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[–] how_we_burned@lemmy.zip 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Well no other animal has mastered Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography either.

Also this one time I shot up heroin whilst peaking on acid and MDMA whilst sucking a bulb of nitrous whilst having sex (fine it was a blow job)

Even some of the more intelligent apes haven't mastered that either

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

You win on drug count, but still tie on "doing all the drugs available" with multiple other mammals

[–] antsu@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 6 hours ago

United by high cholesterol!

[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago

It's a combination of tool use, community/society, and opposable thumbs

[–] shrek_is_love@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 day ago
[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 2 points 15 hours ago

Anyone who has tasted good karage will never argue with the assertion that fried chicken is the greatest accomplish of human civilization.

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

what other animal cooks their food at all?

[–] Biffsbraincell@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 hours ago

Some australian raptors will deliberately spread wildfires to hunt. So they probably cook some food, but it's not intentionally for that reason.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 5 points 22 hours ago

Many (crows, racoons, probably more) will use water to soften food, which is kinda similar. Control of fire I think is too difficult for proper cooking.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

specifically, fried chicken is near universal