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WoodfordJnr wrote:dolphins come up for air? does this mean they cant actually breathe underwater and can hold their breathe for extremely long lengths of time, or are they able to breathe in water and on land?
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WoodfordJnr wrote:
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dolphins come up for air? does this mean they cant actually breathe underwater and can hold their breathe for extremely long lengths of time, or are they able to breathe in water and on land?
No not able to breath water, why do you think that they have a hole on the top of their heads? It is for the snorkel, so that they can dive deeper than normal fish.... A bit like whales but smaller.
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Yea, it's like why can't fish breathe out of water, they've got mouths haven't they?
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sendô wrote:Yea, it's like why can't fish breathe out of water, they've got mouths haven't they?
Must say I'm surprised Sendo,

But here you go....

Breathing requires an organ which is moist and has a large surface area. Fish gills are delicate structures, which, when removed from water, tend to stick together. This reduces the surface area available for gas exchange, meaning that they effectively suffocate since their gills can no longer obtain enough oxygen to sustain them.

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I'm surprised by the reaction sendo received for his question

Not everyone knows about fish anatomy
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This site :)
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Dan1326 wrote:I'm surprised by the reaction sendo received for his question

Not everyone knows about fish anatomy
Seriously?

A grown man not knowing that fish (well any animal for that fact) needs more than a mouth to breath.. you got to be kidding. :?
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We have a fairly old plasma screen at work that we use to display presentations from laptops on occasionally.

The more white there on is whatever is being displayed, the louder the screen buzzes, becoming extremely loud on a white background - why is that?

(I have been sat next to this screen all afternoon and it's getting on my nerves!)
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Hummer the point he raised was why? not that fish have mouths
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Hammer1972 wrote: The more white there on is whatever is being displayed, the louder the screen buzzes, becoming extremely loud on a white background - why is that?
Due to the electrical charge used to make up the picture? Get rid of.
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So it needs more power to generate a white pixel?
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Hammer1972 wrote:So it needs more power to generate a white pixel?

possibly, not sure. I googled plasma TV's making noise and it said that the screens knackered, get rid of, not worth the cost of repairing.

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I think sendo was citing another example, not asking a question :lol:
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sendô wrote:Yea, it's like why can't fish breathe out of water, they've got mouths haven't they?
There are some that can
The Climbing Perch can live 6 days out of water
The Lungfish can survive up to two years dug into mud without water
The Rockskipper comes out to catch prey or escape predators
Mudskippers can survive 3 days without water though they need to be moist and breathe through their skin
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Yea, I was joking about the fish thing ffs. :lol:
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Why is redheads hair called ginger? I have some root ginger in the fridge and it looks more blonde in colour.

What got called ginger first, our flame-haired friends or the fiery food flavouring?

I woke up at 4.30 this morning thinking about this!!!
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And why can't gingers breath underwater?
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Monkeybubbles wrote:And why can't gingers breath underwater?
They can .. they dont have souls.
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pablo jaye wrote:What got called ginger first, our flame-haired friends or the fiery food flavouring?
The food stuff has evolved in flavour over many thousands of years. When the plant was first discovered it smelt strongly of urine and as such was known thereafter as ginger.
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