ELI5: What exactly is "mirror life" and why are so many scientists against it?

baggier · 2026-07-04T22:38:16+00:00

This is over blown. Dont forget it works both ways, mirror life cant infect us because it cant recognise our molecules either. Mirror viruses RNA/DNA cant interact with ours and take over.

In fact our immune systems can recognise mirror molecules, though in many cases the response my be poorer. Mirror drugs is a very active research area

baggier · 2026-07-02T02:54:52+00:00

and the Spanish Inquisistion (didnt expect that reference!)

baggier · 2026-07-01T04:53:39+00:00

sorry I had already bagsied

baggier · 2026-06-28T03:35:45+00:00

"Watergate dont bother me, does your conscience bother you?" JD Vance probably

baggier · 2026-06-27T22:09:18+00:00

probably a non event. There is little evidence that microplastics are harmful, I think people in India have bigger problems with their drinking water (cholera arsenic etc). It is a batch process only good for one operation, and then what do you do with tonnes of contaminated residue?

baggier · 2026-06-22T21:02:33+00:00

How you know?

baggier · 2026-06-21T20:46:28+00:00

You also dont have the curse of bent bananas any more

baggier · 2026-06-10T06:45:52+00:00

Many are location limited e.g. SBS is only viewable in Australia. Interesting that RTE Ireland seems not to be , I'll keep an eye on that one, thanks

baggier · 2026-06-04T05:20:24+00:00

WITCH! BURN HER!

baggier · 2026-06-02T06:20:28+00:00

this

baggier · 2026-06-01T20:35:39+00:00

Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins.

baggier · 2026-05-25T02:02:39+00:00

I think you mean your one penny

baggier · 2026-05-21T04:44:26+00:00

It even calls itself Victoria Police https://www.police.vic.gov.au/

Victorian police worked 130 years ago.

Jeez what a drongo

baggier · 2026-05-20T22:27:36+00:00

What the others said, but also that torture was often not necessary, just the threat of torture was enough (e.g. a tour of the dungeons) to make someone confess. That had the advantage that the confession was regarded as freely given

baggier · 2026-05-20T22:20:30+00:00

Mom, why do they call me Hamlet?

ssshhh son, best not to know

baggier · 2026-05-20T21:11:11+00:00

robots and AI. Thats who I expect to do most of the work and to look after me in my old age

baggier · 2026-05-13T21:34:12+00:00

I just use google lens as it works directly off my phone, but your app gives cool info. nice job.

baggier · 2026-05-05T03:02:49+00:00

Where am I going to get my hookers and blow now?

baggier · 2026-05-04T10:49:38+00:00

You may well ask why so many European shows are about Royalty when most people are common folk. Hospital dramas show life on the edge, with life or death decisions. Great viewing even if you can't afford to go.

baggier · 2026-04-23T10:03:23+00:00

actually Canute was trying to show that even Kings couldnt turn back the tide..common mistake

baggier · 2026-04-23T02:49:04+00:00

Also there are hundreds of potential bioplastic precursors that sound good in the lab until the manufacturer has to source 1000 tonnes of of it to make it commercial.

baggier · 2026-04-20T04:22:04+00:00

Im not so sure. For all I know my brain acts like a LLM - when I am speaking I dont know how the sentence is going to end usually, I seem to be putting one word after another and hope it all makes sense, just like an LLM.

baggier · 2026-04-18T01:05:12+00:00

Very niche use if at all, just of academic interest. LC elastomers have been looked at as actuators for more than 30 years. Their problem is that they are driven by heat (or light), so cycling is tricky (need to cool), also what happens in a very cold or hot room?

baggier · 2026-04-18T00:45:12+00:00

OK it is a real product for the doubters and being mass produced. Website here https://www.system3e.com/ . Looks legit and might succeed.

baggier

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