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[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 61 points 3 months ago

Fun fact sea snake scales are actually hydrophobic and there is a thin layer of air around it. The snake can breathe from this bubble of scale air and some pacific island claim divers can stay underwater longer by catching sea snakes and breathing from their tails, also I just made all that up.

[-] Johanno@feddit.org 24 points 3 months ago

I almost believed you. But the part of divers breathing snake ass was too much.

[-] tastysnacks@programming.dev 8 points 3 months ago

Well, you're supposed to make out with a puffer fish if you want to breath longer.

[-] fin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

My upvote for valuable scientific knowledge suddenly changed in the meaning in the last line.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

watch it turns out that there IS a species that does this, and you were accidentally correct

that'll be egg on your face

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