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Obviously turtles are partially insects because they have exoskeletons. /s
by throwaway889900 6y ago
Obviously turtles are partially insects because they have exoskeletons. /s
- bioinformatics 6y agoInsects are animals too.
- ribosometronome 6y agoOr are they fish?
- nightfly 6y agoNo, fish are insects.
- Izkata 6y agoCounterpoint for downvoters, the Silverfish: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish
- seanhunter 6y agoNote that while you correctly point out that the Silverfish is a fish, its close relative the woodlouse is in fact a type of wood, and therefore part of the vegetable kingdom. Turns out ontologies are confusing and probably can be some of complete, consistent, coherent or correspond to common sense but not all of the above. Whenever these types of debates come up (eg "Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?" or indeed any "Is x a type of y?") I'm reminded of Borges[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevolent_Knowledge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_Emporium_of_Benevole...
- isp 6y agoQuote attributed to Freeman Dyson (of "Dyson sphere" fame): > When I was a boy in England long ago, people who traveled on trains with dogs had to pay for a dog ticket. The question arose whether I needed to buy a dog ticket when I was traveling with a tortoise. The conductor on the train gave me the answer: "Cats is dogs and rabbits is dogs but tortoises is insects and travel free according." https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7236984-when-i-was-a-boy-in-england-long-ago-people https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7236984-when-i-was-a-boy-in...
- throwaway_pdp09 6y agoWhy /s? Anyway, turtles float. Spaceship re-entry vehicles float. Coincidence? There are no sharp edges on turtle shells, showing they've evolved to produce a detached shock front. I think that makes a convincing case that turtles are from space. Nothing else looks like them[0] on this planet, further buttressing my argument. [0] Tortoises don't count.