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the public demands ANSWERS (mander.xyz)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 8 points 9 months ago (4 children)

It’s telling me that shark skin is “smooth from all directions and at all times”

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago* (3 children)

    Are you reading the same thing I'm reading? Literally every search result describes shark skin as dermal denticles, or sharp tooth-like scales aligned from front to back, "relatively smooth" in one direction, and sandpaper-like in the other.

    Apparently other animals regularly get injured brushing up against them.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Well, I'm touching a shark right now. Rubbing it every which way. No direction is off limits. It's smoother than the finest silks

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