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Are you not aware of the throwing babies in pools fad that comes and goes in popularity? They do better than you'd think.
by nsxwolf 3y ago
Are you not aware of the throwing babies in pools fad that comes and goes in popularity? They do better than you'd think.
- shkkmo 3y agoInfants do have a "diving reflex" but that is very different from knowing how to swim. If you throw a baby in a pool, the baby will drown and die. There are undoubtedly similar reflexes that assist fulmars in learning to fly quickly, but that doesn't mean that rapid learning isn't also required.
- geoelectric 3y agoOn a very special episode of MythBusters…
- Retric 3y agoThe swimming isn’t what you think. It’s also called the diving reflex for good reason: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_swimming#/media/File:Barnbarn.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_swimming#/media/File:Ba... As a baby I fell into a pool and needed to be rescued. I didn’t inhale water, but as generally happens I very much did just sank to the bottom. Babies can be taught to float at around 5 months, but it’s not reflexive.
- contravariant 3y agoI mean they kind of have to when they're part of a species that's curious enough that they'll hear 'babies can swim' and throw babies in a pool en masse to see if it is be true.
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