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Why didn’t Eve recognize the little cockroach as a living organism?
The Next CEO of Stack OverflowWhy was Wall•E the only remaining Wall•E unit?In WALL•E, why does everyone get thrown when the Axiom suddenly lists?Why does Auto wake up the ship's captain when EVE returns?Why was the Axiom located so far away from Earth?Why is EVE heavily armed and trigger-happy?Why did the hover-chairs deploy oxygen masks when the captain activated the Holo-Detector and the passengers went to the Lido Deck?Why do the robots on the Axiom keep the humans alive?
Why didn’t Eve recognize the little cockroach as a living organism just like the plant? The cockroach possesses all characteristics sustainable in life as the plant with the exception of reproduction, although neither does the plant that has yet to show signs of reproduction.
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Why didn’t Eve recognize the little cockroach as a living organism just like the plant? The cockroach possesses all characteristics sustainable in life as the plant with the exception of reproduction, although neither does the plant that has yet to show signs of reproduction.
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I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
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@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 13:24
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Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
Mar 18 at 15:23
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@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 15:46
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@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:54
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Why didn’t Eve recognize the little cockroach as a living organism just like the plant? The cockroach possesses all characteristics sustainable in life as the plant with the exception of reproduction, although neither does the plant that has yet to show signs of reproduction.
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Why didn’t Eve recognize the little cockroach as a living organism just like the plant? The cockroach possesses all characteristics sustainable in life as the plant with the exception of reproduction, although neither does the plant that has yet to show signs of reproduction.
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I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
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@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 13:24
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Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
Mar 18 at 15:23
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@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 15:46
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@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:54
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I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
1
@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 13:24
3
Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
Mar 18 at 15:23
14
@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 15:46
3
@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:54
3
3
I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
1
1
@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 13:24
@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 13:24
3
3
Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
Mar 18 at 15:23
Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
Mar 18 at 15:23
14
14
@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 15:46
@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 15:46
3
3
@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:54
@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:54
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As you can see from this DVD insert (describing the various robots and their primary focus) EVE is an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Her main focus is to review organic, read plant organic, life on the planets that she surveys.
As such, a life-form other than a plant wouldn't register on her scanners.
You might want to note that on a purely personal level she absolutely does recognise the roach as a living being.
Eve finds the insect intriguing. Lowers her arm. The end separates into individual hovering sections...
Wall-E Script
But when she scans Wall•E and the cockroach together, she finds that they're simply "not what she was looking for" (e.g. plant life).
She let the roach get closer. The little bug intrigued her, and she let him crawl up her arm. WALL · E heard her emit a series of electronic beeps. She was giggling! The roach must have tickled her.
...
She slowly approached the shivering box. The cockroach ran down EVE’s
blaster arm and hopped onto his master. EVE’s blue light scanned WALL·E. NEGATIVE. He was not what she was looking for. She retracted her
blaster arm and glided away.
Wall•E - Official Junior novelisation
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Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
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I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
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Unlike a plant, a cockroach does not show that the planet has started to recover, just that it has not yet run out of food waste yet.
More importantly: "EVE" stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" - as the name suggests, she is specifically designed to search for Flora, not Fauna, (i.e. to search for Plant Life, not Animal Life).
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
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This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
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It is commonly thought that cockroaches are uniquely capable of surviving even in a highly radioactive environment.
Therefore the presence of a cockroach is not an indicator of an envoriment being inhabitable, or even safe to be in.
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To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
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For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
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@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
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I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
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As you can see from this DVD insert (describing the various robots and their primary focus) EVE is an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Her main focus is to review organic, read plant organic, life on the planets that she surveys.
As such, a life-form other than a plant wouldn't register on her scanners.
You might want to note that on a purely personal level she absolutely does recognise the roach as a living being.
Eve finds the insect intriguing. Lowers her arm. The end separates into individual hovering sections...
Wall-E Script
But when she scans Wall•E and the cockroach together, she finds that they're simply "not what she was looking for" (e.g. plant life).
She let the roach get closer. The little bug intrigued her, and she let him crawl up her arm. WALL · E heard her emit a series of electronic beeps. She was giggling! The roach must have tickled her.
...
She slowly approached the shivering box. The cockroach ran down EVE’s
blaster arm and hopped onto his master. EVE’s blue light scanned WALL·E. NEGATIVE. He was not what she was looking for. She retracted her
blaster arm and glided away.
