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5too@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠agoBonus bonus: a blue whaleâs throat is so small it could choke to death on a grapefruit.
Iâm sure their throat can be blocked that way; but if they canât breathe through their mouth anyway, is it actually choking? Or just terminally blocked?
MisanthropiCynic@lemm.ee â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Fair point. I didnât even consider the ramifications of wording it like that instead of just saying it has a small throat. I tend to use analogies a lot
5too@lemmy.world â¨4⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Nah, it makes sense, and ice heard this phrasing before - just always wondered if they meant the poor whale couldnât breathe, or basically just had indigestion!