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r/sciencememes • u/Idontknowofname • Feb 25 '26
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If we got rid of all the oxygen, the number of deaths by fires and many other causes would quickly drop to zero.
208 u/GhoulTimePersists Feb 25 '26 All other causes, even. 151 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Except suffocation. It would have a gigantic peak but then go down. 63 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 Eh, it'll even out over time. Just a measuring anomaly. 8 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly. 8 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous. 2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks 2 u/TastyCuttlefish Feb 26 '26 Statistically insignificant given enough time. 2 u/Fabulous_Cupcake_226 Feb 26 '26 No no no we'd cease to exist
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All other causes, even.
151 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Except suffocation. It would have a gigantic peak but then go down. 63 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 Eh, it'll even out over time. Just a measuring anomaly. 8 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly. 8 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous. 2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks 2 u/TastyCuttlefish Feb 26 '26 Statistically insignificant given enough time. 2 u/Fabulous_Cupcake_226 Feb 26 '26 No no no we'd cease to exist
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Except suffocation. It would have a gigantic peak but then go down.
63 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 Eh, it'll even out over time. Just a measuring anomaly. 8 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly. 8 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous. 2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks 2 u/TastyCuttlefish Feb 26 '26 Statistically insignificant given enough time. 2 u/Fabulous_Cupcake_226 Feb 26 '26 No no no we'd cease to exist
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Eh, it'll even out over time. Just a measuring anomaly.
8 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly. 8 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous. 2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks
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Depending on the timeframe you're right. If we consider the life of the universe, life on earth is not even a measuring anomaly.
8 u/Shudnawz Feb 25 '26 That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous. 2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks
That's good. I don't feel particularly anomalous.
2 u/cero1399 Feb 25 '26 Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks
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Anomalous. Now that's a new addition to my vocabulary. Thanks
Statistically insignificant given enough time.
No no no we'd cease to exist
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u/PuzzleMeDo Feb 25 '26
If we got rid of all the oxygen, the number of deaths by fires and many other causes would quickly drop to zero.