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Never has there been so much pseudoscience dangerously spreading around. Cow urine and bleach have been falsely named as COVID-19 cures. Other common fake statements include that the pandemic was leaked as a bioweapon, a byproduct of 5G wireless technology, and a political hoax. The explosion of this kind of false information surged just like coronavirus cases, and the World Health Organization called it the “infodemic.”

Luckily, many people, not just scientists, medics, and policymakers, have stood up for quality information. One such example is the subreddit “Facebook Science,” which has very little if anything to do with science. “Facebook has countless science-based pages,” states the page’s description and adds: “But this isn't about those, it's about the science-denying pseudo-intellectuals who think they know better than centuries of scientific understanding and aren't afraid to leave comments arguing even the most simple of concepts.”

In order to show the absurdity of it, more than 43k members of the community are sharing and calling out the most ridiculous posts, arguments, pics and comments they have spotted online. Below are some of the worst examples they shared.

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Masks Bad

Masks Bad

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Becky Moore
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like my hearing seems to go when I have a mask on...either that or I lip read way more than I realise and my hearing has stayed the same :P

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To find out more about the Facebook Science subreddit and the community behind it, Bored Panda spoke with its only moderator named Yunners. “The genesis of the sub came from a YouTuber called Aron Ra that featured a video on the Ken Hamm Facebook page and the comments found therein. Hamm is a Christian fundamentalist that tries to teach children that the world is only 6000 years old and takes the Bible literally. Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, everything,” the moderator explained.

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Why Study Science?

Why Study Science?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Starting from the pictures to the writings, every bit of this is an absolute gem!

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#4

Lol Forever At “The Devil’s Doorbell

Lol Forever At “The Devil’s Doorbell

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.“Obviously a lot of that is at odds with scientific consensus, so as you can imagine, his Facebook page is full of the most gibberish claptrap you're likely to find anywhere, and his followers just lap it up.” This is what gave Yunners the idea to start a subreddit that collects similar posts across all social media to highlight the sheer amount of misinformation out there.

The moderator added that “Initially it was to laugh at idiotic ideas that people have about the shape of the Earth, weird home remedies and other nonsense pseudoscience beliefs that people buy into.”

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#5

Thanks For Trying

Thanks For Trying

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Aman Varkkey
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The one study that said it was about the link between autism and the digestive system. It also says in the paper further studies are needed to prove the link between vaccines and autism which never happened. The guy who wrote it wanted to sell his vaccine which was shady.

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#6

Vaccinations vs. Seat Belts - Anti Vaxxers Flawed Logic

Vaccinations vs. Seat Belts - Anti Vaxxers Flawed Logic

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's what you get when you lose a lot of time on school shooter drills. Time that should have been used to educate.

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Bush Did 9/11

Bush Did 9/11

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When asked why, in their view, so many people believe in false pseudoscientific things, Yunners believes that it can be any number of things. Like, “problems with the education systems, issues with critical thinking ability, fundamentalist religious upbringing, creationism being sold as a 'science' in Bible Belt America doesn't help things either, etc.”

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#9

Anti-Masker Who Thinks Covid-19 Is A Hoax Accidentally Makes A Case For How Quarantines Work

Anti-Masker Who Thinks Covid-19 Is A Hoax Accidentally Makes A Case For How Quarantines Work

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Rijkærd
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Too bad they can't read...these ones are the copy-paste- share gurus...

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#10

That’s Not How Flu Shots Work

That’s Not How Flu Shots Work

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When the pandemic started, The World Health Organization announced another endemic—the infodemic, which is basically when too much information, including false or misleading information, is propagated in digital and physical environments during a disease outbreak.

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We asked Yunners if they have seen any of this shared on the subreddit. “Absolutely! When the pandemic hit, a lot of the anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists came out of the woodwork to spew any and all beliefs they had,” the mod said and added that “Unfortunately a lot of these people had prominent positions in the media and politics, so they already had a platform and followers to lap it up.”

#11

This Has To Be The Dumbest Question Ever Asked By An Antivaxxer

This Has To Be The Dumbest Question Ever Asked By An Antivaxxer

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shae
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait until this guy hears that the phone he posted this on wasn't grown on a tree

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#12

That’s Not…oh My God

That’s Not…oh My God

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According to Yunners, spreading pseudoscientific statements is essentially harmful. “All it takes is the wrong person to risk their life based on this newfound information, next thing you have flat Earthers killing themselves in homemade rockets to try and disprove the globe, anti-vaxers refusing covid vaccines and dying from it as a result, then you have the new-age healers that drink their own urine or try to survive on air alone, causing physical damage to themselves.”

