Battlestar Galactica | “I’m A Machine”

Battlestar Galactica · 672.6K views · 2018-07-02 · 4:13

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A clip from Battlestar Galactica season 4 in which a character declares 'I'm a machine' and laments the limits of human senses.

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HN uses it as a quoted joke in threads about human limitations versus machine perception.

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bmurphy1976 · 2023-12 · Joke / meme
It is amazing. I really wish I could see that level of detail with my own eyes. Queue Battlestar Galactica rant ( [VIDEO] ).
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jaquers · 2022-03 · Joke / meme
I thought the same thing - reminded me of birds. (I was casually aware that we knew they had some sort of magnetism sensing, but hadn't caught up with the fact that we think it is a visual thing) [LINK] One last random association "I want to see Gamma Rays!" [VIDEO]
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scott113341 · 2022-03 · Joke / meme
You reminded me of this scene from Battlestar Galactica that has stuck with me since I watched it (spoiler alert). Conversely, the character laments the sensory limitations of the human body :) [VIDEO]
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