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[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The molten aluminum version was seriously cool, though.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you're going to destroy an entire city, at least do with style.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's an abandoned city, if it makes you feel better.

I was hoping otherwise, tho.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You want to know that ants suffered while the art was made.

[–] Beldarofremulak 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What is art without suffering?

::golfclap::

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

That is not always the case.

But for this case, fuck the ants.

[–] Wogi 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I for one would like to offer a heartfelt apology to our inevitable ant overlords.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Bite me!

Wait, they did.

[–] [email protected] 77 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Molten metal, more often, from what I've seen

[–] marcos 40 points 1 week ago

I don't think concrete will even flow consistently enough to fill the nest.

[–] Maalus 32 points 1 week ago

Yeah because it doesn't need to set and is ready to dig up quickly and doesn't break off. Concrete would probably lose a bunch of paths when they're digging it out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, I've seen this done with aluminium.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. how it looks
  2. what it looks like

You need to pick a lane, Skippy.

[–] BowtiesAreCool 5 points 1 week ago

I gave up on this like 10 years ago on the internet.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 week ago

Here's what it looks like:

see more (changes on type of ant)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=metal+filled+anthill&t=fpas&iax=images&ia=images

[–] [email protected] 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is why advanced aliens would just blow up a city, to like see what it's like underneath.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

*how it looks like underneath.

Aliens can make mistakes in English as well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

is it a mistake if they're the only ones left who can use any language? I thought history was written by the victors

[–] seeyouatthepartyrichter 36 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] M137 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or "How it looks"

It's just disturbing how most people are dumb enough to never understand this, it's such a common mistake.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

consider that perhaps language may be flexible

[–] tacosplease 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah but there are also norms.

Could you say "Merry Birthday!" Sure. Should you though?

Same thing here. It works. It just feels off.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 week ago

I recently learned that this is actually used in the UK.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

it feels off, to you. it feels fine to me. does that make me dumb or am I just a different person with different thoughts and feelings than you?

[–] Feathercrown 5 points 1 week ago

No you're dumb because you're different obviously /s

[–] tacosplease 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn't make you dumb, but it could make you seem dumb like pronouncing the "L" in salmon.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 1 points 1 week ago

might start doing that just for fun

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sometimes it bloesn't to be.

That's "yes you're totally right" in my new made up language and if you call it the obviously dumb crap it is, it's because you're inflexible

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION 0 points 1 week ago

buddy are you 14 or something because that's weak

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Thank you for addressing this.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

How it looks like?

Look I type dumb shit and don't catch it too but this is a comic, maybe proofread.

[–] essteeyou 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Perhaps this was written by someone who says things like "I shouldn't of went there"

[–] Psythik 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

And things like "anotherwords, I could care less", and "peaked my interest". Or "I'm very weary of this person".

Edit: also "sike" instead of "psych". That one drives me nuts.

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

oh sweet merciful

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Because the humans are thoughtless and dumb. Duh