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Weird News - Things that make you go 'hmmm'

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[–] variants@possumpat.io 33 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Who's brains are they using that's wild

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 37 points 3 weeks ago

Based on an informative documentary series called Futurama, they traveled back in time and took the brain out of a freshly-deceased Richard Nixon's skull.

[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 26 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] variants@possumpat.io 13 points 3 weeks ago

Oh duh somehow I misread that they previously used pig brains and assumed they didn't for this

[–] jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago
[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Ok it's official. Keep your Zombie Survival Guide nearby.

[–] DrDystopia@lemy.lol 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

More new man-made horrors beyond my comprehention. Just like yesterday and the day before and the day before.

I wonder what tomorrow will bring.

[–] synapse1278@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No that long ago if your heart stopped, your were dead. Now if your heart stops we have good chances to rget revived even after several minutes.

This is another step in this direction. Pushing back the boundaries of death.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, pretty sure what's coming back isn't the same you, losing even a few minutes of oxygen causes massive damage right now.

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Disconnected in a jar? That's horrifying. A live action Whisperer in Darkness.

[–] dharmacurious 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm choosing to believe that without any external stimuli the pig's brain just hallucinates a comforting environment. Pig heaven. Please do not correct me.

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, I won’t. We’ll just sit here and let you reflect on that hypothesis.

Tap for spoiler

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

to shreds you say?

[–] Unforeseen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm instantly reminded of the RoboCop scene where the brains they revived and put into robot bodies all went instantly insane

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 weeks ago

Who hasn't been mentioned in anyone's bingo?

ZOMBIE PIGMAN

Whose severed head still oinks in it's lingo?

ZOMBIE PIGMAN

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

that website is kinda sketchy, look at the sheer AMOUNT of cookie/privacy things that are enabled by default

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

... Yes... That's the only sketchy thing at all happening here...

[–] Lon3star@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

Robot Nixon, is that you?

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

what was it thinking about?