--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "inkwell_01" <inkwell_01@...> wrote:
>
> Whiskers in the trio's world might fall, (more or
> less), into the human appendix catagory; there but
> not needed anymore. [And humans still don't know
> what's the appendix is for. Maybe...to make it
> easier to eat grass,(ugh), or nuts and berries,
> [OR....highly refined sugar products like cupcakes - mmmmm...cupcakes.]
Oh, some species still use their more "animalistic" attributes. There's a scene in the first Caterwaul story where Crystal climbs up a spiral staircase rail on all fours, just like a cat would. She also flips around mid-air to land on her feet (while Tiffany lands on her back on a table). Felines would still use their whiskers to gauge the width of an opening in the dark. And remember, with snouts, many critters have "blind spots" in front of their faces. Whiskers would be helpful when eating or sensing something their eyes cannot see.
>
> Since whiskers can be seen, the critters can do
> all kinds of cultural things to them. Like -
> painting, or tying tiny ribbons on them. Now
> there's a pirate figure for ya - tiny ribbons
> on whiskers that smoke: [Them that die be the
> lucky ones!]
Yeeeeah. That doesn't sound too wise... ;)
>
> Depending on the tech level of the trio's world
> you could do gene splicing and have whiskers
> that glow in the dark - blue, green, red; maybe
> ever blink...[It's probably illegal - but what
> the heck...]
Oh, they put our civilization to shame. They've got orbiting space stations, Jump Drives, colonies on Mars, etcetera. They've had space travel for over a century!
>
> Some have that natural tendency anyway...Des,
> for example...All she needs is some color/colour
> dna added, and some blinking control and she
> is all set.
>
Just park her in front of one of those color-changing LED displays and watch her headache start.
--JMH
Received on Sun Aug 23 2009 - 04:27:09 CDT