General Chat Thread

[Pesky Persian]

Animals like cats, with their spinal cords severed just above the hind limb extensions - so motor messages from the brain cannot reach the legs - reflexively perform the walking motion when placed on a moving treadmill (I assume the same goes for dogs). Paraplegic humans can't seem to manage this same interesting feat. It's also not an answer to more particular disabilities that come with nerve damage in the spinal cord, like fine motor articulation or bladder control. Maybe lightyears was too strong an estimate, but I'm being cautious. =P

I wonder... Do you think maybe it has something to do with us being bipedal? The reason in my brain is way simpler than me trying to explain my thoughts so I'll just leave it at that question. You have a way more extensive knowledge of this kind of thing.

Well you are right and all but for me it just doesn't sound appealing at all
Everyone has a different taste

In other news the weather is nice

It's fine if it doesn't appeal to you. It doesn't make a decision "retarded," though. =)

[Profesco]

You of all people should know lightyears are a distance of measurement, not time.

Yeah, my blunder was embarassing, but at least I'm not alone in making silly oversights. ;P

But seriously that's really cool.

Good news is it was an experimental trial, not just a one-off thing. Link, along with a before-after video of one of the successful dogs.

I wonder... Do you think maybe it has something to do with us being bipedal? The reason in my brain is way simpler than me trying to explain my thoughts so I'll just leave it at that question. You have a way more extensive knowledge of this kind of thing.

I really don't know. I guess it certainly could be. I was sort of wondering if it had anything to do with our greater reliance on the neocortex. I mean to say, our brainstem and hindbrain still manage involuntary life processes, and humans do still exhibit some mild forms of motor decision-making and control at the spinal level, but we're all tied up to the cortices. Voluntary movements depend on the neural networks that begin in the primary motor cortex (we may coincide theoretically here, since bipedalism and our developed brains are evolutionarily linked). Besides that, the link mentions simple distance as an obstacle - some axons travel all the way down the spinal cord, after all (not necessarily ones relevant to this study in detail). The regeneration in the study didn't extend across even the full distance from brain to spinal cord.

Anyway, I don't -

Actually, it looks like the full-text journal article is accessible. Score! Link.

[Zibdas]

Yeah, my blunder was embarassing, but at least I'm not alone in making silly oversights. ;P

I'll be honest; I don't see the mistake here.

[Kirby]

I couldn't stand getting a tattoo
Not because of the pain (which isn't that bad I've heard) I just think its incredibly retarded to permanently scar yourself. To me, its just not worth it one bit.

Guess I am one of those "retards" then... ಠ_ಠ

[Moogles]

I suppose one could say it's "retarded" (how clever) to have such a silly viewpoint, Zenotwapal.

[The Admiral]

I'm suddenly beginning to think that everyone on this forum is a staunch liberal

You could say that about everywhere on the internet, though, with rare exception.

[Vern]

My professional field beats all of the rest of yours. Haha.

Yeah, well, I might be educating the next professional in a field so it's whatever.

[Jb]

Yeah, my blunder was embarassing, but at least I'm not alone in making silly oversights. ;P

Are you the kid in Brock's gym?

[Rezzo]

I like shorts! They're comfortable and easy to wear!

[indifference]

And they keep your legs cool.

[Ignika]

http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/...91513606_n.png

[Jb]

Better version

http://weknowmemes.com/wp-content/up...ight-obama.jpg

[Ignika]

fair enough

[Zenotwapal]

Guess I am one of those "retards" then... ಠ_ಠ

i guess you are

I don't think I should of used the word retarded. too harsh amright?

[moot]

Guess I am one of those "retards" then... ಠ_ಠ

the best kind of retard B)

i went to see coldplay last night it was pretty radical

[dinosaurus]

^ Holy hell that's a HUGE arena!



Holy jeebus! I have heat! And AC! I don't have to go another winter and summer without them! Whoooo!

[Autis-misc]

the best kind of retard B)

i went to see coldplay last night it was pretty radical

do you live in, like, LA or something? That arena is about as big as 5 or more football fields. long.

[moot]

do you live in, like, LA or something? That arena is about as big as 5 or more football fields. long.

i live in australia, the stadium is exaclty one football field long, it's called suncorp stadium



it holds ~55,000 people

[Kirby]

i guess you are

I don't think I should of used the word retarded. too harsh amright?

I think using the word "retard" as an insult is fairly rude. But hey, as long as you don't ever plan on including yourself in my group of "retards", I am a-ok being called one ¦)

[moot]

I think using the word "retard" as an insult is fairly rude. But hey, as long as you don't ever plan on including yourself in my group of "retards", I am a-ok being called one ¦)

cani be in your group

[Zibdas]

I think using the word "retard" as an insult is fairly rude. But hey, as long as you don't ever plan on including yourself in my group of "retards", I am a-ok being called one ¦)

that is one of the creepiest emoticons i've ever seen

[moot]

that is one of the creepiest emoticons i've ever seen

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[Phoopes]

I am jealous, moot, I really am. That's so awesome. I haven't been to a concert in a while, now that I think about it, and it's never been a band as well-known as Coldplay. I saw Skillet live twice, if anyone's heard of them.

[moot]

I am jealous, moot, I really am. That's so awesome. I haven't been to a concert in a while, now that I think about it, and it's never been a band as well-known as Coldplay. I saw Skillet live twice, if anyone's heard of them.

i know of skillet but i am not a fan of the vocals at all. the most spectacular live shows i've been to are coldplay, tool, muse, roger waters and rammstein (in no particular order). so keen for muse to tour again, they are incredible

[dinosaurus]

I seen one of Roger Waters' shows but I missed his most recent one which I totally regret. He put on a really good concert!
Rammstein was a totally sick show as well!

I worked during Tool when I used to work at our event stadium and checked them out after my shift. Would LOVE to see Muse live!

I've seen so many other bands that I won't mention them all.