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:[Below, you will find a '''complete audio transcript''' for the audio file played in comic [[2601: Instructions]]. This transcript is adapted from the [https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601 transcription project], where a [https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601/blob/99beb57be4c4b50346064af578f3de5a2eab49f0/xkcd.lgo runnable version of this transcript] is available.] | :[Below, you will find a '''complete audio transcript''' for the audio file played in comic [[2601: Instructions]]. This transcript is adapted from the [https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601 transcription project], where a [https://github.com/theinternetftw/xkcd2601/blob/99beb57be4c4b50346064af578f3de5a2eab49f0/xkcd.lgo runnable version of this transcript] is available.] | ||
− | : And here we want to show you that you can program a picture right along with us. We’ll use a single color, some unorthodox functions, and each line we’ll put a bit of nature’s masterpieces right here on our canvas. Today we’ll have them run all the functions across the stream, right now, that you need to program along with us. Starting with a simple one: | + | : And here we want to show you that you can program a picture right along with us. We’ll use a single color, some unorthodox functions, and each line we’ll [will?] put a bit of nature’s masterpieces right here on our canvas. Today we’ll have them run all the functions across the stream, right now, that you need to program along with us. Starting with a simple one: |
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- [Below, you will find a complete audio transcript for the audio file played in comic 2601: Instructions. This transcript is adapted from the transcription project, where a runnable version of this transcript is available.]
- And here we want to show you that you can program a picture right along with us. We’ll use a single color, some unorthodox functions, and each line we’ll [will?] put a bit of nature’s masterpieces right here on our canvas. Today we’ll have them run all the functions across the stream, right now, that you need to program along with us. Starting with a simple one:
TO DIST :X0 :Y0 :X1 :Y1 LOCALMAKE "RX DIFFERENCE :X1 :X0 LOCALMAKE "RY DIFFERENCE :Y1 :Y0 OUTPUT SQRT SUM PRODUCT :RX :RX PRODUCT :RY :RY END
- There we go! Just like that.
TO LERP :A :B :T OUTPUT SUM :A PRODUCT :T DIFFERENCE :B :A END
- One more done. No pressure.
TO MIX :A :B OUTPUT LERP :A :B 0.5 END
- Really makes our programming life easier.
TO CUBIC :X1 :Y1 :X2 :Y2 :EX :EY LOCALMAKE "X0 XCOR LOCALMAKE "Y0 YCOR LOCALMAKE "ERRX1 LERP :X0 :EX 0.25 LOCALMAKE "ERRY1 LERP :Y0 :EY 0.25 LOCALMAKE "ERRX2 LERP :X0 :EX 0.75 LOCALMAKE "ERRY2 LERP :Y0 :EY 0.75 IFELSE OR LESSP :PIXERROR DIST :ERRX1 :ERRY1 :X1 :Y1 LESSP :PIXERROR DIST :ERRX2 :ERRY2 :X2 :Y2 [ LOCALMAKE "QX0 MIX :X0 :X1 LOCALMAKE "QY0 MIX :Y0 :Y1 LOCALMAKE "QX1 MIX :X1 :X2 LOCALMAKE "QY1 MIX :Y1 :Y2 LOCALMAKE "QX2 MIX :X2 :EX LOCALMAKE "QY2 MIX :Y2 :EY LOCALMAKE "LX0 MIX :QX0 :QX1 LOCALMAKE "LY0 MIX :QY0 :QY1 LOCALMAKE "LX1 MIX :QX1 :QX2 LOCALMAKE "LY1 MIX :QY1 :QY2 LOCALMAKE "PMX MIX :LX0 :LX1 LOCALMAKE "PMY MIX :LY0 :LY1 CUBIC :QX0 :QY0 :LX0 :LY0 :PMX :PMY CUBIC :LX1 :LY1 :QX2 :QY2 :EX :EY ] [ SETXY :EX :EY ] END
- I think there’s a programmer hidden at the bottom of every single one of us.
MAKE "PIXERROR 0.5
- Let me show you what is going on up here.
CLEARSCREEN WINDOW PENUP SETXY -473 391
- I’ve just covered the entire canvas with just a bit of white.
PENDOWN
- We start with a vision in our hearts and we put it on canvas.
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- Merriam-Webster defines a turtle as:
- Noun. Any of an order (Testudines synonym Chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn.
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- Here are some interesting notes from “Interesting Facts About Turtles”, a little nature study by a scientist, Forest and Stream, January 1916.
- Over a great many years, I have taken a great interest in the land turtle. I have at the present time a number, some of which I have had for at least 17 years. To most people, they are ugly and repulsive, as the head, when fully protruded and extended, looks like a snake, and furthermore, their clumsy method of progression does not add anything attractive.
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- One of the interesting points about turtles is their great variety of foods. They are, as a rule, good scavengers, eating all kinds of decomposing and putrifying materials. Beef or in fact any meat is eaten. I have seen them eat the flesh of birds and of moles, and, while earthworms are relished by them, any worm or grub is taken. Worms from shell barks and ordinary maggots are gotten rid of in a hurry. Blackberries, mayapples, cherries and mulberries, tomatoes, cucumbers.
- And one vegetable eagerly eaten by my stock is green sugarcorn, either raw or cooked. In the spring, when they first come out of the soil and food is not plentiful in their pen, I have bought canned corn, and they certainly have made it disappear very quickly. Beetles and tumblebugs, potato bugs, either in larval or mature forms, are destroyed. Toadstools, especially the large flat pink ones, white and yellow ones, are eaten, while I have seen them pass a black toadstool by several days unnoticed.
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- Here we have a happy little—
PENDOWN
- —statement. That’s it. And then,
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- Occasionally, when a female drops an egg on the ground, it is quickly eaten by the others. Ordinary hens’ eggs are eaten and at great relish. Enjoyed hugely by them is thick sour milk. I have placed a quantity of this milk in two or three places in the pen, and in five minutes it is surrounded by the turtles, just like flies on a lump of sugar. The scraping of limburger cheese have also been eaten.
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- A piece of butter which had upon a platter in the icebox for months was placed before them, and this was eaten in due time. Crabapples and cantelope are enjoyed by them, but watermelon is not so eagerly gobbled up like the cantelope. I was surprised one morning when I found one of the large turtles had caught and disembowled a very large toad which I had in the yard. I have seen turtles eating at 11 o’clock at night, when, one would think, they would be resting.
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- Here, you have the power to do anything you want.
SETHEADING 58 FORWARD 0 PENUP
- They prefer the shade, and at certain times during the day, if the sun is very hot, they retreat under the logs which I have for a shelter. During rain, they are very active, and move about with heads and necks outstretched, enjoying the shower bath hugely, and evidently on the outlook for worms, just as some birds, after or during a shower. The youngest of turtles I have ever had seems to take to the same food as the adults.
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- As a rule, they emerge in April. Sometimes that middle of the month, but as early as April 6th, they made their appearance. If the weather does not stay warm, they again go back to their retreats. Mating commences almost within a day or two after their emergence. The males are quite persistent in their lovemaking, biting at the female, etc. And on two occasions, I have seen the scale removed from the shell of the female and blood ooze from these surfaces.
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- I made friends with a turtle yesterday and he gave me his phone number. I asked is that a landline? He said no it’s my shell phone.
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- It is interesting to see the males fight among themselves. They raise themselves as high as possible, and lunge and bite and snap at each other. In getting away from his opponent, the beaten one will beat a hasty retreat, and retract his front feet or back feet as occasion demands and glide, not run, away. Running away is slow as compared to this turtle propulsion. It is not a slide, it is really a darting, forward glide. Just recently I saw one male maltreating another in which the second fellow had all parts retracted and was being snapped at, pushed, and actually rolled over on his back by his opponent.
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- Occasionally one can see a turtle dragging another one along, the first one having the second fellows hind leg between his shell. This has probably been the result of a scuffle. I have never known a land turtle to bite, but have often seen them open their mouths wide and hiss or draw in their breath with a hissing or sighing sound.
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- Some people have turtles in their cellars believing that they catch rats and mice. I tried keeping some of mine in the cellar for two seasons in the wintertime. They kept up a constant walk exactly like a caged beast. I gave them meat, vegetables and water, but on no occasion did they take the proffered food. In the spring, I found several of them dead. I believe that these turtles died because they were exhausted from wandering around and around during their time of hibernation. I also believe that this unnatural hibernation led them to refuse all food.
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- Regarding the catching of rats and mice in cellars, I believe that rats and mice might be kept away by the noise made by the turtle making its endless march around the cellar. I doubt whether a turtle could catch a rat or a mouse.
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- In my yard, I had a galvanized iron pan, 3 feet in length by 2 feet in width by 3 inches in depth for water. In this the turtles would enjoy themselves drinking from the edge with heads submerged or with the entire body submerged for sometimes as long as several hours, and even for a whole day. Even in the country where I now have the herd, I have a small dish in which they can just get in and they certainly appreciate a bath.
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- How about some interesting things in 10 facts about marine turtles from the WWF UK?
- There are seven species of marine turtle. Marine turtles were around more than 100 million years ago and lived alongside dinosaurs. These days, scientists recognize seven species of marine turtle, the hawksbill, the loggerhead, the leatherback, the olive Ridley, the green, the flat back and the Kemps Ridley.
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- Turtles do not have teeth. They use their beak like mouth to grasp their food. This beak is made of keratin, the same stuff your fingernails are made of.
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- Turtle shells are made of over 50 bones fused together. So they are literally wearing their bones on the outside. They also have light spongy bones that help them float.
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- Their young lives are a mystery. The first few years of a marine turtle’s life are known as the lost years. That’s because the time between when the hatchlings emerge until they return to coastal shallow waters to forage is incredibly difficult to study. The lost years they spend at sea, which can be up to 20 years, largely remain a mystery to us.
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- They can be ginormous. Marine turtle species vary greatly in size. The smallest, Kemps Ridley, measure around 70 cm long and weigh up to 40 kg whilst the leatherback can reach up to 180 cm long and weigh 500 kg. That is over 10 times heavier. Amazingly, Wales holds the world record for the largest marine turtle ever found. In 1988, a leatherback was found ashore measuring 2.5 m long, 2.5 m from flipper to flipper and weighing over 900 kg.
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- It’s survival of the fittest. It is estimated that only around one in 1000 marine turtle hatchlings make it to adulthood. This is down to the long time it takes for them to reach maturity and the many dangers faced by hatchlings and juveniles, from predators to marine plastics.
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- They make some interesting noises. Female leatherbacks make some strange noises when they are nesting, some of which sound similar to a human belch.
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- Just let it happen.
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- They have color preferences. Turtles seem to prefer orange and yellow food. They appear to investigate these colors more than others when looking for a meal.
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- You know, I’m beginning to suspect it’s turtles all the way down.
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- Marine turtles can migrate incredibly long distances. The longest known record is for a female leatherback who swam nearly 13,000 miles over 647 days from Indonesia to the west coast of America. That is over 20 miles a day.
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- They always return home. Females return to the same beach they hatched on to lay their own eggs and bury them in sand nests. Marine turtles’ amazing ability to navigate comes from their sensitivity to the Earth’s magnetic fields.
