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From the guy that gave a snake legs: a 3D-printed prosthetic tail for chickens!

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[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This dude is one bad day away from becoming a super villain.

[–] polotype@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's been bugging me for a while, isn't it supposed to be their ?

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"So what you're saying is: chicken are basically disabled dinosaurs?"

"Nooooooo, not even a little"

Cut back to the main video

"It turns out chicken are basically disabled dinosaurs"

[–] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Chickens, and birds in general, are pretty much dinosaurs, specifically, raptors.

[–] GimmeUrBelt@lemmy.today 5 points 1 day ago

Not pretty much. They are dinosaurs. Not raptors, though. I mean, "raptor" is another word for birds of prey, but I assume you mean the prehistoric raptors. Raptors are therapods, though, same as birds.

[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 8 points 2 days ago

Allen Pan, just from the description alone.

[–] DaGeek247@fedia.io 4 points 2 days ago

Lmao, the furrys got him. Ain't no going back now.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

But, they have tails. And this would not only annoy most chickens, it would throw them off

[–] SupraMario@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You didn't watch the video did you?

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

I did, and what I saw was an uncomfortable chicken.

They tend to have a lot of difficulty with things that hold their feathers in a given position. Even things designed for them to have on for extended use can take some time to get used to.