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    If I recall the story correctly, the dude holding it knew what he was doing and did multiple times. Also he was terminal ill so he really didn’t care if things went wrong.

    So I guess who knows even more may be relieved if in favour of consensual euthanasia 🤷‍♂️

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    They have one of the most potent venoms in the animal kingdom and people apparently often don’t even feel the bite. It’s also assumed by some scientists that venomous animals with this warning pattern is the reason some people have trypophobia

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      Is that true about trypophobia? Man that would be wild and so cool if so. I’ll need to go read about this…

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      Yeah, this is an old one. IIRC, the lady holding it didn’t know it was dangerous, just thought it was adorable, then when she posted it and ppl told her, she explained she had a meltdown at how wildly dangerous that situation was and she had no idea

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        she explained she had a meltdown at how wildly dangerous that situation was and she had no idea

        I probably would too in that situation, followed by immense relief that I survived it lol

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        That’s why education isn’t just some nice-to-have luxury. Moments like these should make people go “wait, maybe it’s a shitty idea that conservatives like the Trump regime oppose proper, widely available and cheap education for everyone”.

        I sometimes wonder how many lives would not have been lost if those people had known “sea magically disappear from beach mean big wave coming” when that Indian ocean tsunami happened. Instead, many even went to the beach to observe this strange phenomenon.

        Knowledge can save your life.

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          A lot were doomed by the speed (500mph/800kph) and sheer size of the waves, which they couldn’t have escaped even if they had tried. But those in the escapable areas died needlessly.

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            Tsunamis move at those speeds you mentioned only at open sea. The closer to land they come, the slower they get, as all that kinetic energy is used to build up height.

            But even when they reach shore, they’re still much too fast to escape from on foot, as we have seen on all those videos.