this post was submitted on 07 Dec 2024
544 points (98.2% liked)

Science Memes

11345 readers
2563 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.

Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.

Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
544
Splat (slrpnk.net)
submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
56 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Same thing with giraffes.

It's a huge misconception of unrealistic biomechanics.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

That giraffe is drinking.

When they're not intentionally bending down to reach something low down like a water hole, they look like this:

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is vertical propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago

Look I can keep posting photos I've taken of giraffes all day. All you have to say is "please post more giraffe pics"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nice deep fake! You can't trick me!

[–] flames5123 7 points 3 days ago

Are you talking about puking or just how they hold themselves? Because if it’s the later, have you ever been to a zoo? They clearly walk around with their necks held at like a 60-45 degree angle up from their spine. We can look up pictures of this in modern day too.

[–] Neon 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Giraffes literally have a rubber-like band tht keeps their head vertical at rest.

So yes, they do.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Let me guess, next you're gonna claim the Egyptians already invented rubber bands to keep their brachiosaurs upright? Not falling for it.

[–] Neon 4 points 3 days ago

Almost. They actually stole it from the Aliens that they enslaved to build the pyramids.