For all of Darwin's scientific accomplishments, one of the things I greatly admire about the man is his courage in the face of seasickness. Reports of his journey aboard the HMS Beagle state the dude was pretty much puking his guts up the whole time, all in the name of science. He gave his lunch so that others may be a little hipper to this whole evolution thing. I might have just stayed in the Galapagos and lived in a turtle nest if I were him.
Being seasick is an awful feeling, it makes me wonder why we aren't better equipped to handle it (speaking of evolution). I understand the body's default mechanism to a whole bunch of bad stimuli is to barf but sheesh. Couldn't we just sneeze or something else less painful than have to endure endless waves of nausea? I've read before that cats rarely if ever get motion sickness because of their keen sense of balance (though they will puke in the car if they are scared-- should our local vet chime in on this one, Amy?) For the record, the only time I puked on a boat was going to see the statue of liberty and it turns out it wasn't even seasickness, though I've certainly been queasy on boats. On a Fort Lauderdale diving trip, I had to lie perfectly still between dives to avoid the dreaded upchuck while those around me hurled into the sea. By the way, rumor has it sharks are more attracted to bile than blood so if you're ever stranded in a liferaft at sea, puke in the boat-- just a little tip to help, you know, keep your genes in good shape and out of the belly of predators.
