Modifié par kglaser, 18 août 2010 - 12:22 .
Well, get back in here, woman!kglaser wrote...
You silly Garrusites, turning this thread into NSFW while I was gone...well, that's one thing. But WITHOUT *ME*?
kglaser wrote...
Everybody in his game wears these Garrus-y scouter things over their left eyes. LOL
Modifié par Nilfalasiel, 18 août 2010 - 12:53 .
We're pretty close to 9000 posts. I have a Garrus 9000 picture ready for itNilfalasiel wrote...
kglaser wrote...
Everybody in his game wears these Garrus-y scouter things over their left eyes. LOL
It begs to be said:
"IT'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND!!!"
Also, leg spurs for balance sounds like a thought. Especially with the way turian feet are shaped.
I don't think it has to be that way for all animals, probably all mammals though. Do any birds have them? That would be the best way to judge, since turians are a mix of birds and dinosaurs according to Anderson. The leg spurs make me think of bugs though. I don't know why.ciaweth wrote...
If it were for balance, wouldn't they move on their own, like other animals' balancing stuff (tails, for example)?
Or maybe they did at one point millions of years ago, and all that's left now is a stump. That seems weird, though.
See, this is when it would be handy to have active devs. So that they could come in here, go O_O, and say "No. That's not what they're for. It's like this: [ explanation ]."
Eradyn wrote...
I'm still of the opinion (after some research) that, although it is possible, it would be rare for any sort of reaction, much less a severe one, to occur due to the nature of dextro and levo-amino acids interactions with the opposite
chirality biology...in short, that it doesn't. Heck, we consume stuff that has both chiralities present to no ill effect. I
recall someone mentioning that if it were a complex enough protein, it could theoretically cause a reaction, but those tend to not exist in nature...and the body will otherwise ignore an opposite chirality molecule. Once again, of course, the "possibility" always exists...
will...but that tends to make for bad sci-fi. D;
You mean thalidomide? I'm trying to read up on what exactly about that drug caused the issues, but I'm not understanding it. Totally outside my area of expertise.Jackalope wrote...
Okay...pill experts (wait that came out wrong)...anyone remember hearing about some morning sickness pill that caused huge birth defects a few decades ago? I swear that was a famous case of chirality causing a problem.
That being said, it was an extreme example. I just feel like maybe the ME writers recalled that news and decided that chirality would case HUGE problems ALL the time.
So birds do use them as weapons. Maybe that was something the turians did millions/thousands of years ago, but I still find it hard to imagine (probably because their body shape is more similar to humans than birds). It does make me wonder if the leg spurs are made of bone though.ciaweth wrote...
Kim Shepard wrote...
Do any birds have them?
Looks like. See here, here, and here.
Basically, a molecule has to be recognized like a key to a lock. If the molecule doesn't fit, it's not going to do what you need. But that doesn't mean the molecule isn't going to unlock something else. In Thalidomide's case, the R-molecule was supposed to relieve nausea. The S-molecule was just the junk you get from the normal synthesis of the drug, as it synthesizes in a 50/50 split of both forms of the molecule.ciaweth wrote...
You mean thalidomide? I'm trying to read up on what exactly about that drug caused the issues, but I'm not understanding it. Totally outside my area of expertise.
Modifié par Pacifien, 18 août 2010 - 01:54 .
ciaweth wrote...
You mean thalidomide? I'm trying to read up on what exactly about that drug caused the issues, but I'm not understanding it. Totally outside my area of expertise.
It was soon discovered that only one particular optical isomer of thalidomide caused the teratogenicity. The pair of enantiomers, while mirror images of each other, cause different effects[22], although it is now known that the "safe" isomer can be converted to the teratogenic isomer once in the human body.[14][23](see Teratogenic mechanism).
Modifié par Rapt0rix, 18 août 2010 - 02:13 .
I thought it had be established that Turians are Space Raptors!Kim Shepard wrote...
So birds do use them as weapons. Maybe that was something the turians did millions/thousands of years ago, but I still find it hard to imagine (probably because their body shape is more similar to humans than birds). It does make me wonder if the leg spurs are made of bone though.ciaweth wrote...
Kim Shepard wrote...
Do any birds have them?
Looks like. See here, here, and here.
Buggirl70 wrote...
HAAAASialater wrote...
I thought the spurs were off to the side of the leg or they'd poke themselves in the ass when they crouched. Most of the animations I've seen have them lining up with the outside of the thigh.
My idea for their use? Sex. Oh, get your minds out of the gutter. NOT like that. More like something that would help hold the female in place... or something, or help her stay in place. Like turtles, for instance, the male's claws are longer than the female's claws in the back for gripping onto the shell during mating.
If female turians don't have spurs, well... I'd say they're for sex. Heck, even if female turians have them, they're still probably for sex.
I'm not married to this idea, it's just a thought.
Seriously though I think someone actually posted a masskink prompt for that........*smirks knowingly at other thread regular*
Anyhow mind outa the gutter now, spurs/no spurs could be a way of differentiating male and female turians.
Modifié par Aricle, 18 août 2010 - 02:23 .
HAHAHA! PEW PEW!Aricle wrote...
Last night, Garrus, Kaidan and I are on Feros, killed a wave of geth, took a breather, I look over at Garrus and he is still in fight mode except that there is something missing.
He's just that bada**- no gun needed.
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