09-15-2007, 01:49 PM
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Russian Gerbils Attempt Epic Maneuver.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6996671.stm
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Originally Posted by BBC RLY?
Russia blasts gerbils into space
The Russian space agency has blasted ten gerbils into space for a 12-day mission to test the possible effects on humans of a flight to Mars.
The small mammals, similar to mice and rats, are being kept in special cages with a supply of nuts and cereals.
Day and night will be simulated and special machines will clean their excrement in the weightless conditions.
The gerbils may find space preferable to returning to Earth - several are to be dissected upon their return.
The furry rodents lifted off from the Russian-run Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Friday in a Soyuz rocket.
Gerbils are probably more suited than most rodents for space flight because they conserve body fluids by producing a minimum of waste.
The 10 are all sand rodents, praised as "a very interesting object for research" because they "can live for more than a month without using liquids," said Anatoly Grogoryev of the Russian Academy of Science.
"This will enable scientists to determine salt exchange mechanisms in zero gravity conditions."
Gerbils, as many pet owners have discovered, are gregarious and active in daylight, which makes them easy to observe.
The ten gerbils will be filmed during their space flight.
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09-15-2007, 01:53 PM
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Rodents into Space, dude, Id say when ya "smelt a rat" when you saw that on your home planet!!..... 
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09-15-2007, 01:58 PM
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Rats eh? hmmmm!  |
09-15-2007, 02:01 PM
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Wtf, y'all? They're gerbils. NOT RATS. "Gerbils are more suited than most rodents for space flight" The caption for the picture. K?
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09-15-2007, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Zidane
Wtf, y'all? They're gerbils. NOT RATS. "Gerbils are more suited than most rodents for space flight" The caption for the picture. K?
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Why don't you go Zee?
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09-15-2007, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Spike
Why don't you go Zee?
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I'm not a gerbil. I'm a chinchilla.
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09-15-2007, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Zidane
I'm not a gerbil. I'm a chinchilla.
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A Chinchilla? Can we pet you????? 
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09-15-2007, 07:14 PM
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A Chinchilla? Can we pet you????? |
Only the ladies can. 
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09-16-2007, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Zidane
I'm not a gerbil. I'm a chinchilla.
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How many rats does America have? If there was a war between the rats of US and Russia. I think Russia rats would win and blast all the US rats to Mars. Good riddence I say
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09-16-2007, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Zidane
I'm not a gerbil. I'm a chinchilla.
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ROFL.. youre alright Z!!... crazy kid from Texas = alright!!...
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