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It is now you who hunts the snail now (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/surrealmemes@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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[–] 53 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (9 children)

This is the snail immortality thought experiment. You are immortal until a certain immortal indestructible snail touches you. You can never be rid of the snail, and it will never stop pursuing you.

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  • [–] 20 points 11 months ago (4 children)

    I just make sure I only ever sleep in well-sealed places. An immortal cockroach would be way scarier. Immortal house centipede. Etc.

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  • [–] 13 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    Immortal house human centipede

    What I wish I wasn't too irreligious to believe Cheney and Kissinger are now

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago* (3 children)

    How does the snail account for space travel? Does it have a little snail rocket? And if so, is it normal speed, or extremely slow for comedic effect?

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    If anything is possible, and the snail is somehow motivated to find you, then it could hitchhike on another rocket. The goal isn't to be there quickly, only to be an eventuality.

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