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For me it is the fact that our blood contains iron. I earlier used to believe the word stood for some 'organic element' since I couldn't accept we had metal flowing through our supposed carbon-based bodies, till I realized that is where the taste and smell of blood comes from.

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[–] whileloop@lemmy.world 109 points 1 year ago (6 children)

There's a giant ball of extremely hot plasma in the sky and we aren't supposed to look at it. What is it hiding? Surely if someone managed to look at it long enough, they would see the truth!

[–] zirzedolta@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

I often used to look at it as a child, however the adults wouldn't let me. I knew there was some ulterior motive behind it.

[–] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 year ago

“You look unhealthy! You should go stand in that really large room and absorb the radiation from that gigantic space-based fusion reactor more!”

You’re right, that sounds like a great idea.

[–] dudinax@programming.dev 12 points 1 year ago

I've seen some of its secrets during the eclipse. It's an angry, writhing tentacled thing. Be thankful it's so far away.

[–] visnudeva@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

I had the same thought so I looked directly at it everyday during an hour at sunset for a year, it was intense and an interesting feeling, it is called sungazing.

[–] andlewis@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Scientists look at it. That’s where they get all their sciencing from. The forbidden knowledges comes from the sun.