Wall•E - Official Junior novelisation
answered Mar 18 at 11:02
ValorumValorum
412k11130053227
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Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
7
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
add a comment |
As you can see from this DVD insert (describing the various robots and their primary focus) EVE is an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Her main focus is to review organic, read plant organic, life on the planets that she surveys.
As such, a life-form other than a plant wouldn't register on her scanners.
You might want to note that on a purely personal level she absolutely does recognise the roach as a living being.
Eve finds the insect intriguing. Lowers her arm. The end separates into individual hovering sections...
Wall-E Script
But when she scans Wall•E and the cockroach together, she finds that they're simply "not what she was looking for" (e.g. plant life).
She let the roach get closer. The little bug intrigued her, and she let him crawl up her arm. WALL · E heard her emit a series of electronic beeps. She was giggling! The roach must have tickled her.
...
She slowly approached the shivering box. The cockroach ran down EVE’s
blaster arm and hopped onto his master. EVE’s blue light scanned WALL·E. NEGATIVE. He was not what she was looking for. She retracted her
blaster arm and glided away.
Wall•E - Official Junior novelisation
answered Mar 18 at 11:02
ValorumValorum
412k11130053227
12
Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
7
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
add a comment |
As you can see from this DVD insert (describing the various robots and their primary focus) EVE is an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Her main focus is to review organic, read plant organic, life on the planets that she surveys.
As such, a life-form other than a plant wouldn't register on her scanners.
You might want to note that on a purely personal level she absolutely does recognise the roach as a living being.
Eve finds the insect intriguing. Lowers her arm. The end separates into individual hovering sections...
Wall-E Script
But when she scans Wall•E and the cockroach together, she finds that they're simply "not what she was looking for" (e.g. plant life).
She let the roach get closer. The little bug intrigued her, and she let him crawl up her arm. WALL · E heard her emit a series of electronic beeps. She was giggling! The roach must have tickled her.
...
She slowly approached the shivering box. The cockroach ran down EVE’s
blaster arm and hopped onto his master. EVE’s blue light scanned WALL·E. NEGATIVE. He was not what she was looking for. She retracted her
blaster arm and glided away.
Wall•E - Official Junior novelisation
answered Mar 18 at 11:02
ValorumValorum
412k11130053227
As you can see from this DVD insert (describing the various robots and their primary focus) EVE is an Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator. Her main focus is to review organic, read plant organic, life on the planets that she surveys.
As such, a life-form other than a plant wouldn't register on her scanners.
You might want to note that on a purely personal level she absolutely does recognise the roach as a living being.
Eve finds the insect intriguing. Lowers her arm. The end separates into individual hovering sections...
Wall-E Script
But when she scans Wall•E and the cockroach together, she finds that they're simply "not what she was looking for" (e.g. plant life).
She let the roach get closer. The little bug intrigued her, and she let him crawl up her arm. WALL · E heard her emit a series of electronic beeps. She was giggling! The roach must have tickled her.
...
She slowly approached the shivering box. The cockroach ran down EVE’s
blaster arm and hopped onto his master. EVE’s blue light scanned WALL·E. NEGATIVE. He was not what she was looking for. She retracted her
blaster arm and glided away.
Wall•E - Official Junior novelisation
answered Mar 18 at 11:02
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answered Mar 18 at 11:02
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Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
7
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
add a comment |
12
Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
7
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
12
12
Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
Given that she was scanning for vegetation on Earth, she should technically be a Terrestrial Vegetation Evaluator.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:18
7
7
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
I don't totally agree with Sean. EVE's function, by design, could be Extraterrestrial, however after the events on Earth transpired, is being used Terrestrially. Using a robot in an unforeseen way would not change it's acronym.
– AxGryndr
Mar 19 at 6:27
18
18
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
@Sean She was on Earth, but from Space - beyond (extra) Earth (terrestrial). An "Extraterrestrial Vegetation-Evaluator", not an "Extraterrestrial-Vegetation Evaluator"
– Chronocidal
Mar 19 at 8:19
14
14
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
@Chronocidal - I read it differently. In my head, her typical role is to evaluate life on the various planets that BNL can get to in their exploration ships. Once Operation Recolonise was implemented, her role changed to periodically evaluating life on Earth. So she's a restasked EVE probe.
