Template:Did you know nominations/Caterpillar inflation

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The result was: promoted by Gatoclass (talk) 06:14, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Caterpillar inflation

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• ... that colour photography replaced one of the advantages of caterpillar inflation?
  • ALT1:... that caterpillar inflation involves pulling their guts out with a pair of forceps?

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Created by Geni (talk). Self-nominated at 03:09, 27 March 2017 (UTC).

• Article is new and long enough. It is neutral, uses inline citations and I cannot see any copyright violations. The hook is good, and cited with an offline source (I managed to find the relevant passage online though). QPQ has been done. I will never look at a preserved caterpillar in the same way again. :) - JuneGloom07 Talk 12:18, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

• I was asked to try and provide an April Fools hook for this nomination, so here is one possibility:
• ALT2: ... that caterpillar inflation is a gut-wrenching process? Gatoclass (talk) 08:19, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

• How about process rather than spectacle?©Geni (talk) 20:15, 29 March 2017 (UTC)

Geni, because the caterpillar ends up being a spectacle, ie a specimen to look at. Gatoclass (talk) 03:26, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

But if you think that's too opaque, we could go with "process" I guess. Gatoclass (talk) 03:28, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

The article is more about the process than the end result.©Geni (talk) 07:44, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

I changed it to "process". On reflection, I don't think "spectacle" works the way it was intended anyway. Gatoclass (talk) 08:20, 30 March 2017 (UTC)

• Approving ALT2, striking the other hooks and replacing JuneGloom07's tick. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:50, 30 March 2017 (UTC)