomenon --- regardless of wether or not this is where the comedic value of the gag lies.

    I'm saying this all with the highest respect, of course -- the scriptwriters for the simpsons are unbelievably intelligent compared to most. there are hidden references EVERYWHERE -- that I think takes skill.

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