Science is ridiculous

[Mik]

Do we REALLY need to know if tardigrades can survive this? Where in nature would this ever, ever happen?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientists-shot-tardigrades-out-of-a-gun-at-more-than-2-000-mph-to-see-if-the-critters-could-survive/ar-AA1e1W60?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=573a64c919f24c8e8be8a3b6a9ccd09b&ei=33

[Jolly]

I dunno, that's interesting. They can survive in space and in volcanoes, but not extreme acceleration.

[Mik]

I wonder how many Gs that is.

[Copper]

But if tardigrades can't survive the pressures of a collision with our moon, it's unlikely they could survive a meteorite impact with another planet, the study authors wrote.

That sounds kind of shortsighted to me.

There is enough junk floating around that could carry and perpetuate these things. It doesn't all collide at huge speeds, there might be enough glancing blows between space junk to carry these guys all over the place.

[LuFins Dad]

@Jolly said in Science is ridiculous:

I dunno, that's interesting. They can survive in space and in volcanoes, but not extreme acceleration. deceleration.

FIFY

[Klaus]

Nothing wrong with that kind of science. It's good to know these kinds of things.

If you want to worry about wasted money for science, look at gender studies...

[Mik]

So we can colonize the solar system with tardigrades.