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- Move the turtle. Playing. Working. Just having fun.
SETXY 8 -403 PENDOWN CUBIC 10 -400 12 -396 14 -393 CUBIC 13 -397 14 -402 16 -406 PENUP SETXY 77 -406 PENDOWN CUBIC 81 -400 83 -394 84 -387 CUBIC 83 -393 83 -399 86 -404 PENUP SETXY 72 -167 PENDOWN CUBIC 66 -188 71 -208 79 -227 CUBIC 79 -235 75 -242 79 -250 CUBIC 79 -254 74 -257 75 -261 PENUP SETXY 76 -280 PENDOWN CUBIC 71 -290 79 -301 74 -310 CUBIC 70 -320 65 -323 67 -335 PENUP
- Here are some more interesting bits from “Interesting Facts About Turtles”, a little nature study by a scientist, Forest and Stream, January 1916.
- The laying of eggs. This is one of the most instructive things that I have ever watched. Invariably, they chose in my yard a situation with a southern exposure when desiring to lay. In only two instances was an eastern exposure observed, and once a western. Part of the yard being a cement walk, we could sometimes observe the female making motions as for digging the nest. Sometimes for a half a day, she would remain stationary, and with her back legs commence to work for this purpose. Lifting her to the grass plot, in a short time she would commence to dig. First with the left hind foot, she would remove a little dirt and pile it upon her left side, then with the right hind foot, and pile the removed dirt upon the right side. This would be repeated again and again, probably for hours, until the proper size hole and depth was obtained.
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- Egg-laying does not always occur during the daytime, as I have observed one or two digging away past midnight. Sometimes they will have dug for about an inch or so and then not make any more progress downward. In these instances they have met with obstructions like a small stone which they cannot remove. I have, with a pair of forceps, removed the obstruction on several occasions with the turtle still in-situ, and after a minute or two she resumes her work.
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- There is an artist in the bottom of everybody.
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- The nest or repository is about 3 inches in depth and about an inch and a half or a little more in width. When she has it finished, she discharges her eggs into it. When the egg is deposited in the hole, she is not just satisfied in dropping it, but she reaches down with her hind leg and places the egg horizontally and covers a little dirt over it. Then the second egg and the remaining eggs are all treated similarly and when the last one is deposited and placed, she commences to fill up with the dirt that remains. This she puts into the hole with an alternate right and left leg until all is filled in.
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- After it is all done, she pats it with both her hind feet together, and then, with her body raised and lowered, pats and smooths over the place where the eggs are buried. Then she leaves it and never looks after it, as the sun now plays its part in hatching the eggs. The eggs are whitish in color with a semi-elastic shell, about the size of a pidgeon egg.
SETXY 483 134 PENDOWN CUBIC 570 178 507 182 591 112 PENUP SETXY 512 149 PENDOWN CUBIC 510 147 508 144 507 142 SETHEADING 64 FORWARD 18 CUBIC 522 147 521 145 520 142 CUBIC 532 153 534 144 544 138 CUBIC 545 141 545 144 546 147 SETHEADING 117 FORWARD 15 PENUP SETXY 421 268 PENDOWN CUBIC 423 276 424 285 425 294 CUBIC 422 295 423 299 425 300 CUBIC 427 302 434 300 431 297 CUBIC 429 294 426 294 423 295 CUBIC 426 294 430 295 431 297 CUBIC 438 290 444 283 450 275 PENUP SETXY 426 282 PENDOWN SETHEADING 4 FORWARD 0 CUBIC 432 282 434 288 439 283 CUBIC 440 283 440 283 440 283 SETHEADING 121 FORWARD 1 PENUP SETXY 422 283 PENDOWN CUBIC 421 282 420 282 418 282 CUBIC 420 280 419 277 417 278 CUBIC 417 274 419 273 414 271 CUBIC 414 270 416 270 416 268 CUBIC 417 267 415 265 416 264 CUBIC 417 263 420 264 420 262 CUBIC 419 258 424 259 426 258 CUBIC 428 256 430 258 432 259 CUBIC 439 256 435 263 446 260 CUBIC 445 268 451 263 450 272 CUBIC 453 263 448 264 447 257 CUBIC 435 259 441 252 432 256 CUBIC 426 251 427 258 423 255 CUBIC 419 257 417 261 414 264 PENUP SETXY 428 273 PENDOWN CUBIC 426 271 429 271 430 269 CUBIC 432 268 435 269 436 270 CUBIC 441 275 431 278 428 273 PENUP SETXY 415 279 PENDOWN CUBIC 405 290 398 302 389 313 CUBIC 395 293 404 275 411 256 CUBIC 416 249 426 245 433 239 SETHEADING -16 FORWARD 14 PENUP SETXY 386 311 PENDOWN CUBIC 393 291 400 271 409 252 CUBIC 415 246 422 242 429 236 PENUP SETXY 382 309 PENDOWN CUBIC 391 289 398 267 407 247 CUBIC 413 242 420 239 425 234 PENUP SETXY 384 301 PENDOWN CUBIC 382 301 381 300 380 300 SETHEADING 149 FORWARD 27 PENUP SETXY 433 469 PENDOWN SETHEADING 154 FORWARD 17 PENUP SETXY 447 443 PENDOWN CUBIC 450 438 453 433 456 428 PENUP SETXY 463 418 PENDOWN CUBIC 466 414 470 409 473 405 PENUP SETXY 480 397 PENDOWN CUBIC 483 393 487 389 490 385 PENUP SETXY 496 378 PENDOWN CUBIC 499 375 503 371 506 368 PENUP SETXY 512 363 PENDOWN SETHEADING 128 FORWARD 16 PENUP SETXY 532 349 PENDOWN CUBIC 536 345 540 343 544 340 PENUP SETXY 552 336 PENDOWN CUBIC 556 332 561 330 565 327 PENUP SETXY 574 322 PENDOWN CUBIC 579 320 583 318 588 316 PENUP SETXY 476 451 PENDOWN CUBIC 480 445 479 438 481 432 CUBIC 483 438 486 444 488 450 PENUP SETXY 490 433 PENDOWN CUBIC 495 459 500 456 504 432 PENUP SETXY 492 442 PENDOWN SETHEADING 92 FORWARD 9 PENUP
- The number laid by a turtle varies. I have seen three, and on one occasion I have seen eight laid at one sitting. I have also observed one turtle laying its eggs, covering them over, and a little later – a day or two - another female dig in the same place, remove the eggs, and lay her own in this doubly-dug repository. Once a female dug six hours and laid four eggs. Another dug several hours, the hole measured two inches across, and three and one half inches in depth, and she laid eight eggs within a half hour.
SETXY 517 448 PENDOWN CUBIC 510 459 500 425 519 434 PENUP SETXY 522 450 PENDOWN CUBIC 518 424 540 427 534 451 PENUP SETXY 540 449 PENDOWN CUBIC 533 425 558 428 552 451 PENUP SETXY 556 433 PENDOWN CUBIC 556 438 557 443 557 449 CUBIC 569 437 564 444 574 450 CUBIC 575 444 572 437 573 431 PENUP SETXY 505 400 PENDOWN CUBIC 511 402 512 409 511 415 CUBIC 507 419 502 419 497 419 CUBIC 498 414 498 410 498 405 CUBIC 497 398 498 396 505 400 PENUP SETXY 526 417 PENDOWN CUBIC 522 419 518 419 514 419 CUBIC 516 397 509 398 526 402 PENUP SETXY 522 411 PENDOWN CUBIC 520 411 516 409 515 410 PENUP SETXY 541 417 PENDOWN CUBIC 526 427 526 392 541 403 PENUP SETXY 544 400 PENDOWN CUBIC 548 425 554 422 559 399 PENUP SETXY 546 408 PENDOWN CUBIC 549 409 552 410 556 409 PENUP SETXY 567 398 PENDOWN SETHEADING 1 FORWARD 12 CUBIC 564 410 562 415 559 416 PENUP SETXY 567 410 PENDOWN CUBIC 569 413 572 415 575 418 PENUP SETXY 4 376 PENDOWN CUBIC 3 373 1 369 0 366 CUBIC -11 371 -25 373 -38 377 CUBIC -35 382 -42 384 -45 388 SETHEADING 44 FORWARD 11 CUBIC -33 394 -25 378 -24 388 CUBIC -28 389 -25 396 -21 394 CUBIC -17 393 -19 387 -23 388 CUBIC -25 384 -22 384 -19 383 CUBIC -13 382 -1 377 4 376 PENUP SETXY -39 370 PENDOWN CUBIC -40 365 -31 369 -35 372 CUBIC -37 374 -39 372 -39 370 PENUP SETXY -25 368 PENDOWN CUBIC -26 367 -25 364 -23 365 CUBIC -17 364 -22 374 -25 368 PENUP SETXY -9 361 PENDOWN CUBIC -5 356 1 363 -5 366 CUBIC -7 366 -10 363 -9 361 PENUP SETXY -35 372 PENDOWN CUBIC -28 376 -21 381 -23 370 PENUP SETXY -6 366 PENDOWN CUBIC -6 368 -5 372 -7 374 CUBIC -12 376 -17 378 -22 379 CUBIC -22 379 -24 376 -24 376 PENUP SETXY -4 379 PENDOWN SETHEADING 18 FORWARD 13 CUBIC -1 392 -2 392 -4 392 CUBIC -2 394 -1 397 -1 400 CUBIC 3 399 7 398 11 396 CUBIC 11 394 10 391 9 388 CUBIC 7 389 5 390 3 390 CUBIC 2 387 -0 380 -0 378 PENUP SETXY 2 370 PENDOWN CUBIC 7 364 10 375 4 374 CUBIC 4 374 4 375 4 375 PENUP SETXY 20 381 PENDOWN CUBIC 20 377 25 377 26 380 CUBIC 28 385 20 386 20 381 PENUP SETXY 7 373 PENDOWN CUBIC 11 374 15 377 19 379 PENUP SETXY 23 378 PENDOWN CUBIC 24 375 24 369 24 366 PENUP SETXY 25 363 PENDOWN CUBIC 25 362 27 362 28 361 CUBIC 28 364 29 366 29 368 CUBIC 29 368 27 368 27 368 CUBIC 25 368 25 364 25 363 PENUP SETXY 26 361 PENDOWN CUBIC 26 360 26 359 26 357 SETHEADING 28 FORWARD 0 PENUP
- Not all eggs hatch out, but in the instance where eight were laid, I had the pleasure of seeing six little baby turtles come out. Other eggs which were laid in a hole with a western or eastern exposure never came to anything. I have dug carefully into these nests, but I have always come upon decomposing eggs.
