Quote of the week

*Randall* · 07-15-2003, 11:33 PM

From The Robot Won't Bite You, Dear in Wired News:

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MEART's movements are controlled by the brain signals of a few thousand cultured rat neurons transmitting to MEART from a petri dish in Atlanta....

"Eeeewww," said Shelly Fienstein, a graphic artist who attended the show. "A rat is drawing this stuff? A dead rat? Lots of dead rats? Oh, gross."

Randall

# A fuzzy lion puppet could do it better

*Andilinks* · 07-15-2003, 11:59 PM

Quote:

"Eeeewww,"

I'm just wondering what PETA's position is on this. Will they allow humans to exploit dead animals? Well, maybe for l'art.

*Wassercrats* · 07-16-2003, 12:11 AM

To satisfy PETA, each neuron should be kept in a cage with with moveable walls that it could adjust for as much room as it wants. It works for chickens.

*Randall* · 07-16-2003, 12:25 AM

Disembodied rat brain cells are very emotional creatures.

Randall