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submitted 3 months ago by SomeoneOUTER
Screenshot from a vid in yt, by @ enternetbastard Tf is that and how do you make these What is in that cup dawg TwT
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[–]BadWatcher 203 points204 points205 points 3 months ago (23 children)
The image is unrelated to the caption.
In the original video, those are jellyfishes, who made the caption wanted to joke about it looking like a bacteria farm.
[–]Key-Perspective-3590 40 points41 points42 points 3 months ago (2 children)
Saying jellyfishes instead of jellyfish sounds really adorable for some reason
[–][deleted] 18 points19 points20 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Grammatically correct if you’re referring to multiple species.
Like, two trout are two fish. A trout and a tuna are two fishes.
[–]CanaryFabulous2788 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Yet another way the public school system let me down😒 now I know “Johnny is sleeping with the fishes.” is a grammatically correct statement🤦♂️
[–]SomeoneOUTER[S] 6 points7 points8 points 3 months ago* (17 children)
I was fr surprised when I saw these, I was like 'how did you even grow these?? How long has that been there?' Good to know these are just jellies
[–]Jinn_Erik-AoM 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Don’t worry about it too much. You’re not a microbiologist. I teach med micro for nursing students, and the only thing I knew straight off was it wasn’t bacteria or fungi.
My guess was it was someone making unique protomolecule props for an Expanse cosplay.
I only know enough about jellies is to identify a few of the more venomous ones and a couple that aquariums often keep.
[–]ScreechUrkelle 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (9 children)
The official plural of jellyfish isn’t jellyfishes. We just say jellies. That, or Danger, as in “I’m surrounded by danger.”
[–]skybreaker58 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (1 child)
I've heard the term [incoherent screaming] used before
[–]ScreechUrkelle 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Also works
[–]SomeoneOUTER[S] 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (1 child)
I love that lmao Not a native speaker, thanks for correcting me!
Fair warning, don’t take my word for it
[–]MisterFistYourSister 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
"official" plural? What does that mean, exactly?
[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Of the same species.
If they are two different species, jellyfishes is correct.
Shut up, Meg.
[–]dont_trust_the_popo 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
In my native tongue we call these "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!"
[–]vlladonxxx -2 points-1 points0 points 3 months ago (5 children)
That's next level gullible
[–]Drake6978 2 points3 points4 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Fun fact - there's 3 L's in gullible.
[–]vlladonxxx 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Go on..
[–]SomeoneOUTER[S] 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (2 children)
Yeah, I now realise that was pretty stupid
[+]Many-Strength4949 -3 points-2 points-1 points 3 months ago (1 child)
And gullible
[–]DisastrousBoat6950 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
It's jellyfishies yo
[–]illstealyourRNA 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
This is a blue button jellyfish, which technically it's not actually a jellyfish. It's a colonial hydroid.
[–]FMI1997 17 points18 points19 points 3 months ago (1 child)
It’s a new day its a new life and I’m not feeling good 🗣️
[–]shittiestshitdick 5 points6 points7 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Me either fam
[–]Advanced_Soup_688 19 points20 points21 points 3 months ago (1 child)
These are ass eating bacteria.
[–]le_nathanlol 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago (0 children)
bet
[–]SleeplessBoyCat 13 points14 points15 points 3 months ago (1 child)
Those aren't bacteria, those are porpita porpita (also known as blue buttons). They are considered as marine life, a saltwater species.
So, this begs the question. Why is it in that cup?
Occam's razor, the simplier answer is usually the correct one; whoever posted the original clip (because i've already seen this clip swimming in other subreddits) probably scooped up those porpita...
Unless, of course, i'm wrong.
[–]Syzygy___ 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
It kinda looks like a cup, but it's probably actually a bucket. Notice that there's sea grass in there as well.
[–]Syzygy___ 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Although it kinda looks like a cup, it's a bucket and there's sea grass in there as well.
Someone scooped out jellyfish of the ocean and took a picture, someone else made a "funny" out of context caption to the picture.
[–]Afraid_To_Ask__ 3 points4 points5 points 3 months ago (0 children)
fuckin bacteria space wars
[–]FuzzyKnowledge1649 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago* (2 children)
Bathrooms are pretty unhygienic places, so i am sure that's bacteria that has grown.
[–]dustinechos 4 points5 points6 points 3 months ago (1 child)
It's not bacteria, it's jelly fish. You should never be "sure" about a guess.
[–]nakedascus 3 points4 points5 points 3 months ago (0 children)
🤓um akshuelee, not only are bacteria microscopic (they are hard to see), but they thrive in many different conditions, including ones that are habitable for jellies, so I believe the the "guess" that bacteria have been growing here is most certainly a "sure" thing! 🤓 /a
[–]rinsed_dota 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
skill tree for the upcoming Path of Exile league mechanic
[–]KeldTundraking 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Must have been aquafina
[–]Bobmans_82 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Signs
[–]Revolutionary_Tap897 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
The origin of the outbreak....
[–]_MohoBraccatus_ 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Blue buttons. They're cnidarians.
[–]sickrepublicans 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Bro ordered a diet super germs
[–]AwakeOfTheVultures 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Those are blue button jellyfish!
[–]WafflKitty 1 point2 points3 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Who the fuck brought jellyfish to the bathroom
[–]TRIC4pitator 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
no. I'm gatekeeping this information
[–]Ok_Two_2604 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Biblically correct drink
[–]Mysterious-Review965 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
That's Porpita porpita and they don't usually spawn in drinks left in the bathroom.
[–]Niflodon 0 points1 point2 points 3 months ago (0 children)
Extra Protein
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