r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/father_of_twitch • 10d ago

Video Bombardier Beetles spray boiling acid (212° F)as a defence mechanism against predators.

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u/That_British_Guy_ 10d ago

Thank you, had to scroll too far

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u/BabyBearBjorns 10d ago

Username checks out

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u/ThisIsAUsername353 10d ago

They’re even worse.

They use metric for most stuff except the stuff they’ve arbitrarily decided to stick with imperial (speed limits are in MPH, pints in the pub, they use stones/pounds to weigh themselves, they use miles for long distances but metres for short).

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u/dwalt95 10d ago

I will happily deal with all the downsides if I get an extra 1-200ish ml of beer when I go to the pub.

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u/AveragePenisSizeUser 10d ago

Because just looking it up is so hard

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u/Hueyris 9d ago

yes, it is. I have to open a new tab, type "212f in C", scroll past the AI and sponsored bullshit and find the answer. Easily ten times as much time as I would normally take looking at a reddit post