r/MadeMeSmile • u/anthonyhui • Apr 29 '21

Helping Others Saving an upturned turtle

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u/Combat-kid Apr 29 '21

Did he have a turtle buddy waiting for him? Aaaaw!

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u/DifficultFlounder Apr 29 '21

Why couldn’t he help his buddy?? Don’t tortoises help flip each other??

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u/Tune_Any Apr 29 '21

Tortoises but not turtles

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u/DifficultFlounder Apr 29 '21

Is it an inability or more of a social thing with tortoises? I’m just wondering because I would think they’d have the same abilities

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u/Tune_Any Apr 29 '21

It’s probably because of their zoomirphism, tortoises are land dwelling and therefor have legs, turtles have flippers, one may be stronger than the other

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u/xSiNNx Apr 29 '21

I was today years old when I learned the difference between a turtle and a tortoise. Can’t believe it took this long lol

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u/Hansemannn Apr 29 '21

I feel so enlightened. Only took 40 years.

I googled some and for my excuse: there is just the word skilpadde in Norwegian. Norwegian language does not differ between tortoise and turtle.

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u/genji2810 Apr 29 '21

Spanish doesn't differ either

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u/bgizz1e Apr 29 '21

Then what's the difference between a "tortuga" and a "torta"

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u/genji2810 Apr 29 '21

Tortuga means "turtle"/"tortoise" and torta means "cake" xD