Scientists Successfully Harvest Energy from a Cockroach
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This is great news! We may not be able to nuke the roaches out of existence but we're coming close to the day when an EMP could do the trick! I see what's going on here Science, you cleaver minx.
Anyone who cant see the potential and/or usefullness of this technology have a realy poor imagination imho...
Sure, it might to be to usefull on a roach, but imagen if the technology can be adapted to work on humans.
Artificial limbs or organs all require an electrical power source.
Sure, it might to be to usefull on a roach, but imagen if the technology can be adapted to work on humans.
Artificial limbs or organs all require an electrical power source.
Oh science, don't ever change.
I cannot believe that I didn't think of that. Now all scientists have to do is make a big spike that does the whole biocell implanting process by itself and we'll be one step closer to being the reapers!CalPal said:
Kind of related to this news article which was posted here on the Escapist [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.318669-Scientists-Create-Deus-Ex-Style-Biofuel-Battery] october last year. It's a very viable possibility for the future.darthotaku said:
The future will be awesome.
Not sure if serious.Jegsimmons said:
In case you are:
Did you consider the possibilities for prosthetic limbs that don't need external power sources, but can be powered by the food you eat? What about bio-fueled eye implants to allow blind people to see again?
Aw, that was a bit harsh.gmaverick019 said:
I know we tend to be disgusted by little critters. I know I used to crush cockroaches because I thought they were dirty little things that made us sick.
Then we got snakes and lizards and skinks and whatnot... and cockroaches turned out to be a prime food source. So we got started with breeding roaches.
Meanwhile, I couldn't imagine life without having some hundred cockroaches in their designated space. They eat all our refuse, such as potato skins, and turn them into non-smelly pebbles of dry fertilizer. They organize themselves in rather elaborate manners, and some species are actually giving birth to live little roaches. It still freaks people out, but it's actually rather cute. And as long as the critters are white, they're still soft and perfect food for just about any other animal.
Once you allow yourself to learn more about how roaches live and watch them do their thing all day or all night long, I can assure you you'll be amazed - they are special little critters that really serve more purpose than our beloved furry friends, be they cats or dogs, to be honest. And they even clean up after themselves, would you believe it. No shedded skin or unhatched egg goes to waste... they recycle everything. They are wonderful and amazing bugs, and you wouldn't believe how refined and strong the bigger ones amongst them can be.
If you want to learn about survival, the cockroach really turns out to be the perfect organism. Not that I would want to be a cockroach, mind you, but their resilience is mind-blowing.
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Because every scientist works on the same things, amirite? It's not like "science" is a broad term for many different fields, including but not limited to physics, chemistry, biology, psychology, geology, astronomy... Nope. It's all just a bunch of guys in labcoats all huddled around a cockroach. Yes. There aren't any other scientists doing other experiments, any other studies. If you have a fucking labcoat, you were in on this experiment. And finding a new energy source can't possibly have any positive outcome. Figuring out how to most efficiently harvest and utilize this new energy won't at all inspire innovation from anyone.Jegsimmons said:
Headdrivehardscrew said:
oh i agree and understand what you mean, roaches are frickin insane when it comes to surviving
HOWEVER
doesn't change the fact that they are so disgustingly crunchy and have the nastiest feeling when touching one, or the fact that they ooze nasty smelling ooziness when i do step on them. therefore, in conclusion, i obliterate every cockroach i see, with my big ass shoe.
I found the reactionary animal rights post later than I thought I would.Rheinmetall said:
Don't feel sorry for this thing, it's not like it's an endangered species. It's a cockroach. A scavenger. They follow us around because we leave food waste everywhere we go. If you see one in your apartment, you smash it with your shoe.
Please tell me that one day, this will be possible with humans.
I want to be able to charge up my electrical devices with my body.
I want to be able to charge up my electrical devices with my body.
