Re: The Science of Twilight
Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 11:46 pm
Thank you, Corona, I suppose that would answer my original question!
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Explain to me this:
During Bella's pregnancy the baby manages to attack her lungs.
The baby had to rip apart all these organs to get to the lungs, (not to mention attacking these organs would have caused a lot more damage)
Corona wrote:
...what is the purpose of imprinting? If it is a purely random event, then Jacob could have imprinted on Renee, or Charlie, or even his own father. But there is always a boy/girl pairing. Due to the magical classification of werewolves by SM, I also think there is a mystic element, in that the imprinter also finds their true soulmate.
This is some pretty funny stuff!Ina EssBe wrote:Thank you for your comment, Corona. Your explanation makes sense, though I din't say it was random. It certainly would be rather peculiar (to put it gently), if Jacob imprinted on Charlie, even though he isn't a bad man ---so i guess, Jacob would be pretty stuffed then, if Renesme chose Nahuel or someone else instead, ha?
As for imprinting itself- I don't know how many people heard, but apparantly, it's a learning process during which newly hatched chicks learn to recognise the features of their mother... ...cute [/color]
I honestly think there is a crack-fanfic (one done just for fun) on exactly this scenario. Wait, maybe is Seth and Charlie. *shudders*corona wrote: Can you imagine Jacob imprinting on Charlie? Assuming the imprinter is going to give the imprintee whatever it is they need the most, I guess Jacob would have to take over Bella's old chores...for LIFE! That would truly make shape-shifting a curse, with something like that looming over your head.
Though I really have no thoughts on the matter, I would like to note that even if Renseme is similar to Jacob, it does not neccesarily mean vampire vemon is 'poisonous to her as well'. You and I are similar but you may have allergies, deadly allergies in fact, that I do not. And I really do think that all shape-shifters or "werewolves" can be killed by vampire venom, but really what proof do we have that that is true? Unless Stephenie said just that in an interview, that could very well just be one of the numerous things that mythological creatures assume in the books. I am sure that a shape-shifter got bitten and died and therefore they, rightfully so, made sure to not get bitten because they assumed it kills them. But couldn't just that one werewolf been allergic to vampire venom? A person can eat a tiny morsal of peanut butter and sufficate due to allergic reaction, where as I can eat tubs and tubs of the stuff and the only thing I would encounter is a stomach ache, ha ha. I just want to put out there that often in the books the characters are wrong, and we should not just take their word for it. I personally do believe that all the shape-shifters are allergic to vampire venom, but I also know that it is possible some of them would survive a bite, and take that into consideration when pondering the matter.Ina EssBe wrote:Last but not the least; I would like to get to the bottom of Renesme’s immunity to vampire venom, i.e. would she be immune or NOT immune to it? I personally believe that she would be immune to it because Edward is her father, in other words the vampire gene would make her immune to it and it wouldn’t kill her. But then, there’s this chromosome issue. She has 24 chromosomes, like Jacob. If he gets bitten, then he definitely dies. So this fact poses a counter argument: if Renesme is similar to Jacob, then the venom would be poisonous to her as well.
That is a very good point. Given that women are born with a supply of eggs and do not continue to make them over the lifetime and that there are only a small amount (in comparison to a man's fertility age range) of years which the eggs are viable, it should actually be the other way around if the cells are "frozen" at the time of change.Openhome wrote: On to Vampire sexual function:
I love this one... SM actually answered this one a bit in one of her interviews. She said that every cell is frozen in its current state, even sperm (new and improved, and sparkly!). The female freezes in her cycle, and the male freezes with the living sperm still living. That part is a stretch, but I can accept it. However, if a male freezes, his ability to make new sperm should also freeze. Honestly, a human male only has about six weeks of fertility at best (given activity every other night or so) after they are snipped in a vasectomy. Thus, only a new, or virgin male vampire should be able to conceive a child, and that would end when those super sperm are used up. However, apparently, the function of making sperm is still intact. The reason it is unbelievable for me is because in that case, a female vampire should then also be able to ovulate.