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Re: Basilisk
Isn't that a Cockatrice? Did I just give away my dungeons and dragons
upbringing?
David
On Mar 2, 2008, at 9:28 PM, Dann Pigdon wrote:
Richard W. Travsky writes:
http://wissenschafts-news.blog.de/?tag=basilisk
The fact that I can look at this picture without turning to
stone proves its
inaccuracy.
No no, has to be a living one. Or at least, looking it into the
eyes. Whew
I thought *it* had to look *at* its victims.
Naw, supposed to be in the eyes. Works out the same who looks
first ;)
What exactly was the evolutionary advantage of a predator turning
its prey into stone anyway? Does this prove that basilisks are
actually silicon-based life forms? :)
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