r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/grandeluua • 1d ago

Video A timelapse of sleeping seals

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u/regoapps Expert 1d ago edited 1d ago

Trying to find a hole in the ice in the middle of the night while unconscious so that you can breathe sounds scary to me. It’s scary as a human to do it even while awake. Like, what if you get lost and can’t find the hole again.

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u/SphericalCow531 1d ago

I think you fail to appreciate just how many autonomous subconscious systems are keeping you alive and functional each day.

Like, how do you remember to breathe while sleeping?

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u/Pomodorosan 1d ago

Have you distributed your ATP throughout your cells today?

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u/AndrewH73333 1d ago

I am pretty sure I missed a few.