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11-30-2010, 05:44 PM
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Life in Outer Space
The first member of the animal kingdom that can survive unprotected in outer space has been discovered:
- Tardigrades: The World's Toughest Critters Quote:
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11-30-2010, 10:03 PM
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Lol, Tardigrades. That name always gets me.
Of course they survived. Tardigrades, or water bears, as they are often called, can almost completely dehydrate themselves, shrivel up into a wrinkled sack, and come back to life instantly with a drop of water. They are a common resident of temporary ponds, or vernal pools, where they form the food supply for the larvae of many species of insects. But I guess that link just made this redundant, huh? :<
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11-30-2010, 10:33 PM
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They're already known to survive the worst earthly conditions one could imagine, no surprise that they survive in space, too.
 Nature's own little tanks.Extra point of win for the mission name. 
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12-01-2010, 01:33 AM
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these guys are amazing, you put them in radiation and they survive, you microwave the bastards and they still survive
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12-01-2010, 01:34 AM
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Isn't nature awesome?
TARDIS... why does that sound familiar...
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12-01-2010, 02:15 AM
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TARDIS...epic win!
It reminds me of an episode of Mythbusters. YouTube - Mythbusters Cockroaches outliving a nuclear blast
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12-02-2010, 07:36 PM
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