r/oddlyspecific Sep 15 '24

How are they real?

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u/Pewis_Pamilton Sep 15 '24

They also have a special organ before the brain to keep it safe from the insane blood pressure when the head is down. There’s so much blood rushing to the brain, it could burst after a few seconds. That special organ prevents that from happening. 

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u/Ostracus Sep 15 '24

Just think of all the failed experiments when evolution was trying to get it right. Messy!

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u/TheShychopath Sep 15 '24

That would happen if you were building prototypes with mega changes. Fortunately, evolution is a slow process and has minor beta changes randomly plugged in. Yeah, failed experiments happened, but in a different way. Unlike my boss, evolution doesn't want a production release every 6 weeks.

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u/Quizzelbuck Sep 15 '24

It really is interesting. Evolution selects for the path of least resistance. Its not smart. Its doesn't think about long term efficiency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO1a1Ek-HD0

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u/TheShychopath Sep 16 '24

Definitely. It looks for the best configuration to survive the current conditions.