Other Random question of the day

[Idea]

I start musing even when I am occupied with other things.

 

[Kaiju Cat]

Yep all the time.

 

[Daisie]

Random question of the day:

Do you ever start musing about things when you're not occupied with other things?

Have you ever heard of someone who doesn't?

 

[Inno]

Always.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

How do rumors spread so quickly?

 

[Murdergurl]

Random question of the day:

How do rumors spread so quickly?

by mouth, I guess. Or in this case... by text?

 

[Inno]

People.

 

[Kaiju Cat]

Random question of the day:

How do rumors spread so quickly?

Rumors are usually by people and by text most of the time.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Would you rather get the Apple Watch Series 8 or Apple Watch SE 2?

I know you are new here, but I'm just going to give you a warning. Only I as the owner of this thread gets to ask the questions.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

If an orphan takes a selfie, would it be a family photo?

 

[ThAtGuY101]

I'd say no...? I imagine the orphanage caretakers are your family albeit temporary until adoption can be established. Assuming the orphan in question is in one.

If you want to get technical, the answer is still no because even if your parents are no longer apart of your life, they are still biologically your family, so no.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

What do you like to wear when relaxing at home?

 

[Idea]

Pajamas or any kind of loose clothing, typical pants and t-shirt.

 

[ThAtGuY101]

Very rare do I ever just stay at home all day so I'll usually dress as if i have somewhere to be. Wear a lot of shorts in the summer and pants throughout winter. Even when i have no plans I like to get dressed as if i plan to some point change my mind.

 

[Kaiju Cat]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

What do you like to wear when relaxing at home?

I like to chill in my pajamas probably watching something on tv or browsing on my phone.

 

[AdrisNotHere]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

What do you like to wear when relaxing at home?

Pajama's, they are more comfy than regular clothes.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Not sure if I asked this one before, but...

Random question of the day:

If vampires were real, would you be scared or feel sorry for them?

 

[Idea]

Heavily depends on the type of vampire.

 

[Inno]

Neither.

 

[Zodia195]

Heavily depends on the type of vampire.

I 2nd this.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

If you were invited to a monster island, would you be okay with being turned into a monster (Vampire, werewolf, ghost etc.) yourself?

 

[Idea]

Again this kind of stuff is pretty highly dependent on its implications. I guess as a rule of thumb, I'd be more ok with being turned into a more modern version of a monster and would rather not be turned into a more classical version, especially the originals. But even then either of these is a HUGE range of variety in the exact characteristics.

Gun to my head, I'll say no, only because I don't wanna take the risk of RNG running me into a monster I wouldn't want, but there are definitely cases/versions I would accept.

 

[AlexneushoornTheGreat]

Random question of the day:

Would it be possible to clone extinct animals through fossilized mosquitoes like in the Jurassic Park franchise?

 

[Jannah]

Random question of the day:

Would it be possible to clone extinct animals through fossilized mosquitoes like in the Jurassic Park franchise?

Scientifically, probably not. I have read a bit of the science behind this sort of thing.

 

[Idea]

Random question of the day:

Would it be possible to clone extinct animals through fossilized mosquitoes like in the Jurassic Park franchise?

Forgive me if I’m mistaken but I believe the idea was that the mosquito was preserved in amber, not fossilized. Fossilization is a process that involves the body’s organic components being replaced with mineral components over time, requiring a number of conditions I don’t entirely recall, thus what you get in the end is essentially a mold of the original creature. The conceit in Jurassic Park is that the mosquitos, and more specifically, the blood inside them, would have been protected from ravages of time, namely when it comes to decomposition, in other words it would have remained in an organic state and good enough condition to extract the DNA.

In reality though, that level of preservation is just not possible, not with simply amber. Externally sourced bacteria and animals certainly accelerate the decomposition process, but organic components will over time break down on their own and with the bacteria that already exists in our bodies even if nothing external comes. And there certainly was a lot of time between now and the time when these Mosquitos would’ve died.


Now that being said, while something like the dinosaurs would be impossible to save, there are plenty of dead species of animals who were lost a lot more recently. I don’t think we are at the level of generic research, understanding and technology were we could reconstruct an animal from a sample of DNA alone, but in theory I believe such advancements might be possible and applicable to more recently extinct animals.