I'm still fond of a spider re-design that involves a) bones and b) lungs.With just these changes, I'm sure we could reach spiders the size of horses. Or maybe elephants.
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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Wed 5 May 2010, 1:24,
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spiders that sizecould lead to the creation of off-the-peg parachutes
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Wed 5 May 2010, 1:26,
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Truth is stranger than fictionI used to work for a biotech company making spider silk materials from proteins extracted from the milk of transgenic goats, with just those sorts of intended applications.
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RedHouse over yonder,
Wed 5 May 2010, 3:18,
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yikes!not much information out there but it appears they're treading water and trying to find other things to do with BioSteel..
the goats, however, are supposedly alive and well
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Rapitinui get in the cage and I'll give you a treat,
Wed 5 May 2010, 5:48,
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Imagine the size of the webs!Hang on, what would they catch???
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Wed 5 May 2010, 1:33,
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*dramatic pause*...US!!
(oh wait, we can't fly, can we. Oh well, back to the drawing board)
((oh wait, we can't fly, can we. Oh well, back to the drawing board)
The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated,
Wed 5 May 2010, 1:37,
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We'd have to breed massive flies to feed them with.Then massive birds to eat the massive spiders.
Then massive cats to catch the massive birds.
Then massive dogs to catch the massive cats.
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Basically it'll end with having to create a massive old woman who will, perhaps, die.
(Then massive cats to catch the massive birds.
Then massive dogs to catch the massive cats.
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Basically it'll end with having to create a massive old woman who will, perhaps, die.
Tangy bzzzzzzzzt,
Wed 5 May 2010, 1:40,
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