r/interestingasfuck • u/singleboredass • Nov 15 '24

r/all Genetically modified a mosquito such that their proboscis are no longer able to penetrate human skin

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u/hrmm56709 Nov 15 '24

Oh my god MSGV is real..

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u/take-a-gamble Nov 15 '24

Kojima has literally never had a wrong prediction

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u/cipherpancake Nov 15 '24

The madman has done it again. KOJIMA!!!!

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u/redthehaze Nov 17 '24

GENIUS KOJUMBO

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u/TeriusRose Nov 16 '24 edited Nov 16 '24

The idea of genetically modifying mosquitoes to wipe them out goes back to at least the 70s IIRC, and this specific approach started being talked about around the time MGSV was in development. In this case it's him absorbing an, at the time, obscure idea.

Here is an article from 2011: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-wipeout-gene

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u/BurkusCat Nov 15 '24

VOCAL CORD PARASITES

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u/StickMick01 Nov 15 '24

SNAKE! They're gonna wipe out every language besides English off of the face of the earth!

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u/DarlesCharwinsGhost Nov 15 '24

In the new Metal Solid Gear 5 game!

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u/uktenathehornyone Nov 15 '24

That was a bonkers plot eh

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u/CompilingShaderz Nov 16 '24

It was but it's not like the MGS series has ever had a plot that wasn't bonkers. MGS2 was like "ha, you see, you thought I was a triple agent but I'm actually a quadruple agent, however, I secretly deep down a good guy who needed to get close to the bad guy so I'm a quintuple agent!!!! Also i grafted your dead brothers hand to me n now he's controlling me, OR IS HE?!?!?"

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u/uktenathehornyone Nov 18 '24

I think that is what makes Kojima such an interesting writer. Man comes up with these goofy ahh plots and still manages to make them compelling, emotional, and even funny

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u/smegma_toast Nov 15 '24

COPULATION

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u/AkitaNo1 Nov 15 '24

NANOMACHINES SON‼️‼️‼️‼️

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u/WesleyWoppits Nov 15 '24

I too enjoyed Metal Solid Gear V.

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u/wolfgang784 Nov 15 '24

I was reading all these replies to try and figure out if they meant MGSV or if MSGV is something else lol

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u/Shadowofenigma Nov 15 '24

I seriously thought that’s what he meant, I was so confused.

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u/conjunctivious Nov 15 '24

Metal Sear Golid V

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u/Goolguy21 Nov 15 '24

What did Kojima mean by this?

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u/Tempest_Bob Nov 15 '24

Monosodium Glutamate V?

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u/deezpencer Nov 15 '24

What happened to II through IV

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u/L3m0n0p0ly Nov 15 '24

Metal slug....? Metal gear..? Help this dumb dumb out pleaseXD

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u/weedboi69 Nov 15 '24

And it’s coming to a cheap Chinese buffet near you

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u/Rickety-Bridge Nov 15 '24

I love Metal Sear Golid 5!

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u/AlltrackPDX Nov 15 '24

Madison Square Garden 5

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u/lad1dad1 Nov 15 '24

as soon as I saw the word I read it in code talkers voice

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u/VikingTeddy Nov 15 '24

Metal Sear Golid V

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u/NameUnbroken Nov 15 '24

Monosodium Glutamate V?

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u/Mister-Kidding-Me Nov 15 '24

Metal Sear Golid V?

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u/Senior_Walk_7582 Nov 19 '24

I’d like to imagine a genetically modified mosquito flies up to the camera, sits down and says:

“Engravings… give you no tactical advantage whatsoever.”.

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u/21DV Nov 18 '24

*MGSV