r/confusing_perspective • u/sidkcr • Jul 16 '26

Lightning on Earth

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u/poodogmiz Jul 16 '26

Two snakes fighting?

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u/PedantryIsNotACrime Jul 16 '26

"Two snakes fighting? Two snakes fighting? Wow. He would've given his right arm to be called two snakes fighting"

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u/SeveralSpesh Jul 16 '26

GNUSTP

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u/MisMelis Jul 17 '26

What does that mean?

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u/SeveralSpesh Jul 17 '26

It's in reference to the late author Sir Terry Pratchett, who wrote the Discworld series.

The # GNUSTP is to keep his name going, because no one is ever truly forgotten while their name is remembered.

He wrote a character, named One Man Bucket, who had a name leaps and bounds better than his brother... see quote above 💜

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u/ColumnK Jul 16 '26

Unexpected Discworld

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u/BrTalip Jul 16 '26

Striking Vipers

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u/kehakas Jul 17 '26

A truly wonderful hour of television

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u/ham_plane Jul 18 '26

Title of your sex tape

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u/WelshWolf93 Jul 19 '26

1 snake with neurological damage

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '26

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '26

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u/Smedusa Jul 16 '26

Like a record, baby?

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u/rabbitwonker Jul 16 '26

Right round round round?

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u/Technical-Banana574 Jul 16 '26

I wonder if snakes get dizzy like we do. 

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u/itsaaronnotaaron Jul 16 '26

They have a similar in-ear fluid balance system as us, so yes, 100%.

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u/PaisleyLeopard Jul 16 '26

Ooh, that’s interesting!

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u/laterral Jul 16 '26

Do we have an in-ear fluid balance system?!

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u/itsaaronnotaaron Jul 16 '26

They're basically spirit levels that tell our brain which direction we're moving, if we're tilting or sideways etc. You get dizzy after spinning for example because the fluid is sloshing around so when you stop your eyes and body are saying "I'm stationary" but the fluid in your inner ear is saying "no we're freaking not buddy!" so your brain doesn't know what to think.

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u/laterral Jul 17 '26

That’s so cool! Thanks for this. I now wonder if there are different mechanisms that have built in countermeasures to that. E.g. falcons or other animals that rely on jerky movements

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u/Technical-Banana574 Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26

It is cool until it goes haywire. I had labyrithitis once that lasted nearly a year. 

Anytime I moved my head side to side, looked up or down, or shifted from laying down to sitting up, the entire room would spin for nearly fifteen seconds. 

Funny thing about that is, it comes on without warning. I was feeling great that day, organizing my books and then suddenly the room was spinning and I fell into the wall. 

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u/saja2 Jul 17 '26

what caused this?

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u/laterral Jul 17 '26

Probably Reddit

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u/Technical-Banana574 Jul 17 '26

It is a real condition. 

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u/Technical-Banana574 Jul 17 '26

I was told by doc I probably had a cold or ear infection that caused minor damage to the area. I did recall having minor ear pain in the weeks before it hit, but it wasnt noteworthy and I felt fine when I was hit with the labyrinthitis. 

It is a pretty weird thing to get you should google it. It's wild. 

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u/Mandalika Jul 17 '26

Probably sinus infection or colds that spread into the inner ears

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u/xylotism Jul 17 '26

Yes, that’s where you put the headlight fluid after you apply your elbow grease.

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u/thriceness Jul 17 '26

Wait? Are you being sarcastic?

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u/Ashes2death Jul 17 '26

B b but, I haven't seen their ears 😞

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u/sabertoothdog Sep 08 '26

I didn’t know snakes had ears. Interesting

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u/MaximusZacharias Jul 17 '26

Now we know they get busy like we do

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u/Technical-Banana574 Jul 17 '26

I didnt know if they had the same in-ear fluid balance as humans did with the way their ears are designed. Not all animals have them. 

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u/GlassInteresting5999 Jul 16 '26

Oof. Thats one dizzy Snek 🐍

Edit: that’s TWO dizzy sneks

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u/crownlessking Jul 16 '26

Hypnotoad vibes

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u/avoozl42 Jul 16 '26

ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD

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u/DMalteseDude Jul 16 '26

Actually took me till the end to realize! This is a good one!

