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Tissbutascratch
BlockedTotally not panic right now
HeckingBoof
MemberSploosh
Random user 659
MemberAnd then they fucked
Sparky221
MemberIn the original comic....yeah pretty much.
bluesub6
Memberok good job so far Alex! now make some flowers blossom for her and you'll sweep her off of her feet!.... hey it's how it happened before.. ^_^!
Octophile
MemberAlex fucking killed it with the intro then followed it up with "umm...hi..." -- making both an awe-inspiring God, but also one that is awkward and bumbling just like the rest of us.
If that doesn't give him dick points with the ladies, then I don't know what would.
Octophile
MemberAlso, and this is going to seem kinda fucked up, but ya'll know it takes longer to drown in salt-water??
snowie
Memberdear sir if you wish to use that right .. you need the sparrow
https://me.me/i/and-then-they-fucked-10635655
HighlighterJelly
Memberwait is this true? how is that possible?
snowie
Memberyou know.. Thats a lake?
the reeds he is hiding in .. i cant think of many salt water loving reeds that frogs enjoy
but, interesting fact
icebase
MemberWell in a meme way yes ( but in the comic that they do something she kinda prays for a son or something if i remeber
Octophile
MemberOkay, long ass post ahead.
"Drowning in fresh water and entering a large amount of pool or river water into the lungs and stomach is much more dangerous than swallowing a lot of sea water. Swallowing plenty of freshwater leads to quick absorption into blood from the gastrointestinal tract due to a lower osmotic pressure than blood; therefore, it increases blood volume in a short amount of time that results in the loss of red blood cells (hemolysis). Unlike freshwater, saltwater does not induce the above complications because of having the equal osmotic pressure to blood, and it just increases slightly sodium and chlorine causing mild symptoms."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7036150/
Basically, when you drown in fresh water it filters out into your body because it is pure water, which kills you faster by being absorbed into the bloodstream and reducing sodium ion concentration. This basically causes your cells to expand and explode, resulting in mass releases of potassium ions, which when combined with the lack of sodium, causes the heart to stop.
Whereas in saltwater, none of that fancy shit happens and instead you simply asphyxiate, which takes a lot longer than people think.
A person is unconscious within 1-3 minutes without air, and by 5 minutes there will be irreversible brain-damage. But drowning isn't as simple as being held under the water in most cases -- people thrash and are able to get just a seconds worth of breath in between bouts of inhaling and swallowing water. Under these circumstances, it can take up to half an hour to drown in the ocean, whereas it takes 10-20 minutes in saltwater.
It's also worthy of note that even if you survive the initial drowning, you can still die like three days later due to the electrolyte imbalance caused by having saltwater in your body.
Ctrl-Atl-Replace7888
MemberDo not be afraid
Vrayber
Member*in old radio commentator voice*
AND WHAT A SAVE BY THE MAN IN BLUE, IS BLUE?! WHO CARES THEEEEEEYYY DID-IT!
Vrayber
MemberI am more afraid of my current location
HighlighterJelly
Memberi never would have known that. thanks!
Smallfoot
MemberIt is my head-canon that the original strip is how Alexander remembers them meeting, then Gloria steps in and tells the actual version which is closer to this.
Edit: Apparently I'm not alone because checking the source, someone posted the exact same thought!
Spoodge Pukem
MemberThe goat does not float 😡
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