SETXY 25 343 PENDOWN CUBIC 26 344 28 344 29 345 CUBIC 28 342 33 338 36 339 CUBIC 35 338 35 336 35 335 PENUP SETXY 31 344 PENDOWN CUBIC 33 341 35 339 38 338 CUBIC 41 345 31 351 29 345 CUBIC 31 352 22 350 27 347 CUBIC 28 347 28 344 30 344 CUBIC 31 344 31 343 32 343 PENUP SETXY 37 338 PENDOWN CUBIC 37 337 38 336 39 336 PENUP SETXY 99 391 PENDOWN CUBIC 104 358 160 347 175 378 PENUP SETXY 179 389 PENDOWN CUBIC 196 446 105 460 99 403 PENUP SETXY 185 396 PENDOWN CUBIC 250 368 27 405 97 411 PENUP SETXY 98 416 PENDOWN CUBIC -45 426 202 361 224 385 CUBIC 220 395 195 400 184 402 PENUP SETXY 251 382 PENDOWN CUBIC 247 380 250 374 255 375 CUBIC 260 377 256 385 251 382 PENUP SETXY -190 419 PENDOWN CUBIC -194 416 -197 413 -201 409 CUBIC -198 407 -167 428 -176 427 CUBIC -186 425 -208 412 -208 402 CUBIC -199 400 -172 418 -167 427 PENUP SETXY -96 432 PENDOWN CUBIC -89 425 -82 428 -93 434 CUBIC -115 445 -91 421 -82 421 CUBIC -76 423 -86 433 -89 435 PENUP SETXY -237 324 PENDOWN CUBIC -232 327 -228 330 -223 334 CUBIC -229 333 -234 334 -240 334 CUBIC -235 330 -230 326 -226 323 CUBIC -227 328 -229 333 -231 338 CUBIC -233 333 -235 328 -237 324 PENUP SETXY -253 328 PENDOWN SETHEADING -135 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY -254 332 PENDOWN CUBIC -254 332 -254 333 -254 334 PENUP SETXY -251 332 PENDOWN CUBIC -250 332 -250 333 -249 333 PENUP SETXY -249 328 PENDOWN CUBIC -248 329 -248 329 -247 329 PENUP SETXY -250 325 PENDOWN CUBIC -249 325 -249 324 -248 324 PENUP SETXY -253 324 PENDOWN SETHEADING 166 FORWARD 2 PENUP SETXY -255 324 PENDOWN CUBIC -256 324 -256 323 -256 322 PENUP SETXY -259 326 PENDOWN CUBIC -259 326 -260 325 -260 325 PENUP SETXY -257 330 PENDOWN CUBIC -258 330 -258 331 -259 331 PENUP SETXY -185 103 PENDOWN CUBIC -287 237 -131 426 18 347 CUBIC 104 298 138 193 80 109 PENUP
- For the most interesting egg laying I ever witnessed, the turtle commenced to dig at 8 p.m. and was still busy at work the next morning at 8 o’clock. Five days later, a second turtle dug these eggs out arid, deposited four of her own, and covered the nest up. Personally, I do not believe that the turtle digging out the previous batch of eggs was vindictive or mischievous, but that the ground seemed soft and easily worked. Therefore, it took advantage of the spot.
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- “Average Person Paints Three Turtles A Year” Factoid Actually Just Statistical Error
- Average person paints zero turtles per year. Turtles Geord, who lives in cave and eats over 10,000 each day, is an outlier and should not have been counted.
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- The young turtles, when they make their emergence at the end of three months, are dark in color and quite active. If you place one on its back at this time, it will arch its head and neck and come around to its normal position. The shell, of course, is quite soft, but in about three years, the shell really becomes hardened, though some clear portions of the shell around the edges are still soft. The color of the shell gradually changes to that usually seen in the head and soft parts are mottled, speckled, or of a solid color. I have two in my collection where the head and neck are solid yellow.
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- Do you know what a sea turtle’s favorite sandwich is? Peanut butter and jellyfish. That sounds weird, but it’s actually true. Just ask the next sea turtle you meet. But I think we shouldn’t mention it to the jellyfish.
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- Here are some interesting observations from “Odd Facts About Turtles”, Christian Observer, May 11th 1919.
- It has been said that the turtle, like the whale, has no other enemy than man, in as much as both the little creature and the big pursue their various ways in practical immunity from harm and the fear of sudden death.
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- In many ways, the turtle is one of the strangest of living things. Whales must come to the surface frequently to breathe, and it is pretty well known what they feed upon. The seal cannot remain beneath the sea nearly as long as the whale, and his food is very well known. But the turtle, in all his varieties and all his ways, is a most mysterious animal. It does not, indeed, seem to matter to him whether he stays beneath the surface for an hour or for a week, nor does it trouble him to stay for an equal time on high land if the need arises. Your turtle is neither fish, flesh, nor fowl, yet his flesh partakes of the characteristics of all three.
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- Eating seems a mere superfluidity with him, since for weeks at a time he may be headed up in a barrel, with a bung out, and emerged after his long fast, apparently none the worse for his enforced abstinence from food, from light, and almost from air.
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- All you need to draw is a few instructions, a little turtle, and a vision in your mind.
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- In the whole category of animal organisms, there is none so tenacious in life as the turtle. Injuries that would instantly be fatal even to fish leave the turtle apparently undisturbed and his power of staving off death is nothing short of marvelous.
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- Just as soon as a baby turtle emerges from the egg, off he scuttles down to the sea. He has no one to teach him, no one to guide him. In his curious little brain, there is implanted a streak of caution based upon the fact that until aged a certain period in his life his armor is soft and no defense against hungry fish, and he at once seeks shelter in the tropical profusion of the gulf weed, which holds within its branching fronds an astonishing abundance of marine life. Here the young turtle feeds unmolested while his armor undergoes the hardening process.
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- This is your world, your creation.
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- Whatever the young sea turtle eats and wherever he eats it is, facts not generally ascertained, one thing is certain, it agrees with him immensely. He leads a pleasant sort of life basking in the tropical sun and cruising leisurely in the cool depths.
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- Once he has obtained the weight of 25 pounds, which usually occurs within the first year, the turtle is free from all danger. After that, no fish or mammal, however ravenous, however well-armed with teeth, interferes with the turtle.
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- When once he has withdrawn his head from its position of outlook into the folds of his neck between the two shells, intending devourers may struggle to make an impression on him.
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- [the audio speeds up drastically here, and the way the words are read changes (e.g. “set exy”)]
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- How about some neat facts courtesy of “10 Cool Facts About Turtles”, from Deutsche Welle?
- They have been around for a really, really long time. There is a reason why turtles look a little prehistoric. The first ever specimens evolved around 260 million years ago in the late Triassic period. Shortly after their arrival, the Earth experience a mass extinction event that wiped out around 90% of all life on land. Luckily for the turtles, their burrowing and water-dwelling habits set them up for long term survival in this strange new world.
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- [the audio now returns to its normal sane cadence and word parsing.]
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- They have one of the longest lifespans in the animal kingdom. While a turtle’s lifespan largely depends on the species, almost all of them have the potential to live to a ripe old age. A typical pet turtle can make it to anywhere between 10 and 80 years, while larger species often keep going for more than 100 years. Because it’s so difficult to accurately measure age over a century, researchers think some turtles could even be hundreds of years old.
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- See how easy it is to create a tree in your little world.
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- They come in all shapes and sizes. There are currently 356 known species of turtles. As a rule, they are all reptiles with a hard cartilage shell. But that is about where the similarities end. There are sea turtles, leatherback turtles, snapping turtles, pond turtles, soft-shelled turtles - and of course, tortoises...
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- It is your creation. You can do anything you want to do.
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- Not all turtles are tortoises, but all tortoises are turtles. Yes, technically all tortoises are in fact turtles. They belong to the Testudines family which includes reptiles whose bodies are protected by a bony outer shell. But the main difference between turtles and tortoises is that tortoises live exclusively on land, while most turtles live in or near water.
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- Some turtles are vegetarians, while others are carnivorous. Most turtles are actually omnivores, but a few species are more picky when it comes to their diet. Most tortoises are happy to munch on leafy greens or fruit. Not so for the fearsome-looking alligator turtle, which is almost entirely carnivorous and feeds on anything from fish to small mammals that venture too close to the water’s edge.
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- All species lay their eggs on land. When they are ready to lay their eggs, even water-dwelling turtles will dig their nests in the sands or the earth near their habitat. But they are not the nurturing type. No species of turtle sticks around to raise their young. When the babies hatch, they are on their own.
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- A turtle’s gender is determined by temperature. Like crocodiles and alligators, a turtle’s gender is determined after fertilization. If a turtle’s eggs incubate below 27.7 degrees Celsius, the hatchlings will be male. But if the eggs incubate above 31 degrees, they will be female. If the temperature is somewhere in between, or fluctuates, a mix of male and female babies will hatch. As oceans warm, turtles tend to give birth to more females.
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- They have an amazing sense of direction. Sea turtles are known for their amazing ability to return to the exact beach where they were born years later. Like many animals, turtles can navigate their way at sea by sensing the individual lines of the magnetic field. But they can also remember the magnetic signature of coastlines and sense tiny variations in magnetic fields, allowing them to guide themselves home.
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- And excellent vision, too. Turtles have strong underwater eyesight. Researchers have discovered that they can see a range of different colors and even prefer some colors to others. Although sea turtles are famous for their internal GPS, there is evidence to suggest they do not see very well on land.
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- Many species are endangered. Having survived for millions of years, six out of seven turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered as a result of human activity. Every year thousands become trapped in commercial trawl nets while in some parts of the world they are killed for their eggs, meat and shells.
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- How about some interesting facts from turtle facts by Alina Bradford, writing for livescience.com?
- Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. Turtles live all over the world in almost every type of climate.
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- According to the integrated taxonomic information system, the turtle order Testudines or Chelonia splits into two sub orders, Cryptodira, and Pleurodira, and then further splits into 13 families, 75 genera and more than 300 species.
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- They say everything looks better with odd values for things but sometimes I put even values just to upset the interpreter.
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- Turtle, tortoise and terrapins are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but there are distinct differences between the types of Chelonians, according to the San Diego Zoo.
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- Turtles spend most of their lives in water. They are adapted for aquatic life with webbed feet or flippers in a streamlined body. Sea turtles rarely leave the ocean except to lay eggs in the sand. Freshwater turtles live in ponds and lakes and they climb out of the water onto logs or rocks to bask in the warm sun.
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- Tortoises are land animals, their feet are round and stumpy adapted for walking on land. They also dig burrows with their strong forelimbs and slip underground when the sun gets too hot. Terrapins live on land and in water usually in swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers.
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- With so many different types of turtle, there is no average size. The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle. It weighs 600 to 1500 pounds and is about 4.5 to 5 and a quarter feet long. According to the World Wildlife Federation, the Galapagos tortoise grows up to six feet long and 573 pounds. According to the San Diego Zoo, the largest freshwater turtle in North America is the alligator snapping turtle. It can grow to 2.5 feet long and weigh as much as 200 pounds. The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the largest softshell turtle. It measures up to 3.6 feet across and weighs up to 309 pounds.
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- A turtle’s shell is a modified rib cage and part of its vertebral column, according to the Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan. The top part of the shell is called the carapace and the bottom is called the plastering. According to the San Diego Zoo, the shell is made up of about 60 bones that are covered by plates called scutes. Scutes are made of keratin, the same material that makes up humans’ fingernails.
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- Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote that “All the thoughts of a turtle are turtles and of a rabbit rabbits.” So let’s try to think like a turtle!
