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Post by llminnowpea on Feb 8, 2022 12:33:28 GMT
Well, I am salty about the title this morning. The things this documentary are supposed to be covering are not supernatural and the gimmicky slash between super and natural...ugh. This just seems like a way to trick kids into watching this show. And, yes, it annoys me because I have spent my life disabusing people of stupid non-science based ideas that they think are science based. Sigh. I would probably be less annoyed if I wasn't annoyed with Renner and Larson and whatever other shitty celebrities also being announced as having shows, too. Is Disney going to be buying Goop and promoting that, too? BAH HUMBUG. I don’t think they were trying to trick anyone because I think most of us does not think on that series when we read “super natural” with or without the slash but if some kids are tricked to watch a scientific show then cool! Sorry. I wasn't clear. My comment has nothing to do with Supernatural the monster hunter TV show and everything to do with the real meaning of the word supernatural. What these animals and insects are doing/capable of is NOT supernatural. It might be super (cool) and it is definitely natural, but I hate hate hate attributing anything to the supernatural when we actually know how it works (or are figuring out how it works). My opinion really doesn't matter, though. People think it is cool. That's fine. I probably won't watch it, though, because the name will continue pissing me off. (As an aside, the show would probably piss me off anyway, because it will be male centric for most of these animals and make very very stupid assumptions about the females, just by the fact that most science and research revolves around the male of the species, well, except for bees - don't believe me? Read the book Phallacy - well worth it just to see how unbalanced science is on looking at anything without a penis). Oh, I am on a tear this morning. I am going to go have another cup of tea and take a shower and just ignore this whole thing. Like I said, if people like the series name, that is cool. But, I am just exhausted today with my job and this is the last straw.
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Post by mllemass on Feb 8, 2022 12:46:11 GMT
If kids are tricked into learning about nature, so what? We do that all the time. We convince kids that loads of boring things are actually fun so that they’ll do them.
I remember in my last year of high school, we had a new young teacher for math, Mrs Campbell. She tried to be “cool” by telling us things like “I know how you feel! Nobody likes fractions (or some other math thing) but we have to do them.”
That really upset me because I LOVED math, and she was putting down something I loved. Also, she was lying to us because who gets a teaching degree in math if they don’t like doing it? Also, I wanted my teachers (or any adult teaching me anything) to be absolutely crazy about it. I may have hated science (I did), but I wanted my science teacher,Mr Stamp, to be obsessed with it - and he was.
So I know that I can’t wait to hear from Benedict what amazing things are found in nature. Maybe it’s not too late for me to learn some science!
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Post by queenzod on Feb 8, 2022 12:53:13 GMT
The problem is this is NatGeo and some of their titles *seem* like science but aren’t, much like the garbage “ancient aliens,” which isn’t even pseudo science. If it does turn out to be science with a title that makes it more attractive to young people, then okay, I guess. But if it makes these animals seem otherworldly rather than just portraying them as marvelous adaptations, then I dunno.
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Post by queenzod on Feb 8, 2022 13:57:45 GMT
True, jbc. His voice in documentaries is just 😍😍😍
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Post by mllemass on Feb 8, 2022 14:17:10 GMT
I think a series about the super things that animals can do sounds good! I know nothing about nature, but I’ve had to learn a lot about deer since living where I live. It’s just a regular residential street, but we have a wooded area nearby and the deer roam around when it’s quiet - which is all the time. When we moved here, we found that the plants and shrubs that we planted were being eaten by deer. The garden centre where we bought them told us that we should have mentioned that we had deer, because the plants we bought were basically very expensive deer food. Then they gave us a list of the plants that deer don’t like, and we can only shop from that list now.
It turns out that deer have very poor eyesight! Because of that, they rely on their hearing and sense of smell to let them know what’s around them. Because smell is vital to them staying safe, they don’t like anything with a scent. So, they stay away from roses, but also from onions, garlic, and all herbs. Eating plants that have a scent throws off their sense of smell, so they avoid it. They also don’t like leaves with any kind of texture. Also, deer aren’t very good climbers, despite their long legs and graceful appearance. So if you have different levels in your garden, they likely won’t bother trying to reach for the top.
That being said, if they’re really hungry and there’s nothing else available, they will eat anything. So there’s no 100% guarantee that your plants will ever be safe.
Now - imagine Benedict’s gorgeous voice narrating what I just wrote here!
Ha!
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Post by sgev1977 on Aug 3, 2022 17:13:21 GMT
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Post by sgev1977 on Aug 3, 2022 17:16:22 GMT
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Post by queenzod on Aug 4, 2022 4:03:21 GMT
He’s using the full on sex voice. 🤤🥵
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Post by queenzod on Aug 4, 2022 5:10:31 GMT
I keep thinking I’m going to cancel my subscription and then here comes another BC project. 🤷🏻♀️
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Post by llminnowpea on Aug 4, 2022 9:27:30 GMT
You could do what a lot of people do - wait until the thing you want to see comes out and then take advantage of any free trial offer that is available, binge on everything you want to watch, then cancel. It might be worth the effort?
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