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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We were never meant to see this, the devs just added it to amuse themselves.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 45 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This brings me back.

I got this image from a lecture about Marram grass, I placed it on Reddit, and every now and then it gets reposted.

glad to see it here

RIP my banned Reddit account.

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crazy how often i see a comment like this on lemmy. Just reinforces that everyone who made reddit what it was has jumped ship.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

after Reddit I tried mastodon. didn't manage to get into it, too different from what I'm used to

[–] whimsy@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

You'll have to migrate once more since lemm.ee is shutting down :/

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Of course this gets a lot more grim when you realise the grass had to be sliced to put under the microscope.

So they sliced a smiling organism and captured the expression at the moment of death.

I know I'm supposed to be strong, but I'm shedding tears. 😢

[–] TheOctonaut@mander.xyz 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Grass, famously, does not die when it's cut. In fact to some degree, grass benefits from being grazed on, as grazers in a meadow will eat everything - leaving grass that is ready to grow back quickly, and severely harmed weeds and shrubs that will either die or be significantly set back while the grass quickly overshadows it.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

True, the plant as a whole doesn't die.

But this particular slice of grass on the microscope slide?

Dead.

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I suppose, but only about as dead as a sliced off arm, I think? And that plant gets to regrow that arm!

[–] ExtraMedicated@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

And that severed arm is giving you the thumbs-up gesture.

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ooh, don't make me link to That One CGP Grey/Kurtzgesagt Thing. Well I might as well do it. Existential Crisis One! Existential Crisis Two!

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

So what you're saying is... I'm indestructible!

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 months ago

I'm really sorry I should have put a NSFL tag on it

[–] Cassa@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)
[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 months ago

Scrub Daddy!

[–] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Looks like dicks who are about to cum a Smiley.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago
[–] Doxatek@mander.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nothing to do with rain. But it definitely does look cheerful

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Must ecstatic at the moment, it’s absolutely torrential here

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago

🎵 Locoroco music plays 🎵

[–] latenightnoir@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Can relate!❤️