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- Many turtles are able to retract their heads and feet into their shells. Turtles are placed into two sub orders based on the method of retraction. According to the Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan, Pleurodirs pull their heads in sideways, Cryptodirs draw their heads straight back into the shell. Sea turtles have lost the ability to retract their heads.
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- Turtles are very adaptive and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Most turtle species are found in southeastern North America and south Asia. Only five species live in Europe, according to Drs. Foster and Smith, a veterinarian business based in Wisconsin.
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- Sea turtles can be found in the Coral Triangle, an area that includes the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea; coastal east Africa, the meso-American reef in the Caribbean, the Galapagos Islands and the Gulf of California.
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- Hey, what do you get if you cross a turtle with a giraffe? A turtleneck!
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- The african helmeted turtle is the most common turtle in Africa, according to Animal Planet. It is a hunter scavenger that eats young birds and small mammals. It steals bait from fishermen’s hooks. It also releases a foul smelling liquid from glands in its legs.
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- Roti Island snake-necked turtles are found only on Roti Island, a 62 square mile island in Indonesia, according to the San Diego Zoo.
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- Turtles are not social creatures. While they typically don’t mind if there are other turtles around them, they don’t interact or socialize, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Most turtles are active during the day, spending their time foraging for food.
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- Turtles are not silent creatures. Some sound like electric motors, some sound like belching humans, and some bark like dogs. The red-footed tortoise from South America clucks like a chicken.
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- Most turtles are omnivores. They eat a variety of different things depending on their species. Musk turtles eat molluscs, plants, small fish, and insects. The Cooter turtle is mostly vegetarian and the green sea turtle only eats grasses and algae.
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- I read in the L.A. Times this morning that 42,000 Mazda cars were recalled because of a spider problem. Really makes you think doesn’t it?
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- The alligator snapping turtle lures in fish with its tongue which looks like a worm. It wiggles its tongue to attract a hungry fish and then snaps down on it with its strong jaw. It also eats aquatic plants, snakes, frogs, fish, worms, clams, crayfish and other turtles.
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- All turtles lay eggs. They find a place on land to lay their eggs, dig a nest into the sand or dirt and then walk away. No species of turtle nurtures their young.
SETXY 368 403 PENDOWN CUBIC 368 401 371 402 371 403 CUBIC 371 405 368 405 368 403 PENUP SETXY 370 417 PENDOWN CUBIC 369 416 369 414 370 414 CUBIC 372 415 371 417 370 417 PENUP SETXY 351 427 PENDOWN CUBIC 351 425 353 426 353 427 CUBIC 353 428 350 428 351 427 PENUP SETXY 346 391 PENDOWN CUBIC 346 390 349 392 348 393 CUBIC 347 394 345 393 346 391 PENUP SETXY 336 368 PENDOWN CUBIC 337 365 340 368 338 370 CUBIC 337 370 336 369 336 368 PENUP SETXY 315 364 PENDOWN CUBIC 316 363 317 365 317 366 CUBIC 315 367 314 366 315 364 PENUP SETXY 328 356 PENDOWN CUBIC 328 355 328 354 329 354 CUBIC 331 355 331 357 328 356 PENUP SETXY 323 361 PENDOWN CUBIC 322 360 323 358 324 359 CUBIC 326 360 324 362 323 361 PENUP SETXY 337 343 PENDOWN CUBIC 338 343 339 344 339 344 CUBIC 339 347 336 345 337 343 PENUP
- Turtles reach the age to mate at different times. Some come of age as young as a few years old, while others don’t reach sexual maturity until around 50 years has passed.
SETXY 342 352 PENDOWN CUBIC 341 350 345 350 345 352 CUBIC 344 353 342 353 342 352 PENUP SETXY 348 339 PENDOWN CUBIC 350 341 351 343 353 346 PENUP SETXY 360 330 PENDOWN CUBIC 361 335 363 340 364 345 PENUP SETXY 355 348 PENDOWN CUBIC 358 348 361 348 363 348 PENUP SETXY 349 335 PENDOWN CUBIC 352 333 355 331 357 329 PENUP SETXY 339 346 PENDOWN CUBIC 340 347 341 348 341 349 PENUP SETXY 346 351 PENDOWN CUBIC 347 350 349 349 351 348 PENUP SETXY 331 357 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 360 335 363 336 366 PENUP SETXY 325 359 PENDOWN SETHEADING 131 FORWARD 2 PENUP SETXY 318 364 PENDOWN CUBIC 319 363 320 363 322 362 PENUP SETXY 318 366 PENDOWN CUBIC 324 367 329 368 335 368 PENUP SETXY 337 366 PENDOWN CUBIC 339 362 341 357 342 354 PENUP SETXY 338 372 PENDOWN SETHEADING 22 FORWARD 19 PENUP SETXY 349 394 PENDOWN CUBIC 355 397 361 400 366 402 PENUP SETXY 370 406 PENDOWN CUBIC 370 409 370 411 370 413 PENUP SETXY 354 426 PENDOWN CUBIC 359 423 364 421 368 418 PENUP SETXY 353 424 PENDOWN CUBIC 358 418 363 411 367 405 PENUP SETXY 394 383 PENDOWN CUBIC 394 385 394 388 394 390 PENUP
- Some species fight for the right to mate with a female while others seduce her with a mating ritual. To mate, male and female turtles intertwine their tails so that their shell openings line up perfectly.
SETXY 387 363 PENDOWN CUBIC 389 367 392 372 394 377 PENUP SETXY 367 350 PENDOWN CUBIC 373 352 378 356 384 359 PENUP SETXY 397 382 PENDOWN CUBIC 398 383 399 383 400 384 PENUP SETXY 405 384 PENDOWN CUBIC 409 381 414 379 419 376 PENUP SETXY 419 374 PENDOWN CUBIC 412 376 405 377 398 379 PENUP SETXY 372 403 PENDOWN CUBIC 374 402 377 402 379 402 PENUP SETXY 383 400 PENDOWN CUBIC 386 398 389 396 391 395 PENUP SETXY 394 395 PENDOWN CUBIC 396 400 399 405 402 409 PENUP SETXY 393 414 PENDOWN CUBIC 390 411 387 407 383 404 PENUP SETXY 397 415 PENDOWN CUBIC 398 414 400 414 401 413 PENUP SETXY 318 138 PENDOWN CUBIC 322 140 326 143 327 146 CUBIC 328 147 328 144 329 145 CUBIC 330 148 331 142 332 146 CUBIC 333 146 335 145 335 146 CUBIC 335 147 335 147 336 147 CUBIC 336 145 337 145 338 146 CUBIC 340 144 341 140 344 138 PENUP
- Sea turtles travel from the ocean to lay eggs on beaches. Usually, sea turtles lay around 110 eggs in a nest, though the flat back turtle only lays 50 at a time.
SETXY 330 146 PENDOWN CUBIC 328 147 328 150 328 152 CUBIC 329 154 332 157 335 156 CUBIC 338 154 338 148 336 146 PENUP SETXY 332 134 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 134 333 134 334 134 PENUP SETXY 332 136 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 136 333 136 334 136 PENUP SETXY 332 137 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 137 333 137 334 137 PENUP SETXY 332 138 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 139 334 138 334 138 PENUP SETXY 332 140 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 140 334 140 334 140 PENUP SETXY 332 141 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 141 334 141 334 141 PENUP SETXY 332 143 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 143 334 143 335 143 PENUP SETXY 332 144 PENDOWN SETHEADING 89 FORWARD 2 PENUP SETXY 330 149 PENDOWN CUBIC 329 149 330 148 330 148 CUBIC 330 147 330 149 330 149 SETHEADING -174 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY 336 149 PENDOWN CUBIC 336 149 336 148 336 148 CUBIC 337 148 337 149 336 149 PENUP SETXY 332 150 PENDOWN CUBIC 332 147 334 151 332 150 PENUP
- The temperature of the sand affects the sex of the turtle. The perfect beach temperature produces an equal number of male and female offspring. Due to rising temperatures, too many sea turtle females are being born, contributing to the decline in species numbers, according to the sea turtle conservancy.
SETXY 333 146 PENDOWN CUBIC 333 149 335 147 333 146 PENUP SETXY 528 250 PENDOWN CUBIC 544 256 557 267 574 270 PENUP SETXY 526 250 PENDOWN CUBIC 525 250 525 249 525 249 CUBIC 526 248 526 250 525 250 PENUP SETXY 525 251 PENDOWN CUBIC 525 251 525 252 525 252 PENUP SETXY 524 251 PENDOWN SETHEADING -61 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY 523 249 PENDOWN CUBIC 523 249 523 249 523 249 PENUP SETXY 524 247 PENDOWN CUBIC 524 247 524 247 524 247 PENUP SETXY 527 247 PENDOWN CUBIC 527 247 527 247 527 247 PENUP SETXY 528 249 PENDOWN CUBIC 528 249 528 249 528 249 PENUP SETXY 480 218 PENDOWN CUBIC 480 218 481 217 481 217 CUBIC 482 218 481 219 480 218 PENUP SETXY 483 219 PENDOWN CUBIC 485 221 487 222 490 223 CUBIC 500 226 509 231 519 235 PENUP SETXY 529 240 PENDOWN CUBIC 531 240 532 241 533 241 PENUP SETXY 537 242 PENDOWN CUBIC 539 243 541 244 542 244 PENUP SETXY 480 220 PENDOWN SETHEADING -13 FORWARD 1 PENUP SETXY 478 219 PENDOWN
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CUBIC 478 219 478 219 478 219 PENUP
- According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, many turtle species are listed as threatened, endangered or critically endangered. For example the plow share tortoise and radiated tortoise are estimated to be extinct in the next 45 years.
SETXY 478 217 PENDOWN SETHEADING -115 FORWARD 1 PENUP SETXY 479 215
- [From here until noted below the pauses decrease (and perhaps reading speed increases)]
PENDOWN SETHEADING -140 FORWARD 1 PENUP SETXY 481 215 PENDOWN CUBIC 481 215 481 214 481 214 PENUP SETXY 483 216 PENDOWN CUBIC 483 216 483 216 483 216 PENUP SETXY 579 272 PENDOWN SETHEADING 72 FORWARD 4 PENUP SETXY 555 232 PENDOWN CUBIC 543 227 531 222 519 215 CUBIC 525 211 530 207 535 201 PENUP SETXY 558 233 PENDOWN
- [The numbers return to being read out as normal again and the speed/spaces return to normal.]
CUBIC 559 234 560 234 560 234 PENUP SETXY 564 236 PENDOWN CUBIC 565 236 566 236 566 237 PENUP SETXY 571 238 PENDOWN CUBIC 571 238 572 239 573 239 PENUP SETXY 536 199 PENDOWN CUBIC 535 198 537 198 537 199 CUBIC 537 200 536 200 536 199 PENUP SETXY 537 202 PENDOWN CUBIC 537 202 537 202 537 202 PENUP SETXY 539 201 PENDOWN CUBIC 539 201 539 201 539 201 PENUP SETXY 539 199 PENDOWN CUBIC 540 199 540 199 540 198 PENUP SETXY 538 197 PENDOWN CUBIC 538 197 539 197 539 196 PENUP SETXY 536 196 PENDOWN CUBIC 536 196 536 196 536 196 PENUP SETXY 534 198 PENDOWN CUBIC 534 197 534 197 534 197 PENUP SETXY 534 200 PENDOWN CUBIC 534 200 533 200 533 200 PENUP SETXY 519 217 PENDOWN CUBIC 520 217 520 217 520 218 PENUP
- A pair of Russian tortoises went into space in 1968 the Soviet Union launched Zond 5, a space probe that was the first spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It returned safely and the tortoises survived. They had lost about 10% of their body weight but they remained active and showed no loss of appetite according to NASA.
