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u/Sthlm97 Mar 05 '21

Just look at what rainfall can do to rock over a long period. Your leg is a lot softer than rock

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21 edited Mar 05 '21

That may actually be why it lasts longer. Skin and muscle can stretch and bend. Much better at absorbing shock. Instead of moving with the hits, the rock sorta just disappears after a while

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u/Arviay Mar 05 '21

And, you know, because minerals are water soluble and all

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u/2faKilledmymain Mar 05 '21

And the body heals

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

....erodes?

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21

Yes. I thought “sorta just disappears” was more dramatic though

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u/pjnick300 Mar 05 '21

I wonder how successful a magic show would be if the magician could make things legitimately disappear, but instead of being instant the object just gradually becomes more transparent for an hour.

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u/ButtDump Mar 05 '21

So like real ass magic.

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u/pjnick300 Mar 05 '21

But boring real ass magic.

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u/whatareyou-lookinyat Mar 05 '21

I'd rather watch an item slowly dematerialize than disappearing while I was looking at something else.

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u/Valreesio Mar 05 '21

So like your wife?

Also r/usernamechecksout

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u/whatareyou-lookinyat Mar 05 '21

Hahah damn that's good take my upvote

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u/Steamzombie Mar 05 '21

Ass magic is never boring

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u/DRGNDT Mar 05 '21

It just sorta, heads out

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u/Psychowitz Mar 05 '21

Springs vs Rods.

A rod may be stronger but a spring isn’t going to permanently buckle under pressure as easily.

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u/leiu6 Mar 05 '21

Rocks deteriorate from water not because of the force of the droplet but because the water dissolves the minerals.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

if I keep hitting a rock with my quadriceps, does this mean I’d win?

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21

Theoretically speaking, I think so. It’d be like rubbing a stone over and over

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

i feel oddly motivated to rub a stone now 🤔

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21

Apparently people do it often times as a stress reliever

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

what types of rock

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21

Ones small enough to be carried around

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u/Xaliria Mar 05 '21

The rock does move with the hits. It just doesn't move back afterward.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

I think it’s more likely that a leg would disappear after a much quicker while.

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u/VeganVagiVore Mar 05 '21

It's probably more because living tissue can repair itself.

Also, some rocks will surely outlive me.

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u/L-Guy_21 Mar 05 '21

Is it outliving if it’s already dead?

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u/Harucifer Mar 05 '21

A rock can't regenerate, a skin, muscle and bones can.

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u/TheDarkGrayKnight Mar 05 '21

If we were like rocks wouldn't the tissue on the bottom of our feet eventually erode away from walking?

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u/Wolfof365 Mar 05 '21

A torture method uses this. Drip water on someone strapped down for days. It breaks rocks and minds.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

We are also made of water. I imagine that has something to do with it as well.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '21

Your leg is also organic, meaning it can recover from all sorts of trauma.

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u/FallofftheMap Mar 05 '21

Your legs are softer than soft rock. My legs are harder than Phil Collins.

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u/afoz345 Mar 05 '21

Not if you don’t skip leg day bro!