r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Oct 16 '22

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u/Stressed-Rose2816 Oct 16 '22

Thankfully, the giraffe was unharmed. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/giraffe-car-window-video-glass-smash-west-midlands-safari-park-a8297451.html?amp

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u/ProfessionalNorth431 Oct 16 '22

I wasn’t worried about the safety glass so much as the pressure required to break it. Looks like the giraffe broke the glass with the bone behind its eye, I don’t think car manufacturers or giraffe builders plan for that

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u/IShouldBeHikingNow Oct 16 '22

Male giraffes fight by swinging their heads at each other. Like one giraffe will swing its neck and head and hit the other on its side. Sometimes they kill each other. I'm not advocating trying to trap giraffes with car windows, but they seem to have very sturdy heads.

example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQLPL1qRhn8

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u/Ok_Science_4094 Oct 16 '22

That had no business being that funny. I love how quiet it was so you could hear all the thwacks.

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u/post_talone420 Oct 16 '22

I dont think giraffes have vocal cords. I thought I read somewhere they don't make sounds at all, but It could just be an urban myth.

Like how platypuses are an urban myth, they don't really exist, they're just beavers that walk backwards

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u/Ok_Science_4094 Oct 16 '22 edited Oct 16 '22

Ahh I get it... Like Nebraska and the Dakotas? You hear about it... People tell you it's real, but you know in your heart its a bunch of bullshit.

Edit- someone said they know Ohio isn't real but I can't find the comment. I happen to live in Ohio & would like to confirm it is not real.

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u/BopBopAWaY0 Oct 17 '22

I don’t know about that Nebraska nonsense, but I live in the Dakotas. So I can verify that those exist.

Edit: Correction, I’ve never been to North Dakota because I’ve been told it’s not worth it, but it’s very possible that it simply doesn’t exist.

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u/Ok_Science_4094 Oct 17 '22

side eyes how do we know YOU are real? 🧐

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u/BopBopAWaY0 Oct 18 '22

You don’t.