SETXY 519 213 PENDOWN CUBIC 519 213 519 213 520 213 PENUP SETXY 516 212 PENDOWN CUBIC 517 207 519 218 518 219 CUBIC 515 219 516 214 516 212 PENUP SETXY 516 213 PENDOWN CUBIC 517 210 514 199 516 200 CUBIC 517 204 516 208 517 212 PENUP SETXY 516 216 PENDOWN CUBIC 517 217 518 217 518 218 PENUP SETXY 516 213 PENDOWN CUBIC 516 214 517 214 517 215 PENUP SETXY 493 177 PENDOWN CUBIC 496 178 498 179 501 180 CUBIC 501 183 501 185 501 187 CUBIC 500 181 496 177 493 172 PENUP SETXY 501 187 PENDOWN CUBIC 502 191 502 195 502 199 PENUP SETXY 489 193 PENDOWN CUBIC 493 198 499 199 505 200 CUBIC 509 201 513 202 517 203 CUBIC 517 203 516 202 516 203 CUBIC 516 203 516 203 516 203 PENUP SETXY 497 203 PENDOWN CUBIC 500 196 512 202 508 209 CUBIC 504 216 494 210 497 203 PENUP SETXY 167 189 PENDOWN SETHEADING 180 FORWARD 4 PENUP SETXY 172 189 PENDOWN CUBIC 172 188 172 187 172 185 PENUP SETXY 169 188 PENDOWN CUBIC 168 189 168 185 170 186 CUBIC 171 186 170 188 169 188 PENUP SETXY 170 187 PENDOWN CUBIC 171 187 171 187 172 187 PENUP SETXY 167 187 PENDOWN CUBIC 167 187 168 187 168 187 PENUP SETXY 156 198 PENDOWN CUBIC 156 198 157 197 156 197 CUBIC 155 195 154 193 152 192 CUBIC 152 192 151 192 151 193 CUBIC 153 194 154 196 156 198 PENUP SETXY 152 196 PENDOWN CUBIC 153 197 154 198 155 199 PENUP SETXY 151 197 PENDOWN SETHEADING -137 FORWARD 0 CUBIC 152 198 153 199 154 200 PENUP SETXY 150 198 PENDOWN SETHEADING 43 FORWARD 4 PENUP SETXY 150 199 PENDOWN CUBIC 150 200 151 201 152 202 PENUP SETXY 153 198 PENDOWN CUBIC 154 197 154 197 154 197 SETHEADING 50 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY 156 195 PENDOWN CUBIC 156 195 156 195 157 195 PENUP SETXY 156 193 PENDOWN CUBIC 156 194 157 195 158 196 PENUP SETXY 156 192 PENDOWN SETHEADING 45 FORWARD 5 PENUP SETXY 157 191 PENDOWN SETHEADING 43 FORWARD 5 PENUP SETXY 158 190 PENDOWN SETHEADING 41 FORWARD 4 PENUP SETXY 157 198 PENDOWN CUBIC 157 198 157 198 157 198 PENUP SETXY 159 198 PENDOWN CUBIC 160 199 158 200 158 201 CUBIC 157 201 157 200 157 200 CUBIC 157 199 158 199 159 198 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-71 -352 CUBIC -71 -352 -71 -351 -71 -351 CUBIC -71 -351 -71 -350 -71 -349 CUBIC -70 -348 -67 -349 -66 -349 CUBIC -64 -348 -65 -350 -65 -351 PENUP SETXY -67 -346 PENDOWN CUBIC -67 -345 -67 -341 -65 -342 CUBIC -65 -343 -66 -345 -65 -346 PENUP SETXY -68 -343 PENDOWN CUBIC -76 -343 -84 -342 -91 -343 CUBIC -75 -345 -58 -346 -41 -346 CUBIC -47 -345 -58 -343 -64 -343 PENUP SETXY -81 -340 PENDOWN CUBIC -82 -340 -83 -340 -85 -340 PENUP SETXY -93 -341 PENDOWN CUBIC -94 -342 -94 -344 -92 -344 PENUP SETXY -40 -345 PENDOWN CUBIC -39 -345 -39 -347 -40 -347 PENUP SETXY -54 -348 PENDOWN CUBIC -53 -348 -51 -348 -50 -348 PENUP SETXY -50 -343 PENDOWN CUBIC -51 -343 -52 -343 -53 -342 PENUP SETXY -85 -345 PENDOWN CUBIC -83 -346 -82 -346 -81 -346 PENUP SETXY -78 -349 PENDOWN CUBIC -86 -351 -95 -349 -102 -352 CUBIC -107 -356 -113 -359 -119 -359 CUBIC -119 -359 -120 -359 -119 -360 CUBIC -102 -363 -106 -350 -79 -357 PENUP SETXY -118 -359 PENDOWN CUBIC -119 -358 -120 -356 -120 -354 CUBIC -119 -356 -119 -358 -118 -359 PENUP SETXY -114 -359 PENDOWN CUBIC -115 -357 -115 -356 -115 -353 CUBIC -115 -356 -114 -357 -113 -359 PENUP SETXY -117 -358 PENDOWN CUBIC -117 -357 -118 -355 -118 -354 CUBIC -117 -355 -117 -357 -116 -359 PENUP SETXY -113 -358 PENDOWN CUBIC -113 -356 -113 -354 -112 -353 CUBIC -112 -354 -112 -356 -112 -358 PENUP SETXY -80 -355 PENDOWN CUBIC -86 -355 -94 -353 -100 -355 PENUP SETXY 480 -168 PENDOWN CUBIC 480 -166 483 -167 484 -168 CUBIC 484 -171 480 -175 480 -179 PENUP SETXY 478 -179 PENDOWN CUBIC 478 -178 481 -180 483 -179 CUBIC 482 -180 482 -182 482 -183 CUBIC 477 -181 471 -186 471 -192 CUBIC 471 -202 487 -203 489 -193 CUBIC 491 -189 489 -184 484 -183 CUBIC 482 -182 477 -184 477 -179 PENUP SETXY 473 -190 PENDOWN CUBIC 474 -188 475 -189 475 -190 CUBIC 475 -189 476 -187 478 -187 CUBIC 477 -187 477 -186 476 -186 CUBIC 474 -185 474 -189 473 -190 PENUP SETXY 327 -238 PENDOWN CUBIC 323 -237 323 -243 325 -245 CUBIC 326 -246 327 -248 327 -251 CUBIC 322 -249 323 -253 323 -256 CUBIC 325 -256 327 -256 329 -256 CUBIC 329 -254 329 -253 329 -251 CUBIC 328 -251 327 -251 326 -250 PENUP SETXY 325 -256 PENDOWN CUBIC 311 -254 310 -276 324 -275 CUBIC 335 -276 339 -258 328 -256 PENUP SETXY 318 -261 PENDOWN CUBIC 317 -262 317 -263 317 -264 SETHEADING 41 FORWARD 1 CUBIC 318 -264 318 -264 318 -265 CUBIC 318 -263 320 -262 322 -262 CUBIC 319 -262 321 -257 318 -261 PENUP SETXY -55 -216 PENDOWN CUBIC -60 -217 -60 -222 -57 -225 CUBIC -56 -227 -56 -230 -57 -232 CUBIC -57 -232 -58 -232 -58 -232 CUBIC -59 -233 -59 -235 -59 -237 CUBIC -58 -237 -56 -237 -55 -237 CUBIC -56 -235 -54 -231 -57 -232 SETHEADING 57 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY -68 -251 PENDOWN CUBIC -65 -260 -49 -258 -48 -249 CUBIC -46 -231 -71 -234 -68 -251 PENUP SETXY -64 -242 PENDOWN CUBIC -65 -243 -65 -244 -66 -245 CUBIC -65 -244 -64 -245 -64 -246 CUBIC -64 -244 -62 -242 -60 -241 CUBIC -62 -242 -62 -239 -64 -242 PENUP SETXY 223 34 PENDOWN SETHEADING 169 FORWARD 2 CUBIC 218 45 221 54 212 36 CUBIC 214 40 219 42 222 45 CUBIC 224 42 225 37 227 34 PENUP SETXY 212 37 PENDOWN CUBIC 211 41 212 48 214 52 PENUP SETXY 216 64 PENDOWN CUBIC 210 61 214 51 220 50 CUBIC 232 52 228 71 216 64 PENUP SETXY 225 45 PENDOWN CUBIC 218 45 217 46 214 52 CUBIC 218 48 218 47 225 46 CUBIC 225 46 225 45 225 45 PENUP SETXY 237 40 PENDOWN CUBIC 238 38 241 36 243 34 CUBIC 245 42 243 40 238 45 CUBIC 238 44 238 42 237 40 PENUP SETXY 238 46 PENDOWN CUBIC 240 45 241 46 242 45 CUBIC 243 43 246 42 247 41 CUBIC 247 39 247 37 246 35 CUBIC 246 35 246 35 245 35 CUBIC 245 35 244 35 243 34 CUBIC 243 35 243 35 243 35 PENUP SETXY 244 40 PENDOWN CUBIC 245 41 247 40 248 41 PENUP SETXY 238 41 PENDOWN CUBIC 238 37 241 42 240 43 CUBIC 239 44 239 41 238 41 PENUP SETXY 241 41 PENDOWN SETHEADING 122 FORWARD 0 CUBIC 242 40 241 41 241 41 PENUP SETXY 241 39 PENDOWN CUBIC 241 39 241 39 241 39 PENUP SETXY 245 42 PENDOWN SETHEADING 2 FORWARD 16 PENUP SETXY 236 46 PENDOWN SETHEADING -42 FORWARD 2 PENUP SETXY 236 45 PENDOWN CUBIC 235 45 234 45 234 45 PENUP SETXY 235 42 PENDOWN CUBIC 235 42 234 42 233 42 PENUP SETXY 235 39 PENDOWN CUBIC 235 39 234 39 234 38 PENUP SETXY 237 38 PENDOWN SETHEADING 103 FORWARD 0 CUBIC 237 37 237 37 237 37 PENUP SETXY 238 48 PENDOWN CUBIC 238 48 238 48 238 49 PENUP SETXY -117 81 PENDOWN CUBIC -115 81 -114 78 -116 77 CUBIC -114 77 -114 76 -116 76 CUBIC -116 77 -118 75 -119 77 CUBIC -122 74 -121 80 -119 77 CUBIC -121 80 -116 85 -113 83 CUBIC -113 83 -113 84 -113 84 CUBIC -117 88 -113 91 -112 85 CUBIC -112 84 -112 84 -112 84 CUBIC -110 85 -108 83 -108 81 CUBIC -108 80 -109 79 -110 79 CUBIC -111 79 -112 79 -112 78 CUBIC -112 78 -113 77 -112 77 CUBIC -112 75 -113 76 -113 77 CUBIC -114 77 -114 77 -114 77 SETHEADING 5 FORWARD 0 PENUP SETXY -111 85 PENDOWN CUBIC -113 90 -108 90 -111 85
- I even talk to turtles at times. But you need to understand LOGO to appreciate the great, great things that have been created. We spend so much of our life typing. Looking, but never ever seeing.
