kempff t1_jcdhioe wrote on March 16, 2023 at 1:12 AM

Ballooning is also a technique wherein you wrap an ecstasy tab in a piece of tissue and shove it up your asshole. Take it from me, I won my 5th Grade D.A.R.E. essay contest.

ERRORMONSTER t1_jcdbn6l wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:30 AM

Reply to comment by w33dcup in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

Oh never mind that is Alan. Al! Alan!

Slavocracy t1_jcdb7x4 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:27 AM

Reply to comment by conquer69 in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

If an animal exhibits a learned behavior enough through generations it will become instinct.

Beavers are a great example here too.

7LBoots t1_jcdaxg5 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:25 AM

Reply to TIL that many species of spiders can fly through the air with a technique called ballooning by last_air_nomad

I once had about 20 little Black Widow babies crash into me while ballooning across a lake. I was fishing in a float tube, there was nothing I could do. They all just crawled up to the end of my pole and put thread out, and ballooned off into the wind.

KypDurron t1_jcdadm3 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:21 AM

Reply to comment by PraxisLD in TIL using ditto marks, or putting quotation marks under words to repeat what they say, goes back as far as the Neo-Assyrian period (934-608 B.C.) by [deleted]

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but laziness is the father.

w33dcup t1_jcda1zb wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:19 AM

Reply to comment by bobslapsface in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

Wait, that's not Alan. That's Steve.

Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve. Steve.

BeatlesTypeBeat t1_jcd9iha wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:15 AM

Reply to comment by Blueberry_Mancakes in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

I could have sworn she was just a poster

[deleted] t1_jcd9ich wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:15 AM

Reply to comment by marmorset in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

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Chewyninja69 t1_jcd99ou wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Reply to comment by h3rpad3rp in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

“Hot” is rather subjective. The fake boobs ruin it for me.

Edit: I have nothing against anyone who chooses to have implants/enhancements/etc. You do you. I’m just speaking for myself.

bellendhunter t1_jcd98if wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:13 AM

Reply to comment by lookingoutforpuke in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

Prince believed in chemtrails.

Chewyninja69 t1_jcd8aog wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:06 AM

Reply to comment by MalteseGyrfalcon in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

Tbf, I’ve never heard of Bria Valente…

Chewyninja69 t1_jcd84jy wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Reply to comment by Thrilling1031 in TIL that Prince is credited for “discovering” Carmen Electra when she began her career as a singer after moving to Minneapolis where they met and he produced her self-titled debut studio album, released in 1993. by puzzledplatypus

I always thought her apex (if I may) came from doing a cameo as herself in the TV show House?

Look_to_the_Stars t1_jcd7d90 wrote on March 16, 2023 at 12:00 AM

Reply to comment by DJ_Mumble_Mouth in TIL using ditto marks, or putting quotation marks under words to repeat what they say, goes back as far as the Neo-Assyrian period (934-608 B.C.) by [deleted]

You didn’t even use it right lmao

conquer69 t1_jcd6qwp wrote on March 15, 2023 at 11:55 PM

Reply to comment by Slavocracy in TIL: Black Herons turn their wings into an umbrella to “canopy feed”. The umbrella provides shade, which draws fish to the surface where they can be seen and caught more easily. by Geek_Nan

What you are describing is learned behavior which is different from instincts. Similar to beavers building dams despite never seeing a body of water in their life.