It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #5150

8 Responses to It Has Not Escaped Our Notice #5150

1. Eva says:

   17 November 2011 at 20:34

   I think I actually know what it is, or at least which studies it relates to, but you’re probably looking for a funny answer, so I’ll be quiet.

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   • cromercrox says:

     17 November 2011 at 20:44

     no! do tell!!

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     • Eva says:

       17 November 2011 at 20:53

       NASA Ames has been studying the effect of gravity on frog development, so I imagine this probably has to do with that. It would also explain the specification “adult frog” on the compartment on the right, because the studies use eggs and tadpoles.

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       • Cromercrox says:

         17 November 2011 at 21:05

         That explains everything except the jack socket. Is Professor Trellis right to be suspicious?

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         • Mike says:

           18 November 2011 at 16:54

           I believe it’s so Three Dog Night can be piped into the experimental environmental more easily.
       • Richard Wassersug says:

         25 November 2011 at 23:03

         This is the Incubator that we used to study frog development on the US Space Shuttle some 20 years ago. The key paper on that study was published in PNAS and here is the reference:

         Amphibian development in the virtual absence of gravity
         K A Souza, S D Black, and R J Wassersug. PNAS March 14, 1995 vol. 92 no. 6 1975-1978.

         Anyone who wants more information is welcome to contact me.

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         • Cromercrox says:

           26 November 2011 at 08:08

           Thank you Dr Wassersug! Prof Trellis and I can now consider ourselves informed.
2. ricardipus says:

   18 November 2011 at 15:10

   The jack socket is clearly for the electric guitar. Viz:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_of_Frogs

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