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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 22 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] einlander@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

That's just a person taking a vacation, and letting themselves go.

[–] dumbass@aussie.zone 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can I just keep slapping the red button?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I think I'd lose my job if I slept through winter.

But if everyone did it I'd only see tropical and southern hemisphere people online. It would be a quiet internet. All the advertising would be for tropical Asians. I'd wake in spring with a season of northern podcasts queued and it would take a while to get to my local ones.

Things would be pretty similar to now for America and Europe, just with the years half length

[–] GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 8 points 6 days ago

I misread fat as hat, but that would work too

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Blue is always getting pushed. Migratory birds put on fat before the flight to have the energy required for the journey and hibernating species do the same so they can afford to eat very little during winter.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

That must be a very delicate balance since it must expend more energy to fly if the bird is heavier.

But I remember hearing about the amazing migratory flights of some small birds that they conquer in under two days, which would imply they were flying 35mph nonstop with no breaks. So it must be working well for them.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 6 days ago

They become pretty fat, so the energy storage outweighs the increased consumption. I can always tell when they are about to leave because they are significantly round.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 6 days ago

Plus lots of animals like polar bears both put on fat and become dormant.

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 4 points 5 days ago

Meh, I seem to be an animal that keeps working 9-5, barely sees the sun for 2 months, and burns shit tonnes of fossil fuels to make up for the heat and light.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I've never understood why humans migrated to cold areas.

"Hey Bob! Let's move the tribe up near the Arctic circle."

"Uh, won't that be a little challenging?"

"Don't be a wuss Bob, nobody like a complainer."

[–] SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"Longer winters means less mosquitoes!"

"What about the rest of the year?"

"..."

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 6 points 6 days ago

Adapt, migrate, or die.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 5 points 6 days ago

I lose hair, have no feathers, but will accumulate fat. So at least that's going for me...

[–] Texas_Hangover@lemmy.radio 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I go with dormant and fat myself.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 days ago

Same, maybe I should check out the yellow button.

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago

Plants: 🥀

[–] cute_noker@feddit.dk 1 points 6 days ago

Just wear a jacket jeezzzz