ZeFrank Explains The Slime Mold
February 3, 2023 11:25 AM Subscribe
"Goth sinus infection" :D
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:20 PM on February 3, 2023 [4 favorites]
posted by Greg_Ace at 12:20 PM on February 3, 2023 [4 favorites]
This thread already gives me the heebies, so I'm not sure I want to watch the video and risk getting the jeebies.
posted by rhizome at 1:29 PM on February 3, 2023 [3 favorites]
posted by rhizome at 1:29 PM on February 3, 2023 [3 favorites]
Our entire existence is just the fantasy of The Slime.
posted by Goofyy at 1:54 PM on February 3, 2023
posted by Goofyy at 1:54 PM on February 3, 2023
Proof that not everything evolves to become a crab.
posted by Splunge at 2:52 PM on February 3, 2023 [2 favorites]
posted by Splunge at 2:52 PM on February 3, 2023 [2 favorites]
Proof that not everything evolves to become a crab.
Give it time.
posted by mhoye at 3:16 PM on February 3, 2023 [3 favorites]
Give it time.
posted by mhoye at 3:16 PM on February 3, 2023 [3 favorites]
Quick! Get us a backlit map of the US and build us some supertrains!
posted by Chuffy at 3:58 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Chuffy at 3:58 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
Watched it. Jeebies confirmed. Hilarious and educational though.
posted by mmoncur at 5:24 PM on February 3, 2023
posted by mmoncur at 5:24 PM on February 3, 2023
Proof that not everything evolves to become a toenail cleaning crab.
FTFY!
posted by y2karl at 6:51 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
FTFY!
posted by y2karl at 6:51 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
Fascinating. Surprised a little he didn't reference Emergence. Also found this related NYT article and this Scientific American article How Brainless Slime Molds Redefine Intelligence
posted by achrise at 7:07 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by achrise at 7:07 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
I'm still waiting for an update on that one that's the size of a small mountain -- in Minnesota somewhere, or maybe Arkansas. I heard about it on the internet.
posted by philip-random at 8:37 PM on February 3, 2023
posted by philip-random at 8:37 PM on February 3, 2023
If slime molds creep you out, here's an alternative - a meditation on how sometimes life can be small, and that's okay.
It's absolutely beautiful.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:52 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
It's absolutely beautiful.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:52 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
Well, it's a little bit sexy
posted by Thella at 11:48 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
posted by Thella at 11:48 PM on February 3, 2023 [1 favorite]
Magic Myxies (1927) is another great short video about our slimey friends. A few inaccuracies aside (they are animals for part of their lives, then vegetables!), it's really great footage for the era.
posted by SaltySalticid at 12:15 AM on February 4, 2023
posted by SaltySalticid at 12:15 AM on February 4, 2023
can confirm
I hope you used a long spoon
posted by moonmilk at 7:15 AM on February 4, 2023 [1 favorite]
I hope you used a long spoon
posted by moonmilk at 7:15 AM on February 4, 2023 [1 favorite]
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