01-30-2013, 05:44 PM | #10726 |
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Nope. Dangerous, but not such a killer. (Ugly critters too! This one was easy to spot as he was sitting on a sandy bottom. Usually much harder to see. They are a good reason NOT to walk barefoot in the sea!
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01-30-2013, 06:17 PM | #10729 |
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Sea serpents? They're more toxic than any land serpent, but few die because few are bitten. They are normally non-aggressive.
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The creature with the most deadly venom is the Coral Snake! But for two reasons, few die. One, they are non-aggressive, as you say. And two, they have such a teeny tiny mouth, just about the only part of a human they can bit is the web of skin between the thumb and forefinger. Little children are the usual victims of Coral Snake bites, grabbing them in tidal pools and getting bitten on the pinkie finger! Take it away, Tom! Stitchawl |
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01-30-2013, 06:40 PM | #10731 |
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I've seen a video of one of these 'non-aggressive' snakes attacking a diver. He got away, but it goes to show that individual snakes can break from the norm in the behaviors they display. I remember reading of some zoo officials who said one in a hundred rattlesnakes had a disposition that would make them a good pet. The trick is to know which one.
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01-30-2013, 07:21 PM | #10732 |
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This should be easy, because there's nothing I know that someone here doesn't.
Answer the following questions about the two men pictured below:
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01-30-2013, 07:29 PM | #10733 |
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Socrates and Plato?
Socrates says it's gonna rain vertically (straight down), Plato that the wind will make it rain horisontally. Both are wrong since it's a clear day (see the sky behind them). But the old greeks didn't bother looking at facts; they were thinking, therefore they were philosophers. But of course they covered their books in skin (or leather) to prevent the rain from harming them. And it's not ipads since everyone knows ipads are thinner than that Last edited by Iznogood; 01-30-2013 at 07:40 PM. |
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01-30-2013, 07:53 PM | #10735 |
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Hold on, there. It's NOT Socrates and Plato, but you are correct that those aren't iPads. They were early generation HP laptops and were heavy as hell.
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The rain in Spain stays on the Spanish plains - it doesn't go to Greece
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Then it must be Aristoteles and Plato. I know that Plato is in that picture.
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Wow! Was I off! I thought it was the Smith Bros., of cough drop fame arguing between cherry flavor or licorice.
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The argument is about some law of physics or another, I can't remember. This picture, The School of Athens, hung on a wall where I went to high school. Or rather, a copy of it hung on the wall there. I should have paid more attention to the teachers and less to the girls.
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