tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post3719700979025265521..comments2024-01-06T17:29:55.111-05:00Comments on Way of the Woo: The Incredibly Edible Intelligently Designed Hen's EggThe skepTickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03437104069644740816noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-21661944404362973732011-09-23T11:08:23.483-04:002011-09-23T11:08:23.483-04:00what a interesting theory, beside Hen exposed so w...what a interesting theory, beside Hen exposed so well his point with this, you can say that someone really think in all with a open mind.levitra cialishttp://www.levitracialis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-42482611258287205312009-06-25T19:53:38.272-04:002009-06-25T19:53:38.272-04:00And of course we're not good at anything by co...And of course we're not good at anything by comparison with other creatures although we like to think we're the best, a legacy of the Victorians.<br />By the way birds don't incubate their young once they're hatched, incubation is for eggs!! Just a pedantic point but we wouldn't want to mislead anyone, especially The Designer.<br />Another interesting and practical fact about eggs and birds is that a clutch is laid over time and only begins development once the hen/bird decides it's time to start incubation, usually dependent on clutch size.So does this mean hens/birds/geese can count?In geese the clutch size is usually 6 and if you remove some she will make up the number, back to the optimal size.<br />What we don't understand scientists will invent a piece of research to explain, often at great expense, for little use or benefit and often giving the result we all knew instinctively anyway.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421069895155350144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-55752267710812940852008-05-25T09:02:00.000-04:002008-05-25T09:02:00.000-04:00This reminds me of the time I overheard three engi...This reminds me of the time I overheard three engineers discussing the nature and existence of God.<BR/><BR/>The first one said: "When I look at the natural world, everywhere I look I see evidence of an underlying design. It is obvious to me that there must have been a Designer. Why just look at the human body! From the way the human muscular system and human skeletan system work together so well it is obvsiou to me that it must have been designed, and that the designer is another Mechanical Engineer."<BR/><BR/>The second engineer replied: "Hold on a second there buddy. I agree that the human body provides clear evidence that the Universe had a designer. But, so far as I am concerned, the human brain and the human nervous system are clear proof that the Designer was an Electrical Engineer!" <BR/><BR/>The third engineer added: "While I agree the human body is evidence of God's underlying design, it is obvious to me that God must be a Civil Engineer. After all, who else would put the major recreational area right next to the sewage disposal system?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-47923311770593727032008-05-22T08:10:00.000-04:002008-05-22T08:10:00.000-04:00Loved the post, keep it up!Loved the post, keep it up!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11503544604008901001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-70391281639486243542008-05-19T21:56:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:56:00.000-04:00Pablo said"(ok, I just wanted to brag about my bab...Pablo said<BR/>"(ok, I just wanted to brag about my baby)"<BR/><BR/>Congratulations. Just watch that egg tooth when it's born...those things can poke your eye out.<BR/><BR/>Tom said<BR/>"Minor typo at the end"<BR/><BR/>Thanks. My fingers sometimes do what they want rather than what they're told. For instance, there was this one time, at band camp, when .ajeiajf zxxyei!The skepTickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437104069644740816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-67428239478370290812008-05-19T21:37:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:37:00.000-04:00Minor typo at the end:"make it works so hard"Minor typo at the end:<BR/><BR/>"make it works so hard"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09540640063652231286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-64532680299113937692008-05-19T16:51:00.000-04:002008-05-19T16:51:00.000-04:00"BTW, regarding the question about yolks, did you ..."BTW, regarding the question about yolks, did you know that humans produce yolks too?"<BR/><BR/>Indeedy do! I even have a picture of one (well, the yolk sack) from an ultrasound of my baby taken at 7 wks 5 days!<BR/><BR/>(ok, I just wanted to brag about my baby)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-87400700901035503062008-05-19T13:42:00.000-04:002008-05-19T13:42:00.000-04:00This post really needs a BPSDB logo stamped on it....This post really needs a <A HREF="http://www.bpsdb.org/?page_id=26" REL="nofollow">BPSDB</A> logo stamped on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-762402915160675752008-05-19T11:11:00.000-04:002008-05-19T11:11:00.000-04:00I seem to recall hearing at one time in the past t...I seem to recall hearing at one time in the past that most birds eggs are actually not strong enough to support the mother's weight if she sits straight down on them. She (or in many species, she *and* he, taking turns) has to sit on the egg just right or it will indeed break.