Reggie Bautista wrote:
>
> Vilyem Teighlore wrote:
> >Yesterday I had just emailed off to our good Dr. Brin the idea that hoons
> >could tell the sex of an unborn child from the sounds that it makes while
> >still
> >in the womb.
> >
> >That or a hoon's unble is so strong that they can do their own type of
> >ultrasound scan.
>
> Hmm, interesting concept... this could tie in to an alien character I
> created for Champions...
I like the idea of ultrasound without electronic equipment. Some
dolphins in one of Anne McCaffrey's Pern books did that at some point.
I like the idea of hoons using it.
> >At a hoonish birth, a chorus of midwives all umble "Come on out and greet
> >the world."
That is such a lovely way to come into the world!
> <on-topic>
> I'm near the end of Greg Bear's _Darwin's Radio_, and without being too
> spoilerish, there's a character that swears her unborn child can hear it's
> father singing it to sleep.
> </on-topic>
_Darwin's Radio_ is not something that I would recommend to anyone
planning on becoming pregnant anytime soon, nor to any woman in the
first trimester of pregnancy. Other than that, if you're interested,
read it.
Julia
who missed a Greg Bear signing in Austin earlier this month, sigh
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