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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Horses were at least marginally less ridiculous before people got involved. Not quite to the same extent as dogs, but compare a steppe horse with a thoroughbred and you'll see that they're smaller and hardier. Much better equipped to live, slightly less able to carry fully armored people on their back.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 10 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Or that sneesing / trying to hold back a sneeze can give you an aneurism. But I guess although it's rare in animals it's not exclusive to humans.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

Rupture an existing one, right?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago

Yikes. That’s why I get a little worried about the high velocity neck stuff that some chiropractors do.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Horses not breathing while running opened a whole new world of anxiety for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

imagine having a stuffy nose and you can't breathe with your mouth.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

wait yeah no we wouldnt be able to play like, any wind instruments, traditionally at least.

[–] booly 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

that one would in fact work.

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

As much as I'd advocate for a professional rectal woodwind orchestra, I can't help but feel we wouldn't have invented the instruments in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago

if we did it would be nasal based, probably, and they would suck a lot more to play as well.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 19 hours ago (11 children)

Look up the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 22 hours ago

Dolphins probably lament not being able to make milk come out of their buddy's nose by making them laugh while drinking.

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