Hmmm

[telophase]

I had forgotten—and only remembered today because I happened to see a picture of a porcupine—a dream I had a couple of days ago. In it, I was seriously concerned with what would happen if you upended a bucket of strawberries over a porcupine.

I did not have a bucket of strawberries to test this with, so I simply threw one strawberry at a porcupine. The strawberry landed on a couple of its quills, at which the porcupine shot me a look that clearly communicated “Fuck you,” took the strawberry off its quills, and ate it.

And now I do kinda want to see what happens if you upend a bucket of strawberries over a porcupine. I suppose it would be better if the strawberries were overripe.

Comments

[ellenmillion]

I think the porcupine would be very unamused. And having seen what unamused porcupines do with dogs, this would probably not end well for anyone.

(What a bizarre dream!)

[telophase]

But...and this is the important part...how many of the strawberries would end up on its quills??

I get a lot of bizarre dreams. myrialux says he loves how my sleeping brain works whenever I tell him one. XD

[dhampyresa]

But...and this is the important part...how many of the strawberries would end up on its quills??

Sounds like a variation on Buffon's needle

[telophase]

Oh, interesting!

[marycatelli]

You would get a higher number with overripe but surely you want an accurate number for the merely ripe?

[telophase]

The experiment probably can't be carried out without including at least both.

[marycatelli]

Two trials would probably work better.

[movingfinger]

I was going to post a picture here of a medieval hedgehog with fruit stuck to its quills, but Dreamwidth won't let me put a photo in a comment, it seems!

So: medieval hedgehogs were believed to collect fruit and bring it home by sticking it with their quills, and there are adorable medieval hedgehog pictures of exactly that.

[telophase]

Hahaha! Apparently my subconscious has tapped into something! XD

[adafrog]

And now I do kinda want to see what happens if you upend a bucket of strawberries over a porcupine. I suppose it would be better if the strawberries were overripe.
Me too.