{"id":68,"date":"2020-10-31T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2020-10-31T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?p=68"},"modified":"2020-10-31T10:49:24","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T10:49:24","slug":"the-cuteness-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/2020\/10\/31\/the-cuteness-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"The cuteness-scale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8212; Deutscher Text folgt unten &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the dawn of time mankind was driven by the question &#8220;How cute is this thing?&#8221;. Countless devices were invented specifically to answer this question. Objects resembling lenses date back 4000 years ago. These early microscopes were used to determine the cuteness factor of very small objects (ref. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microscope). The spectacle-maker Hans Lipperhey tried to patent an instrument in 1608 &#8220;for seeing things far away as if they were nearby [in order to evaluate their cuteness]&#8221; &#8211; the telescope (ref https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Lipperhey). Galileo relied on the same instrument to make first scientifically relevant observations about cuteness of planets in 1609. The invention of film and cameras have to be seen as a direct attempt to preserve cuteness for the following generations. However, the science of cuteness was only formally established with the creation of the &#8220;Ultimate and 100% accurate and objective cuteness evaluation metric&#8221; by K\u00e4the Michaelis in 1802:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0 &#8211; I don\u00b4t like it<br>1 &#8211; cool<br>2 &#8211; kind of cute<br>3 &#8211; definitely worth an Instagram story<br>4 &#8211; very cute<br>5 &#8211; I want to pet it<br>6 &#8211; I want to pet it even though it might bite me<br>7 &#8211; Thats soooo cute<br>8 &#8211; Mum? Can we keep it?<br>9 &#8211; I love it<br>10 &#8211; It\u2019s so fluffy, I\u2019m gonna die!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While relatively unknown to the public, it is the de facto standard for taxonomic classifications in biology and plays a major role for the decision making in stock market exchanges. During this cruise we are using the imaging platform &#8220;Ocean floor observation system&#8221; OFOS to observe the seafloor and acquire high resolution video and image data. We invited the world leading expert in the field, Lilian B\u00f6hringer, to evaluate deep sea lifeforms. Keep in mind that while these values are absolutely objective, they can only be applied to individuals. While species might share a certain disposition towards a cuteness level, it can vary drastically between a sea star that had a bad breakfast and therefore a grumpy face and its neighbor who is wearing a cute sailors costume. In fact, the scale is most likely time dependent and critiques try to make the point that ratings actually depend on the observer. We believe, however, that if you disagree with Lili and think that the following life forms are not actually cute, you might actually be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"69\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=69#main\" class=\"wp-image-69\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/1.png 422w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/1-300x244.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">10 &#8211; Its so fluffy, i&#8217;m gonna die! &#8211; Psychropotes\/Holothurian (Sea cucumber)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/2.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"70\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/2.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=70#main\" class=\"wp-image-70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/2.png 485w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/2-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">9 &#8211; I love it &#8211; Benthothuria\/Holothurian (Sea cucumber)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/3.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"71\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/3.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=71#main\" class=\"wp-image-71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/3.png 439w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/3-300x230.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">8 &#8211; Mum can we keep it? &#8211; Oneirophanta\/Holothurian (Sea cucumber)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"456\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/4Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"72\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/4Picture-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=72#main\" class=\"wp-image-72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/4Picture-1.png 456w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/4Picture-1-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 456px) 100vw, 456px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">6 &#8211; I wanna pet it, even though it might bite me &#8211; Malacostraca (Shrimp)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"433\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/5Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"73\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/5Picture-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=73#main\" class=\"wp-image-73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/5Picture-1.png 433w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/5Picture-1-300x239.