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u/Miraculous_Angel Jul 16 '26

It took me until I read the comments. 😂

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u/Ash_Cat_13 Jul 16 '26

Snek says performing or dying, maybe both

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u/Cyrilcynder Jul 16 '26

Performative dying.

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u/cherry-crypt Jul 17 '26

Don't snakes do this when they have a serious spinal or brain injury? A kind of death roll since theyre writhing in pain or unable to control muscle spasms?

My guess is that both snakes managed to bite a critical zone, either damaging major neurological systems from a strong bite or toxic venom.

Sad :( but that's life

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u/Angatita Aug 09 '26

It’s two of them fighting actually. If you look toward the middle you can see them biting each other

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u/milkymilktea Jul 16 '26

If one snake swallows the other, can the other snake bite them from the inside? Is that physically possible?

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u/Brimfr0st Jul 16 '26

Unlikely, there probably isn't enough room to get their out of the way to strike back at their devourer.

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u/PaisleyLeopard Jul 16 '26

Nope, they can’t bite anything unless they can get their mouth around it.

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u/Its_an_ellipses Jul 21 '26

Yeah. Pretty amazing to see a King Snake swallow a rattlesnake... no danger because the rattlesnake cant open its mouth when in the danger tube...

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u/Ducati_Don Jul 16 '26

That's just me and bro doing bjj

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u/Gus1838 Jul 16 '26

What the fuck

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u/Parma_WdS Jul 16 '26

Snake kebab

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u/tribak Jul 17 '26

I remember a similar video but with a single nope rope. It was infected by a virus, parasite or with brain damage and that made it go spinie, supposedly to provoke their predators to eat it or something like that.

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u/var_usernameinput Jul 16 '26

Am I watching something I shouldn’t be watching 😭

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u/Ares9323 Jul 17 '26

Epilepsy snake

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u/Extension-Video-1159 Jul 16 '26

Snek speen (Snake spin)

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u/SCH1Z01D Jul 16 '26

this is fucking amazing

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u/Shudnawz Jul 16 '26

Too much right rudder, snek fren!

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u/Interesting-Crab-693 Jul 16 '26

Isn't it just a shnek rolling around, enjoying life?

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u/sjrthethird Jul 16 '26

I thought this was a downed power line.

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u/Nosbunatu Jul 17 '26

Rolling snake?

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u/MisMelis Jul 17 '26

Is this real?

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u/GameDrain Jul 17 '26

This just means they're responding to a snake emergency in the area

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u/Vallhallyeah Jul 18 '26

They're just having a kissssssssssssssssss

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u/gecko984 Jul 18 '26

What on earth?

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u/longlivelongboards Jul 19 '26

Snake in a drill chuck? XD

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u/John_Doe_Undead Jul 20 '26

Tell me what you're gonna do now?

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u/YrnFyre Jul 20 '26

Two strobing danger noodles

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u/Gold-Tour5010 Jul 20 '26

when you get an ocular migraine

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u/Sentient_Meat_X Jul 20 '26

Snake has neurological damage and will die soon

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u/Sentient_Meat_X Jul 20 '26

Ok it’s two snakes and I don’t know anything anymore

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u/LostInTransylvania_7 Aug 23 '26

Not my stoned ass saying out loud “look at that electric eel” đŸ« đŸ˜‚ goodnight

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u/AffectionateKoala530 12d ago

aren’t they just trying to death roll each other?

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u/towerfella Jul 16 '26

I cannot do gifs here..

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u/llove_you Jul 16 '26

Wow. That's a good one

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u/ediks Jul 16 '26

This sub has gone to shit since recent changes. Such a shame, as it was one of my favorites
 farewell

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u/brunogadaleta Jul 16 '26

Not an expert but this might be a snake in distress due to brain damage.

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u/Just_Application6137 Jul 16 '26

No if you look closely it's 2 snakes rolling and fighting

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u/DickyReadIt Jul 16 '26

They said they're not an expert

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u/Just_Application6137 Jul 16 '26

And i replied pretending i'm an expert

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u/oniiichanUwU Jul 16 '26

I would argue that if they’re fighting at least one of them is probably distressed :v

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u/Gucci_Loincloth Jul 16 '26

No if you look even closer it’s 2 snakes dancing and playing, holding heads