Comments on: Illustration from a peer-reviewed research paper provides poignant commentary on the futility of life

By: bluest_one

bluest_one — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:03:00 +0000

When I first saw image 3, I assumed the panda was running down a steep slope.

Image 4, suggested he was doing this for a very long time.

By: acerplatanoides

acerplatanoides — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:07:00 +0000

Maybe there was a Tea Party rally?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 07:37:00 +0000

Taphonomism for the win!

By: FoolishOwl

FoolishOwl — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 03:14:00 +0000

This is why there are no Pandarians in Skyrim.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:28:00 +0000

It’s not like the animals could put up a warning sign. One animal falls in, they’ll all fall in.

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:26:00 +0000

Damn, that’s one sa-a-a-a-a-ad Panda.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 01:18:00 +0000

This still doesn’t explain where creepers come from.

By: Jorpho

Jorpho — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 23:27:00 +0000

For more like this, I recommend the quite excellent TOC, ROFL tumblr of absurd images from scientific papers.
http://tocrofl.tumblr.com/

By: robotnik

robotnik — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:58:00 +0000

Emphasis on “break”.

By: RJ

RJ — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:06:00 +0000

Seems like I remember reading about this cave in China awhile back. Some of the bones were broken because more animals kept falling in on top of the skeletons. It’s like China’s equivalent of the La Brea tar pits; you can’t help but look at it and wonder how so many creatures could all be stupid enough to simply wander into certain death.

By: RJ

RJ — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:03:00 +0000

You sound like those messages my ex keeps leaving, ha ha!

Ha… hm.

By: SomeGuyNamedMark

SomeGuyNamedMark — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:46:00 +0000

More like Atari Panda Pitfall.

By: dolo54

dolo54 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:36:00 +0000

Ancient Aliens says that the great Panda Burial Ground is where natives sacrificed pandas to their alien gods. Possibly the aliens used the panda pelts to shag out their spaceships. At this site there are also hieroglyphics depicting what could very well be aliens smoking a giant bong.

By: sota767

sota767 — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 21:33:00 +0000

#3 illustrates just how much pandas love breakdancing.

By: ZikZak

ZikZak — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:59:00 +0000

What does it matter if you spend $43 on a PDF or not? We’re all going to be nothing more than rotting bones at the bottom of a pit soon anyway.

By: MrJM

MrJM — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:44:00 +0000

Forty-three dollars for a PDF?!?

I’m in the wrong business!

By: crankypage

crankypage — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:22:00 +0000

It’s like a panda version of the E.T. Atari game.

By: flappy

flappy — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:13:00 +0000

Futility of life, sure, just a lot of tasty bamboo. Looks like adventure starts a split second before the lights go out and continues on for decades!

By: cleek

cleek — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:04:00 +0000

each of those would be great on a t-shirt