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I was hoping one would have a heart that says "Mom" inside, but I guess a pattern of dots is a start...

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[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 161 points 1 week ago (1 children)

About to get these tough little guys deported to El Salvador.

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

not even tardigrades can survive CECOT

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 week ago

They can, but they are not coming out alive.

Meaning they will have to outlive CECOT.

[–] bilb@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 week ago

I bet I could. 😎

[–] misterdoctor@lemmy.world 146 points 1 week ago
[–] techfox@sh.itjust.works 73 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There's finally hope to get a tattoo on my micropenis!

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

micropenis

Redundant much? ~😉~

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 67 points 1 week ago

They put the tardigrades onto surfaces cooled to below -226 degrees Fahrenheit (-143 degrees Celsius), and covered the tiny creatures in anisole, an anise-scented organic compound.

If it's not enough that they froze them, then they covered them in licorice flavor and tattooed them with it. I literally didn't realize you could torture something so.

[–] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 52 points 1 week ago (1 children)

only around 40% of the tardigrades survived, but the researchers say this could improve with further refinement. Nevertheless, the study suggests that researchers could use this method to print microelectronics or sensors onto living tissue.

“This approach provides new insights into tardigrades’ resilience

The only thing that can kill tardigrades are tattoos.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

hold up....

they gonna start tattooing the 5G chips in our brains now? did they give up trying to inject them with vaccines? are vaccines safe now?

nvm, they cause autism.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

No, autism causes vaccines

[–] loaf@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Tattardigrades are now my favorite things.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I wonder what you would call it if they were in a blue phone box.

[–] Mildetoast@lemmy.world 29 points 1 week ago

Next thing you know they’re gonna form tardigangs!

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 1 week ago

And they didn't do a heart with a banner in front of it that says "Mom"?

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

We do what we must
because we can
For the good of all of us
Except the ones who are dead

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Here's a song about tardigrades that I often get stuck in my head

https://youtu.be/aCkSr0ugTIM

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

Aww, poor lil guys :(

[–] SouthFresh@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

At least we can identify if it was an HP, Xerox, or Brother printer that printed these tardigrades

[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I'm sure nobody knew how cruel human tattoos would be to our survival either but look at us now...

[–] Elgenzay@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

They did surgery on a tardigrade

[–] Microw@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago

Ah yes, exactly what I tell my boss when I do stupid stuff for fun

[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

They did surgery on a grape