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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Well... duh? A fairer comparison would be the cow vs jeep. A sea creature vs something designed for land isn't that great of a comparison because water is thick enough that you're going to need some kind of aerodynamic (fluodynamic?) adaptation to survive. Air is thin enough that evolution can sacrifice some aerodynamics for other traits.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So is a cow more aerodynamic than a Jeep? Edit: Nevermind, it got kind of answered in another thread.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Even though you already got your answer, yes. Yes they are lmao. All I was trying to say, however, was that it's not exactly fair to compare "creatures" that exist in two different mediums.

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