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3.5sThis is Colossus, the beanstalk project.
3.57sOrdinary beans are a magical fruit, but they're tiny and pathetic.
3.8sSo we spliced elephant DNA into their chromosomes for added heft.
1.03s(TRUMPETS)
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6.01s(BUZZING) So those magic beans are actually genetically engineered?
1.95sYou can't just meddle with life like that.
2.17sWho do you think you are? God?
1.39sI wish.
4.17sThen I could stop these things from collapsing under their own weight.
3.09sWhy are you committing these atrocities against nature?
1.93sNature's out of its league.
2.74sThere are 40 billion hungry people on this planet,
3.62smany of whom will pay top dollar for one of my pine-u-porks.
5.51s(OINKING) MOM: Find yourself a porcupine, blast some pig DNA into it,
3.24smicrowave till juicy. (DINGS) And bang!
3.32sYou've got a cocktail treat complete with built-in toothpicks.
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1.75s(CHUCKLES) Mmm!
4.19sDare I even ask what horrors are behind that door?