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ForsakenHermit 12/17/21 9:38:21 PM #1:	What are mermaids? Fish Mammal Something else What are mermaids? - Results (37 votes) Fish 24.32% (9 votes) 9 Mammal 37.84% (14 votes) 14 Something else 37.84% (14 votes) 14 The world needs to know! --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:961008656] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote> What are mermaids? Fish Mammal Something else Vote View Results What are mermaids? - Results (37 votes) Fish 24.32% (9 votes) 9 Mammal 37.84% (14 votes) 14 Something else 37.84% (14 votes) 14 Show Voting Form The world needs to know! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 12/17/21 9:43:37 PM #2:	Yes --- Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds, along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:961008763] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Yes </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Chicken 12/17/21 9:45:31 PM #3:	Theyre considered not real. Hope this helps. --- May contain bones https://youtu.be/jGbI0P4hh3o <cite>Chicken posted [p:961008814] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Theyre considered not real. Hope this helps. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamerguymass 12/17/21 9:47:48 PM #4:	They would be mammals if they breath air. --- Now Playing: "The Hunt for the Two Missing Nintendo 64 Games" An expansion came out, but I'm still a third of the way through! <cite>Gamerguymass posted [p:961008868] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>They would be mammals if they breath air. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 12/17/21 9:49:20 PM #5:	Gamerguymass posted... They would be mammals if they breath air. If they can breathe air and water then technically wouldn't that would make them amphibians? --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:961008908] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Gamerguymass posted... </cite> <quote>They would be mammals if they breath air.</quote>If they can breathe air and water then technically wouldn't that would make them amphibians? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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The_Hat 12/17/21 9:53:17 PM #7:	Since mermaids were misidentified dugongs and manatees which are mammals I'm going to say mermaids would be mammals. --- --- <cite>The_Hat posted [p:961009010] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Since mermaids were misidentified dugongs and manatees which are mammals I'm going to say mermaids would be mammals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
EmbraceOfDeath 12/17/21 10:04:30 PM #8:	Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs? --- PSN/GT: BigDaffej <cite>EmbraceOfDeath posted [p:961009229] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Hat 12/17/21 10:05:24 PM #9:	EmbraceOfDeath posted... Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs? Not all mammals! Don't forget the monotremes. --- --- <cite>The_Hat posted [p:961009253] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs?</quote> Not all mammals! Don't forget the monotremes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uta 12/17/21 10:05:46 PM #10:	It's surprisingly easy for mammals to adapt to sea life compared to the other way around, so if Mermaids were a real biological entity they would almost certainly be evolved from humans like other marine mammals. --- Others don't get to dictate what's normal and what isn't. It's something we decide for ourselves. That's why it's the most important thing to us. <cite>Uta posted [p:961009267] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>It's surprisingly easy for mammals to adapt to sea life compared to the other way around, so if Mermaids were a real biological entity they would almost certainly be evolved from humans like other marine mammals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ArgonHawk 12/17/21 10:10:18 PM #13:	I'm glad SMT fixed the "how do you fuck a mermaid problem" by making the mermaid only 40% fish instead of 50% fish --- NeonOctopus's alt >_> <cite>ArgonHawk posted [p:961009381] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>I'm glad SMT fixed the "how do you fuck a mermaid problem" by making the mermaid only 40% fish instead of 50% fish </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Pitlord_Special 12/17/21 10:14:05 PM #14:	Mermaids have mammaries so theyre mammals. --- Posted from my iPhone 13 <cite>Pitlord_Special posted [p:961009489] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Mermaids have mammaries so theyre mammals. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 12/17/21 10:16:47 PM #15:	ArgonHawk posted... I'm glad SMT fixed the "how do you fuck a mermaid problem" by making the mermaid only 40% fish instead of 50% fish Going by the mermaid-themed toy I own I'm just gonna assume they have a humanlike V somewhere underneath their fish scales --- Dolphins are people too! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:961009563] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>ArgonHawk posted... </cite> <quote>I'm glad SMT fixed the "how do you fuck a mermaid problem" by making the mermaid only 40% fish instead of 50% fish</quote>Going by the mermaid-themed toy I own I'm just gonna assume they have a humanlike V somewhere underneath their fish scales </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 12/17/21 10:18:57 PM #16:	Uta posted... It's surprisingly easy for mammals to adapt to sea life compared to the other way around What makes you say that? <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:961009623] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Uta posted... </cite> <quote>It's surprisingly easy for mammals to adapt to sea life compared to the other way around</quote>What makes you say that? