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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Poor guys, no wonder they're always angry.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

Sure, when hornets do it it's "amazing" and "fascinating," but when I do it I "have a problem" and "am the worst teacher in this school."

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Sucks for them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Hmm, interesting that ethanol has a similar effect in insects to begin with, given that their circulatory system is quite different.

I guess, at the end of the day, their circulatory system does still do the same job of transporting nutrients to cells, so it makes sense that it would also transport alcohol to nerve cells.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Steve Rogers would feel comforted he's not alone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

And Barry Allen

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Is this is how synthehol is invented?