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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] IgnoreKassandra 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Damn. Stabbing things hurts them? I'm just learning this now for the first time...

[–] maybe 6 points 1 year ago

I think further testing and study needs to occur to confirm this hypothesis. Step over here under my shiny testing instrument and I'll record the results.

[–] Finite 5 points 1 year ago

I should stop stabbing people

[–] faltuuser 4 points 1 year ago

Today I Learned

[–] grue 3 points 1 year ago
[–] MercuryUprising 12 points 1 year ago

I know, definite some big if true level shit here.

Almost reminds me of when scientists had to explain to people that fish and crustaceans also feel pain.

[–] Ddhuud 6 points 1 year ago

Ikr? Stabbing... Not good. I have to write this down.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Something really funny about needing a report to work that out.

“Surprisingly, when you stab someone with a sharp and pointy stick, it hurts quite a bit. Fascinating.”

Nobody could have predicted this.

[–] zeppo 5 points 1 year ago

I'm not sure if it's some sort of cognitive dissonance or denial, but a lot of people believe for some unknown reason that various animals or other organisms don't feel pain... even though they react like they obviously do. Lobsters are a good example.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

TIL that being harpooned is painful and unpleasant.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Right?

Dear scientists, I too dislike being skewered with sharp pointy things. I also dislike getting perforated by sharp stabby things or punctured by fast metal things.

So we're clear.

[–] Geek_King 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do people mind being harpooned? Asking for a friend.

[–] RIotingPacifist 5 points 1 year ago

We can't be sure until a government study tells us.

Unrelated I'm looking for volunteers in a government run experiment.

[–] quantum_mechanic 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wow, imagine that, other mammals and animals can feel pain. Who'd have thunk?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It’s incredible people have trouble understanding this.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I thought harpooning whales was an ancient relic of the past, not something we're STILL fighting against in the 21st century. Oof.

[–] Smokeless7048 5 points 1 year ago

Yea, its insane that its still going on.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, after this I think it's just Norway and Japan. For some reason I figured Iceland would be the last holdout, but I was wrong.

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

How else do you propose we acquire delicious and non threatened minke whale meat?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I prefer my whales to fall from the sky, accompanied by a bowl of petunias. Ymmv 😉

[–] ElephantKant 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thus begins the beginnings of "We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon!" Sorry, wrong community

[–] maybe 1 points 1 year ago

This takes me back!

[–] DestroyerOfWorlds 8 points 1 year ago

Maybe they noticed certain calico sea mammals have started fighting back

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

It was also just a single company running a few extremely old ships. The guy who runs it must have had extreme pull to have lobbied for keeping whaling running for so long in the face of massive unpopularity.

Minke whale tastes absolutely fantastic though. Might miss it.

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

That's good news. Maybe it'll put pressure to stop collecting shark fins

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

Next study: mammals can have generational memory similar to corvids?

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

We all know the real reason is that they know about the revenge of the orcas and they're trying to escape before it's too late.