#329251
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:51:25 PM
Fun Fact: It's possible to convert an egg cell into a sperm cell, but the resulting child will always be female.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Forum Archive (nuked Western Animation thread)
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#329252
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:52:48 PM
from Appleloosa
Anybody have questions that don't involve farting or innuendo?
Yes.
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329253
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:56:41 PM
from Meinong's jungle
@Kegisak: I think I've mentioned this before, but that's part of my theory of why females outnumber males in Equestria. Due to the methods available to give same sex couples children, the population is skewed towards females. M/F and M/M couples have an even chance of resulting in male or female children (M/M couples have to use as surrogate, obviously), while F/F couples who have biological offspring always have daughters. Over time it means that there are more females than males born.
#329254
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:57:16 PM
from Bon Bon's house
@Storyyeller: Well, what are they? A change of subject would be great.
#329255
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:58:25 PM
from Andromeda Galaxy
@JT: That would explain the off gender balance over here. Can't say if you are right though.
![[up]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/smiles/arrow_up.png "[up]")
How about this; Colin wants to know why unicorn horns match the color of the coat.
How about this; Colin wants to know why unicorn horns match the color of the coat.
edited 15th Jan '13 7:59:21 PM by OrionAurora
Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.
#329256
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:58:45 PM
from riding the wave
So, would the ratio eventually reach equilibrium, or are they gradually shifting to all ponies being female?
#329257
Tue, 15th Jan '13 7:59:52 PM
The gender imbalance doesn't really seem to exist in canon. It kinda went away after Season 1, once the animators had more designs to use and were comfortable varying models more.
#329258
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:02:41 PM
from Appleloosa
Ah, the good old days. I wonder what the Equestrian good old days were like?
Well they probably have something called The Canterlot Tales.
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329259
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:04:35 PM
from Delamare
No there still seems to be more mares then stallions. just not QUITE as skewed as season 1
#329260
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:05:32 PM
from Meinong's jungle
@Meta Four: It would never shift to all ponies being female unless heterosexual couples stopped reproducing altogether. It's not like an enormous imbalance or anything; like maybe a 10% difference or so.
#329261
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:07:50 PM
from Singapore
There were some fics that theorised that mares might have been less culturally picky about sharing stallions for the purposes of repopulation.
#329263
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:08:15 PM
from Appleloosa
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329264
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:09:19 PM
from Singapore
#329265
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:11:49 PM
from Andromeda Galaxy
@Ace: Wot?
Yeah, Andromeda is heading for you. You got over 9000 years until it collides.
#329266
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:13:27 PM
from somewhere
This is getting insane. It's like our collective madness is seeping into everything related to the show, including persons.
May whatever deit(y/ies) is/are the real one(s) help us.
Oh, the thread? Don't worry, it's just dead.
#329267
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:27:24 PM
from Singapore
She realises her madness
![[lol]](https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lol2v12_4863.png "[lol]")
Pinkie inna box
Also Spike
Also these two
Oh, my
Pinkie inna box
Also Spike
Also these two
Oh, my
edited 15th Jan '13 8:37:10 PM by AceOfScarabs
#329268
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:41:29 PM
from Appleloosa
Madness? I'm not mad!
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329269
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:48:14 PM
from Singapore
@Yeller: Of course you're not mad, sir. Now, kindly stop fidgeting so I can tighten the straps on your fetching new long-sleeved jacket.
#329270
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:48:27 PM
Re: unicorn gas
That explains why a lot of them seem to be nobles of some kind.
From my heart and from my hand
Why don't people understand my intentions?
#329271
Tue, 15th Jan '13 8:50:52 PM
from Appleloosa
Well I fooled you, I already have a jacket.
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329273
Tue, 15th Jan '13 9:10:56 PM
from Appleloosa
Pop quiz! If you have Helium at -267.9 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere, what does it need to condense into a liquid?
It needs to be about 20% cooler.
edited 15th Jan '13 9:13:56 PM by storyyeller
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.
#329274
Tue, 15th Jan '13 9:13:50 PM
from Over there. Maybe?
To quote Rev. Arthur Belling of St.Loony up the cream bun and jam:
"There were some who were born sane, and some who became sane later in their lives. It is up to people like us, who are out of our tiny little minds, to help them overcome their sanity."
edited 15th Jan '13 9:14:20 PM by edvedd
#329275
Tue, 15th Jan '13 9:14:44 PM
from Appleloosa
All it takes is a little push. And a lot of explosions.
I wonder if anyone will actually get the chemistry question without cheating.
Life is simple: it has no nontrivial normal subgroups.