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#84
Sonorous said:
Are you sure that's right? The sex is determined right at conception. The female egg has X chromosomes and the male sperm has either an X or Y chromosome. If the paired chromosomes are XX then it's female, if they are XY then it's male.
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Dunno, but this is what Google has to say about it.


"Many suggestions for this phenomenon have been offered. They may exist to help men check that their vests are on straight, or be present as a safety feature--to warn us how far out from the beach we can safely wade.

However, there is a more plausible explanation. Male and female human embryos are identical in the early stages of their development. If the fetus receives a Y chromosome from its father, a hormonal signal is produced: the labia fuse to form a scrotum, the gonads develop as testicles and a male results. Otherwise the "default" female remains.

Various structures in the adult reflect the symmetry of male and female and their common embryonic source. Men have nipples because they have already begun to develop when the "switch to male" signal is received. The development of breasts is halted in most--but not all--cases but the nipples are not reabsorbed.

Another effect of these developmental pathways which are shared by both males and females is pointed out in Stephen Jay Gould's essay "Male Nipples and Clitoral Ripples" (which can be found in the new Penguin 60th anniversary collection, Adam's Navel). Males need plenty of blood vessels and nerve endings in their penises to achieve erections. Because the penis and clitoris have their origins in the same structure, females have the same number of blood vessels and nerve endings packed into a much smaller area, resulting in the enhanced sensitivity of the clitoris."
 
#86
paniak17 said:
Root=Bb
sus4
aug5
maj7
add 9?(or b it?)
#13

tell her Bb, Fb, G, Bb, Db, Ab (im not certain though)(but i know its a chord)
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I think you drifted off course in your interval numbering...

Root=Bb
sus4=Eb (not Fb - F is the 5th so Fb would be b5 and the 4th [Eb] is a half step below that)
aug5=F#
maj7=A
add 9?(or b it?)=C (if not flatted)
#13=G#
so Bb/Eb/F#/A/C/G#

Doesn't sound too good either, imo
 
#87
Garrett Mireles said:
Dunno, but this is what Google has to say about it.


"Many suggestions for this phenomenon have been offered. They may exist to help men check that their vests are on straight, or be present as a safety feature--to warn us how far out from the beach we can safely wade.

However, there is a more plausible explanation. Male and female human embryos are identical in the early stages of their development. If the fetus receives a Y chromosome from its father, a hormonal signal is produced: the labia fuse to form a scrotum, the gonads develop as testicles and a male results. Otherwise the "default" female remains.

Various structures in the adult reflect the symmetry of male and female and their common embryonic source. Men have nipples because they have already begun to develop when the "switch to male" signal is received. The development of breasts is halted in most--but not all--cases but the nipples are not reabsorbed.

Another effect of these developmental pathways which are shared by both males and females is pointed out in Stephen Jay Gould's essay "Male Nipples and Clitoral Ripples" (which can be found in the new Penguin 60th anniversary collection, Adam's Navel). Males need plenty of blood vessels and nerve endings in their penises to achieve erections. Because the penis and clitoris have their origins in the same structure, females have the same number of blood vessels and nerve endings packed into a much smaller area, resulting in the enhanced sensitivity of the clitoris."
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I guess you were right.
 
#94
clay said:
since buttered bread always lands buttered side down, and cats always land on their feet... what happens if you secure a piece of buttered bread (facing up) on a cat's back then drop it?
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You would witness the one true exception to the "What goes up must come down" rule. The kitty / toast combo would levitate briefly, then start spinning. Eventually the speed of rotation would create an optical illusion, not too dissimilar to the wagon wheel effect (spinner wheels for you hip-hoppers).

Without professional intervention, the kitty / toast combo would burn off into nothingness.
 

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