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Sep162007

Snail Telegraphy

DateSun 2007-09-16

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The Proceedings of the Athanasius Kircher Society is a wonderful repository of the strange and bizarre.  Browsing its pages is  an ideal way to while away an spare hour or two.  Today I came across there this 19th century proposal to use telepathy between snails as a means for communicating over long distances.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | Comment1 Comment |

Reader Comments (1)

Can't beat that for slow service.
2007-09-17 | Unregistered CommenterAydin

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