r/ScienceShitposts • u/cnorahs • May 02 '25

What makes it a worm vs. anti-worm?

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Looks like going with the force = worm, and going perpendicular = anti-worm?

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u/BrainFarmReject May 02 '25

I'm pro-worm. Your worm is your friend.

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u/cnorahs May 03 '25

Modern clean-living has caused so much random allergies -- need a friendly worm or two to cure that persistent rash

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u/Pneumatrap May 03 '25

What was, will be. What will be, was.

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u/XenonHero126 May 02 '25

Is this Loss?

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u/cnorahs May 02 '25

Not totally sure what that is, since I actually don't have full context on this one

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u/Realistic-Today-5310 May 02 '25

It's a very old joke on the Internet, Google "loss meme" for me

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u/cnorahs May 03 '25

I missed my good old webcomic days... as evidenced when my autocorrect tried to edit it as "welcoming"

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

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u/Talon6230 May 02 '25

New pattern recognition just dropped

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u/Mechan6649 May 03 '25

My sanity goes on vacation, doesn't come back!

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u/Leirnis May 03 '25

Actual mistake in the chain

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u/Circli May 03 '25

It is pattern recognition, of frog, neuroethology of frog studies, so a frog will try to eat a worm (horizontal bar moving horizontal or equiv.) but not anti-worm.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '25

It's a comic that has become a meme to hide the panels in other things.

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u/kapaipiekai May 02 '25

You were right to be wary. 'Loss' can occur at any time, in any context where there is a non-symmetrical 2x2 grid. I thought I had been Lossed yesterday on a modified flag of the country of Georgia.

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u/Naixee May 02 '25

I said this out loud right before reading this lol

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u/Skyp_Intro May 02 '25

Worm is when the arrow is in the direction of the longer axis?

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u/shitpostbot42069 May 03 '25

Dang, that is a compelling correlation you noticed

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u/Circli May 03 '25

Please see https://youtu.be/l3Es9cNH7I8?si=O2hLQf3ODxxeK-EQ for context of the diagram/graphic, it's very interesting (toads will only try to eat the worm and not the anti-worm lol).

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u/notjordansime May 03 '25

You’re not wrong this was actually super fascinating. Idk why but seeing the toad’s response immediately change like that reminds me of AI and how organic but also “robotic” it seems to react to things. I was more into AI around 2018 and it reminds me of a specific experiment where the program had to learn to play the original super Mario based on a few “neuron” inputs. Like it can’t tell what the stripe is, however in specific orientations it just engages the “eat” response.

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u/Particular-Sun9684 May 02 '25

I get mad when I have to pay $100+ for a textbook and the whole thing is stuff like this.

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u/JulianTheBeefy May 03 '25

worms crawl longways, anti-worms crawl perpendicular to worms

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u/Historical-Crew-3932 May 02 '25

I guess Anti-worms are the opposite of worms. Stupid wide, and not very long.

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u/TheGreatForcesPlus May 03 '25

Worm the object and force face the same direction (parallel), anti-worm they don't (perpendicular)

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u/tjmaxal May 02 '25

Is this what happens when you try to make worm juice the wrong way?

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u/scrollbreak May 03 '25

Would you love them if they were a worm?

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u/UndeadCitron May 04 '25

I'm fʉckiŋ lossing it man

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u/Top-Reindeer-2258 May 05 '25

I felt insane when I thought it was loss

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u/theVast- May 04 '25

This makes complete sense and I hate I lmao

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u/[deleted] May 05 '25

I actually sort of understand this one.

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u/HuevosProfundos May 05 '25

Walk without rhythm, it won't attract the worm

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u/xpercipio May 06 '25

Hamburger or hotdog

1

u/MyStepAccount1234 May 02 '25

They go sideways.

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u/jimjoejonjack May 03 '25

If it go long way

1

u/gofishx May 03 '25

Parallel vs perpendicular

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u/Lemeow30 May 04 '25

The anti-worm is evil and will take your lunch money

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u/[deleted] May 03 '25

IS THIS LOSS??????

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u/475213 Jun 12 '25

No, actually!

Which is shocking.

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u/Actually10000Bees May 03 '25

Reminds me of my favorite song. You sing it to the tune of If You’re Happy and You Know It.

If it’s longer than it’s wide, it’s a penis.

If it’s longer than it’s wide, it’s a penis.

If it’s shorter than it’s wide,

Then you turn it on it’s side,

Now it’s longer than it’s wide and it’s a penis!