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Anon sees through the lies (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] UnculturedSwine@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Why

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

It's from homeostasis, homefry!

[–] elvith@feddit.org 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Salt is hydrophile, which means it attracts water.

  • To much salt (outside cell) now attracts the water in the cell to the outside -> less water in cell, cell dehydrated.
  • To little salt (outside cell): salt in cell attracts water from the outside, but now salt levels in the cell are diluted (these are actually needed in your cell to function).
  • Just the right amount of salt: cells can now directly use the water without diluting the salts they contain and continue working as normal
[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Real worried we're going to enter a Richard Feynman level why spiral

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You only ever need 3 whys

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why?

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's basic homeostasis, homie!

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I dont follow...

How does limiting to 3 whys achieve homeostasis?

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I just answer 1 why to every why cuz fucked if I know im only ever on here pooping and people do wirrd shit when they pooo

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why?

(Embrace the whyception)

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Na pretty sure this is where the off balance of homeostasis happens and the whys are the too much salt in the equation. My homeostasis reply only binds with thre initial why but has no relevance with the second layer of whys

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Why?

[–] Digit@lemmy.wtf 1 points 1 day ago

I imagine this is similar to Socratic inquiry.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Why?

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

It's simple homeostasis, homeslice!

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago

because salt and water happen to be composed in such a way that they fit together nicely, and salt attracts the water in a similar way to a magnet. The positive and negative charges of the salt ions (Sodium+, Chloride–) fit into and attract the opposite charges of the water ions (Hydrogen–, Oxygen+).

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I felt bad for the interviewer at first, until the guy really got into his explanation. He wasn't being a dick, he was just saying "why" is a really deep question.

[–] KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Yeah he does start out a bit blunt thankfully it had a point.

[–] Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 week ago

Evolution and shit