Discussion
I'm moving all things about audio transcription here, both the real transcript and peoples very long comments in the main discussion, to keep the main page short and keep loading time down --Kynde (talk) 20:35, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
- So why didn't you move the audio index, then? 141.101.105.249 04:44, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
From the main pages discxussions page comes the first two comments here:
Here's my attempt to transcribe the first 11 minutes of this monstrosity or so: (I haven't run any of the transcribed code for the record.) --172.68.118.59 02:12, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
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# 0:00:00 # And here we want to show you that you can program a picture right along with us. We'll use a single color, some unorthodox functions, and each line we'll put a bit of nature's masterpieces right here on our canvas. Today we'll have them run all the functions across the stream, right now, that you need to program along with us. Starting with a simple one: TO DIST :X0 :Y0 :X1 :Y1 LOCAL MAKE "RX DIFFERENCE :X1 :X0 LOCAL MAKE "RY DIFFERENCE :Y1 :Y0 OUTPUT SQRT SUM PRODUCT "RX "RX PRODUCT "RY "RY END # 0:00:50 # There we go. Just like that. TO LERP :A :B :T OUTPUT SUM :A PRODUCT :T DIFFERENCE :B :A END # 0:01:05 # One more done, no pressure. TO MIX :A :B OUTPUT LERP :A :B 0.5 END # 0:01:15 # Really makes our programming life easier. TO CUBIC :X1 :Y1 :X2 :Y2 :EX :EY LOCAL MAKE "X0 XCOR LOCAL MAKE "Y0 YCOR LOCAL MAKE "ERRX1 LERP :X0 :EX 0.25 LOCAL MAKE "ERRY1 LERP :Y0 :EY 0.25 LOCAL MAKE "ERRX2 LERP :X0 :EX 0.75 LOCAL MAKE "ERRY2 LERP :Y0 :EY 0.75 IFORELSE LESSP :PXERR (DIST :ERRX1 :ERRY1 :X1 :Y1) LESSP :PXERR (DIST :ERRX2 :ERRY2 :X2 :Y2) [ LOCAL MAKE "QX0 MIX :X0 :X1 LOCAL MAKE "QY0 MIX :Y0 :Y1 LOCAL MAKE "QX1 MIX :X1 :X2 LOCAL MAKE "QY1 MIX :Y1 :Y2 LOCAL MAKE "QX2 MIX :X2 :EX LOCAL MAKE "QY2 MIX :Y2 :EY LOCAL MAKE "LX0 MIX :QX0 :QX1 LOCAL MAKE "LY0 MIX :QY0 :QY1 LOCAL MAKE "LX1 MIX :QX1 :QX2 LOCAL MAKE "LY1 MIX :QY1 :QY2 LOCAL MAKE "PMX MIX :LX0 :LX1 LOCAL MAKE "PMY MIX :LY0 :LY1 CUBIC :QX0 :QY0 :LX0 :LY0 :PMX :PMY CUBIC :LX1 :LY1 :QX2 :QY2 :EX :EY ] [ SET X Y :EX :EY ] END # 0:04:16 # I think there's a programmer hidden at the bottom of every single one of us. MAKE "PXERR 0.5 # 0:04:25 # Let me show you what is going on up here. CLEAR SCREEN WINDOW PENUP SET X Y -473 391 # 0:04:38 # I've just covered the entire canvas with just a bit of white. PENDOWN # 0:04:44 # We start with a vision in our hearts and we put it on canvas. CUBIC -469 424 -458 416 -456 389 PENUP SET X Y -471 400 PENDOWN SET HEADING 87 FORWARD 14 PENUP SET X Y -443 412 PENDOWN CUBIC -443 405 -443 397 -444 390 PENUP SET X Y -442 400 PENDOWN SET HEADING 84 FORWARD 10 PENUP SET X Y -431 409 PENDOWN CUBIC -432 403 -432 397 -431 390 PENUP SET X Y -427 392 PENDOWN CUBIC -422 419 -415 416 -412 391 PENUP SET X Y -426 400 PENDOWN CUBIC -422 400 -418 401 -414 401 PENUP SET X Y -409 410 PENDOWN CUBIC -408 404 -408 398 -408 391 PENUP SET X Y -409 409 PENDOWN CUBIC -395 421 -390 396 -408 403 PENUP SET X Y -393 410 PENDOWN CUBIC -392 405 -392 399 -392 393 PENUP SET X Y -393 411 PENDOWN CUBIC -380 419 -377 400 -392 402 PENUP SET X Y -372 391 PENDOWN CUBIC -371 402 -374 400 -377 408 PENUP SET X Y -372 400 PENDOWN SET HEADING 37 FORWARD 13 PENUP SET X Y -471 380 PENDOWN CUBIC -471 366 -480 357 -460 361 PENUP SET X Y -457 379 PENDOWN CUBIC -457 372 -457 366 -457 360 PENUP SET X Y -448 379 PENDOWN SET HEADING 179 FORWARD 19 PENUP # 0:09:30 # Miriam Webster defines a turtle as: noun, any of an order (Testudines synonym Chelonia) of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine reptiles that have a toothless horny beak and a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields enclosing the trunk and into which the head, limbs, and tail usually may be withdrawn. SET X Y -454 378 PENDOWN CUBIC -449 379 -444 380 -440 380 PENUP SET X Y -434 379 PENDOWN SET HEADING 179 FORWARD 16 PENUP SET X Y -439 378 CUBIC -434 379 -430 380 -425 380 PENUP SET X Y -425 377 PENDOWN CUBIC -424 367 -431 356 -415 360 PENUP SET X Y -400 380 PENDOWN CUBIC -404 379 -413 382 -412 376 CUBIC -410 360 -416 356 -400 360 PENUP SET X Y -412 368 PENDOWN CUBIC -409 369 -406 370 -403 370 PENUP SET X Y -376 380 PENDOWN SET HEADING 178 FORWARD 21 PENUP SET X Y -383 378 PENDOWN CUBIC -379 379 -374 380 -369 381 PENUP SET X Y -366 379 PENDOWN CUBIC -365 372 -366 366 -366 360 PENUP SET X Y -366 379 PENDOWN CUBIC -353 384 -349 375 -363 371 CUBIC -358 372 -356 365 -353 361 PENUP SET X Y -338 379 PENDOWN CUBIC -341 378 -351 381 -350 376 CUBIC -348 359 -355 358 -336 361 PENUP SET X Y -350 370 PENDOWN CUBIC -347 370 -344 370 -341 370 PENUP SET X Y -320 379 PENDOWN CUBIC -338 381 -331 375 -333 362 CUBIC -332 358 -323 362 -320 361 PENUP SET X Y -332 370 PENDOWN SET HEADING 89 FORWARD 7 SET HEADING -79 FORWARD 1 PENUP SET X Y -474 336 PENDOWN CUBIC -473 329 -473 322 -474 316 PENUP SET X Y -473 327 PENDOWN SET HEADING 85 FORWARD 11 PERNUP SET X Y -461 338 PENDOWN CUBIC -461 331 -461 323 -460 316 PENUP # 0:16:03 # Here are some interesting notes from interesting facts about turtles: # A little nature study by a scientist, Forest and Stream, January 1916: # Over a great many years I have taken a great interest in the land turtle. # I have at the present time a number, some of which I have had for at least # 17 years. To most people, they were ugly and repulsive, as the head when # fully protruded and extended, looks like a snake. And furthermore, their # clumsy method of progression does not add anything attractive. SET X Y -453 335 PENDOWN CUBIC -460 331 -456 312 -447 319 CUBIC -442 324 -444 339 -453 335 PENUP SET X Y -439 335 PENDOWN CUBIC -439 329 -441 322 -439 316 CUBIC -437 315 -433 316 -430 316 PENUP SET X Y -426 315 PENDOWN CUBIC -412 316 -408 339 -427 336 CUBIC -426 329 -426 322 -427 315 PENUP SET X Y -409 336 PENDOWN CUBIC -409 330 -409 323 -409 316 PENUP SET X Y -405 316 PENDOWN SET HEADING -1 FORWARD 19 CUBIC -400 329 -397 322 -394 316 SET HEADING 4 FORWARD 20 PENUP SET X Y -381 325 PENDOWN CUBIC -379 325 -377 325 -375 325 CUBIC -373 322 -375 319 -377 318 CUBIC -393 311 -390 343 -375 334 PENUP SET X Y -359 335 PENDOWN CUBIC -366 307 -340 310 -348 336 PENUP SET X Y -342 315 PENDOWN CUBIC -341 321 -343 329 -342 335 CUBIC -326 342 -322 324 -342 325 PENUP SET X Y -319 315 PENDOWN CUBIC -315 344 -305 337 -303 313 PENUP SET X Y -317 324 PENDOWN SET HEADING 87 FORWARD 12 PENUP SET X Y -473 303 PENDOWN CUBIC -473 296 -473 289 -473 282 PENUP SET X Y -473 292 PENDOWN CUBIC -469 292 -465 293 -461 293 PENUP SET X Y -460 303 PENDOWN CUBIC -461 297 -462 290 -461 284 PENUP SET X Y -456 285 PENDOWN CUBIC -453 312 -445 306 -441 284 PENUP SET X Y -455 292 PENDOWN CUBIC -451 293 -447 294 -443 293 SET HEADING -7 FORWARD 1 PENUP SET X Y -438 302 PENDOWN SET HEADING 179 FORWARD 17 PENUP SET X Y -439 301 PENDOWN CUBIC -425 311 -422 288 -438 293 PENUP # One of the interesting points about turtles is their great variety of foods. # They are, as a rule, good scavengers eating all kinds of decomposing and putrefying # materials, beef or in fact any meat is eaten. # I have seen them eat the flesh of birds and of moles, and while earthworms are # relished by them, any worm or grub is taken worms from shell barks, and ordinary # maggots are gotten rid of in a hurry. # Blackberries, may apples, cherries and mulberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and # one vegetable eagerly eaten by my stock is green sugar corn, either raw or cooked. # In the spring when they first come out of the soil, and food is not plentiful in # their pen, I have bought canned corn and they certainly have made it disappear # very quickly. Beetles and tumble bugs, potato bugs, either in larval or mature # forms, are destroyed # Toadstools, especially the large flat pink ones, white and yellow ones are eaten # while I have seen them pass a black toadstool by several days unnoticed. |
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And here we want to show you that you can program a picture right along with us. We'll use a single color, some unorthodox functions, and each line we'll put a bit of nature's masterpieces right here on our canvas. Today we'll have them run all the functions across the stream right now that you need to program along with us, starting with a simple one: (code) There we go, just like that. (code) One more done! No pressure! (code) Really makes our programming life easier! (code) I think there's a programmer hidden at the bottom of every single one of us! (code) Let me show you what is going on up here: (code) I've just covered the entire canvas with just a bit of white. (code) We start with a vision in our hearts and we put it on canvas. (code) Miriam Webster defines a turtle as a noun. Any of an order Testudines, genus Chelonia, of terrestrial, freshwater and marine reptiles that have a toothless, horny beak in a shell of bony dermal plates usually covered with horny shields in closing the trunk and into which the head, limbs and tail usually may be withdrawn. (code) Here are some interesting notes from interesting facts about turtles: A little nature study by a scientist, Forest and Stream, January 1916: Over a great many years I have taken a great interest in the land turtle. I have at the present time a number, some of which I have had for at least 17 years. To most people they were ugly and repulsive, as the head when fully protruded and extended, looks like a snake. And furthermore, their clumsy method of progression does not add anything attractive. (code) One of the interesting points about turtles is their great variety of foods. They are, as a rule, good scavengers eating all kinds of decomposing and putrefying materials, beef or in fact any meat is eaten. I have seen them eat the flesh of birds and of moles, and while earthworms are relished by them, any worm or grub is taken worms from shell barks, and ordinary maggots are gotten rid of in a hurry. Blackberries, may apples, cherries and mulberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and one vegetable eagerly eaten by my stock is green sugar corn, either raw or cooked. In the spring when they first come out of the soil, and food is not plentiful in their pen, I have bought canned corn and they certainly have made it disappear very quickly. Beetles and tumble bugs, potato bugs, either in larval or mature forms, are destroyed. Toadstools, especially the large flat pink ones, white and yellow ones are eaten while I have seen them pass a black toadstool by several days unnoticed. (code) Here we have a happy little "pen down" statement That's it! And then: (code) Occasionally when a female drops an egg on the ground, it is quickly eaten by the others. Ordinary hen's eggs are eaten and a great relish enjoyed hugely by them as thick sour milk. I have placed a quantity of this milk in two or three places in the pen and in five minutes it is surrounded by the turtles, just like flies on a lump of sugar. The scrapings of Limburger cheese have also been eaten. (code) A piece of butter which had been upon a platter in the icebox for months was placed before them and this was eaten in due time, crab apples and cantaloupe are enjoyed by them, but watermelon is not so eagerly gobbled up like the cantaloupe. I was surprised one morning when I found1 of the large turtles had caught and disembowel, the very large toad, which I had in the yard. I have seen turtles eating at 11:00 at night when1 would think they would be resting. (code) Here you have the power to do anything you want! (code) They prefer the shade and at certain times during the day if the sun is very hot, they retreat under the logs which I have for a shelter during rain, they are very active and move about with heads and necks outstretched, enjoying the shower bath hugely and evidently on the outlook for worms. Just as some birds after or during a shower, the youngest of turtles I have ever had seems to take to the same food as the adults. (code) As a rule, they emerge in April sometimes the middle of the month, but as early as April six they made their appearance. If the weather does not stay warm, they again go back to their retreats, mating commences almost within a day or two after