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 433px) 100vw, 433px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">5 &#8211; I want to pet it &#8211; Brisingid<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/6Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"74\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/6Picture-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=74#main\" class=\"wp-image-74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/6Picture-1.png 435w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/6Picture-1-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">3 &#8211; Definitely worth an instagram story &#8211; Anthozoa (Anemone)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"441\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/7Picture-1.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"75\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/7Picture-1.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/?attachment_id=75#main\" class=\"wp-image-75\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/7Picture-1.png 441w, https:\/\/www.oceanblogs.org\/msm96\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2020\/10\/7Picture-1-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">2 &#8211; kind of cute &#8211; Polynoidae (scale worm)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Die Niedlichkeits-Skala<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Seit Anbeginn der Zeit wurde die Menschheit von der Frage getrieben: &#8220;Wie niedlich ist dieses Ding?&#8221; Unz\u00e4hlige Ger\u00e4te wurden eigens zur Beantwortung dieser Frage erfunden. Objekte, die Linsen \u00e4hneln, stammen aus der Zeit vor 4000 Jahren. Diese fr\u00fchen Mikroskope wurden verwendet, um den Niedlichkeitsfaktor sehr kleiner Objekte zu bestimmen (ref. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microscope). Der Brillenmacher Hans Lipperhey versuchte 1608, ein Instrument zu patentieren, mit dem man &#8220;Dinge in der Ferne so sehen konnte, als ob sie in der N\u00e4he w\u00e4ren [um ihre Niedlichkeit zu beurteilen]&#8221; &#8211; das Fernrohr (ref https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hans_Lipperhey). Galileo st\u00fctzte sich auf dasselbe Instrument, um 1609 erste wissenschaftlich fundierte Beobachtungen \u00fcber die Niedlichkeit von Planeten zu machen. Die Erfindung von Film und Kamera muss als ein direkter Versuch gesehen werden, Niedlichkeit f\u00fcr die folgenden Generationen zu erhalten. Die Wissenschaft der Niedlichkeit wurde jedoch erst mit der Schaffung der &#8220;Ultimativen und 100% genauen und objektiven Metrik zur Bewertung der Niedlichkeit&#8221; durch K\u00e4the Michaelis im Jahre 1802 formell etabliert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0 \u2013 Das mag ich nicht<br>1 &#8211; Cool<br>2 \u2013 Irgendwie niedlich<br>3 \u2013 Auf jeden Fall eine Instagram Story wert<br>4 \u2013 Sehr s\u00fc\u00df<br>5 \u2013 Ich will es streicheln<br>6 \u2013 Ich will es streicheln, auch wenn es mich bei\u00dfen k\u00f6nnte<br>7 \u2013 Suuuuuuper niedlich<br>8 \u2013 Mama, k\u00f6nnen wir das mit nach Hause nehmen?<br>9 \u2013 Ich liebe es<br>10 \u2013 Es ist so flauschig, ich werde wahnsinnig!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obwohl sie in der \u00d6ffentlichkeit relativ unbekannt ist, ist sie der De-facto-Standard f\u00fcr taxonomische Klassifikationen in der Biologie und spielt eine wichtige Rolle f\u00fcr die Entscheidungsfindung an B\u00f6rsen. W\u00e4hrend dieser Fahrt benutzen wir das OFOS &#8220;Ocean floor observation system&#8221;, um den Meeresboden zu beobachten und hochaufl\u00f6sende Video- und Bilddaten zu gewinnen.\u00a0 Wir haben die weltweit f\u00fchrende Expertin auf diesem Gebiet, Lilian B\u00f6hringer, eingeladen, um die Lebensformen in der Tiefsee zu evaluieren. Denken Sie daran, dass diese Werte zwar absolut objektiv sind, aber nur auf Einzelpersonen oder Objekte angewandt werden k\u00f6nnen. Auch wenn eine Art eine gewisse Neigung zu einem Niedlichkeitsniveau teilen m\u00f6gen, so kann sie doch drastisch variieren zwischen einem Seestern, der schlecht gefr\u00fchst\u00fcckt hat und deshalb m\u00fcrrisch dreinschaut, und seinem Nachbarn, der ein niedliches Matrosenkost\u00fcm tr\u00e4gt. Tats\u00e4chlich ist die Skala h\u00f6chstwahrscheinlich zeitabh\u00e4ngig, Kritiker behaupten, dass die Bewertungen tats\u00e4chlich vom Beobachter abh\u00e4nge. Tats\u00e4chlich glauben wir aber, dass wenn Sie Lilis wissenschaftlicher Beurteilung keinen Glauben schenken, Sie m\u00f6glicherweise falsch liegen k\u00f6nnten.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212; Deutscher Text folgt unten &#8212; Since the dawn of time mankind was driven by the question &#8220;How cute is this thing?&#8221;. Countless devices were invented specifically to answer this question. Objects resembling lenses date back 4000 years ago. These early microscopes were used to determine the cuteness factor of very small objects (ref. https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Microscope). 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