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Just some deep sea scientists pondering a mysterious purple orb. NBD.https://t.co/1b2pJzERbj
Entire research facilities dedicated to orb pondering.https://t.co/ZrSgHCs5lm
I am pondering the thermal properties of orbs. As such I am pondering the comparative zoology of the orb.https://t.co/EEP56jzPZDhttps://t.co/uaPEsE837H
"Heat transfer from spheres and other animal forms."https://t.co/MrDmKp0iqE
Scientists be pondering."Consider a Spherical Lizard: Animals, Models, and Approximations"https://t.co/Bndhx9Par0
Scientific orb heresy: Have you pondered ellipsoids?https://t.co/Cp2LmrBrOn
It's amazing how many animals have orb modes.https://t.co/Qd4VLLWwyE
Ah, it seems what I'm looking for is "Allen's Rule" https://t.co/mJNVEntFq3Which is basically a hypothesis that "cold animals necessarily become orbs" https://t.co/g2x24ggFPQ
I'm pondering the game theory behind the genetics of orb formation.https://t.co/cyIWPyTvS4
How much chonk could a chonker chonk, if a chonker could chonk chonk?https://t.co/fQfiAiUDYF
My hunch here is that Allen's rule doesn't just apply to location, but also to temporal factors around seasonal climates.Why do orbs become orbs?https://t.co/1UNVSBePqX
Urine for a loopThe pee comes from inside the buttBears are hot composting their own urea using gut bacteria from decaying plant matter and ants.This is why temperature cycles during hibernation.Chonky bear orbs = BeORBy Boishttps://t.co/Sj9qpYANX3https://t.co/BCVLchlxUX
And what does urea leakage in a bear's intestinal tract during hibernation have to do with thermal mass?Well, bears can't sweat, which means they must have some kind reverse mechanism for dissipating heat and I'm speculating about urine being a way to remove heat from a body.
Another way to say I'm pondering "how do orbs pee?"and construing as a weird comparative zoology idea.https://t.co/RjgxDXKKy6
Do you ever take your orb outside for a nice round of pondering, and then it starts leaking everywhere?Sorry for the balloon logic, I don't make the rules.https://t.co/owjLKj54LH https://t.co/Mpb3untOrP
Its not just bears and squirrels/chipmunks who hibernate. Wood cucks are temporally chonkers too."THE UTILIZATION OF BODY FAT DURING HIBERNATION IN WOODCHUCKS"https://t.co/kTTiqsXI7ISo cute :3https://t.co/bYFd8bVOBI
"Differences in body size, body [orb factor] and metabolic activity influence how different individuals experience cold. Smaller people with [less orb factor] lose more heat to the environment than larger people with more [orb factor]."https://t.co/gC7JcuHkGG https://t.co/PMysGm6abH
The mammalian urge to ponder the orb.(clip from https://t.co/79eV4fJuip )https://t.co/2LlSQcmBt2 https://t.co/M0mp1e6XnZ
"The physical and chemical principles that rule the transfer of energy and materials within and among organisms generate order in the riotous, and sometimes seemingly overwhelming, complexity of ecological systems." https://t.co/rvWnNvccp0https://t.co/SQ0lYFEnPp
Consider the Egyptian myth of the divine dung beetle rolling the holy orb across the sky.https://t.co/hTYVaN4oaa
Be like the dung beetle; size your balls well."a trade-off between making a large ball that would guarantee a mate but might be not easily transported and a smaller ball which might not attract a mate but can be safely taken to the burying place."https://t.co/NC9yiisZ5L
Orbs remind me of nature's underlying order.https://t.co/TS4VcGIxrP