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The carboniferous era had oxygen levels 30% higher than today.
This incredible oxygen level allowed for the evolution of giant insects, spiders, and the like.
If a large dome was climate controlled to have the climate of a swamp and the excess oxygen, we can create some truly amazing insect specimens.
Imagine butterflies with 2-foot wingspans (or more). A preserved 3-foot spider would make a great gag gift! Some brave humans might select for the larger specimens as we go, or we could just see what nature does.
because of the short lifespan of insects, we should be able to see the gigantism process begin and progress rather rapidly.
While some might consider a land of giant bugs reckless, they would of course depend on the insanely high oxygen levels, and thus the worst case scenario of escapes is, the escapees die.
Bigger_20Insects
[spidermother, May 13 2013]
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Plus, people could go there to get high from the excess oxygen! |
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//worst case scenario// - well, I'm certain that movie
makers would be lined up to film the creatures
therein, so "best case" might be a few actors get
Shelob'd into the treetops. |
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This is great! although some of the interesting
creatures would be quite scary, I suspect I'd be able
to run-away quite well.... |
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//the worst case scenario of escapes in, the escapees die." |
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Dr. Ian Malcolm: No, I'm, I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way |
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Still gets my bun though! |
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You want me to go in .... there?!?!? Nope nope nope.
(Bun) |
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I would like to press my bare testicles against the glass. |
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//I would like to press my bare testicles against the
glass.// |
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From the inside or the outside? |
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Haha, yeah I like intersubjective phenomena too. |
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But ''I love you too Internet text'' is up there with ''I love you too telephone'', ''I love you too handheld device'', and ''I love you too soundwaves''. |
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This could solve any food shortage. Thanksgiving abdomen segment with accompanying claw cracker, anyone. |
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