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Comments on MetaFilter post It's all in the nose of the beholderTue, 10 Jan 2006 09:26:36 -0800Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:26:36 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60It's all in the nose of the beholder
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<a href="http://www.sumatraflora.com/rafflesia/">What parasite is a meter across, weighs 10 kg, and stinks to high heaven?</a> None other than <i>Rafflesia arnoldii</i>, a remarkable <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/plnov99.htm" title="Flowering plants that live on other plants">parasitic plant</a>. As amazing and smelly as it is, it's not the only <a href="http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/Titan2002/TitanBloom2002.html" title="Titan Arum bloom timeline">funky</a> <a href="http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/warm_blooded_plants.html" title="The Dead-horse arum, a heat-making plant">flower</a>. There's plenty of stinky fruit to go around too, such as the <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/story/261709p-224121c.html" title="Stinky ginkgo trees gotta go">much-maligned</a> <a href="http://www.flavorandfortune.com/dataaccess/article.php?ID=26" title="Ginkgo nuts">ginkgo nut</a> and the infamous king of fruits, <a href="http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~durian/" title="Durian OnLine">the durian</a>.</a>post:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:16:30 -0800MaritsmellystinkyflowersparasitesrafflesiadurianginkgoBy: Peter H
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/dottk">Heyyyyyayyyy</a>
Very cool and pretty first picture, too, thanks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167426Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:26:36 -0800Peter HBy: Astro Zombie
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Calls to mind the <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0718_030718_stinkyflower.html">corpse flower</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167430Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:28:28 -0800Astro ZombieBy: shmegegge
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that thing creeps me out. I wouldn't get within 10 feet of it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167434Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:29:22 -0800shmegeggeBy: Plutor
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<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/contribute/flag.mefi?id=48165&site=mefi">Marit</a>: "<i>What parasite is a meter across, weighs 10 kg, and stinks to high heaven?</i>"
A one-month-old?comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167437Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:30:33 -0800PlutorBy: shmegegge
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that would be a huge baby.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167447Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:33:26 -0800shmegeggeBy: Otis
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Huh, I just saw Michael Palin eat a Durian on "<a href="http://www.palinstravels.co.uk/book-405&hl=a%3A1%3A%7Bi%3A0%3Bs%3A6%3A%22Durian%22%3B%7D">Full Circle</a>" last night. What are the odds.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167481Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:51:38 -0800OtisBy: parallax7d
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Great post, thanks Marit!
That parasite flower is going to replace the whale in my nightmares.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167482Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:52:33 -0800parallax7dBy: 13twelve
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<em>that thing creeps me out. I wouldn't get within 10 feet of it.</em>
Strangely enough - it was the first thought I had too.
Like worse than the one in the Little Barber Shop of Horrors.
I'm so glad the guy in the second link decided to <a href="http://waynesword.palomar.edu/images/sardod2b.jpg" _blank>adorn</a> his daughter (I assume) with one of the plants though.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167495Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:55:30 -080013twelveBy: PeterMcDermott
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<em>that thing creeps me out. I wouldn't get within 10 feet of it.</em>
I certainly wouldn't be putting my head as close as the guy in the photo.
Hasn't he ever read Day of the Triffids, or watched Little Shop of Horrors?comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167510Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:00:32 -0800PeterMcDermottBy: 13twelve
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What my boss said
"It sorta looks like they photoshop'd up the size of the plant and then shoved a young Jonathon Ross next to it"comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167530Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:07:47 -080013twelveBy: 13twelve
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And, great minds think alike eh shmegegge & PeterMcDermott ?comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167532Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:08:54 -080013twelveBy: PeterMcDermott
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Ah, the Amorphusphallus Titanum -- or the Huge Shapeless Penis plant. So let's hear it for the people who name these plants.
People like Ken Shackel, UC-Davis <em>pomologist</em>.
(Sadly, that actually reads p-o-m-o. For a moment, I had high hopes of a new career in pornology.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167552Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:14:23 -0800PeterMcDermottBy: solid-one-love
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Every grocery store within eight blocks of my house (in the "Little Chinatown" area of Vancouver) sells durian (frozen in the off-season, fresh in season). Both gelato shops near my place sell durian gelato. Smells like rotten meat, tastes like fruity brie, but only sorta.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167611Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:47:09 -0800solid-one-loveBy: Faint of Butt
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<a href="http://www.badmovies.org/movies/angryred/index.html">If it looks like a man-eating plant then it probably is a man-eating plant.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167656Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:01:43 -0800Faint of ButtBy: apis mellifera
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I love durian. A combination or brie, onion and mango, I thought. Smells like natural gas.
The voodoo lily is a wonderful plant. The stench-blossom dies off after a bit and a lovely, non-smelly stalk grows in it's place. <a href="http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/12536/">Nice foliage</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167674Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:06:55 -0800apis melliferaBy: cusack
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dear god... these plants are creeping my ish out.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167712Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:23:43 -0800cusackBy: pithy comment
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Those are amazing pictures. I liked the "fly's eye view."comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167729Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:29:51 -0800pithy commentBy: peacay
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Great post! Thanks.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167753Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:37:43 -0800peacayBy: stackmonster
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I want to eat it.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167820Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:15:15 -0800stackmonsterBy: Uccellina
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Some brilliant person planted a Gingko right outside the cafe at my college. Each spring, we used to enjoy the pungent vomit scent during our meals.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167944Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:01:59 -0800UccellinaBy: Afroblanco
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good post.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167979Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:12:26 -0800AfroblancoBy: Faint of Butt
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<i>I want to eat it.</i>
The feeling, I'm sure, is mutual.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167990Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:15:52 -0800Faint of ButtBy: stray
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I just wanna say that if anybody ever has excess durian that they wanna get rid of...well, I could probably eat 10 in one sitting. That's a mighty finnnnne stinky fruit.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1167997Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:17:54 -0800strayBy: maryh
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Terrific post, Marit.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1168149Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:22:46 -0800maryhBy: The Monkey
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I've had durian, it's not very nice. I was amazed (and amused) to find that Dunkin Donuts in Denpasar had durian flavoured donuts. No, I didn't get one.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1168274Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:28:43 -0800The MonkeyBy: micketymoc
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<a href="http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/dav/2003/10/21/feat/durian.how.much.should.we.eat.in.a.day.html">How much durian should you eat in one day</a>?comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1168649Tue, 10 Jan 2006 19:27:31 -0800micketymocBy: The Monkey
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I'm going to go out on a limb here and say none.comment:www.metafilter.com,2006:site.48165-1169555Wed, 11 Jan 2006 14:34:29 -0800The Monkey
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