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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Godiva, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. Godiva

    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    So how can you tell if fish are motion sick? And how could they tell the fish were happy and wanted to fly again?

    Fish in space in motion sickness study.

    I love their description.

    "Cichlids were picked for the experiment because they are sturdy fish who were deemed to have good chances to survive the stress of a space flight.
    "Goldfish are a little bit fat and messy, while the cichlid fish is a well-trained, sporty fish with muscles," he said."
     
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    How can they tell anything in 10 mins? What was the g forces of the launch? How could they tell the fish weren't faking their weightlessness?
     
    #2 koa, Feb 21, 2008
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    Dngrsone Underwhelmed, to say the least

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    Easiest way to tell if your fish get motion sickness is when it barfs...

    No, really... I've seen it happen.
     
    #3 Dngrsone, Feb 21, 2008
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    Well-trained? Did they do the whole astronaut training thing with the little flight suits?
     
    #4 Rae Vynn, Feb 21, 2008
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    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    That's what I was thinking. Little Arnold cichlids barfing in their bowls.

    10 min? How do you know they've recovered from the acceleration?

    How do you train them? Swing their little bowls around your head for a while to simulate the G-force?
     
    #5 Godiva, Feb 21, 2008
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    NaptownPrius Getting Greener....

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    This fish did a lot more than float around weightless....:D



    Cheers,
    G
     
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    motion sick fish
    or
    motion stick shift?

    (I'll take milk, thanks --:kev: )
     
    #7 Spectra, Feb 21, 2008
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    Godiva AmeriKan Citizen

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    That did not look like a happy fish.
     
    #8 Godiva, Feb 21, 2008
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