Second Life Science

Hmmmmm....

Hat tip Active Learning

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Greg, you know Second life is all furries, flying genitalia and pixel-sex. The physics is WRONG! It's Chuck Jones cartoon physics.

Why are you mentioning it on a science blog?

By Tsu Dho Nimh (not verified) on 02 Dec 2008 #permalink

Tsu: for you to look at, criticize, comment on?

As I say above: "Hmmmmm...." ... which could mean "I have so many thing to say about this that I don't know where to start"

Comfy cushions, sweet.

I second the Hmmmm. In short, I think this is a great idea using the wrong medium. Second Life sure gets the attention, but I don't think it is the best tool, especially given the "cost".