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minus-squareSkaveRatlinkfedilinkEnglish18•2 days ago involved just wounding an animal not even wounding. Just persistent tracking and following. Most prey animals can run away quickly, but need lots of rest. Humans can just keep going. And going. And going. Until the prey just is too exhausted to run.
minus-squareRaltoidlinkfedilinkEnglish14•2 days agoIt’s why the trope of an enemy that never stops/is endless is so terrifying, and thus common in media.
minus-square@ouRKaoS@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days agoThat’s why you can’t take your eyes off the snail!
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 day agoPay some college students to cast the snail in epoxy.
minus-square@iheartneopets@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days agoYes, very true! I almost added that when writing my comment, but didn’t want to blather on too long in a comment about a meme haha
minus-square@SabinStargem@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days agoI guess the Energizer Bunny was an evolution that came about, due to humanity’s hunting style…
not even wounding. Just persistent tracking and following. Most prey animals can run away quickly, but need lots of rest.
Humans can just keep going. And going. And going. Until the prey just is too exhausted to run.
Got it.
I am prey.
It’s why the trope of an enemy that never stops/is endless is so terrifying, and thus common in media.
That’s why you can’t take your eyes off the snail!
That’s actually the decoy snail
Pay some college students to cast the snail in epoxy.
Yes, very true! I almost added that when writing my comment, but didn’t want to blather on too long in a comment about a meme haha
I guess the Energizer Bunny was an evolution that came about, due to humanity’s hunting style…