#14

An English Scientist Appeared On Facebook This Morning

An English Scientist Appeared On Facebook This Morning

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#15

That’s Not How Gravity Works

That’s Not How Gravity Works

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#16

Veganism Is Satanic

Veganism Is Satanic

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The creator of the subreddit added that “There's definitely a problem with responsibility (or lack thereof) when it comes to sharing pseudoscience as fact.”

“I think education is part of the problem,” the moderator said. “Another issue is that once you start down the rabbit hole, you start to distrust any official source of information because of the Illuminati, Freemasons, Reptilians or whatever the flavor of the week is for the conspiracy nuts,” they concluded.

#17

Want To Think About That A Minute Longer?

Want To Think About That A Minute Longer?

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Zedrapazia
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A mammal is an animal that gives birth to living, warm blooded offspring which it nurtures with milk. Did your child came out of the void as s lizard, craving for the sould of the unholy?

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#19

Vaccine Bad

Vaccine Bad

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DUN DUN (she/her)
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And the creator is an example of the effect of hitting your head at a young age.

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#20

Another Anti Vaxxer Gets "The Clap"

Another Anti Vaxxer Gets "The Clap"

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Learning Makes You Dumber, Apparently

Learning Makes You Dumber, Apparently

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Truth Monster
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is a garbage in-garbage out. You can read nothing but trash and be as ignorant as when you started. Depends on your material.

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#22

"2nd Grade Science" Indeed

"2nd Grade Science" Indeed

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ThatGuv
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet 2nd grade science was a magical 4 years for OP

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C C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just choked on my drink laughing so hard! "Magical 4 years" got me dying over here!

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Iseefractals
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's amazing to me that despite an increase in this kind of idiocy, anyone can procreate. Anyone at all. Can't own a rifle till you're 18 Can't vote or join the military till you're 18 Can't own a handgun till you're 21 Can't smoke or drink till you're 21 Can't rent a car till you're 25. You require a different license for each class of vehicle You need a license to be a land surveyor, teacher, lawyer, doctor, therapist. nurse, electrician, contractor...in fact nearly a quarter of all workers in the US have an occupational license But making a new human life? Find someone to f**k you....and eh, you'll figure it out! It'll be fine!

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SCP 504
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What explanation do they have for the water going DOWN?

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Ely Tanaka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Because the ice will 'leave free space' for the water maybe? I don't know, I'm just trying to malfuncion lol

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Blue Purple
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

right, because the water goes into the sky to change the shape of the moon ;)

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Requiem
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they see the icebergs like large rocks, if you picked it out of the ocean the water would lower.

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Kathryn Baylis
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Evidently they never put ice in water then let it melt to see what happens. You know, just for shits and giggles.

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An Co
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1) Icebergs melting makes no change. That is correct. 2) Ice melting on land (i.e. greenland, iceland, Antartica) runs off the land, leading to a sea level rise. These people clearly got confused. They have no idea what they are doing.

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Red Panda
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

‘It’s grade 2 science’… they must be in kindergarten!

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Zoe Vokes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not hard to prove it either right or wrong. Just put water in a container in the freezer. Water freezes and gets smaller. Water melts bad gets bigger. 1st grade students could work that out.

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Actually water is one of the few substances that expand when freezing

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Immortal Emperor Paradox
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To know more about this: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-is-worldwide-sea-level-rise-driven-by-melting-arctic-ice/#

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Pain
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So basically, this person’s saying that pouring more water in a glass of water will make the level go down. Where's this person’s brain?

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PADNA
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well technically a law of Archimedes say that the underwater part of an ice berg would stay at same level: solid item and fluid version of that item take up same volume. A word "cap" suggest that it is not underwater. Either way, water level is least of humanity's problems. I'd be more concern about the inevitable famine.

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Bobby
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You know I can see where you are going with this. Unfortunately it also means I can't explain why you're wrong because your science understanding ends after 2nd grade

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Lady of the Mountains
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

are they aware the ice comes above the level of the water? you don't want all that stuff to melt and come down into the water. I think this person stopped at second grade.

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LynzCatastrophe
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

OK. I want you to grab a bowl. Fill it half with ice cubes and half water. And watch it melt.

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memyselfandI
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This probably comes from the fact that there’s a lot of ice currently above the water level, and if that melts it would add to the oceans, making the levels rise. However, that’ll mostly be canceled out by the fact that ice is less dense than water. It’s not an altogether ridiculous theory though.

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DrBronxx
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're right. It is second grade science. They would fail second grade science.