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Killmonger 12/17/21 10:19:12 PM #17:	Fammal. --- "I will die of cancer before I let another dude finger my a******e." - ZeroX91 <cite>Killmonger posted [p:961009629] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Fammal. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Spidey5 12/17/21 10:24:28 PM #18:	Laura --- http://card.psnprofiles.com/1/Strangeone2007.png http://i.imgur.com/wfUGrp5.gif <cite>Spidey5 posted [p:961009762] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Laura </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Uta 12/17/21 11:00:34 PM #20:	GeraldDarko posted... What makes you say that? Mammals have a strong dive reflex that slows our heart rate when submerged in water. Even within one lifetime its easy to train this reflex to allow greater dive time, and over multiple generations you start getting marine mammals. IIrc all Marine mammals evolved this way. Whereas fish adapting to land is considerably rarer due to amphibious lifestyles being extremely difficult to maintain. There's also no need for a fish to evolve a human half, but a human adapting to water would definitely need to adapt fins flippers. --- Others don't get to dictate what's normal and what isn't. It's something we decide for ourselves. That's why it's the most important thing to us. <cite>Uta posted [p:961010595] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>GeraldDarko posted... </cite> <quote>What makes you say that?</quote>Mammals have a strong dive reflex that slows our heart rate when submerged in water. Even within one lifetime its easy to train this reflex to allow greater dive time, and over multiple generations you start getting marine mammals. IIrc all Marine mammals evolved this way. Whereas fish adapting to land is considerably rarer due to amphibious lifestyles being extremely difficult to maintain. There's also no need for a fish to evolve a human half, but a human adapting to water would definitely need to adapt fins flippers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
viewmaster_pi 12/17/21 11:03:22 PM #21:	mermaids are real, they just don't have fish tails --- We can dream <cite>viewmaster_pi posted [p:961010651] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>mermaids are real, they just don't have fish tails </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 12/17/21 11:22:52 PM #22:	Uta posted... Mammals have a strong dive reflex that slows our heart rate when submerged in water. Even within one lifetime its easy to train this reflex to allow greater dive time, and over multiple generations you start getting marine mammals. IIrc all Marine mammals evolved this way. Whereas fish adapting to land is considerably rarer due to amphibious lifestyles being extremely difficult to maintain. There's also no need for a fish to evolve a human half, but a human adapting to water would definitely need to adapt fins flippers. Marine life exists in a wide range oxegen content, it seems reasonable to say they have some level of adaptability. Wouldn't there be the same amphibious transitional period for a mammals adapting to water? Mammals being able to train their breath doesn't seem like something that would set us apart from marine life. There's an entire class of amphibians. Sure, mammals have been a around for a much shorter time, but the traditional species of mammals seem to be gone. <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:961011037] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Uta posted... </cite> <quote>Mammals have a strong dive reflex that slows our heart rate when submerged in water. Even within one lifetime its easy to train this reflex to allow greater dive time, and over multiple generations you start getting marine mammals. IIrc all Marine mammals evolved this way. Whereas fish adapting to land is considerably rarer due to amphibious lifestyles being extremely difficult to maintain. There's also no need for a fish to evolve a human half, but a human adapting to water would definitely need to adapt fins flippers.</quote> Marine life exists in a wide range oxegen content, it seems reasonable to say they have some level of adaptability. Wouldn't there be the same amphibious transitional period for a mammals adapting to water? Mammals being able to train their breath doesn't seem like something that would set us apart from marine life. There's an entire class of amphibians. Sure, mammals have been a around for a much shorter time, but the traditional species of mammals seem to be gone. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AwesomeFawful 12/17/21 11:27:49 PM #23:	ForsakenHermit posted... If they can breathe air and water then technically wouldn't that would make them amphibians? No. Betta fish and gouramis can breath air thanks to a labyrinth organ and they're not amphibians. Being able to survive on land out of water is what makes amphibians amphibious. EmbraceOfDeath posted... Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs? Live bearer fish exist bro. --- "Socialism is when the government does stuff, and it's more socialism the more stuff it does, and when it does a real lot of stuff, that's communism!" <cite>AwesomeFawful posted [p:961011125] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>ForsakenHermit posted... </cite> <quote>If they can breathe air and water then technically wouldn't that would make them amphibians?</quote>No. Betta fish and gouramis can breath air thanks to a labyrinth organ and they're not amphibians. Being able to survive on land out of water is what makes amphibians amphibious. EmbraceOfDeath posted... </cite> <quote>Mammals give live birth. Do mermaids give birth or lay eggs?</quote>Live bearer fish exist bro. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 12/17/21 11:39:09 PM #24:	Show us the way, lungfish. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:961011298] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Show us the way, lungfish. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GeraldDarko 12/17/21 11:48:00 PM #25:	Shotgunnova posted... Show us the way, lungfish. Sounds like the name of some indie band. <cite>GeraldDarko posted [p:961011458] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>Shotgunnova posted... </cite> <quote>Show us the way, lungfish.</quote>Sounds like the name of some indie band. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uta 12/18/21 3:39:27 AM #26:	GeraldDarko posted... Wouldn't there be the same amphibious transitional period for a mammals adapting to water? The evolutionary tree for fish to land based creatures likely started with something closer to a lizard than an amphibian. (Apparently most ancient fish that had lungs left the ocean as soon as they could) A fish with well developed flippers and maybe a lucky mutation that allowed for them to get up on land and lay eggs. Like how Sea Turtles work. Lungfish are actually a good example of this. But again, most of the creatures that could move onto land did so while they could. Unless fish start developing lungs again they're probably stuck down there. GeraldDarko posted... There's an entire class of amphibians. 90% of all amphibians are Frogs. Amphibians are pretty fragile creatures that are highly sensitive to changes in their environment. Unless you're referring to semi-aquatic creatures in general. In which case most mammals can easily adapt to be semi aquatic. Whereas semi terrestrial fish seem limited to just crustaceans and lung fish. There are some gill fish that can survive on land for a bit, but unless they evolve lungs or learn to breath through their skin they're forced to depend on water. Mammals on the other hand are already fine adapting to sea life. And there's still the issue of evolutionary pressure. Humans evolved larger brains and complex facial muscles to improve our communication and tool using skills. Skills which are nearly useless underwater due to how light and sound travel. If a human goes into the water they'll naturally gain fish like adaptations the same way whales and manatee did. If a fish comes on land...its going to be a lizard or an amphibian. --- Others don't get to dictate what's normal and what isn't. It's something we decide for ourselves. That's why it's the most important thing to us. <cite>Uta posted [p:961014536] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>GeraldDarko posted... </cite> <quote>Wouldn't there be the same amphibious transitional period for a mammals adapting to water?</quote>The evolutionary tree for fish to land based creatures likely started with something closer to a lizard than an amphibian. (Apparently most ancient fish that had lungs left the ocean as soon as they could) A fish with well developed flippers and maybe a lucky mutation that allowed for them to get up on land and lay eggs. Like how Sea Turtles work. Lungfish are actually a good example of this. But again, most of the creatures that could move onto land did so while they could. Unless fish start developing lungs again they're probably stuck down there. GeraldDarko posted... </cite> <quote>There's an entire class of amphibians.</quote>90% of all amphibians are Frogs. Amphibians are pretty fragile creatures that are highly sensitive to changes in their environment. Unless you're referring to semi-aquatic creatures in general. In which case most mammals can easily adapt to be semi aquatic. Whereas semi terrestrial fish seem limited to just crustaceans and lung fish. There are some gill fish that can survive on land for a bit, but unless they evolve lungs or learn to breath through their skin they're forced to depend on water. Mammals on the other hand are already fine adapting to sea life. And there's still the issue of evolutionary pressure. Humans evolved larger brains and complex facial muscles to improve our communication and tool using skills. Skills which are nearly useless underwater due to how light and sound travel. If a human goes into the water they'll naturally gain fish like adaptations the same way whales and manatee did. If a fish comes on land...its going to be a lizard or an amphibian. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Kloe_Rinz 12/18/21 7:13:40 AM #29:	mythological creature <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:961016310] in Are mermai... [t:79815436]...</cite> <quote>mythological creature </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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