How do the Breen eat?

Reliant121 · Post by **Reliant121** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:03 pm

"the similarities are...striking."

colmquinn · Post by **colmquinn** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:07 am

Breen eat through a straw. How the do the other stuff mentioned, ditto but with a bit more trouble, young Breen learn early not to mix up their straws.

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:31 am

What ever they eat would be rock hard due to the cold. Must have rather good teeth.

Post by **Mikey** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:28 am

Maybe they extrude their digestive organs, or release digestive enzymes to begin work on their food before taking it in - like starfish or something.

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:35 am

Thats a pleasent mental image right before lunch. Thank you

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:29 am

Weak stomach, Teaos? Good thing you don't have to extrude it to eat.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:17 am

Not a bad idea, Mikey. Though unless the helmets are rather roomy inside, they'd probably still need to take them off to get the food to their digestive organs.
I think the best bet is that they get their nutrients through some sort of liquid, which can easily be sucked up via a straw-like mechanism at cold temperatures.

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:05 pm

Yeah but their arent many things that are liquid that cold. Unless they drink methane based liquids.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:19 pm

How cold do they keep their suits? Was it mentioned?

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:21 pm

I dont think we ever got a number but to cold for a human to live in. Not just uncomfortably cold but to cold to live.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:23 pm

That's not really that helpful. If a human's core body temperature drops by even a few degrees then it's in trouble. I'm guessing sub-zero temperatures here. Hmm, perhaps Breen are furred, to halp them keep warm?

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:28 pm

Rochey wrote:That's not really that helpful. If a human's core body temperature drops by even a few degrees then it's in trouble. I'm guessing sub-zero temperatures here. Hmm, perhaps Breen are furred, to halp them keep warm?

A properly clothed human can survive in tempature in excess of -40 Celsius. In order for one to live without that they'd need a massive layer of fat ala a seal or polar bear. Which means that a Breen would be a lot larger than what we saw, they were pretty lean.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:30 pm

The lack of fat may be due to technology. They presumably have air-conditioning, so they'd be able to set the temperature at whatever they want, thus there would be no need for any large layers of fat.

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:34 pm

Rochey wrote:The lack of fat may be due to technology. They presumably have air-conditioning, so they'd be able to set the temperature at whatever they want, thus there would be no need for any large layers of fat.

Perhaps but if they evolved the fat layer to survive on a frozen world than that would not be easily shed after they have the super-suits. It won't just disappear instantly, it would evolve out. Which would take thousands of years unless their using some genetic engineering.

Post by **Teaos** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:52 pm

Not really. I could just take a change in diet and eating paterns. If you dont eat enough to form a fat layer you wont get one.