Costasiella kuroshimae(en.wikipedia.org) |
Costasiella kuroshimae(en.wikipedia.org) |
(please note I am not challenging the scientific truth of evolution, I simply do not understand how something like this happens)
Or maybe it was photosynthesis first. The chloroplasts just did their thing for a while, and slugs that digested them slower (and eventually ones that stored them) got more benefit than ones that didn't.
Evolution isn’t a matter of faith, you’re welcome to challenge it and try to poke holes in it.
And if you want to do that, you should probably get a deep set of experience; otherwise, it's not much different from a flat earther.
[1] Pale blue dot - Carl Sagan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zoologist%27s_Guide_to_the...
So kind of funny that, chloroplast is being "stolen" again by this sea slug.
The surface is too small and you only get like 4% of the energy you need (Assuming you like being naked under full sunlight all day long. The article is for cows, but I guess the number is similar for humans.) 4% of 2400 kcal is almost 100 kcal, that is the content of a small diet treat or 2 apples.
These sea slugs can survive because they move very slowly. For a human, I think it's not enough energy to survive even if all the activity is to watch TV inside a hot swimming pool.
Assuming a spherical cow and a spherical human, the calories needed would scale with the radius cubed, whereas the calories gained from sunlight would scale with the radius squared. So while I agree this wouldn't be very many calories, even if you sat under the sun all day, I think the 4% figure is probably quite pessimistic.
What would be extraordinarily interesting would be if we could find life on Earth with a fundamentally different biochemstry. Very different genetic code, even. This would be sign that Origin of Life is not the Great Filter. And we don't even have to go to another planet to conduct this search for "alien" life.
I really like this version of it personally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg
Finally a good reason to assume a spherical cow!
(But there might be more expensive adjustments needed, like rotation speed)
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_relativity
[2] Point of view is worth 80 IQ points - Alan Kay. He didn't specify the sign....
A superset also includes everything in all its subsets.
* "El café está en la taza." [preferred]
* "El café está sobre la taza." [I'd never use this.]
* "El café está adentro de la taza."
I'd probably use "en(in?)" for a cup, "sobre(over?)" for a plate an "adentro de (inside?)" for a jar.
[1] Why people hate smart individuals: Studies reveal it's linked to your own intelligence level https://www.gq.com.au/health/wellness/studies-say-who-you-ha...
[2] On the importance of being pedantic https://medium.com/@lfloridi/on-the-importance-of-being-peda...
[3] Pedantic definition https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pedantic
[4] Pedantic opinion https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/pedantic
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Internet,_nobody_knows_...
How can I trust someone who can't use spell check?
Don't trust anything you read on the internet, including your comment.