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Old 09-May-2008, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tdvance View Post
Of all the things in Alien, the one I find hardest to believe is that a creature that evolved separately from Earth life could utilize earth life's nutrients. That's like filling a car's gas tank with coal and expecting it to run.
Of course, the alien of the title doesn't actually eat the humans it catches - it uses them to reproduce.
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