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(Comic I made three years ago. Ignore the twitter logo)

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[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] notst@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] esadatari@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

for three years i have seen and loved this comic so much.

[–] notst@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Thank you, long time Heh comic lover! 🥰

[–] roon@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago
[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Serious question: Is this how genetics works?

[–] SneakyWeasel@lemmy.world 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Serious answer: eggs have a protective barrier around them, so sperm actually need to group in bunches to break the barrier, and a single lone sperm is incredibly unlikely to do well on its own. As such the ones that have a higher chance of success are actually the ones that are last and get in after the barrier's been weakened.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

There's also evidence that eggs 'choose' the sperm, or at least filter out some sperm based on genetic factors.

[–] Falafels@aussie.zone 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I have a complaint about some of their choices.

[–] eierkuchen@feddit.de 8 points 2 years ago

What can I tell you, buddy? Take it up with consumer affairs.

[–] darkpanda@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

I think this was a plot point in Ender’s Game.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In addition to the other comments, the egg is, you know, also you. The personification of one gamete or another based on your gender is weird and unnecessarily dismissive of 50% of your parentage.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've never even seen this trope done where the egg is sentient. I'd find the twist amusing just for the novelty alone.

[–] 6daemonbag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago

The chad gamete wins, but the egg turns around to blush and it's face is OP's actual face.

Honestly if you take it any farther than that then you open up for some really offensive possibilities. Better to assume it's the winning Y's fault for the lul

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Regarding fertilization, it was recently discovered that the female body uses only samples of sperm at a time, not the whole "load" at once (you want a source and I do too to refresh my memory, but I don't know how to google this specific thing).

[–] stevedidWHAT@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I can’t wait for these types of questions to be on the rise, seemingly mostly from the south

[–] bela@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] The_Eminent_Bon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

No conk onli bepis