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Shape of the Heart (mander.xyz)
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[–] NatakuNox 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No. It needs to squeeze against itself to move blood to and from chambers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Could it not just sorta flex the tube? Like couldn't one part of the tube pull on or press off of the next?

[–] NatakuNox 4 points 2 days ago

No. This diagram doesn't show how they got the heart to unravel like that. There's a layer or wrapping around the heart and internal connective tissues that holds the heart in its traditional state. I'd imagine if the got the muscles of a unrolled heart to contract it would just fold or bind at points. But definitely wouldn't pump anything.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

As someone who flexes the tube very often, I would guess that the heart would start pumping unwanted fluids