wedrifid comments on Rationality Quotes August 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nominull 04 August 2011 04:14:24PM 15 points [-]

Anything that can be done to a rat can be done to a human being. And we can do most anything to rats. This is a hard thing to think about, but it's the truth. It won't go away because we cover our eyes.

-Bruce Sterling, cyberpunk author

Comment author: wedrifid 05 August 2011 04:34:35AM *  7 points [-]

Anything that can be done to a rat can be done to a human being.

Cut off three legs.

Comment author: DanielLC 06 August 2011 12:14:08AM 7 points [-]

Just sew an extra one on first.

Comment author: thomblake 22 August 2011 02:50:13PM 5 points [-]

Fully general version: just sew a rat onto the human first

Comment author: DSimon 22 August 2011 03:44:41PM *  1 point [-]

The first three times I read this I thought you said "just sew a rat onto the human fist".

And I thought: that would be a pretty terrible superpower. But, because of that, it could make for a really interesting superhero. What use is a rat sewn to your fist? At first, it seems like the answer is "none, if not negative", but that's just what they want the criminal underworld to think...

Comment author: [deleted] 05 August 2011 05:01:22AM 2 points [-]

Possible on a man, if we perturb slightly the definition of leg.

Comment author: wedrifid 05 August 2011 05:10:51AM 0 points [-]

Possible on a man, if we perturb slightly the definition of leg.

How many legs does a man have if you call a penis a leg? ;)

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