the flatulent sounds of science

Honestly, who even cares if a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it? Especially when the scientific world at large has provided us with a "torpedo-shaped robot" to detect when fish fart in the ocean. Finally, right? I mean, there's only a few things I've been patienty waiting for since the '70s, and I'm not talking about the streamlined, phallus-soaked, sci-fi world of Flash Gordon. But I did have my heart set on an in-home teleportation pod, and I was genuinely, albeit perversely, looking forward to a fearful, paranoid life in a pervading world atmosphere of Orwellian dystopia. And I'm sure the concept of discerning and ecologically capitalizing upon fish flatulence wasn't far behind those broken Bradbury promises. So, all in all, it really has been one big futuristic bummer for me up until now ... kind of like when our big jackassian dream of lighting fart bubbles as they burbled up and burst upon the surface of the water didn't pan out*. But if fish can fart and be heard by mankind then perhaps one day science will come to our emotionally-stunted rescue, too. Keep reaching for the stars!

http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/03/scienceshot-robot-records-fish.html

* To be fair to everyone involved, this experiment didn't exactly get its fair shake in the sun. Misguidedly, we allowed Dave England to participate in the farting fun and he soon contaminated our petri dish with an unexpected shart. Why I say "unexpected", I don't know, because what else can be expected of his faulty fundament? Certainly not dryarrhea.

(Photo by Sean Cliver; Hollywood, California 2006)

Comments

[MJ]

Now if my science experiments were that fun in school I might now have flunked that class. LOL
You guys are too much.

[antonio]

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[suzi smith]

I wonder when a fish farts , can other fish smell it?
I've noticed that Knoxville sticks his tongue out alot when he is concentrating. I think I spy a hint of tongue in this pic.

[Laura Z]

@dh: Thank God you didn't read too much into Logan's Run...

[Sarah]

Is this from Jackass TV or film? And where can I find it? THANKS!

[ndrey]

it's cool wildboyze)

[JoyJoy]

because you can't film farting in a bathtub without a Miller High Life..Thanks for the shot of Bam's gooch..(sarcasm in my voice) :)

[Rafa Margera]

OMG

[madampop]

Whats with all the long words Cliver? - your twisting my melon - Man!

[madampop]

Looks like just another day in a soho "sauna"

[JoyJoy]

@ madampopoff my confidence drops everytime i read one of these posts since i have to break out the dictionary/thesaurus and history books to comprehend

[JoyJoy]

including the balls and lighter

[JoyJoy]

i could use some cockney

[madampop]

@joy joy - think all that jungle living has turned cliver a tad radio rental

[JoyJoy]

i thought cliver was just going down south for a 3 hour tour a 3 hour tour..

[Laura Z]

By his own admission, he does all his best thinking (and writing) on the 'loo. If he's not careful he's gonna get hemorrhoids :P

[JoyJoy]

@ LauraZ...if i remember correctly he did have a hemorrhoid once...it was a delightful post (p.s. and thank god you spelled hemorrhoid because i would have had to look it up lol)

[JoyJoy]

and i'm fairly certain those banana leaves aren't so soft when wiping the ass either...

[Laura Z]

^ Ha! Dang vegans! Apparently one can take that whole "back to nature" thing a little too far... one day a little white flag is gonna pop out of his butt!

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[Julie bowman]

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