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What would you expect from a seahorse though, am I right?

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[โ€“] Krackalot@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think you underestimate our past ignorance. It took many decades of science being taught for the general population to "know" that air exists.

[โ€“] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I think the general population always knew that there was a transparent substance all around them which had to keep going in and out of their lungs or they would die - the "breath of life" from the Bible. I mean, even an uneducated peasant in ancient times could blow bubbles underwater and see that there was something coming out of his mouth.