michaelvsaucetookdmt

michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_jdpeouk wrote

Reply to comment by Xyrus2000 in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh

Bro shut the fuck up lmao. You’re too high on your own supply to realize that you ARE biased.

Yes, the fertilized egg does whatever it can to grow and gain resources. Thats literally all life. You know what I call that? Efficient. A parasite is when ANOTHER SPECIES takes nutrients from its host. It is not a parasite. You’re putting your own little slant on it, using very charged language.

Pregnancy is NOT parasitic by nature. It is reproduction. The animal WANTS to give resources so that it can pass on its genetic information. That is not parasitism, which is an unwanted attack on the host.

I said you think its freaky because of the charged language you use when talking about standard biological facts.

“Voracious parasite” “vampire” “ravenous appetite”

You don’t think those carry any sort of negative connotation? You think you’re just speaking straight facts?

What i meant is i don’t want middle schoolers to hear those things specifically. Sure you said some factual things, but you don’t have to use phrases that carry such negative connotations. Thats far from how a scientist would describe these things.

Teenagers should understand how this works, but they should also not be told that a fertilized egg is a “vampiric parasite that has a ravenous appetite and will kill you if it gets the chance.” Sure, that is a possibility, but those cases are very rare and you don’t have to make it seem so scary.

You can explain that fertilized eggs/fetuses suck nutrients from their mother in the controlled environment that is the uterus. If they exist outside of that controlled environment, they can develop incorrectly and harm the mother. You see how the way i said it and the way you said it are very different?

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_jdowf30 wrote

Reply to comment by Xyrus2000 in TIL, the placenta that forms with a fetus isn't created by the mother. It grows from the fertilized egg and some fetuses actually develop outside the uterus attached to the intestines in the body cavity. by darw1nf1sh

Well youre putting your own little slant on it by saying shit like “voracious parasite.” Literally every placental mammal works this way. People learn about this in school. I don’t want you telling middle schoolers in sex ed this shit just because you think its freaky any more than i want super christians to control sex ed.

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_j2bju2p wrote

Reply to comment by pickles55 in TIL Mountain Gorillas almost never drink water. They get their hydration from from their plant diet and morning dew. Despite living in rainforests, they also tend to dislike rain and try to not get wet when crossing a stream. They have never been observed drinking water in the wild before 2013 by Ainsley-Sorsby

yeah obviously thats what i was saying. DRINKING water seems so essential as a non-gorilla

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_j2ajx3e wrote

Reply to TIL Mountain Gorillas almost never drink water. They get their hydration from from their plant diet and morning dew. Despite living in rainforests, they also tend to dislike rain and try to not get wet when crossing a stream. They have never been observed drinking water in the wild before 2013 by Ainsley-Sorsby

yeah well they dont sweat and probably have a lot higher % water in the solid food they eat so kinda makes sense. still kinda weird cause water is so essential

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_iyd7alr wrote

Reply to comment by LilBone3 in TIL that researchers actually studied the brain activity of free-style rappers to figure out how they improvise lyrics on the go. by dark_knight1702

actually ive seen a lot of his shit im just not a dick rider. the freestyling is impressive but its not like theres some interesting theme or message, its just a bunch of word play and random flexing. which is fine, but not “better than actual songs”

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michaelvsaucetookdmt t1_iyd5ly6 wrote

Reply to comment by MacRubys in TIL that researchers actually studied the brain activity of free-style rappers to figure out how they improvise lyrics on the go. by dark_knight1702

the fuck are you talking about? we dont have a “thinking on your feet” part of the brain. im pretty sure they were studying how they can access certain word associations so quickly or something like that. that skill is completely different from being able to solve an equation quickly for example

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