John_Oakman on May 3, 2026 1:09 pm I sure hope that future xenobiologists of the distant future will follow in Darwin’s footsteps.
ArguingisFun on May 3, 2026 1:11 pm I mean – are you going to be the first person to eat a geoduck? Someone has to be out there blazing trails.
Training2Life on May 3, 2026 1:13 pm He discovered new subspecies because of eating the species. Also didn’t die till he returned home.
Peripatetictyl on May 3, 2026 1:29 pm When this came out 20+ years ago, The Onion was new to me, and I was losing my mind with outrage until I figured it out: New, Delicious Species Discovered https://theonion.com/new-delicious-species-discovered-1819567839/
Lemurian_Lemur34 on May 3, 2026 1:47 pm Relevant QI clip https://youtu.be/zPggB4MfPnk?si=WFYxGykTBIDpZmEq
Cr0wc0 on May 3, 2026 1:48 pm His studies include the necessity for dissection. I’d say it’s good practice of him not to waste any meat.
not_roger_smith on May 3, 2026 1:53 pm But if Jurassic Park was real you wouldn’t want to try some dino meat? Raptor steaks? Bronto burgers? Triceratops tri tip? It’s the only reason I’d show up.
DerRaumdenker on May 3, 2026 1:58 pm the tortoises that were intended to be relocated to England didn’t arrive because Darwin and his crew ate them all
G0ldMarshallt0wn on May 3, 2026 2:02 pm If you’re going to kill an animal to examine it, you should eat it also. What would you expect him to do, toss it overboard?
Zapan99 on May 3, 2026 2:08 pm Killed a curious little fox by bashing its head in using his geologist hammer too.
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“You will never know when you don’t try.”
I mean I would too, what if it was delicious?
I sure hope that future xenobiologists of the distant future will follow in Darwin’s footsteps.
So he is a foodie as well
I mean – are you going to be the first person to eat a geoduck? Someone has to be out there blazing trails.
He discovered new subspecies because of eating the species. Also didn’t die till he returned home.
Chaotic Neutral king
Wouldn’t you want to taste a newly discovered species?
That’s so darwin
Oh no wonder he hated barnacles
When this came out 20+ years ago, The Onion was new to me, and I was losing my mind with outrage until I figured it out:
New, Delicious Species Discovered
https://theonion.com/new-delicious-species-discovered-1819567839/
Buffet of the fittest.
Chill guys, he was just collecting data.
Color on the plate. Check. Protein goals. Check.
Relevant QI clip
https://youtu.be/zPggB4MfPnk?si=WFYxGykTBIDpZmEq
His studies include the necessity for dissection. I’d say it’s good practice of him not to waste any meat.
One for science, one for Chuck. Seems fair.
But if Jurassic Park was real you wouldn’t want to try some dino meat? Raptor steaks? Bronto burgers? Triceratops tri tip?
It’s the only reason I’d show up.
the tortoises that were intended to be relocated to England didn’t arrive because Darwin and his crew ate them all
Well, you could say, that he studied those animals inside and out.
If you’re going to kill an animal to examine it, you should eat it also. What would you expect him to do, toss it overboard?
Killed a curious little fox by bashing its head in using his geologist hammer too.
Documenting species by day, deep-frying them by night.