735
Turtle Shells (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
86 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

So my head is not "inside" my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?

[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

What part of you makes you? Is it just your brain?

Anyway, I think what they're getting at is that the shell is actually their spine, not like some extra thing that grows on top of their spine.

[-] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

Most ppl think they have a skeleton inside them. But If you think of you as your brain (as many would day). Then your actually inside your skeleton.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Behold, a human being.

Behold, a human

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Well, ehhhh, that’s true for some I suppose.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I get what they try to say. But it's just funny that they correct a statement with another wrong statement.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

What part of the second statement is wrong? A turtle cannot survive without its shell, just like you could not survive without your skull. It is an intrinsic part of what allows it to function as a living organism, therefore the line between "turtle" and "shell" is a bit blurred

[-] [email protected] -5 points 1 month ago

You cannot survive without air but you're not air

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I mean yes, no one, human or turtle, can survive without the ecosystem of the earth, so you could really argue that the planet is the true organism and we are simply byproducts of its existence

[-] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yet you won't argue that you are the earth. Why would you argue that a turtle is the same as a turtle's shell then?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Where can you really draw the line? Could you survive in space without any air or equipment? Even if you could, where did the equipment and air come from?

Photosynthetic organisms are for all practical purposes part of your lungs

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Me needing something doesn't make that thing me, right? I need the sun to survive but neither the sun is part of me / I am part of the sun. Like, are you your skeleton? What about the other parts that are not bones then?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You can bring extra air and survive just fine.

You can't bring an extra skull.

Likewise, a hermit crab can bring an extra shell, but a turtle cannot bring an extra shell.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

There are animals that inhabit shells, like a Hermit crab. This is different.

load more comments (18 replies)
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
735 points (99.1% liked)

Science Memes

9337 readers
2122 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

Sister Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]