Comments on: Worm Grunting Mystery Solved…by Darwin

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By: New “Worm Charming” Champion Sets World Record | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:27:57 +0000

[...] shows that creating vibrations draws worms from the soil to the surface by mimicking the sensation of a burrowing mole, which [...]

By: Gene Minkler

Gene Minkler — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:44:00 +0000

Who says you have to watch saturday night live to get a laugh! Some of your answers are
hilarious!!! LOL, C O U G H, C O U G H. Try rubbing yer balls with a bow tie!!!!!

By: nsrmbo

nsrmbo — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:08:05 +0000

@Sasquatch

In other news, the earth is flat, and the sun revolves around it. And thunder means g-d is angry.
…
You idiot.

By: Nina Bai

Nina Bai — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:32:36 +0000

Re: kris

Good question! That was also a popular hypothesis, but they tested the effects of rain and found that it didn’t produce the same effect. From the press release:

“But the more definitive test of rain was to construct a large outdoor bin, fill it with 300 worms, and wait for thunderstorms. Even in very heavy downpours, only 1-2 worms came out in an hour. That seemed to rule out the hypothesis that worm grunting mimics the sound of rainfall.”

By: kris

kris — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:49:47 +0000

Is that why worms surface when it’s raining?

By: F26BP

F26BP — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:10:37 +0000

Re: Sasquatch

By “ancient pagan religious belief,” you mean having a creation story, right? Why don’t you think of 3 religions and tell me if any of them exclude a creation story. Remember Genesis 1 and 2?

So what’s your point? (And yes, that’s a rhetorical question.)

By: IgniteMe

IgniteMe — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:46:09 +0000

Fabio… Are you seriously questioning the veracity of Discover Magazine’s reputation? Why don’t you call the Chamber of Commerce in Sopchoppy, Florida and ask them about their annual “Worm Gruntin’ Festival”? Are you an IDiot like Sasquatch? Do you EVER think before you open your mouth? By the way – veracity means: Conformity to truth or fact; accuracy.

By: Fabio

Fabio — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:03:28 +0000

fake and falsified news article.

By: Fabio

Fabio — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:02:58 +0000

this is a fake article, made up. cant believe this stupid shit

By: Fabio

Fabio — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:02:13 +0000

this is fake

By: igniteme

igniteme — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 22:40:13 +0000

Sasquatch… Sigh… Never mind. You wouldn’t understand anyway…

By: Dwidnle

Dwidnle — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:10:18 +0000

Ironic your name would be Sasquatch – I’ll bet you believe in a cornucopia of imaginary creatures.

By: Sasquatch

Sasquatch — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:03:02 +0000

So Darwin was this super genius?
NOT!
If Darwin correctly identified the mole phenomenon with worms it wasn’t because of any scientific abilities. My friend, it was because he was a worm! Only a worm would resurrect an ancient pagan religious belief about origins like evolution, and masquerade it as a scientific theory, and only worms like you would buy into it.

By: Joe Reefer

Joe Reefer — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:02:34 +0000

Personally, I want to meet the guy that got to stand around yelling at worms.