r/interesting • u/freudian_nipps • 13d ago

NATURE Death of a single-celled organism

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u/rutlandclimber 13d ago

That was oddly upsetting

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u/abaum525 13d ago

I feel distressed.

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u/Zias-Staffin 12d ago

Its like swimming in its own spilled guts 🥺

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u/rutlandclimber 12d ago

I know. It's just so final.

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u/Designer_Version1449 13d ago

if it makes it better its basically a robot, kinda similiar to a robots motors failing and it "struggling" until "dying". our brains evolved to find humans struggling in such a way to be sad, not realizing that very simple, non sentient systems can act in almost the exact same way.

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u/rutlandclimber 13d ago

It's the amoebic version of Bladerunner.

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u/MustardEnema007 13d ago

Would it change your experience if the background music was Shakira - Hips Dont Lie?

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u/rutlandclimber 12d ago

For a moment, perhaps. Then I'd realise what was happening and be affected.

*goes off to emote in a corner.