• @[email protected]
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    62 months ago

    Well cells wouldn’t be circle shaped, but would it actually be to the detriment of life in that or other ways?

    Maybe cells could take a more pragmatic shape, like tactical dicks

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          32 months ago

          Capillary action doesn’t happen without surface tension, so long stemmed woody plants are out. Iirc, mushrooms were not super common before trees and spread by decomposing them, so those are gone too

    • Eager Eagle
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      62 months ago

      I think that could make some life-supporting chemical reactions difficult to happen, but I’m not qualified to judge that.

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        12 months ago

        Surface tension and reactions are manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. I’m certain that causing a change in one would also affect the other.

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        12 months ago

        I don’t, not that I am qualified to say so either! The larger surface area might be beneficial for osmosis!

        • ivanafterall ☑️
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          32 months ago

          I’m also not qualified, but I do wonder whether releasing all that surface tension inside us would alleviate a lot of anxiety. I think yes.

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            I’m qualified, our brains would immediately stop functioning and that does tend to relieve anxiety.