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[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 11 points 5 days ago (6 children)

I find those rats with the NOVA1 gene fascinating. I wonder what would happen if we downright tried to give rats human-level intelligence? They are more empathetic than humans I hear, they would make the perfect replacement for our species!

And another thing I would like to try, is to find a really big person, and see how far they can swallow me feet-first, before they run into problems, or one of us is injured.

[–] BagOfHeavyStones@piefed.social 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I hope you cut your toenails first!

That said, I doubt anyone would have an oesophagus wide enough to accommodate anything bigger than a hand, so you might need to choose a different host species and potentially, orifice.

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 1 points 4 days ago

That's why it's called an unethical experiment

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