their emergence. The males are quite persistent in their lovemaking, biting at the female etcetera. And on two occasions I have seen the scale removed from the shell of the female and blood ooze from these surfaces (code) I made friends with a turtle yesterday and he gave me his phone number. I asked is that a landline? He said no it's my shell phone. (code) It is interesting to see the males fight among themselves. They raised themselves as high as possible and lunge and bite and snap at each other In getting away from his opponent. The Beaten one will beat a hasty retreat and retract his front feet or back feet as occasion demands and glide, not run, away. Running away is slow as compared to this turtle propulsion. It is not a slide, it is really a darting forward glide. Just recently I saw one male maltreating another in which the second fellow had all parts retracted and was being snapped at pushed and actually rolled over on his back by his opponent. (code) Occasionally one can see a turtle dragging another one along, the first one having the second fellow's hind leg between his shell. This has probably been the result of a scuffle. I have never known a land turtle to bite but have often seen them open their mouths wide and hiss or draw in their breath with a hissing or sighing sound. (code) Some people have turtles in their cellars believing that they catch rats and mice. I tried keeping some of mine in the cellar for two seasons in the wintertime. They kept up a constant walk exactly like a caged beast. I gave them meat, vegetables and water, but on no occasion did they take the proffered food. In the spring, I found several of them dead. I believe that these turtles died because they were exhausted from wandering around and around during their time of hibernation. I also believe that this unnatural hibernation led them to refuse all food. (code) Regarding the catching of rats and mice in cellars, I believe that rats and mice might be kept away by the noise made by the turtle making its endless march around the cellar, but doubt whether a turtle could catch a rat or a mouse. (code) In my yard, I had a galvanized iron pin three ft. in length by two ft. in width by 3 inches in depth for water. In this the turtles would enjoy themselves drinking from the edge with heads submerged or with the entire body submerged for sometimes as long as several hours. And even for a whole day, even in the country where I now have the herd, I have a small dish in which they can just get in and they certainly appreciate a bath. (code) How about some interesting things in 10 facts about marine turtles from the WWF UK? There are seven species of marine turtle. Marine turtles were around more than 100 million years ago and lived alongside dinosaurs. These days, scientists recognize seven species of marine turtle, the hawksbill, the loggerhead, the leatherback, the olive Ridley, the green, the flatback and the Kemps Ridley. (code) Turtles do not have teeth. They use their beak like mouth to grasp their food. This beak is made of keratin, the same stuff your fingernails are made of. (code) Turtle shells are made of over 50 bones fused together. So they are literally wearing their bones on the outside. They also have light spongy bones that help them float. (code) Their young lives are a mystery. The first few years of a marine turtle's life are known as "the lost years". That's because the time between when the hatchlings emerge until they return to coastal shallow waters to forage is incredibly difficult to study. The "lost years" they spend at sea, which can be up to 20 years largely remain a mystery to us. (code) They can be ginormous. Marine turtle species vary greatly in size. The smallest Kemps Ridley measure around 70 cm long and weigh up to 40 kg whilst the leatherback can reach up to 180 cm long and weigh 500 kg. That is over 10 times heavier. Amazingly, Wales holds the world record for the largest marine turtle ever found. In 1988, a leatherback was found ashore measuring 2.5 m long, 2.5 m from flipper to flipper and weighing over 900 kg. (code) It's survival of the fittest. It is estimated that only around one in 1000 marine turtle hatchlings make it to adulthood. This is down to the long time it takes for them to reach maturity and the many dangers faced by hatchlings and juveniles, from predators to marine plastics. (code) They make some interesting noises. Female leatherbacks make some strange noises when they are nesting, some of which sound similar to a human belch. (code) Just let it happen! (code) They have color preferences, turtles seem to prefer red, orange and yellow food. They appear to investigate these colors more than others when looking for a meal. (code) You know I'm beginning to suspect it's turtles all the way down! (code) Marine turtles can migrate incredibly long distances. The longest known record is for a female leatherback who swam nearly 13,000 miles over 647 days from Indonesia to the west coast of America. That is over 20 miles a day! (code) They always return home. Females return to the same beach they hatched on to lay their own eggs and bury them in sand nests. Marine turtles' amazing ability to navigate comes from their sensitivity to the earth's magnetic fields. (code) Move the turtle. Playing, working, just having fun. (code) Here are some more interesting bits from interesting facts about turtles: A little nature study by a scientist Forest and Stream, January 1916: The laying of eggs, this is one of the most instructive things that I have ever watched. Invariably they chose in my yard a situation with a southern exposure when desiring to lay. In only two instances was an eastern exposure observed, and once a western part of the yard being a cement walk, we could sometimes observe the female making motions as for digging the nest. Sometimes for a half a day she would remain stationary and with her back legs commenced to work for this purpose, lifting her to the grass plot In a short time she would commence to dig first with the left hind foot she would remove a little dirt and pile it up on her left side, then with the right hind foot and pile the removed dirt upon the right side. This would be repeated again and again probably for hours until the proper size hole and depth was obtained. (code) Egg laying does not always occur during the daytime, as I have observed one or two digging away past midnight. Sometimes they will have dug for about an inch or so and then not make any more progress downward. In these instances they have met with obstructions like a small stone which they cannot remove. I have with a pair of forceps removed the obstruction on several occasions with the turtle still in c two and after a minute or two she resumes her work. (code) The nest or repository is about 3 inches in depth and about an inch and a half or a little more in width. When she has it finished, she discharges her eggs into it. When the egg is deposited in the hole, she is not just satisfied in dropping it, but she reaches down with her hind leg and places the egg horizontally and covers a little dirt over it. Then the second egg and the remaining eggs are all treated similarly and when the last1 is deposited and placed, she commences to fill up with the dirt that remains. This she puts into the hole with an alternate right and left leg until all is filled in. (code) After it is all done, she pats it with both her hind feet together and then with her body raised and lowered pets and smooths over the place where the eggs are buried. Then she leaves it and never looks after it as the sun now plays its part in hatching the eggs. The eggs are whitish in color with a semi-elastic shell about the size of a pigeon egg. (code) The number laid by a turtle varies. I have seen three and on one occasion I have seen eight laid at one sitting. I have also observed one turtle laying its eggs, covering them over, and a little later a day or two, another female dig in the same place, remove the eggs and lay her own in this doubly-dug repository. Once a female dug six hours and laid four eggs. Another dug several hours. The hole measured two inches across and three and one half inches in depth. And she laid eight eggs within a half hour. (code) Not all eggs hatch out. But in the instance where eight were laid, I had the pleasure of seeing six little baby turtles come out other eggs which were laid in a hole dug with a western or eastern exposure, never came to anything. I have dug carefully into these nests, but I have always come upon decomposing eggs. (code) For the most interesting egg laying I ever witnessed, the turtle commenced to dig at six pm, and was still busy at work the next morning at eight o'clock. Five days later a second turtle dug these eggs out arid, deposited four of her own and covered the nest up personally. I do not believe that the turtle digging out the previous batch of eggs was vindictive or mischievous but that the ground seemed soft and easily worked. Therefore it took advantage of the spot. (code) Average person paints three turtles a year, factoid! Actually just statistical error. Average person paints zero turtles per year. Turtles George who lives in cave and eats over 10,000 each day is an outlier and should not have been counted. (code) The young turtles when they make their emergence at the end of three months, are dark in color and quite active. If you place one on its back at this time it will arch its head and neck and come around its normal position. The shell, of course, is quite soft, but in about three years the shell really becomes hardened though some clear portions of the shell around the edges are still soft. The color of the shell gradually changes to that usually seen in the head, and soft parts are modeled speckled or of a solid color. I have two in my collection where the head and neck are solid yellow. (code) Do you know what a sea turtle's favorite sandwiches? Peanut butter and jellyfish! That sounds weird, but it's actually true. Just ask the next sea turtle you meet. But I think we shouldn't mention it to the jellyfish. (code) Here are some interesting observations from odd facts about turtles: Christian Observer, May 11th 1919: It has been said that the turtle, like the whale, has no other enemy than man and as much as both the little creature and the big pursued their various ways in practical immunity from harm and the fear of sudden death. (code) In many ways, the turtle is one of the strangest of living things. Whales must come to the surface frequently to breathe and it is pretty well known what they feed upon. The seal cannot remain beneath the sea nearly so long as the whale and his food is very well known. But the turtle in all his varieties in all his ways, is a most mysterious animal. It does not indeed seem to matter to him whether he stays beneath the surface for an hour or for a week. Nor does it trouble him to spend an equal time on I land if the need arises. Your turtle is neither fish, flesh nor fowl. Yet his flesh partakes of the characteristics of all three. (code) Eating seems a mere superfluidity with him since for weeks at a time he may be headed up in a barrel with a bung out and emerged after his long fast. Apparently none the worse for his enforced abstinence from food from light and almost from air. (code) All you need to draw is a few instructions, a little turtle and a vision in your mind. (code) In the whole category of animal organisms, there is none so tenacious of life as the turtle. Injuries that would instantly be fatal even to fish leave the turtle apparently undisturbed and his power of staving off death is nothing short of marvelous. (code) Just as soon as a baby turtle emerges from the egg off he scuttles down to the sea. He has no one to teach him, no1 to guide him in his curious little brain. There has implanted a streak of caution based upon the fact that until a certain period in his life his armor is soft and no defense against hungry fish, and he at once seeks shelter in the tropical profusion of the gulf weed which holds within its branching fronds, an astonishing abundance of marine life here. The young turtle feeds unmolested while his armor undergoes the hardening process. (code) Whatever the young sea turtle eats and wherever he eats it, facts not