I'm not inside my skin. I am my skin.
this post was submitted on 07 Jun 2024
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You're a bundle of neurons piloting a skeleton inside a wetsuit
When you're in a Jaeger, you can fight the hurricane.
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They have nerves throughout their shells and can feel even gentle touch.
Hell yeah time to pet some turts
I've seen turtles love getting brushed by a soft bristle stuff like toothbrushes plus you alao clean them
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Yeah? Then explain this, mister '''''''scientist'''''''
This is just yet another example of legacy media lying to us.
So my head is not "inside" my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?
What part of you makes you? Is it just your brain?
Anyway, I think what they're getting at is that the shell is actually their spine, not like some extra thing that grows on top of their spine.
Most ppl think they have a skeleton inside them. But If you think of you as your brain (as many would day). Then your actually inside your skeleton.
I get what they try to say. But it's just funny that they correct a statement with another wrong statement.
What part of the second statement is wrong? A turtle cannot survive without its shell, just like you could not survive without your skull. It is an intrinsic part of what allows it to function as a living organism, therefore the line between "turtle" and "shell" is a bit blurred
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Can you put any external part of yourself inside your skull? That's the difference.
*shows toungue and puts it back in
Ooo, good point. But is it moving an internal part outside the skull? What's the default location of a tongue?? I'm lost in the science!
I've been trying but I'm still not flexible enough to reach.
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I think the right analogy would be to say "you are not inside your skull, you are your skull". And I would count this as a more or less correct statement.
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I feel like an annual reminder would be entirely sufficient, to be honest.
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That's tortoise silly billy
Turtoises are turtles ya dingbat
https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise
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I learned from Franklin books and Mario games that you're wrong. A picture showing a clear cavity where a turtle could pop out won't convince me!
Please don't tap/knock on turtle shells. It would be like someone knocking directly on your bones.
My bones are not weak, they can take it.
Your bones are not weak but its still not a good excuse to abuse a turtle by knocking on its shell.
Surviving and getting pissed off are totally different things that can happen at the same time...
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That's neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?
And feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
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They can feel touch through their shells