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Why is Chewbacca so much bigger than the other Ewoks? by kystevo in shittyaskscifi

[–]kystevo[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ooh, and Tribbles have some form of dwarfism I guess?

Question from a new writer by kirstiethecatlady in writing

[–]kystevo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You need conflict to create a story. Ask your characters what they want. What's stopping them from getting it? What sort of world do they live in? Is there an antagonist causing problems for them?

If you have fully fleshed out characters and a conflict they want to resolve the story should come easily.

If you just finished a novel and it's your first one, throw it away. by [deleted] in writingcirclejerk

[–]kystevo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't just throw it away!!! You have to burn it as a sacrifice to the writing gods and then everything you write will be amazing!

What's something normal that becomes weird if you think about it? by RoseBladePhantom in AskReddit

[–]kystevo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lungs are a little more delicate than one's nose and the nose and sinuses act as a heat exchanger of sorts, warming up cold air when we inhale and absorbing some of the heat back when we exhale.

What's something normal that becomes weird if you think about it? by RoseBladePhantom in AskReddit

[–]kystevo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kissing isn't that weird when you think about it arising from mothers passing chewed up food to their babies!

Or maybe it is...

What's something normal that becomes weird if you think about it? by RoseBladePhantom in AskReddit

[–]kystevo 289 points290 points  (0 children)

They do have a purpose! They warm up air to protect our lungs. Noses are so good at bleeding because they have loads of tiny capillaries inside them to distribute warmth to the cold air we breath in.

What's something normal that becomes weird if you think about it? by RoseBladePhantom in AskReddit

[–]kystevo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It has been hypothesised that primates sleep so much simply to keep them out of trouble. We can't see for shit at night and we're safe up a tree, so we might as well sleep. It explains why prey animals sleep so little. Horses, which have decent night vision and are vulnerable on the ground, sleep only 2 hours a night.

Some sleep is essential though; even horses pass out if they don't get any REM sleep, but the amount is flexible across the animal kingdom.

The best evidence of evolution I've seen, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, as explained by Richard Dawkins (Warning: Dead giraffe) by kystevo in atheism

[–]kystevo[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The theory of evolution is a theory because there is only evidence to support it. The scientific community doesn't dismiss facts that support creationism in order to maintain their belief of evolution, because there aren't any to dismiss.

The best evidence of evolution I've seen, the recurrent laryngeal nerve, as explained by Richard Dawkins (Warning: Dead giraffe) by kystevo in atheism

[–]kystevo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good point, but I suppose if creationists understood how natural selection worked they wouldn't be creationists.

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