938: The Brothers

[dzagama]

Originally Posted by MrTwitchy

I dunno about the vomit thing... we vomit when we smell anything biologically nasty it seems.

Yup, and there's a high correlation between things that make us nauseous and things that make us sick. So the other explanation would be, we are repulsed by vomit because eating vomit makes us sick. But why to the point of vomiting ourselves?

Originally Posted by MrTwitchy

As far as shitting when youre scared... its part of the fight or flight response shifting the way your body is working. The autonomous nervous system (which controls bodily functions rather than voluntary movement) is made up of two main systems, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. The "fight or flight" response to danger is correlated to the downregulation of the parasympathetic system and increased activity of the sympathetic system.

Effects of sympathetic nervous system activity;

Dilate the pupil of the eye to let in more light and see the danger

Dilate blood vessels allowing for better blood flow to the muscles of the lims to deal with the danger

Divert blood flow from internal organs (digesting your last meal is NOT the priority right now) including paralysing the digestive tract. This can have the unpleasant side effect of making you piss/shit yourself.

Among other things.

Though then again from a predators point of view, having something take a dump on your head while you try to run it down might be quite distracting.

Mr Twitchy
Who'd a thought a degree in biology would be useful.

Yes, I know the standard answer to these questions, but I was coming up with new answers. The problem with evolutionary biology is that there are an infinite number of explanations for a trait; the good explanations take into account fitness; the best explanation is usually the popular one.

We could also argue that the pupils dilate to make the eyes more prominent to a predator.

Or that the vessels dilate to increase oxygen flow to the brain for cognition.

Or that fight or flight has a component that leaves a fragrant distress signal.

Anyways, it's cool having a neuroscientist on da berds.

[dzagama]

Originally Posted by Lord of the Cock Rings

It's smelling it or hearing it that's most likely to trigger me. I can look at it all day long but the same principle applies.

You are broken.

[MrTwitchy]

Dont neuroscience me too hard... I'm a physiologist with a particular interest in the brain... especially the development of the brain.... *sigh* every time I find a field I'm interested in it seems theres just another bunch of specialisations inside it. One day maybe I'll find myself in a field of research where its just me all alone falling out the bottom of "science".

[DarkKnightJared]

On behalf of the state of Arizona, I apologize for the retarded people that didn't notice the 30 year-old was pretending to be 12.

[Junkenstein]

What kind of 12 year old are there in Arizona? Jesus.

[DarkKnightJared]

Originally Posted by Junkenstein

What kind of 12 year old are there in Arizona? Jesus.

Kids do seem to be starting puberty earlier then before. If this is a continual progression, boys are going to be shat out of the womb and between getting their ass slapped and their circumcision their balls are going to drop.

[mollyfud]

I was going to suggest to Michael that he would be able to make extra money using affiliate links from his site for the paid apps, but of course, and i thought that he would already had it (but didn't mention it) because he is extremely smart, he did already have it!

Great idea!

[Bucho]

Pearl Jam fell off because us grunge kids grew out of our angst and so did they. Eddie Vedder's best songs were the ones he sung with the fire in his belly and his voice (Betterman can go and fuck itself in the ass) and once that faded so did their appeal. They're fine players but were never really good enough melodists to sustain their charm once they quietened down into easy listening territory. The main reason though is that they actively shunned the spotlight, doing the minimum of publicity (interviews, music videos, ass-kissing).

Second to The Rolling Stones is U2 as the other band who have managed to shift around their style a little bit, put out patchy or mediocre albums and still stay genuinely huge. Even though Bono has a shitload of haters because he's such a boring mouthy cunt offstage it doesn't seem to hurt him in terms of selling tickets and albums, in fact the noise he makes probably helps keep them seeming relevant. The Stones don't need that political horseshit because as well as being talented songwriters and businessmen their songs are all about fucking and that'll keep them relevant until the end of time.

Originally Posted by mollyfud

I was going to suggest to Michael that he would be able to make extra money using affiliate links from his site for the paid apps, but of course, and i thought that he would already had it (but didn't mention it) because he is extremely smart, he did already have it!

Great idea!

Yeah, nice one Mollyfud, way to congratulate yourself.

[Junkenstein]

Personally i don't listen to Pearl Jam anymore but i heard a few songs from their latest albums. They don't suck, they're just generic rockers. Vedder still can sing, and once ina while the tunes aren't bad. As a grunge lover i still listen to their old albums, but it would pretty sad if they were still doing the same stuff, especially with all the bullshit neo-gruingers out there like Nickelback or Creed, that turned their sound into a parody.

I like their actual brand of Neil Young-esque rock actually...

But yet comparing them to the Rolling Stones or Kiss is blasphemy. The great rockers are special because they are who they are. There could be a thousand Nirvana clopnes, but there will be one real Mick Jagger.

Or Iggy Pop.

[serial_x]

Fuck Bruno and to all the people that commented in that Fuck Bruno thread, our mission is complete.