Russian Gecko Sex Satellite "Out of Control"

[NickFitz]

Surprised nobody's posted this yet: Satellite full of sexually experimental geckos adrift in space, Russia loses control of mission

[vetran]

Sssh first rule of Lizard Club is we don't talk about Lizard club

right Zeity?

[Pondlife]

The five geckos on the Foton-M4 – four female and one male – were launched into space for a 60-day flight to find out about the effects of weightlessness on the creatures’ sex lives.


If he doesn't stop and ask for directions he's never going to hear the end of it. And he can just forget about any sex, experimental or otherwise.

[vetran]

lets hope he isn't gay.

[barrydidit]

The first 3 weeks will be ok... He'll probably let himself out of the airlock at the start of the fourth.

[vetran]

He'll probably let himself out of the airlock at the start of the fourth.

do Lizards menstruate?

[EternalOptimist]

do Lizards menstruate?

they dont actually. but they do Bask.

which is much more civilised

[barrydidit]

do Lizards menstruate?

No, that's the shedding of the uteral lining. Reptiles (or birds) (the feathery type) don't have a uterus so they lay eggs. Amniotic eggs, i believe, indicating it has a shell and can survive outside the body.

Has my 4-females-and-1-male-trapped-in-a-tin-in-space-to-see-what-effect-it-has-one-their-sex-life based joke failed?

[vetran]

No, that's the shedding of the uteral lining. Reptiles (or birds) (the feathery type) don't have a uterus so they lay eggs. Amniotic eggs, i believe, indicating it has a shell and can survive outside the body.

Has my 4-females-and-1-male-trapped-in-a-tin-in-space-to-see-what-effect-it-has-one-their-sex-life based joke failed?

sort of but made me smile

[NickFitz]

Crisis over! 'Sex Gecko' Satellite Back Under Russian Control