– Valorum
Mar 19 at 8:40
add a comment |
Unlike a plant, a cockroach does not show that the planet has started to recover, just that it has not yet run out of food waste yet.
More importantly: "EVE" stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" - as the name suggests, she is specifically designed to search for Flora, not Fauna, (i.e. to search for Plant Life, not Animal Life).
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
add a comment |
Unlike a plant, a cockroach does not show that the planet has started to recover, just that it has not yet run out of food waste yet.
More importantly: "EVE" stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" - as the name suggests, she is specifically designed to search for Flora, not Fauna, (i.e. to search for Plant Life, not Animal Life).
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
add a comment |
Unlike a plant, a cockroach does not show that the planet has started to recover, just that it has not yet run out of food waste yet.
More importantly: "EVE" stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" - as the name suggests, she is specifically designed to search for Flora, not Fauna, (i.e. to search for Plant Life, not Animal Life).
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
Unlike a plant, a cockroach does not show that the planet has started to recover, just that it has not yet run out of food waste yet.
More importantly: "EVE" stands for "Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator" - as the name suggests, she is specifically designed to search for Flora, not Fauna, (i.e. to search for Plant Life, not Animal Life).
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
answered Mar 18 at 10:58
ChronocidalChronocidal
2,024816
2,024816
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
add a comment |
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
This is important! Roaches are great at scavenging. Even in the current time, it is predicted that roaches can easily survive a nuclear holocaust.
– Stark07
Mar 21 at 7:37
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It is commonly thought that cockroaches are uniquely capable of surviving even in a highly radioactive environment.
Therefore the presence of a cockroach is not an indicator of an envoriment being inhabitable, or even safe to be in.
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To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
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For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
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@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
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I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
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It is commonly thought that cockroaches are uniquely capable of surviving even in a highly radioactive environment.
Therefore the presence of a cockroach is not an indicator of an envoriment being inhabitable, or even safe to be in.
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
1553
6
To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
8
For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
3
@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
3
I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
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It is commonly thought that cockroaches are uniquely capable of surviving even in a highly radioactive environment.
Therefore the presence of a cockroach is not an indicator of an envoriment being inhabitable, or even safe to be in.
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
1553
It is commonly thought that cockroaches are uniquely capable of surviving even in a highly radioactive environment.
Therefore the presence of a cockroach is not an indicator of an envoriment being inhabitable, or even safe to be in.
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
1553
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
edited Mar 20 at 3:12
amflare
25.1k885127
25.1k885127
answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
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answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
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answered Mar 18 at 16:16
MayavinMayavin
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1553
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To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
8
For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
3
@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
3
I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
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show 2 more comments
6
To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
8
For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
3
@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
3
I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
6
6
To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
To clarify are you saying that Eve did recognise the cockroach as a living organism but discounted it because of the nature of a cockroach?
– TheLethalCarrot
Mar 18 at 16:20
8
8
For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
For the record, cockroaches are particularly susceptible to radiation poisoning and would likely be among the first class of creatures to die in a nuclear holocaust
– Valorum
Mar 18 at 16:52
3
3
@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
@Valorum: Compared to (say) fruit flies, yes. Compared to (say) humans, it's precisely the opposite.
– Sean
Mar 19 at 3:19
3
3
I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
I feel this answer should get more upvotes. The scene was clearly a nod to the fabled hardiness of cockroaches, and their alleged ability to survive natural disasters.
– Konrad Rudolph
Mar 19 at 8:38
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
@TheLethalCarrot Precisely. Note that it scans the cockroach more thoroughly than any of the inanimate matter around.
– Mayavin
Mar 21 at 10:54
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I marvel how with almost no references, someone managed to answer this. =D ;)
– An old man in the sea.
Mar 18 at 13:00
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@Anoldmaninthesea. - There's lots of reference; several junior novels, an art book, a script and dozens of DVD features that mention EVE
– Valorum
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Plants represent the bottom rung of the ecosystem. If the planet supports plan life, then it can, in time, be inhabited by other forms of life. Strictly speaking, the cockroach should be dead by now, because what is there for it to eat?
– AJFaraday
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@AJFaraday - Twinkies
– Valorum
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@AJFaraday - I don't see evidence of lots of cockroaches, I only see evidence of three
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