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[–] sxan@midwest.social 124 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The molten aluminum version was seriously cool, though.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 71 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you're going to destroy an entire city, at least do with style.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's an abandoned city, if it makes you feel better.

I was hoping otherwise, tho.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You want to know that ants suffered while the art was made.

[–] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is art without suffering?

::golfclap::

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is not always the case.

But for this case, fuck the ants.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I for one would like to offer a heartfelt apology to our inevitable ant overlords.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Bite me!

Wait, they did.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 78 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Molten metal, more often, from what I've seen

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 41 points 1 year ago

I don't think concrete will even flow consistently enough to fill the nest.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

Yeah because it doesn't need to set and is ready to dig up quickly and doesn't break off. Concrete would probably lose a bunch of paths when they're digging it out.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah, I've seen this done with aluminium.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 year ago (1 children)
  1. how it looks
  2. what it looks like

You need to pick a lane, Skippy.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I gave up on this like 10 years ago on the internet.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 48 points 1 year ago

Here's what it looks like:

see more (changes on type of ant)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=metal+filled+anthill&t=fpas&iax=images&ia=images

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why advanced aliens would just blow up a city, to like see what it's like underneath.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

*how it looks like underneath.

Aliens can make mistakes in English as well.

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

is it a mistake if they're the only ones left who can use any language? I thought history was written by the victors

[–] seeyouatthepartyrichter@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or "How it looks"

It's just disturbing how most people are dumb enough to never understand this, it's such a common mistake.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (2 children)

consider that perhaps language may be flexible

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but there are also norms.

Could you say "Merry Birthday!" Sure. Should you though?

Same thing here. It works. It just feels off.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago

I recently learned that this is actually used in the UK.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

it feels off, to you. it feels fine to me. does that make me dumb or am I just a different person with different thoughts and feelings than you?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

No you're dumb because you're different obviously /s

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Doesn't make you dumb, but it could make you seem dumb like pronouncing the "L" in salmon.

might start doing that just for fun

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sometimes it bloesn't to be.

That's "yes you're totally right" in my new made up language and if you call it the obviously dumb crap it is, it's because you're inflexible

buddy are you 14 or something because that's weak

Thank you for addressing this.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How it looks like?

Look I type dumb shit and don't catch it too but this is a comic, maybe proofread.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Perhaps this was written by someone who says things like "I shouldn't of went there"

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And things like "anotherwords, I could care less", and "peaked my interest". Or "I'm very weary of this person".

Edit: also "sike" instead of "psych". That one drives me nuts.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] gmgmgm@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

oh sweet merciful

[–] McLoud@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Because the humans are thoughtless and dumb. Duh