Comments on: Super cool squirrels!

Super cool squirrels!

moonbird — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:30:37 -0800

Super cool squirrels! "We believe that a ground squirrel, when it goes into hibernation, produces chemical messengers that are released from the brain that direct the slowing down of the metabolism... If we were able to synthesize the same chemical compounds and make them available in an injection, it could be administered to induce a hibernation-like state in humans."

And they're cute, too.

By: Ogre Lawless

Ogre Lawless — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:45:43 -0800

I have this already. I call it "Christmas Dinner".

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:34:24 -0800

This hibernation drug, we must have it, I say!....... Render them down by the millions. Oh, but they are cute, you say? OK don't render them down by the millions. But perhaps there's a less attractive species.....Or, maybe we can make genetically altered squirrrels, squirrels without brains grown in vats. Yes, yes YES! That's what we must do. Then, the fruits of hibernation will be ours....

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 14:54:36 -0800

Render them down by the millions. I just have this image now of the South Park episode where Christopher Reeve keeps snapping open the babies to suck the life-giving fluids out. Thanks, trout.

By: trondant

trondant — Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:50:50 -0800

If we ever get to taking years-long trips in space, we're going to need something like this.

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Fri, 12 Dec 2003 07:16:47 -0800

XQUXZYPHYR - I'm sorry that I've polluted your mind with my fantasy of an evil squirrel holocaust. I guess I've become hardened to evil imagery. Hey! - don't we essentially do that aforementioned 'squirrel holocaust' thing to pigs, chickens and cows, with the meat-packing leftovers not considered fit for human consumption going into pet food? So what South Park episode was that again?..... squirrels can be scary, especially when they are paratroopers. Or when they attack :