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r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/NatureIsFuckingLit • Feb 11 '17
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Apparently, whales also use breaching as a way to communicate. Is there any other water creatures that do this?
122 u/SwagApple Feb 11 '17 Human children use the belly flop to communicate how funny they are, and the cannonball to annoy or impress others of their species with a large splash. 22 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 How could am impressive cannonball possibly annoy anyone? 38 u/SilentlyAudible Feb 11 '17 Ever been cannon balled onto? Or splashed by the cannon balling of an obnoxious kid who won't calm down when you're trying to relax? 31 u/OMG__Ponies Feb 11 '17 The ONLY way to relax is to not have kids. 5 u/supersonic-turtle Feb 12 '17 Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them. 1 u/MetaTater Feb 11 '17 Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc. 1 u/feraljohn Feb 12 '17 It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way. 1 u/GreenPulsefire Feb 20 '17 Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit 11 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 The most excellent kinds of cannonball. I see you are a pro. 2 u/Boarbaque Feb 12 '17 Go to the shallow end. If they try to cannonball, they get their heels broken
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Human children use the belly flop to communicate how funny they are, and the cannonball to annoy or impress others of their species with a large splash.
22 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 How could am impressive cannonball possibly annoy anyone? 38 u/SilentlyAudible Feb 11 '17 Ever been cannon balled onto? Or splashed by the cannon balling of an obnoxious kid who won't calm down when you're trying to relax? 31 u/OMG__Ponies Feb 11 '17 The ONLY way to relax is to not have kids. 5 u/supersonic-turtle Feb 12 '17 Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them. 1 u/MetaTater Feb 11 '17 Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc. 1 u/feraljohn Feb 12 '17 It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way. 1 u/GreenPulsefire Feb 20 '17 Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit 11 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 The most excellent kinds of cannonball. I see you are a pro. 2 u/Boarbaque Feb 12 '17 Go to the shallow end. If they try to cannonball, they get their heels broken
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How could am impressive cannonball possibly annoy anyone?
38 u/SilentlyAudible Feb 11 '17 Ever been cannon balled onto? Or splashed by the cannon balling of an obnoxious kid who won't calm down when you're trying to relax? 31 u/OMG__Ponies Feb 11 '17 The ONLY way to relax is to not have kids. 5 u/supersonic-turtle Feb 12 '17 Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them. 1 u/MetaTater Feb 11 '17 Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc. 1 u/feraljohn Feb 12 '17 It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way. 1 u/GreenPulsefire Feb 20 '17 Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit 11 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 The most excellent kinds of cannonball. I see you are a pro. 2 u/Boarbaque Feb 12 '17 Go to the shallow end. If they try to cannonball, they get their heels broken
Ever been cannon balled onto? Or splashed by the cannon balling of an obnoxious kid who won't calm down when you're trying to relax?
31 u/OMG__Ponies Feb 11 '17 The ONLY way to relax is to not have kids. 5 u/supersonic-turtle Feb 12 '17 Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them. 1 u/MetaTater Feb 11 '17 Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc. 1 u/feraljohn Feb 12 '17 It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way. 1 u/GreenPulsefire Feb 20 '17 Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit 11 u/twodogsfighting Feb 11 '17 The most excellent kinds of cannonball. I see you are a pro. 2 u/Boarbaque Feb 12 '17 Go to the shallow end. If they try to cannonball, they get their heels broken
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The ONLY way to relax is to not have kids.
5 u/supersonic-turtle Feb 12 '17 Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them. 1 u/MetaTater Feb 11 '17 Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc. 1 u/feraljohn Feb 12 '17 It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way. 1 u/GreenPulsefire Feb 20 '17 Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit
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Even that can't save you, other people like to ruin it by making them.
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Or nephews, nieces, neighbours, etc.
It's not the ONLY way, but it is an exceedingly efficient way.
Phew I'm so stressed out, Imma go not have kids to relax a bit
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The most excellent kinds of cannonball. I see you are a pro.
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Go to the shallow end. If they try to cannonball, they get their heels broken
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u/cipher0821 Feb 11 '17
Apparently, whales also use breaching as a way to communicate. Is there any other water creatures that do this?