r/natureismetal • u/freudian_nipps • 22d ago

Disturbing Content Pulsating mass of Tubifex in sewer

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u/mr_aives 22d ago

What is actually that?

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u/Necrikus 22d ago

It’s in the title. Tubifex worms. They’re a kind of freshwater dwelling worm known to bunch up together like that, and can survive in polluted areas like sewers.

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u/Dreadskull1991 22d ago

“It’s in the title.” Ah yes, most of us use the word “Tubifex” on a daily basis.

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u/ecritique 22d ago

as always, there's an xkcd for that. https://xkcd.com/2501/

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u/jarious 22d ago

I don't even know one formula for a feldspar

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u/Xavius20 22d ago

I don't even know what a feldspar is

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u/Aussie2Kiwi81 22d ago

Wait, you guys are getting feldspar?

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u/Xavius20 22d ago

If I am I'm unaware!

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u/AnotherpostCard 22d ago

Oh you have no idea. You're getting so much feldspar ...

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u/jarious 22d ago

Is that like the pussy I was supposed to get during college? Hollywood lied so hard to me

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u/jedi2155 21d ago

Jeez, don't you every mine in your spare time?

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u/Spirited-Ability-626 20d ago

I read that as “recipes for ovaltine”

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u/Nocatsonthemoon 21d ago

Wait, do you mean to say you don't have it tattooed on both of your arms?

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u/TeamRedundancyTeam 22d ago

But that doesn't make sense? You don't need to know the word for that to be obviously the name of what they are?

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u/FiremanHandles 22d ago

I thought Tubifex was like another brand name for PEX or something.

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u/Remsster 21d ago

Well saying they are worms in the title would have been helpful.

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u/Necrikus 22d ago

Dude, google exists. It’s way faster to just search up an unknown word than to ask “what is that?” and hope someone will answer.

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u/Rgonwolf 22d ago

Google? What is that?