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Cath poop
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and assume he's never passed 2nd grade science.

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Crystal Anderson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not your average everyday stupid. This is ADVANCED stupid.

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Jacob B.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The more I read this posting, the more I fear for humanity.

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HarriMissesScotland
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mitch McConnell, Trump, Ron DeathSantis, Marco Rubio ad infinitum

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Tina Hugh
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Water expands when it turns to ice. That's why ice floats. If a giant hand pushed all the ice caps underwater, sea levels would rise and then fall as the ice melted until it stopped falling at a level higher than it is now. So he's almost right:-) /s/

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otplus
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

From the minds of the institute of true science and theology

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Sabrina Bowen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes... When you add water, water levels go down... Thats just basic water math... RIGHT??

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Izzy Curer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think they're trying to use the logic that the oceans are completely frozen, since ice expands. Maybe

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Arieke
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I you take the heavy thing out of the water, the level of the waters drops.......science......AmIright? AmIright?

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RedMarbles
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Man, the confidence level of people who aren't terribly intelligent is unreal. So confident that they find the views of scientists and anyone who believes them to be "hilarious."

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They've obviously never observed what happens when ice melts in a glass of water.

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arandomboredpanda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

at what grade did your conservative parents pull you out of school, exactly?

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Elisabeth Breckenridge
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ok. I can see this person's confusion here: ice takes up more volume than water. So if all the glacial ice were floating in the water than this wouldn't be wrong. However what they fail to understand is that the glaciers are covering land.

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Galious
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"The melting of ice floating on the ocean will introduce a volume of water about 2.6 per cent greater than that of the originally displaced sea water. The melting of floating ice in a global warming will cause the ocean to rise", Geophysical Journal International, Volume 170, Issue 1, July 2007, https://academic.oup.com/gji/article/170/1/145/2019346

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WebbyWebWeb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Goddamnit!! Now I've got displacement scenarios running through my brain - now, if I could only remember what % of icebergs is underwater (and do maths in my head).....

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Adam C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I want to do this experiment...I mean ice do have at larger volume than water.

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Judes
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2 years ago

It's irrelevant. Sea level rises will mainly be due to ice on land melting (e.g., glaciers, ice on Antarctica) not icebergs.

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Dillon Hughes
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree.. But it never occurred to me but there is a lot of oxygen in ice... Not enough, sea level would totally increase.they should get a cooler with ice ad water then measure....

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#24

Does Trump Standing In The Same Room As Biden For 90 Minutes, Breathing The Same Air Count As An Assassination Attempt On The Competition?

Does Trump Standing In The Same Room As Biden For 90 Minutes, Breathing The Same Air Count As An Assassination Attempt On The Competition?

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, but it technically could be viewed as an attempt by nature to get rid of an unwanted creature.

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#25

That's Not How This Works. That's Not How Any Of This Works

That's Not How This Works. That's Not How Any Of This Works

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only if you got the live virus vaccine. Which few people can get. So don't worry.

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#26

Shared Unironically On My Timeline And Immediately Thought Of This Sub

Shared Unironically On My Timeline And Immediately Thought Of This Sub

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dolphins can also be brutal, bullying rapists, so... pick your doula carefully!

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#27

Karen? Is That You?

Karen? Is That You?

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"I Dipped This Bowl In Liquid, Therefor The Earth Is Flat"

"I Dipped This Bowl In Liquid, Therefor The Earth Is Flat"

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#30

Vaccinations Unlocks Donkey Kong Mode

Vaccinations Unlocks Donkey Kong Mode

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#31

This Guy Needs Some Answers. He Can’t Wait To Hear Your Globe Earth Explain This One

This Guy Needs Some Answers. He Can’t Wait To Hear Your Globe Earth Explain This One

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Salt The Wounds

Salt The Wounds

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#34

Water Has Feelings Too, Guys (Seriously Wtf)

Water Has Feelings Too, Guys (Seriously Wtf)

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#35

Little Sharks Because Biology Is Irrelevant

Little Sharks Because Biology Is Irrelevant

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A Friend Of My Sister's Posted This Unironically

A Friend Of My Sister's Posted This Unironically

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As I'm scrolling down, the only thought revolving in my head is, "I bet the next one can't top the stupidity of this one." By now I owe myself more than 25 bucks.

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#38

The Sun Isn’t A Giant Sphere. It’s A Cluster Of Hexagons

The Sun Isn’t A Giant Sphere. It’s A Cluster Of Hexagons

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This just seems like someone trolling stupid people to see if they'll blind themselves.

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