http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1473208.htm
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Scientists have taught dolphins to combine both rhythm and vocalisations to produce music, resulting in an extremely high-pitched, short version of the Batman theme song.
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http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1473208.htm
Whaaaaa?Quote:
Scientists have taught dolphins to combine both rhythm and vocalisations to produce music, resulting in an extremely high-pitched, short version of the Batman theme song.
my god. I retire from the internet for the evening.
.......:wtf:
Damnit, I thought you were talking about the football team. Still, this is neat.
please tell me there are audio clips. I can't find them...
Nothing yet. ABC needs to hurrry the heck up on that.
You know what's sad? Someone out there paid for this. They spent millions in research, supplies and man hours to teach these dolphins to sing.
They could have been curing cancer or working on that AIDS vaccine instead.
You have absolutely no understanding of research science. Oftentimes it is the most off-the-wall research that does lead to the major cures. Penicillin, for example, and numerous others. Here is an essay that talks about some other major medicial discoveries that happened through unrelated research.Quote:
Originally Posted by Opaque
It's a big problem when people, like you, who think that we should apply earthy so-called 'common sense' to scientific research get into positions of authority over funds and end up doing more harm than good.
Dude, I am all about research in unrelated fields. I just don't see how teaching dolphins to sing would ever help anything.
Researching dolphins behavior and learning how their bodies and immune systems work is worthy research. Teaching them to sing isn't going to help anyone; ever.
Maybe the dolphins will put on shows; earning millions of dollars annually that can be used for AIDS research.