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  • No, my point with "functionally" is that it can be killed.

    Biological immortality is a very specific concept indicating an absence of aging and the absence of an increase in expected mortality along with age.

    I just mean that something can still eat it. This is an easy concept to understand if you're not focused on correcting people needlessly.

  • WILD Jellyfish Gang
  • This is what I mean by functionally.

  • WILD Jellyfish Gang
  • There is a functional difference between being pedantic about the word "functionally" and supplying relevant information.

    My comment indicates that the animal can still die, your comment indicates it doesn't age.

    Do you see the meaningless distinction?

  • WILD Jellyfish Gang
  • No, I meant functionally. As in practically. For all intents and purposes. As in under normal conditions.

    It's like if I said "You meant 'searching for' and not 'looking for'", when looking indicates visual searching.

    In other words it's a meaningless distinction in the usage and I would look like a real dickhead pedant if I insisted you use another word.

  • US Space Force warns of “mind-boggling” build-up of Chinese capabilities
  • Hey it's my first thought on hearing that Boeing satellite "exploded for no reason".

  • Higher power
  • I tried to search the xenomorph head and how it's shaped like a dick but it's almost all Rule 34.

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  • There is a species of jellyfish which is functionally immortal. When they get too old they simply turn into children again and re-age.

    Edit: I'm not saying it's not biologically immortal, I'm saying functionally immortal because I'm indicating that it can still be killed.

    Saying something doesn't experience aging is not the same as insisting it cannot die.

    2+2=4 is not less correct because 2x2 also equals 4.

  • Meeting the 3rd party candidates
  • She has done as much to change the electoral college as you have.

    Eagerly awaiting her next 4 year hibernation.

  • Meeting the 3rd party candidates
  • Fill in the blanks then.

  • ... i guess not
  • Yes but have you considered how this Coverfield attack will affect the team?

  • Mark Robinson sues CNN for leaking 'Black Nazi' porn site messages
  • He can drop his lawsuit if he likes, but the countersuit isn't up to him.

  • Elijah Wood is precious
  • Not even as old as book Frodo going on his adventure

  • Cheeky
  • They don't aspirate when they run, their organs slosh around and just sort of push their lungs enough to keep them alive.

  • Cheeky
  • Horses not breathing while running opened a whole new world of anxiety for me.

  • My kid found this tablet out in the woods. This sort of thing shouldn't even be legal.
  • Fill my holy churn with honey cheese was my user bio back on Reddit.

  • Wood statue of a man with rock crystal for the eyes, Egypt, ~2500 BCE
  • I saw this guy huffing galaxy gas outside the Wawa.

  • Anon attends school online
  • Like a god damned King, Anon. That's how.

  • TIL the score for Grosse Pointe Blank was composed by Joe Strummer of The Clash
  • The Bourne Identity fight choreographer also based his fights on the fights in the movie.

    If you've ever seen both movies it's very obvious.

    This movie came out in an era of shooting from the hip action stars, and John Cusack and his Kickboxing Instructor put down one of the best movie fights ever.

    Also Dan Akroyd's "POPCORN!" will never make me not laugh.