Ah, so corpse count AND proximity are both factors? Along with knowledge of the presence of said corpse?
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peanuts4life@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 months agoThe whole premise of this meme is a bit silly. If there was a corpse floating near the beach, I think most people might wait for the corpse to be removed, and perhaps even a reasonable cause of death to be determined, before entering the local area. The same is true for pools.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
oxideseven@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
And corpse size. The variables are piling up… This is gonna be a difficult study
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 5 months ago
This can be simplified to the individual’s understanding of how quickly they could be touching a corpse.
smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Corpse size still plays a role. You wouldn’t want to touch a dead tadpole, but you may not even notice.
marcos@lemmy.world 5 months ago
As it says, there’s a minimum acceptable volume/corpse ratio.
thefartographer@lemm.ee 5 months ago
“Smithens, the corpse is growing near me again. Use the pool-skimmer to push it into the deep end”