Ilian Velikov wrote:You should apply a hell of a lot of actions and consider countless factors. Surely there's more than one way to kill something, some easier/harder than others.
That's precisely what I had in mind. Is it easier to kill a grown-up scolopendra, or a grown-up crocodile?
It strongly depends on what you use for the "experiment". If you employ a rocket launcher ("bazooka"),
then it's equally easy. If you try with a 1 kg stone, there might be a great deal of difference...
My principal point is: the statement about "hard to kill" is not only disgusting, but also totally senseless,
meaningless - within the context of a paper like that, call it scientific or not. It explains nothing and
irritates many.
In the meantime I contacted one of the authors, and she agreed that they should have omitted that
unfortunate comment.