<BR/><BR/>And not all birds stop brooding just because the eggs have hatched. In many species, the chicks need to be incubated too. And they are incubated without the benefit of a protective shell.<BR/><BR/>Of course, there are even more remarkable adaptations than this. The brood pouch under the bellies of male and female emperor penguins, for instance. They do not sit on their eggs but instead perch them on their feet and drape their pouches over them to keep them warm. (And contrary to popular myth, the mother doesn't just abandon her mate. When she returns from hunting, they trade off.)<BR/><BR/>BTW, regarding the question about yolks, did you know that humans produce yolks too? Seriously! Yet we do not need one like birds do, since we are placental mammals. So why do we have one, if not a legacy of our egg-bearing ancestors?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-69373339020662423102008-05-19T11:07:00.000-04:002008-05-19T11:07:00.000-04:00Under microscopy, one can see the shell is a foaml...<I>Under microscopy, one can see the shell is a foamlike structure that resists cracking. Gases and water pass through 10,000 pores that average 17 micrometers in diameter. Ultimately, 6 liters of oxygen will have been taken in and 4.5 liters of carbon dioxide given off. The yolk is its food. All life support systems are self-contained, like a space shuttle.</I><BR/><BR/>After going to great length to quote an actual scientific source that the egg exchanges gases with its environment, he ends by saying it is self-contained. <BR/><BR/>Contradicting oneself within the same paragraph. Par for cretinists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-52715128318410648392008-05-19T10:19:00.000-04:002008-05-19T10:19:00.000-04:00Another point about Intelligently Designed Eggs (I...Another point about Intelligently Designed Eggs (IDEs). Wouldn't it be nice if the hens laid predecorated IDEs on Easter? Why limit yourself to white and brown? Expand the palette, be bold, be artistic...be a CREATIVE intelligent designer.<BR/><BR/>And don't forget chocolate easter eggs. Delicious.The skepTickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03437104069644740816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-11770985941713897992008-05-19T08:15:00.000-04:002008-05-19T08:15:00.000-04:00I guess it would be crass to point out to Simmons ...I guess it would be crass to point out to Simmons that mother birds do not actually sit on their eggs, but simply squat over them? And that the eggshell is able to withstand the greatest force (on the ends) in a direction that its very shape prevents it from ever facing?<BR/><BR/>Except during the equinoxes, of course ;-)<BR/><BR/>It would seem "intelligent" design is all relative. In the land of the abysmally stupid, mere morons seem brilliant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-25043844468286586552008-05-19T07:47:00.000-04:002008-05-19T07:47:00.000-04:00Considering the amazing work on the eggshell struc...Considering the amazing work on the eggshell structure but the poor job on the HVAC, it is clear that The Designer aced mechanics but failed thermodynamics while pursuing his Design Degree.<BR/><BR/>(Which actually works out great, because he won't have incorporated heat death of the universe in his design...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-50786615520052121422008-05-19T06:58:00.000-04:002008-05-19T06:58:00.000-04:00@ anon 2 In a fertilized egg, it starts out as a ...@ anon 2 <BR/>In a fertilized egg, it starts out as a little speck on the surface of the yolk. It's pretty neat to see at early stages. You can see the circulatory system working-when it's warm enough, let it cool down and it slows down and stops, just as if its mother got up. Then if you warm it up it starts again. Early on, it is thin enough that you can put one on an overhead projector. I made a tracing that way in school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-17140409173367529842008-05-19T05:29:00.000-04:002008-05-19T05:29:00.000-04:00In an unfertilized egg, the part that would have t...In an unfertilized egg, the part that would have turned into a chick is a speck too small to notice. Just one cell, to a first approximation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-65488705169142461302008-05-19T04:42:00.000-04:002008-05-19T04:42:00.000-04:00He says "The yolk is its food." If the yolk is the...He says "The yolk is its food." If the yolk is the food, what part develops into the chick? Just asking because I'm ignorant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8069167524266168953.post-12206167141863408162008-05-19T03:29:00.000-04:002008-05-19T03:29:00.000-04:00I'm always amazed by the sky fairies oversight of ...I'm always amazed by the sky fairies oversight of making egg shells poisonous or at least taste really, really bad. Like, what's with favoring the plants, they can get nasty tasting berries and leaves?<BR/>Nothing like a bit of design consistency...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com