▲ 686 ▼ The Purge (mander.xyz) submitted 1 year ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (4 children) Wouldn't check valve be more accurate? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) It only stops solids above a certain size, so a filter is more accurate. Check valves generally stop everything or all of a class of things, the turtle passes all liquid and some solids Our heart valves are check valves permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) A class of things = large solid objects like jellyfish and food? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe, I'm no linguist or expert. Small jellyfish will go out with the water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (3 children) It only stops solids above a certain size, so a filter is more accurate. Check valves generally stop everything or all of a class of things, the turtle passes all liquid and some solids Our heart valves are check valves permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) A class of things = large solid objects like jellyfish and food? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe, I'm no linguist or expert. Small jellyfish will go out with the water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) A class of things = large solid objects like jellyfish and food? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe, I'm no linguist or expert. Small jellyfish will go out with the water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Maybe, I'm no linguist or expert. Small jellyfish will go out with the water permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago I mean you're right. The idea is filtration by size exclusion but only in one direction. permalink fedilink source parent
