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Tiff is a PhD student in English literature at UC-Berkeley. She takes no prisoners, bars no holds, holds no bars.

Monday, March 13, 2006

Award-Winning Experiment Involving Locusts Watching Star Wars


In an experiment partially funded by Volvo, locusts were shown edited extracts from Star Wars to determine whether or not they could detect imminent collisions! Click here for the full article.

From the article's comments section:

But did the locusts prefer the original trilogy to the prequels? Is there a locust somewhere wearing a tiny t-shirt saying 'Han Shot First'? Enquiring minds want to know!
Antony Shepherd, Croydon, UK

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