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[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Did you know, that if you took all the blood vessels from your body and laid them end to end, you would die

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

"I'm never playing capture the flag with Scott again" ~pigeon

[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

Underneath the surface, we’re all Lovecraftian horrors on the inside.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago

Yeah uh I'm high and experiencing visuals.

It's moving

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

source? seems like AI generated to me

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago

I agree it seems like AI

But if it came from anywhere it would probably be the book he published last year.

Dr Echols invented new technology allowing researchers to see anatomical features such as blood vessels with the use of CT. The Second Edition has all new images of CT based wing and leg anatomy clearly depicting important anatomic features for several avian species.

https://avianstudios.com/reviews/avian-surgical-anatomy-and-orthopedic-management-second-edition/

Which seems like a pretty credible origin to me

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I doubt this is AI. This looks right for a micro-CT angiograph.

The blood vessels will have X-ray opaque dye injected, so they stand out on the CT. You can then set a threshold in the visualization software to filter out other tissue. The software then uses an algorithm to apply some shading to the surfaces of the unfiltered tissue to create a 3D effect.

The red colouring is a choice of the user, it just colours darker parts red and fades out to transparency.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

I didn’t suspect AI, but using “captured” stood out to me as well. Assuming the data was CT like huginn sourced, this is a very processed resulting product. So whoever chose to use the term “capture” was too imprecise for my taste.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Interesting, I thought their beaks were just some hard material, like our nails. Didn't know that there's bloodflow there.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most of the veins visible on the beak are for the interior lining of the mouth. You are right in that it's similar to our nails

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Fun fact: The inside of the upper beak is where taste buds are located for parrots. Scientists are still studying to find out if this is the case for all types of birds or just some species.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Pigeon don't go caw, it go coo; crow go caw.

Also this picture is nightmare fuel, thank you

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Why? The flesh pigeon is your friend, open your room window and let it in, it might bring you a treat.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Already subscribed. Thanks though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like a juvenile pigeon. Cool image

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Yeah I think it still needs to grow skin and feathers

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It's made of MEAT?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Caw? Pigeons don't caw. It's like OP just went "bird, I know a bird sound, caw, so I'll use that because birds".

Pretty sure a similar image of OPs bead would show an empty void where the brain should be.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The blood pigeon seeks the human kernel

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Not sure I want to meet this Scott Echol, he has some kind of weird hobbies.