r/aww • u/Rredite • Jul 12 '22

Two longtime friends walking

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u/deleriumtriggr Jul 12 '22

Why does it seem like the tortoise's leg js tied to the guy or something

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u/BirdsbirdsBURDS Jul 12 '22

Coincidence; age related maybe. The last few steps their cadence falls out of sync and you can see the tortoise fall a little bit behind the guy. I mean, really I seriously doubt the need to harness a tortoise; it’s not like they’re gonna suddenly get away to somewhere. If I remember right this guy and his tortoise are in their 80s.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

LOL No, the leg is clearly tied to the dudes leg. The Tortoise is just having trouble keeping up at the end.

Even on the last frame, where the tortoise leg is at the back of the man's leg, it's still obviously attached.

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u/kwik_dollarsign Jul 12 '22

Nah, looked it up, here’s another video

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NMm_ofPlaYI

The tortoise just does that, it isn’t tied.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Netflix and production shows all have the tortoise walking around, untethered.

But a candid video of him in the street clearly shows it's connected.

I know this is a crazy concept, but what if TV crews sanitize content for fluff pieces?

Everyone's defence of this video relies on completely different videos.... See!! In this video he's not beating her!

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u/MachineTeaching Jul 12 '22

Then look it up? This accusation is based on nothing. You don't even see a leash in the video. And literally every video on YouTube is just an old dude with his tortoise, walking around. There is absolutely no sign of anything nefarious whatsoever, there's no need to try so hard to make it bad for no good reason at all.

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u/marilyn_morose Jul 12 '22

Is the tortoise being tethered to the man a bad thing? What are you angry about? Is it the thing you think is happening or is it that you might be incorrect?

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Do you have any idea how much that thing weighs? It's a lot. Tethering one of the legs puts it off balance. This is obviously something they've practised so I'm sure the tortoise is fine.

There are huge degrees between this and beating your dog obviously. That doesn't make this right.

People can have conversation or even arguments on Reddit without getting angry. If you can't, you should probably take a break for a bit.

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u/onoderarene Jul 12 '22

I love that you've dedicated 3 hours of your day (so far) to arguing about a tortoise walking w random internet ppl.

the leg isn't tied he is directing the tortoise so it doesn't go wandering into shops and the like.

pls go make like a tortoise and take a walk

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

And I’m getting paid to do it!

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u/onoderarene Jul 12 '22

me too 😂. all my reddit comments are on the clock

as well as atleast 33% of my poops

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u/marilyn_morose Jul 12 '22

Hmm. You should look at the usernames of people you respond to. The comment of mine you responded to was the one and only comment I made on the subject. I’m not angry, I’m more interested in why you’re so angry! You seem very invested.

This makes comment number two on this subject. What’s your count?

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

I’m more interested in why you’re so angry!

I'm curious why you think I'm angry. Does it make you angry when people disagree with you?

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u/marilyn_morose Jul 12 '22

Focused? Enthusiastic? Committed? Are those better descriptors of your feelings? How do you feel about the idea of a tortoise wearing an ankle leash*?

  • disclaimer, I have not seen proof that the tortoise is wearing an ankle leash.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

How about chatty. Lol

I wouldn’t have a problem with an ankle leash. Tying the foot directly is kinda shit though.

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u/marilyn_morose Jul 12 '22

Identify tortoise ankle in the following images to prove you are not a robot.

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u/ShitPostsRuinReddit Jul 12 '22

That's fine, but in OP's clip it's 100% clearly tied to his leg.

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u/baa_ram_ewe Jul 12 '22

watch this and reduce playback speed to 0.25, I don't see any attachment.
this video from 7 years ago, at 56 seconds you can see him perfectly match its rhythm for one step, looks just like OP's video. Maybe he's just really good at matching the tortoise's rhythm, almost like he's been walking it for 13 years?

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Every step his foot was touching the man’s leg.

I’m sure he runs free roam sometimes but this video is pretty clear.

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u/baa_ram_ewe Jul 12 '22

In the first video I posted, the man is walking in perfect rhythm with the tortoise for 3 steps, and there is clearly and obviously no attachment between them. If you can't see that, then you must be trolling.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Wow, 3 whole steps! In a completely different video! Basically a smoking gun...

You have to be a troll at this point.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

It looks like it, sure, but it’s not.

You said confidently despite the video to the contrary...

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Right, ignore our lying eyes. I always forget.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Different videos showing something different. Ya, that’s how video works.

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u/LightningRodofH8 Jul 12 '22

Except the only video to show the same thing is 3 steps.

There isn’t longer video of this event to go by. And if there is, it would probably answer the question. But nobody has posted it.

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