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[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 54 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

This is the snail immortality thought experiment. You are immortal until a certain immortal indestructible snail touches you. You can never be rid of the snail, and it will never stop pursuing you.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

I just make sure I only ever sleep in well-sealed places. An immortal cockroach would be way scarier. Immortal house centipede. Etc.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 months ago

Immortal ~~house~~ human centipede

What I wish I wasn't too irreligious to believe Cheney and Kissinger are now

[-] bhamlin@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

With Nancy Reagan in the middle

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago

Kind of weird to single out Nancy but alright

[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 5 points 10 months ago

The positive part of this is that there is no sneaking up on you. Just make sure you always live behind a revolving door.

[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

How does the snail account for space travel? Does it have a little snail rocket? And if so, is it normal speed, or extremely slow for comedic effect?

[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 9 points 10 months ago

If anything is possible, and the snail is somehow motivated to find you, then it could hitchhike on another rocket. The goal isn't to be there quickly, only to be an eventuality.

[-] int32@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago
[-] SpikesOtherDog@ani.social 2 points 10 months ago

Wait, you wouldn't actually go anywhere without one, would you?

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