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Why would you assume that? A, nobody wants to murder eight cats. B, it'd probably be illegal. > The larynges were harvested from animals that had to be euthani

by orra 3y ago

Why would you assume that? A, nobody wants to murder eight cats. B, it'd probably be illegal. > The larynges were harvested from animals that had to be euthanised due to terminal disease unrelated to the respiratory tract in veterinary clinics in Vienna, Austria. The animals’ owners gave their explicit consent for the larynges to be investigated postmortem.

astrange 3y ago
And then they mounted them on Legos. > After removing excess tissue and all but four tracheal rings, each larynx was mounted on a vertical tube that could supply heated (∼37°C) and humidified (100% humidity) air. Larynx stability was maintained with an adjustable plastic support structure (using LEGO blocks, Billund, Denmark) and 3D-printed plastic mounts.
- Scoundreller 3y ago
  they probably needed something reliable
- mojo74 3y ago
  Pride of place on the mantlepiece along with a Death Star and Saturn 5 lego set. Head to https://ideas.lego.com/ https://ideas.lego.com/ to realise the dream...
defrost 3y ago
> A, nobody wants to murder eight cats. Many people embrace the idea of murdering more than just eight cats and actively develop better methods to do so: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/feral-cat-management-device-felixer-tested-at-animal-reserve/12296874 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/feral-cat-management-... https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/felixer,-the-grooming-trap,-works-to-control-feral-cats https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/felixer,-the-grooming-trap,-... A feral cat management device that uses lasers and sensors to specifically target cats has been shown to be effective in a field trial in remote South Australia.
- rob74 3y ago
  Well yeah, in Australia cats are an invasive species and a danger to local wildlife, so the situation is a bit different than in other parts of the world.
  - defrost 3y ago
    Domestic cats are essentially introduced | invasive everywhere surely? It turns out that domesticated cats have no native range. Originally bred from wild cats and introduced to North America by European colonists, domesticated cats are now listed as one of the top 100 invasive species worldwide by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-invasive-species-in-your-backyard-cbsn-originals https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-invasive-species-in-your-b... It's not just Australia they were introduced into.
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    - RandomLensman 3y ago
      In most European countries there is no "original" nature left (many thousands of years of humans changing the environment) so talking about invasive species etc. in relation to cats doesn't really make sense there.
      - defrost 3y ago
        In the context of a claim that Australia is unique in considering domestic cats invasive most European countries are irrelevant given the entire New World as sufficient counter example.
        RandomLensman 3y ago
        The post I replied to makes a broader point than just Australia ("invasive everywhere").
hexfish 3y ago
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37775459 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37775459
lynx23 3y ago
Nobody is unfortunately wrong. I know a few real life stories about young boys murdering cats in all sorts of weird and horrifying ways. Some kids are unbelievably cruel.

by orra 3y ago

astrange 3y ago

And then they mounted them on Legos. > After removing excess tissue and all but four tracheal rings, each larynx was mounted on a vertical tube that could supply heated (∼37°C) and humidified (100% humidity) air. Larynx stability was maintained with an adjustable plastic support structure (using LEGO blocks, Billund, Denmark) and 3D-printed plastic mounts.

Scoundreller 3y ago
they probably needed something reliable
mojo74 3y ago
Pride of place on the mantlepiece along with a Death Star and Saturn 5 lego set. Head to https://ideas.lego.com/ https://ideas.lego.com/ to realise the dream...

defrost 3y ago

> A, nobody wants to murder eight cats. Many people embrace the idea of murdering more than just eight cats and actively develop better methods to do so: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/feral-cat-management-device-felixer-tested-at-animal-reserve/12296874 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-29/feral-cat-management-... https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/felixer,-the-grooming-trap,-works-to-control-feral-cats https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/felixer,-the-grooming-trap,-... A feral cat management device that uses lasers and sensors to specifically target cats has been shown to be effective in a field trial in remote South Australia.

rob74 3y ago
Well yeah, in Australia cats are an invasive species and a danger to local wildlife, so the situation is a bit different than in other parts of the world.
- defrost 3y ago
  Domestic cats are essentially introduced | invasive everywhere surely? It turns out that domesticated cats have no native range. Originally bred from wild cats and introduced to North America by European colonists, domesticated cats are now listed as one of the top 100 invasive species worldwide by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-invasive-species-in-your-backyard-cbsn-originals https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cats-invasive-species-in-your-b... It's not just Australia they were introduced into.
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  - RandomLensman 3y ago
    In most European countries there is no "original" nature left (many thousands of years of humans changing the environment) so talking about invasive species etc. in relation to cats doesn't really make sense there.
    - defrost 3y ago
      In the context of a claim that Australia is unique in considering domestic cats invasive most European countries are irrelevant given the entire New World as sufficient counter example.
      - RandomLensman 3y ago
        The post I replied to makes a broader point than just Australia ("invasive everywhere").

hexfish 3y ago

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37775459 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37775459

lynx23 3y ago

Nobody is unfortunately wrong. I know a few real life stories about young boys murdering cats in all sorts of weird and horrifying ways. Some kids are unbelievably cruel.