Scientists shot tardigrades out of a gun at more than 2,000 mph to see if the critters could survive

Business Insider (via MSN.com) ^ | 18 July 2023 | Aylin Woodward & Maiya Focht

[zeestephen]

[Libloather]

New way of eating ze bugs.

[Paladin2]

“Scientists found these creatures couldn’t survive speeds above 2,000 mph when shot out of a gun”

What kind of “Science” is this?

[linMcHlp]

Medical “scientists” who are so-called “doctors” now cut off the genitals of teenagers, in order to “find” if the remaining assembly is a “man” or a “woman.”

In some areas of the U.S.A., “progressives” call that “love.”

I call it a crime against humanity.

[zeestephen]

Re: "What kind of Science is this?"

There are actually several valid scientific proposals to send tardigrades into space to see how they are affected by long term space travel.

[Fido969]

What kind of “Science” is this?

Sounds like Redneck Science

[HighSierra5]

How bout shooting a Rat out of cannon?

[fella]

Sounds like something Dr. Nefario would do.

[Hot Tabasco]

I thought this was going to be a Monte Python skit

[fruser1]

I gotta be me!

[Celtic Conservative]

New, “Tardigrade crispies!”
“They’re Shot From Guns!™️”

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[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Democrats in space! Humanity is doomed!!!

[Reno89519]

OK, if you dip your bullets and bacon or pork, will it still retain some at the same speed?

[Sirius Lee]

What kind of “Science” is this?

The best kind.

"Say, I wonder what will happen if I shoot a bug out a cannon?"

"Hold muh beer."

[FreedomPoster]

50+ years ago, Northern Virginia had a (17 year?) cicada appearance. Zillions of the damned things.

In that era, we had Estes model rockets.

Being 12 year olds, we of course put the two together.

[bk1000]

“There are actually several valid scientific proposals to send tardigrades into space to see how they are affected by long term space travel.”

Then the rocket crashes into the moon and the headlines read “life discovered on the moon”.

[gitmo]

Love it. Tardigrades are fascinating critters.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

Don't know from tardigrades, but here is a 'tard' that many Canadians wouldn't mind seeing "shot out of a gun at more than 2,000 mph to see if the critter could survive".

Not that I would ever wish this upon the Crime Minister of Canaduh, but some Canadians might.

[Natty Bumppo@frontier.net]

Being 12 year olds, we of course put the two together.

I have a lifetime of questionable experiences that I now realize were eligible for full funding from the government.

Any experiment you walk (or run) away from provides invaluable knowledge.

[Tom Tetroxide]

Here’s the link directly to the story at Business Insider in case you don’t want to give any web traffic to Leftist PMSNBC.

https://www.businessinsider.com/tardigrades-survive-being-shot-gun-2021-5