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The scientific method (lemmy.world)
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[–] smuuthbrane 95 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Corpse size has a lot to do with it. I wouldn't swim in even a large pool with a dead human in it (knowingly), but one dead fish or rodent or dozens of dead tadpoles or bugs? Not an issue.

Heck, most household swimming pools have dozens of dead bodies in them, but they're 99% insects.

[–] [email protected] 57 points 4 months ago (3 children)

The whole premise of this meme is a bit silly. If there was a corpse floating near the beach, I think most people might wait for the corpse to be removed, and perhaps even a reasonable cause of death to be determined, before entering the local area. The same is true for pools.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 4 months ago

"Smithens, the corpse is growing near me again. Use the pool-skimmer to push it into the deep end"

[–] smuuthbrane 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ah, so corpse count AND proximity are both factors? Along with knowledge of the presence of said corpse?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And corpse size and species. The variables are piling up... This is gonna be a difficult study

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This can be simplified to the individual's understanding of how quickly they could be touching a corpse.

[–] smuuthbrane 6 points 4 months ago

Corpse size still plays a role. You wouldn't want to touch a dead tadpole, but you may not even notice.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Ah no, a dead fish indicates that the water isn't healthy. You should shy away from it.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, fish always make sure to leave the water before they die.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Fish tend to die by being eaten, a dead fish that nothing has eaten yet is a concern.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Like too much chlorine?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Now what if it's a severed human head?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Or a couple of severed toes or fingers?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (3 children)

What about a clipped fingernail? There's some kind of acceptability threshold here as well.

Speaking of which, what percentage of poo would be acceptable? Does it matter whether or not it's family?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Fingernails aren't flesh; there's no such thing as a dead fingernail because there's no such thing as a live fingernail. It's like shed hair floating in the pool; kinda gross, sure, but not dead body gross

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Let's say intact, whole, but otherwise clean fingernails then.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Similar to corpses, it's not the %, it's the accessibility: "How quickly could I be touching a corpse / poo right now?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

How distantly related we talking here? Siblings/parents or cousins? We're not the hapsburgs, no incestuous shit eating in this pool, no sirree.

[–] smuuthbrane 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hard no, leaking is gross.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What if the head was laminated after it was severed?

[–] smuuthbrane 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

How exactly do you propose to laminate a severed head??

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I don't know, I'm just the ideas guy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dip it in molten plastic?

[–] smuuthbrane 3 points 4 months ago

That's not "laminating".

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What about a dead baby?

[–] smuuthbrane 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Dead babies don't care how many bodies there are.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Ah, the old Lemmy switcheroo!