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Sex geckos die in orbit on Russian space project
nnc ^ | 2 September 2014 Last updated at 04:51 ET

Posted on 09/02/2014 7:12:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin

Experts say the geckos may have frozen to death after the heating system broke down, Russian news agencies report.

They were sent into space as part of a study into the effect of weightlessness on their sex lives and development.

"We can say with confidence that they died at least a week before the landing because their bodies were partly mummified," an official from Russia's Institute of Medical and Biological Problems told Itar-Tass news agency.

The Russian space agency has not yet outlined the cause of death.

But Interfax news agency, quoting an expert working on the mission, says preliminary data shows the geckos may have died after a malfunction with the satellite's heating system.

Drosophila fruit flies that were also travelling on the satellite, however, survived and had reproduced, Roscosmos said.

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Soon after its launch, Roscosmos briefly lost contact with the satellite when the Foton-M4's engine stopped responding to ground control.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: headlines; russia
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1 posted on 09/02/2014 7:12:46 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin; Slings and Arrows; null and void

Sex Geckos In Space Must Die - coming this fall from Troma Films.


2 posted on 09/02/2014 7:13:50 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (ISIS has started up a slave trade in Iraq. Mission accomplshed, Barack, Mission accomplished.)
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To: a fool in paradise

The Sex Geckos would make a good name for an “80s tribute” band.


3 posted on 09/02/2014 7:14:59 AM PDT by BenLurkin (This is not a stBut is it grammatically catement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Any word from the Geico Gecko about this development?


4 posted on 09/02/2014 7:18:50 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: BenLurkin

They won’t be saving anyone money on car insurance, that is for sure.


5 posted on 09/02/2014 7:20:09 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: BenLurkin
"That Just Ain't Right!"


6 posted on 09/02/2014 7:22:33 AM PDT by TexasCajun
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To: BenLurkin

Yeah, but they saved 15% on their car insurance.


7 posted on 09/02/2014 7:25:04 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: BenLurkin

The significant part of this story is that fruit flies can apparently survive temperatures of less than -400F degrees!


8 posted on 09/02/2014 7:25:18 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin

I don’t believe in reincarnation, but if I did I would like to come back as a sex gecko. Earth bound.


9 posted on 09/02/2014 7:26:04 AM PDT by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: TexasCajun
Sex Geckos in Outer Space sounds like another waiting project for the people who brought you Sharknado


10 posted on 09/02/2014 7:26:53 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: BenLurkin

Good, does this mean I don’t have to be punished by those G*d d*man commercials anymore?

And by the way, go ask a body shop what they think of Geico or Progressive insurance.


11 posted on 09/02/2014 7:30:44 AM PDT by Minsc
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To: Lazamataz
Yeah, but they saved 15% on their car insurance.

Everybody knows that.

12 posted on 09/02/2014 7:31:12 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (Liars use facts when the truth doesn't suit their purposes.)
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To: a fool in paradise

I’ve been lookin for a sex gecko for my whole life.


13 posted on 09/02/2014 7:31:46 AM PDT by cripplecreek ("Moderates" are lying manipulative bottom feeding scum.)
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To: cripplecreek
Careful what you ask for.


14 posted on 09/02/2014 7:33:05 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (ISIS has started up a slave trade in Iraq. Mission accomplshed, Barack, Mission accomplished.)
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To: Lazamataz

I saved more than that in half the time.


15 posted on 09/02/2014 7:34:24 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: BenLurkin

“And they whirl and they twirl and they tango
Singin’ and jinglin’ a jangle
Float like the heavens above
Looks like Gecko Love,........”


16 posted on 09/02/2014 7:34:38 AM PDT by HandyDandy (Started out with Burgundy but soon hit the harder stuff....)
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To: BenLurkin

But they died with smiles on their faces.


17 posted on 09/02/2014 7:41:30 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Larry Lucido
I got Geico to pay ME to insure my car.

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18 posted on 09/02/2014 7:41:50 AM PDT by Lazamataz (First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
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To: BenLurkin

“We can say with confidence”

That’s scientists for you. They couldn’t say it with a little sorrow? Those poor geckos. One minute they’re doing the lizard love boogie, and the next minute they’re lizard Popsicles. Have a little compassion, will you!


19 posted on 09/02/2014 7:45:19 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: BenLurkin

“The heating system broke down”

Ring....ring.......ring.....

“Hello. You have reached Acme Heater Service. We’re out fixing the heater on a nuclear submarine right now. Leave your name and number and we’ll call you back........Beep.”

“Hi. This is Bob from the Russian Space Agency. The heater went out on our love lizard satellite. We were wondering if you could get up there to fix it?”


20 posted on 09/02/2014 7:52:07 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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