generally ascertained, one thing is certain: It agrees with him immensely. He leads a pleasant sort of life basking in the tropical sun and cruising leisurely in the cool depths. (code) Once he has attained the weight of \xc2\xa325 which usually occurs within the first year, the turtle is free from all danger after that no fish or mammal, however ravenous, however well armed with teeth, interferes with the turtle. (code) When once he has withdrawn his head from its position of outlook into the folds of his neck, between the two shells intending devours, may struggle in vain to make an impression upon him (code) How about some neat facts courtesy of "10 Cool Facts About Turtles" from Deutsche Welle? They have been around for a really, really long time. There is a reason why turtles look a little prehistoric. The first ever specimens evolved around 260 million years ago in the late Triassic period. Shortly after their arrival, the earth experienced a mass extinction event that wiped out about 90% of all life on land. Luckily for the turtles, their burrowing and water dwelling habits set them up for long term survival in this strange new world. (code) They have one of the longest lifespans in the animal kingdom. While a turtle's lifespan largely depends on the species, almost all of them have the potential to live to a ripe old age. A typical pet turtle can make it to anywhere between 10 and 80 years while larger species often keep going for more than 100 years. Because it's so difficult to accurately measure age over a century, researchers think some turtles could even be hundreds of years old. (code) See how easy it is to create a tree in your little world! (code) They come in all shapes and sizes. There are currently 356 known species of turtles. As a rule, they are all reptiles with a hard cartilage shell, but that is about where the similarities end. There are sea turtles, leatherback turtles, snapping turtles, pond turtles, soft shelled turtles, and of course tortoises. (code) Not all turtles are tortoises but all tortoises are turtles. Yes, technically all tortoises are in fact turtles. They belong to the Testudines family which includes reptiles whose bodies are protected by a bony outer shell. But the main difference between turtles and tortoises is that tortoises live exclusively on land while most turtles live in or near water. (code) Some turtles are vegetarians while others are carnivorous. Most turtles are actually omnivores but a few species are more picky when it comes to their diet. Most tortoises are happy to munch on leafy greens or fruit. Not to the fearsome looking alligator turtle which is almost entirely carnivorous and feeds on anything from fish to small mammals that venture too close to the water's edge. (code) All species lay their eggs on land when they are ready to lay their eggs. Even water dwelling turtles will dig their nests in the sand or the earth near their habitat but they are not the nurturing type. No species of turtle sticks around to raise their young. When the babies hatch they are on their own. (code) A turtle's gender is determined by temperature like crocodiles and alligators. A turtle's gender is determined after fertilization. If the turtle's eggs incubate below 27.7 degrees Celsius, the hatchlings will be male. But if the eggs incubate above 31 degrees they will be female. If the temperature is somewhere in between our fluctuates, a mix of male and female babies will hatch. As oceans warm, turtles tend to give birth to more females. (code) They have an amazing sense of direction. Sea turtles are known for their amazing ability to return to the exact beach where they were born years later. Like many animals, turtles can navigate their way at sea by sensing the individual lines of the magnetic field, but they can also remember the magnetic signature of coastlines and sends tiny variations in magnetic fields allowing them to guide themselves home. (code) And excellent vision, too. Turtles have strong underwater eyesight. Researchers have discovered that they can see a range of different colors and even prefer some colors to others. Although sea turtles are famous for their internal GPS, there is evidence to suggest they do not see very well on land. (code) Many species are endangered. Having survived for millions of years, six out of seven turtle species are classified as threatened or endangered as a result of human activity. Every year thousands become trapped in commercial trawl nets while in some parts of the world they are killed for their eggs, meat and shells. (code) How about some interesting facts from turtle facts by Alina Bradford, writing for livescience.com? Turtles are reptiles with hard shells that protect them from predators. They are among the oldest and most primitive groups of reptiles, having evolved millions of years ago. Turtles live all over the world in almost every type of climate. (code) And then according to the integrated taxonomic information system, the turtle order Testudines genus Chelonia splits into two sub orders, Cryptodira, and Pleurodira, and then further splits into 13 families, 75 genera and more than 300 species. (code) They say everything looks better with odd values for things but sometimes I put even values just to upset the interpreter. (code) Turtle, tortoise and terrapins are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but there are distinct differences between the types of Chelonians, according to the San Diego Zoo. (code) Turtles spend most of their lives in water. They are adapted for aquatic life with webbed feet or flippers in a streamlined body. Sea turtles rarely leave the ocean except to lay eggs in the sand. Freshwater turtles live in ponds and lakes and they climb out of the water onto logs or rocks to bask in the warm sun. (code) Tortoises are land animals, their feet are around and stumpy adapted for walking on land. They also dig burrows with their strong four limbs and slip underground when the sun gets too hot. Terrapins live on land and in water usually in swamps, ponds, lakes and rivers. (code) With so many different types of turtle, there is no average size. The largest sea turtle species is the leatherback turtle. It weighs 600 to 1500 and is about 4.5 to 5 and a quarter feet long. According to the World Wildlife Federation, the Galapagos tortoise grows up to six ft. long and 573(lb?). According to the San Diego Zoo, the largest freshwater turtle in North America is the alligator snapping turtle. It can grow to 2 5 ft long and weigh as much as 200(lb?). The Yangtze giant softshell turtle is the largest softshell turtle. It measures up to 3.6 ft across and weighs up to 309(lb?). (code) A turtle's shell is a modified rib cage and part of its vertebral column, according to the Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan. The top part of the shell is called the carapace and the bottom is called the plastering. According to the San Diego Zoo, the shell is made up of about 60 bones that are covered by plates called scoots. Scoots are made of keratin, the same material that makes up humans fingernails. (code) Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote that "All the thoughts of a turtle are turtles and of a rabbit rabbits." So let's try to think like a turtle! (code) Many turtles are able to retract their heads and feet into their shells. Turtles are placed in the two sub orders based on the method of retraction. According to the Animal Diversity Web at the University of Michigan, Pleurodirs pull their heads in sideways, Cryptodirs draw their heads straight back into the shell. Sea turtles have lost the ability to retract their heads. (code) Turtles are very adaptive and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. Most turtle species are found in southeastern North America and south Asia. Only five species live in Europe, according to Drs. Foster and Smith, a veterinarian business based in Wisconsin. (code) Sea turtles can be found in the Coral Triangle, an area that includes the waters of Indonesia Malaysia, the Philippines and Papua, New Guinea; coastal east Africa, the meso-American reef in the Caribbean, the Galapagos Islands and the Gulf of California. (code) Hey, what do you get if you cross a turtle with a giraffe? A turtleneck! (code) The african helmeted turtle is the most common turtle in Africa, according to Animal Planet. It is a hunter scavenger that eats young birds and small mammals. It steals bait from fishermen's hooks. It also releases a foul smelling liquid from glands in its legs. (code) Roti Island snake-necked turtles are found only on Roti Island, a 62 square mile island in Indonesia, according to the San Diego Zoo. (code) Turtles are not social creatures. While they typically don't mind if there are other turtles around them, they don't interact or socialize, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Most turtles are active during the day, spending their time foraging for food. (code) Turtles are not silent creatures. Some sound like electric motors, some sound like belching humans, and some bark like dogs. The red-footed tortoise from South America clucks like a chicken. (code) Most turtles are omnivores. They eat a variety of different things depending on their species. Musk turtles eat molluscs, plants, small fish, and insects. The Cooter turtle is mostly vegetarian and the green sea turtle only eats grasses and algae. (code) I read in the L.A. Times this morning that 42,000 Mazda cars were recalled because of a spider problem. Really makes you think doesn't it? (code) The alligator snapping turtle lures in fish with its tongue which looks like a worm. It wiggles its tongue to attract a hungry fish and then snaps down on it with its strong jaw. It also eats aquatic plants, snakes, frogs, fish, worms, clams, crayfish and other turtles. (code) All turtles lay eggs. They find a place on land to lay their eggs, dig a nest into the sand or dirt and then walk away. No species of turtle nurtures their young. (code) Turtles reach the age to mate at different times. Some come of age as young as a few years old, while others don't reach sexual maturity until around 50 years has passed. (code) Some species fight for the right to mate with a female while others seduce her with a mating ritual to mate. Male and female turtles intertwine their tails so that their shell openings line up perfectly. (code) Sea turtles travel from the ocean to lay eggs on beaches. Usually, sea turtles lay around 110 eggs in a nest, though the flat back turtle only lays 50 at a time. (code) The temperature of the sand affects the sex of the turtle. The perfect beach temperature produces an equal number of male and female offspring due to rising temperatures. Too many sea turtle females are being born, contributing to the decline in species numbers, according to the Sea Turtle Conservancy. (code) According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, many turtle species are listed as threatened, endangered or critically endangered. For example, the plow share tortoise and radiated tortoise are estimated to be extinct in the next 45 years. (code) A pair of Russian tortoises went into space in 1968. The Soviet Union launched Zond Five, a space probe that was the first spacecraft to orbit the moon It returned safely and the tortoises survived. They had lost about 10% of their body weight, but they remained active and showed no loss of appetite, according to NASA. (code) I even talked to turtles at times but you need to understand logo to appreciate the great, great things that have been created. We spend so much of our life typing, looking, but never, ever seeing. |
Given the transcription project is finished by now, I've done some minimal editing to adapt the finished transcript into the wiki syntax. I mostly identified quotations from others (which is indicated by double quotes in the transcript, but some quotes were missing) and put all but timestamp NOTEs into [square brackets]. --172.70.233.63 05:18, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
Wait… someone listened through all the nine hours and wrote it down?
That's some outstanding willpower. Wow. 172.68.110.191 22:11, 8 July 2022 (UTC)
That's longer than one round of desert bus, eight hours! 172.68.110.155 22:14, 8 July 2022 (UTC)