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[–] wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 171 points 2 months ago (2 children)
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

Your username could be interpreted as analogous to their digestive system.

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 67 points 2 months ago (4 children)

And plastic bags keep them from being able to vomit out the water.

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 21 points 2 months ago

Isn't nature beautiful

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but think of the CEOs! What would happen if they didn't buy a new supercar each year at least?

[–] Geodad@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Aww, shit. I've been using the same ALDI bags for years now. I guess they'll have to cut back on their avocado toast. 🤷‍♂️

[–] syreus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

They generally expel the water out the nostrils so drinking straws love to get lodged in their noses. Then they slowly die of starvation. Isn't life beautiful?

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 58 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This would have been a useful upgrade during Uni...

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Purge the booze, keep the snacks. Yeah that's handy.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] death_to_carrots@feddit.org 44 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Booze the purge, snack the keeps?

[–] AnarchoEngineer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

No no no

Snack the keeps, booze the purge

That’s what they meant

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought they were implying "Purge the keep, snack the booze."

[–] ralakus@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Maybe it could've been "Yeah the booze. Purge the snacks. Keep that's handy"

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 47 points 2 months ago

Unfortunately if can also lodge inedibles in their throat such as plastic wrap.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They're filter feeders? Like whales, but the teeth are in the neck?

[–] CityPop@lemmy.today 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So do they just have no gut acid? How quickly does that regenerate if you’re giving your stomach a seawater oral enema every time you eat.

[–] cenzorrll@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 months ago

Well, our stomachs are not at full acid all the time, only when we eat. I imagine it's pretty similar.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

turtles, because of the jellyfish they eat have very thick eosophagus lining, i assume thier stomaches are equally touch.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Imagine if human digestion worked this way. Next to every drinking fountain would be a purge trough.

[–] Fleur_@aussie.zone 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't a reverse filter mix things together

[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think a reverse filter would only let large particles through while retaining the ones to small to pass through it.

[–] thelasttoot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's still just a filter. A filter is something that separates and divides a mixed group into specific categories. So a reverse filter would be the opposite of that. Something that takes separate groups and mixes them together.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Something that takes separate groups and mixes them together.

I've got a system like that, you can mix together things from any group you want: fruits and vegetables, proteins, grains, you name it. Unfortunately the end product isn't what I'd describe as desirable.

[–] Midnitte@beehaw.org 3 points 2 months ago

So size exclusion chromatography

[–] Chee_Koala@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Now that's classy

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So if they can’t swallow something do they just die

[–] Hule@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Don't we all?

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

An odd dragon

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reverse filter is a strainer or sieve.

[–] thelasttoot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Strainers and sieves are filters. A filter is a filter. A reverse filter is still a filter. Direction doesn't make a difference because direction is subjective.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Direction matters in what you keep. A filter you keep the water. A strainer/sieve you keep the contents. Direction does matter, that's why the comic has to specify reverse filter. But it's a poor choice of words because reverse means it's a strainer/sieve.

[–] Cort@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Well, unless you used the strainer/sieve to get and keep fine cake flour (the water in your analogy) from coarse flour (the contents).

Or like in the way they use sieves to sort gravel. They keep all of it.

My point is, direction is relative.

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[–] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sspine doesn't make sense here at all. I assume OP meant esophagus/ gullet.

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It says spines, rather than spine. The esophagus is covered in spines (think like the spines on a porcupine, not a backbone).

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Those "spines" are called papillae, for anyone wanting specifics.

[–] feinstruktur@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thanks to all for the English lesson! I've learned something.

[–] Crankenstein@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

More a biology lesson. It's the scientific word for the appendage. Human's — I believe all mammals as well — have them lining our lower intestines. They help us absorb nutrients by increasing surface area.

The word itself, papillae, just means "a small, rounded part which protrudes from an organ/ nipple" from Latin.

[–] Hexarei@programming.dev 8 points 2 months ago

Seems like they meant spines to me? As in those little spikey spines pointing backwards down the esophagus?

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

I bet theres still always carrots in it.

That must feel so good

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Wouldn't check valve be more accurate?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It only stops solids above a certain size, so a filter is more accurate. Check valves generally stop everything or all of a class of things, the turtle passes all liquid and some solids

Our heart valves are check valves

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A class of things = large solid objects like jellyfish and food?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe, I'm no linguist or expert. Small jellyfish will go out with the water

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction.

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