Museum Wars - Neatorama

Wednesday was #AskACurator day on Twitter. Many museums had people ready to answers questions from the public. But this one started a war!

Who would win in a staff battle between @sciencemuseum and @NHM_London, what exhibits/items would help you be victorious? #askacurator
— Bednarz (@bednarz) September 13, 2017

The Natural History Museum in London fired the first shot.

We have dinosaurs. No contest.
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 13, 2017

The Science Museum, also in London, fired back.

@NHM_London is full of old fossils, but we have robots, a Spitfire and ancient poisons. Boom! #AskACurator https://t.co/lsdOS3HqyO
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) September 13, 2017

And then it was on. They both started posting pictures of their exhibits in a game of one-upmanship which only the readers won. The whole thing got quite silly at times, but we saw some amazing exhibits, and both museums ended up looking pretty good. And they have a good sense of humor. See the entire battle here. -via Metafilter

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And if you like shrimp, crab, lobster, and crayfish, then what's the difference? I love bugs!

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Actually I've had trouble enjoying shrimp and other crustaceans for several years because I keep thinking Gross! It's a bug!

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This is one of those things I WANT to support, but then the idea of putting a bug in my mouth makes me shudder. perhaps a processed and lovely named version of bugs would go over better.

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When there is absolutely nothing else to eat...I'll go for the bugs...not before, not even a second.

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BBQed soft-shelled roaches, locust-kabobs, fried maggots... mmm mmm mmm!

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Let me be the first pedant to arrive on the scene: that is not an insect!

Also, I fully support this movement.... for other people.

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I had sushi in the fridge that I was just about to go and eat and I come this friggin' post.

God Dammit.

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how do they kill the bug?

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Eat bug sushi? Pfff, cut to the chase: Cannibal Apocalypse.

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So pretty much it has legs and eyes...there is no way I could put those creepy crawly little feet in my mouth and I refuse to eat anything that is looking at me. Unacceptable.

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Its got wasabi so I'd try it! Mmmm, wasabi...

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Shrimp, lobster, etc... we're USED to eating.
There is no way I'd ever eat a roach willingly unless I was on the brink of death and there was nothing else left to eat.

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In my opinion this is WAY LESS disgusting to eat than the poor tortured animals that most people eat. Go Vegan!

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I hope that by "Go Vegan!" mean "Hooray Vegan" as in "Go Yankees" rather than "I Command you to become vegan"

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You best be trollin' cathy.

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I love sushi. I have had octopus. There is not enough sake and wasabi to get me to eat a bug that I would normally shoo out of the house.

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Looks more appetizing then the bowl of worms they give you in the military.

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Gross

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NNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOO!

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I don't think eating bugs is that gross. It makes sense nutritionally, and it indeed would help solve the hunger problem. I think if this idea were to evolve somewhat and we as a society started to familiarize ourselves with bugs in food form, bugs could very well become the next beef.

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The more we eat like chimps in the wild, the healthier we'll be.

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is it just me or does that look like mukade. which is a poisonous japanese centipede. you wouldn't catch me eating that!!!!

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@Abe Normal

How about a piece of Fugu?

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