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[–] [email protected] 62 points 6 months ago (2 children)

I would love it if publications could just limit their headlines to one misleading term per story. The rocks are a 'city'? Sure. The geysers looks like 'spiders'? I guess. But when you start putting them together in the same headline it feels like your breaking the fourth wall or something

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Yeah its hard to read as quote spiders unquote quote inca city unquote. New articles should not be doing this. geez at least put so called or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

At least they're in quotes, I guess.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh boy. That’s a headline. A ridiculous, awful headline.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Definitely of the headlines of all time.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

I'm not even bothering opening the article, the rant is for the channel or whatever the room is called in Lemmy

It's a good time to blacklist this news source.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

"Ziggy played guitar..."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

That's a confusing headline. Let's make it better:

Mars Spiders Swarm Inca City!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

They really expect us to believe this shit!? Those are definitely large alien spiders that are coming to the surface to mate and multiply as they prepare to attack Earth. I need to join up with United Citizen Federation, quick. I suggest you all do the same...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

TLDR: It's gas deposits, not Martian spiders... yet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Scientists baffled! (cue image of guys wearing glasses and white labcoats, clipboard in hand, ready to take notes at the drop of a pin)

"Uncanny" - said an unnamed, top researcher at the institute.
"Eerie" - said another.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

ITT people on this thread need to listen to Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Wayne%27s_Musical_Version_of_The_War_of_the_Worlds?wprov=sfla1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What are the chances of that?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It happens every spring, so chances are high.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not a million to one then?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

If it's a million to one, it's bound to happen. That's just common sense

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Duh. It wouldn’t be such a common saying if it wasn’t how to make it work.