They're Made Out of Meat: The Alien Encounter That Shook the Galaxy
In Terry Bisson's classic short story, two alien beings discuss a shocking discovery: a species that is made entirely of meat. As they grapple with the implications, they realize that these creatures communicate, think, and even travel through space, despite being nothing but walking, talking flesh. A witty and philosophical tale that challenges our assumptions about intelligence and existence.
They're made out of meat.
- tomhow
They're made out of meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47688678 - April 2026 (181 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43994603 - May 2025 (3 comments)
They're Made out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43883866 - May 2025 (1 comment)
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40152901 - April 2024 (1 comment)
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38420111 - Nov 2023 (168 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat (2005) [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35848313 - May 2023 (5 comments)
They're made out of meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31965062 - July 2022 (151 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30477257 - Feb 2022 (2 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24737993 - Oct 2020 (292 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat [video] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23436550 - June 2020 (4 comments)
They're Made Out of Meat (1991) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22836278 - April 2020 (1 comment)
They're Made Out of Meat - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22108726 - Jan 2020 (1 comment)
They're Made Out of Meat - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11561522 - April 2016 (3 comments)
They're made out of meat - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8910420 - Jan 2015 (1 comment)
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- bstsb
alternate link, as it seems the site is unresponsive:
https://web.mit.edu/people/dpolicar/writing/prose/text/think...
previous discussions:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47688678 (2026)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38420111 (2023)
- p2detar
One of my all-time favourites.
The story as a short-film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg