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[–] dovahking 112 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Every creature that had ever breathed oxygen, dies. That's a 100% mortality rate.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Every creature that hadn't breathed oxygen also dies. Can't live with it can't live without it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

A necessary evil

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Turritopsis dohrnii would like to have a chat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

take it out of context right now

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Damn you got me, was hoping no one mentioned the immortal jellyfishes. Though if you think about it eventually when the planet dies they'll die as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They also die when they get eaten.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anaerobes have entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They don't breathe oxygen and still die though

[–] TwentySeven 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I breathe oxygen, I've never died

[–] feedmecontent 3 points 1 month ago

All current living creatures are basically a rounding error in that calculation