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What would you expect from a seahorse though, am I right?

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I think the saying about fish not being aware of water is nonsense. People are aware that there's air around them, without having to know any science. They can feel the wind, their own breath, etc. Fish have that plus they need to push against water in order to move. A fish that didn't know what water was would be like a land animal that didn't know what the ground was.

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'll have you know fish are fucking idiots

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I have seen the documentary called Finding Dory and I can confirm this.

[–] TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says, "Morning, boys. How’s the water?" And the two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and goes, "What the hell is water?"

— David Foster Wallace, This is Water

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That joke works until you realize we're perfectly aware of the existence of air.

[–] 5765313496@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah, but would you be aware if you hadn't learned about it in school?

Oh wait. Fish spend lots of time in school. Dang.