Pjack ([info]pjack) wrote,
@ 2009-05-19 15:17:00
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Extra Credit Question
Extra credit question on my Geography midterm yesterday:

"Name the organism that fixes atmospheric nitrogen into the soil."

My answer:

"Steve."

...

To be fair: They did ask me to name it.


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[info]karjack
2009-05-19 10:22 pm UTC (link)
You stay classy, Mr. J.

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2009-05-19 10:32 pm UTC (link)
"MOON CHILD!"

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[info]pjack
2009-05-19 10:37 pm UTC (link)
Man, it's been too long since I've seen that movie.

Probably would have lost some of it's power if Bastian had named her "Steve", though.

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2009-05-20 12:04 am UTC (link)
To be perfectly honest, what with all the storm FX and Barrett Oliver just screaming it, I had no idea what he actually said until years later (and the Internet).

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[info]rainbow
2009-05-19 11:33 pm UTC (link)
Now I'm picturing Steve the Wraith from Stargate Atlantis, merrily fixing nitrogen in the soil of earth o.O

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[info]miladycarol
2009-05-19 11:52 pm UTC (link)
I do love how your brain works.
Do you know what answer the professor was looking for? I don't.

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[info]pjack
2009-05-19 11:55 pm UTC (link)
I used to know, but forgot. One visit to Wikipedia later:

"Rhizobia are soil bacteria that fix nitrogen (diazotrophy) after becoming established inside root nodules of legumes (Fabaceae)."

Although I suppose that now I'll have to edit that Wikipedia article to input the organism's new taxonomy. :)

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[info]sethcohen
2009-05-20 12:52 am UTC (link)
Wow. You do know beans about nitrogen fixing. Good job!

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[info]ninjakitten
2009-05-20 03:16 am UTC (link)
Well. =I'd= give you credit. At least partial credit. :)

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[info]sbloss
2009-05-20 05:08 am UTC (link)
Had to share this with a friend of mine. He loved it!

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[info]brightlion
2009-05-21 04:15 am UTC (link)
That made me laugh. Especially so since I read it same day as I read a bunch of other weird student things (of course I can't find the url anymore but http://www.bored-todeath.com/?p=913 seems to have a few similar papers to what I was reading.)

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