Fainting Goats

Cyclefrance · 11-10-2005, 05:51 AM

Thought I'd seen this somewhere on the Cellar, but search showed nothing, so here it is.

Fainting goats - no butts about it!!

Griff · 11-10-2005, 05:56 AM

It's here somewhere but they're still cute.

LabRat · 11-10-2005, 09:48 AM

Oh shit, I just laughed till my stomach hurt, good thing the boss isn't in yet. The best is the very last umbrella shot when 8 or so all fall over at once. I'd never leave the house if I owned those things...

ps, I don't remember seeing that video, and I know I would if I had...

glatt · 11-10-2005, 09:52 AM

A predator would love these delicious and easy to catch creatures.

ashke · 11-10-2005, 10:28 AM

I guess that's why they're domesticated animals.

mrnoodle · 11-10-2005, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

Oh shit, I just laughed till my stomach hurt, good thing the boss isn't in yet.

I'd LOVE to get some of that footage without the voice-over. Goats baa-ing make me giggle anyway, cuz they sound and look so stupid. But fainting... this is the funniest thing all week. ow. my tummy.

Trilby · 11-10-2005, 12:51 PM

Does this piss off PETA?

Cyclefrance · 11-10-2005, 01:48 PM

Credit where credit is due - Here's the original Fainting Goats Post - just found it

LabRat · 11-10-2005, 03:09 PM

Humans have this too, hypo-kalemic myotonia it's called (i think). It's actually caused by a defect in potassium channels. It can be a problem , for example, when they are crossing the street and for some reason get startled. Their legs just stiffen up and they fall. They know they are falling, but can do nothing about it. There are therapies, but no cures. <-- Info given to me by one of the grad students in my lab whom I showed the video...

Sun_Sparkz · 11-10-2005, 06:34 PM

Wow! so is it a chemical imbalance or can you develop it? i get something similar in that if i feel any pain, or see blod, or someone creeps up behind me, i want to faint (even a paper cut see's me on the floor and paper white)

Cyclefrance · 11-11-2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sun_Sparkz

Wow! so is it a chemical imbalance or can you develop it? i get something similar in that if i feel any pain, or see blod, or someone creeps up behind me, i want to faint (even a paper cut see's me on the floor and paper white)

What you get IS a chemical imbalance, but it's not related to the faining goat cause' Your feelings/reactions are to do with a fear reaction causing adrenaline to be released which kicks off a chain reaction: adrenaline effect causes widening of the arteries, causing reduced blood circulation, causing lack of oxygen reaching the brain, causing dizziness and/or fainting - it's simply that - or possibly it's all that chocolate you've been eating recently!

LabRat · 11-11-2005, 03:35 PM

no, its genetic and congenital-- you are born with the defective channels.

Cyclefrance · 11-11-2005, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

-- you are born with the defective channels.

A bit like my set-top box....

Lost Soul · 11-18-2005, 10:24 AM

Thats funny, i laughed so hard, i interupted the whole class....lol thats great.....

11-10-2005, 05:51 AM	#1
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Fainting Goats Thought I'd seen this somewhere on the Cellar, but search showed nothing, so here it is. Fainting goats - no butts about it!! __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

11-10-2005, 05:56 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	It's here somewhere but they're still cute. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-10-2005, 09:48 AM	#3
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Oh shit, I just laughed till my stomach hurt, good thing the boss isn't in yet. The best is the very last umbrella shot when 8 or so all fall over at once. I'd never leave the house if I owned those things... ps, I don't remember seeing that video, and I know I would if I had... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

11-10-2005, 12:51 PM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Does this piss off PETA? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-10-2005, 01:48 PM	#8
Cyclefrance Pump my ride! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Deep countryside of Surrey , England Posts: 1,890	Credit where credit is due - Here's the original Fainting Goats Post - just found it __________________ Always sufficient hills - never sufficient gears

11-10-2005, 09:52 AM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	A predator would love these delicious and easy to catch creatures.

11-10-2005, 10:28 AM	#5
ashke Don't look at me! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 288	I guess that's why they're domesticated animals.

11-10-2005, 03:09 PM	#9
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	Humans have this too, hypo-kalemic myotonia it's called (i think). It's actually caused by a defect in potassium channels. It can be a problem , for example, when they are crossing the street and for some reason get startled. Their legs just stiffen up and they fall. They know they are falling, but can do nothing about it. There are therapies, but no cures. <-- Info given to me by one of the grad students in my lab whom I showed the video... __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within. Last edited by LabRat; 11-10-2005 at 03:11 PM.

11-10-2005, 06:34 PM	#10
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Wow! so is it a chemical imbalance or can you develop it? i get something similar in that if i feel any pain, or see blod, or someone creeps up behind me, i want to faint (even a paper cut see's me on the floor and paper white) __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

11-11-2005, 03:35 PM	#12
LabRat twatfaced two legged bumhole Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3,143	no, its genetic and congenital-- you are born with the defective channels. __________________ Strength does not come from how much weight you can lift, or how many miles you can run. It comes from knowing that you set a goal, and rose to the challenge. Strength comes from within.

11-18-2005, 10:24 AM	#14
Lost Soul Sleeping Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	Thats funny, i laughed so hard, i interupted the whole class....lol thats great..... __________________ Live long, hate more, find a room, shut the door

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