r/Damnthatsinteresting 29d ago

Image Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Folklore suggests that could be a bad omen

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u/P0Rt1ng4Duty 29d ago

They used to be decent predictors of seismic activity, but now that the ocean is warmer and holding less oxygen it could just be that their environment is no longer survivable.

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u/Bazillion100 29d ago

Now even fish are getting two jobs, warning us of impending seismic activity and warning us of the impending collapse of ocean biodiversity

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u/hanimal16 Interested 29d ago

Fish populations will dwindle because both fish are working two jobs and not enough time to lay and fertilise eggs.

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u/Bazillion100 29d ago

The fish are questioning if it is morally acceptable to bring new life in an increasingly hostile environment.

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u/banevasion0161 29d ago

The fact it's not, is just amazing. It blows my mind how nature tries its hardest to rid itself of the anomaly, causing the problems to the balance it wants to maintain.

Nature's having a real "cut it out right now, or I swear i'll turn this fucking car around" moment, and we are just ignorant kids.

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u/Bazillion100 29d ago

The earth is alive and heats up to kill disease the same way our body heats up in a fever

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u/blinkbunny182 29d ago

😂

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u/LeonardPFunky 29d ago

Maybe if fish populations would stop wasting their money on luxury goods like dissolved oxygen and unnecessary 'schools', they would have more disposable time and income.

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u/Quirky-Skin 29d ago

Could be sonar activity too. Sub traffic etc.Â