Comments on: Sperm trains and promiscous rodents http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/ I'm a biologist not a... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:02:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: CX http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-151719 CX Mon, 21 Dec 2009 14:10:20 +0000 http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/#comment-151719 "Some guessed they were just for aerodynamics" Unless someone doesn't know "blowing" is a verb that has sometime to to be interpreted, you can't imagine aerodynamics has something to do here. Hydrodynamics would be closer. “Some guessed they were just for aerodynamics”

Unless someone doesn’t know “blowing” is a verb that has sometime to to be interpreted, you can’t imagine aerodynamics has something to do here. Hydrodynamics would be closer.

]]> By: monkey http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-151718 monkey Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:29:27 +0000 http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/#comment-151718 About genetics, I remember how much a human being is incidental and programmed by the unique combination of its dna, with the consequence that the more combinations you have, the more the possibility to discover a genius, or someone with 3 heads, is important. This is also valid if you increase the period of time you look at the exceptions. The more you try, the more you are close to find what you are looking for. Same for animals. This led to the "Infinite monkey Theorem" where monkeys typing randomly on typewriters can well create a literature masterpiece (or a nice gravatar, if you give them brushes), that's supposed to be a matter of how many monkeys (and how many typewriters), and how many time... This theorem was clearly invalidated in recent years after the test was done in real life with hundredths millions of people creating zillions of web pages. No masterpiece. About genetics, I remember how much a human being is incidental and programmed by the unique combination of its dna, with the consequence that the more combinations you have, the more the possibility to discover a genius, or someone with 3 heads, is important. This is also valid if you increase the period of time you look at the exceptions. The more you try, the more you are close to find what you are looking for.

Same for animals. This led to the “Infinite monkey Theorem” where monkeys typing randomly on typewriters can well create a literature masterpiece (or a nice gravatar, if you give them brushes), that’s supposed to be a matter of how many monkeys (and how many typewriters), and how many time…

This theorem was clearly invalidated in recent years after the test was done in real life with hundredths millions of people creating zillions of web pages. No masterpiece.

]]> By: Marc http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-127371 Marc Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:19:51 +0000 http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/#comment-127371 Haha, "the money shot"... Awesome. I ended up here from reading about Gravatars, then there was a link to your monstericons... Haha, “the money shot”… Awesome. I ended up here from reading about Gravatars, then there was a link to your monstericons…

]]> By: reading_is_dangerous http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-267 reading_is_dangerous Fri, 16 Feb 2007 01:30:05 +0000 http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/#comment-267 very cool discovery, and a nice blog too. You should get more comments here-- the pics are nice. Them little hooks: Truth, Beauty, Simplicity, Elegance... === I used to be a biologist, too. very cool discovery, and a nice blog too. You should get more comments here–

the pics are nice. Them little hooks: Truth, Beauty, Simplicity, Elegance…

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I used to be a biologist, too.

]]> By: Detachable spider penises: copulation blocker or escape mechanism? :: Dammit Jim! http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Detachable spider penises: copulation blocker or escape mechanism? :: Dammit Jim! Sun, 11 Feb 2007 16:39:51 +0000 http://scott.sherrillmix.com/blog/biologist/sperm-trains-and-promiscous-rodents/#comment-239 [...] some pretty weird adaptations in males competing to fertilize the egg. More numerous, faster or cooperative sperm can improve the chances of their sperm reaching the egg first. Another alternative is to try [...] [...] some pretty weird adaptations in males competing to fertilize the egg. More numerous, faster or cooperative sperm can improve the chances of their sperm reaching the egg first. Another alternative is to try [...]

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