Comments on: Morning Glories

By: Sofar

Sofar — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:13:38 +0000

The prettiest of the invasive plants currently occupying Seattle. English Ivy is all that's holding my house together, though.

By: Skipweasel

Skipweasel — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:38:24 +0000

Prairie Dog, the Flanders and Swann song is "Misalliance" - it's on At The Drop Of A Hat.

By: just a guy

just a guy — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:41:33 +0000

This is creepy, I agree with Erik

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:50:51 +0000

@ Pudifoot

Hahaha! I walked into that one didn't I? D'oh!

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:51:37 +0000

Feed me, Seymour!

By: Erik O.

Erik O. — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:50:39 +0000

for some reason, this video really creeps me out.
because you look at plants as these still, non-moving things, but here's this plant, moving around, grabbing onto stuff.
still really cool though.

By: Pudifoot

Pudifoot — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:29:58 +0000

ali: it's called "evolution"

By: thebokonist

thebokonist — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:28:37 +0000

I mean...that's...neat, I guess.

By: Ali S.

Ali S. — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:30:40 +0000

That is so awesome. It makes you wonder what is the mechanism or "spark" that causes the plant to search out an object to curl around.

By: sarahenity

sarahenity — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:20:33 +0000

hahaha chris i was thinking the same thing.

By: Miss Cellania

Miss Cellania — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:01:44 +0000

oakling, it hasn't been pulled. YouTube has had a few problems today. Lots of people noticing glitches. I hope they have it all taken care of soon.

By: oakling

oakling — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:32:31 +0000

Oh my god, it doesn't work for me. What is with the rash of YouTube videos disappearing before I get to them? I know it's not my browser, because some of them do play... but it seems like most of the embedded videos I'm coming across lately get taken off YouTube before I ever see them.

By: Chris W

Chris W — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:29:05 +0000

"morning glory" means something else where i come from

By: shecky

shecky — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:47:22 +0000

No good unless the footage shows it overcoming a man. Or at least a child.

By: Prairie Dog

Prairie Dog — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:19:48 +0000

Actually, and this shows my age, Flanders and Swann put out a song "Alliance" about a love affair between the clockwise spinning honeysuckle and the anti-clockwise spinning bindweed. It was a doomed relationship.

By: Nastia

Nastia — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:07:16 +0000

that is insanely awesome to the extreme

By: anon

anon — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:51:01 +0000

Wow. Amazing.

By: Levi

Levi — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:13:57 +0000

this brings up the question.... do they spin the opposite direction on the other side of the world?

By: Eni

Eni — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:12:18 +0000

That's awesome!

By: aware

aware — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:40:13 +0000

ooh, spinny.

would they always grow spinning counterclockwise in all environments?