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[–] i_love_FFT@jlai.lu 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I'm a scientist, I can't confirm. My specialty is signal processing.

[–] piranhaconda@mander.xyz 3 points 10 hours ago

Username checks out

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 5 points 14 hours ago

I speak to fish, and can confirm.

Although, I must admit that the fish words for "flee to safety or face my wrath, pitiful human!" and "oh! I think that's a crumb of cracker. Yum!" are very similar in most fish dialects.

[–] betanumerus@lemmy.ca 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

As an expert in biting, expanding domains and arrogance, I cannot confirm any research won't be enough to invalidate this.

I'm not a science, but I've ingested enough science you'd believe me if I said I thought I could talk to fish.

I didn't, because I couldn't find any, but I'm going to go ahead and speak for them anyway and say this is absolutely true.

[–] BilboBargains@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

How they bite without the teeth?

[–] Live_your_lives@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Most fish have teeth, actually.

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As a fish sciencer, I can confirm this is 1000% true.

Source: trust me bro

[–] 1984@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I believed it until the"bro".

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Same. I don't think he is my brother.

[–] DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I dunno, did you even stay at a Holiday Inn last night?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 35 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] halvar@lemy.lol 11 points 1 day ago

Domain Expansion: Airwater Supremacy

Effects: purely visual

They grab the hook because they intend to pull you into the water.

[–] Brainsploosh@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The rain makes it look like the air domain is trying to join the water world, the fish are just offering a hand for the transition, they're trying to help, and there you are, taking advantage of their kindness. Ripping the fish from home, life and family, to suffocate in terror, or hope for a quick strike to the neck and the eternal quiet beyond.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We are the aliens abducting them for probing. I wonder how many fish try to warn their friends and family, just to be shunned as a drunkard crackpot instead.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

Well, if they stopped drinking.. Like ever.. It'd be easier to believe them

[–] LuxSpark@lemmy.cafe 12 points 1 day ago

The fish, full with hubris, offer themselves up.

[–] DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

I think they do because they know there won't be as many insects and the water will be colder for a few days.

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 day ago

Its because the rain stimulates life outside the water, there's more food everywhere.

The moist soil / sand means grubs & worms come to the surface. Insects are on the move looking for food / evading rain. Birds are snapping them up and discarding bits and pooping. Rain is washing all this stuff from river banks into the water.

Et cetera.

Same thing happens on the rising tide. High tide is the climax. Then everyone takes a break on the ebbing tide.

[–] sparkles@piefed.zip 6 points 1 day ago

As a people scientist, it’s definitely hubris!