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Ran into some internet flotsam making fun of oddball science book diagrams. Some are clearly intentionally intended to be whimsical/funny. Others are unintentionally so. And one is just the Schrödinger's Cat -- what's the big deal? Anyway, I particularly love this one:

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It's both absurd, but also interesting in showing that distantly related creatures still have some organizational similarities under the skin (or feathers).
 

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I love the 'aerodynamics of a cow' one.
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... who really needs to know that?
With a vegetable diet, three stomachs and an anus, it is good to know which way the wind is blowing. (There could be udder reasons.)
 
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Ran into some internet flotsam making fun of oddball science book diagrams. Some are clearly intentionally intended to be whimsical/funny. Others are unintentionally so. And one is just the Schrödinger's Cat -- what's the big deal? Anyway, I particularly love this one:

animal


It's both absurd, but also interesting in showing that distantly related creatures still have some organizational similarities under the skin (or feathers).
There was one diagram that was definitely not suitable for reproduction here.
 
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