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I get more freaked out about thinking of falling into the atmosphere of Jupiter, just falling and falling and falling, eventually getting crushed. Or maybe a gi
by wincy 5y ago
I get more freaked out about thinking of falling into the atmosphere of Jupiter, just falling and falling and falling, eventually getting crushed. Or maybe a giant tentacle grabbing me, being pulled into some unthinking Cyclopean maw lurking just under the big red spot...
The entire rest of the universe is even more terrifying if only because it's so much more inhospitable to life.
- webmaven 5y ago> [...] Or maybe a giant tentacle grabbing me, being pulled into some unthinking Cyclopean maw lurking just under the big red spot... Any tentacle or maw belonging to a jovian lifeform would be about as substantial as a... well, let's just say that the image of a jellyfish trying to eat a crab comes to mind. The jellyfish doesn't fare too well.
- efitz 5y agoI read an interesting article about squid once. Squid have super soft bodies but hard beaks, and they catch and devour prey that is similar to or even tougher than themselves in texture. Why don’t their beaks rip off? Long story short, there is a gradient in flesh texture from their bodies to their beaks- there’s no clear line where the body ends and the beak begins. I always thought that was fascinating.