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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hippocampus_and_seahorse_cropped.JPG
Yes, that's correct. This is a piece of a human brain, displayed next to
a seahorse. WTF?
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Am 29.05.2011 23:43, schrieb Orchid XP v8:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hippocampus_and_seahorse_cropped.JPG
>
> Yes, that's correct. This is a piece of a human brain, displayed next to
> a seahorse. WTF?
A look at the "File links" section might have helped you answering that
(rhethorical?) question yourself ;-)
See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus#Name
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus_%28disambiguation%29
In a nutshell, the medical term Hippocampus is derived from the
zoological term for seahorse fish.
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hippocampus_and_seahorse_cropped.JPG
>
> Yes, that's correct. This is a piece of a human brain, displayed next to
> a seahorse. WTF?
>
> --
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
And they dont even look alike! :p
Hippo BTW means horse. Yep, a hippopotamus was thought of as a fat horse.
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On 05/29/2011 08:19 PM, nemesis wrote:
> Orchid XP v8<voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hippocampus_and_seahorse_cropped.JPG
>>
>> Yes, that's correct. This is a piece of a human brain, displayed next to
>> a seahorse. WTF?
>>
>> --
>> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
>> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
>
> And they dont even look alike! :p
>
> Hippo BTW means horse. Yep, a hippopotamus was thought of as a fat horse.
>
I've also heard the term "river horse" being associated with
hippopotamus ...
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On 30/05/2011 11:19 AM, Jim Holsenback wrote:
> On 05/29/2011 08:19 PM, nemesis wrote:
>> Hippo BTW means horse. Yep, a hippopotamus was thought of as a fat horse.
>>
> I've also heard the term "river horse" being associated with
> hippopotamus ...
Yes, hippo - horse, potamus - river or stream. From the Greek.
Mesopotamia - land between rivers.
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Regards
Stephen
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