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[–] sxan@midwest.social 124 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The molten aluminum version was seriously cool, though.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 71 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If you're going to destroy an entire city, at least do with style.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's an abandoned city, if it makes you feel better.

I was hoping otherwise, tho.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You want to know that ants suffered while the art was made.

[–] Beldarofremulak@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

What is art without suffering?

::golfclap::

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That is not always the case.

But for this case, fuck the ants.

[–] Wogi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I for one would like to offer a heartfelt apology to our inevitable ant overlords.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

Bite me!

Wait, they did.

[–] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 78 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Molten metal, more often, from what I've seen

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 41 points 3 months ago

I don't think concrete will even flow consistently enough to fill the nest.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 32 points 3 months ago

Yeah because it doesn't need to set and is ready to dig up quickly and doesn't break off. Concrete would probably lose a bunch of paths when they're digging it out.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Yeah, I've seen this done with aluminium.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 56 points 3 months ago (1 children)
  1. how it looks
  2. what it looks like

You need to pick a lane, Skippy.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

I gave up on this like 10 years ago on the internet.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 48 points 3 months ago

Here's what it looks like:

see more (changes on type of ant)
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=metal+filled+anthill&t=fpas&iax=images&ia=images

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 37 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This is why advanced aliens would just blow up a city, to like see what it's like underneath.

[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

*how it looks like underneath.

Aliens can make mistakes in English as well.

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 6 points 3 months ago

is it a mistake if they're the only ones left who can use any language? I thought history was written by the victors

[–] seeyouatthepartyrichter@lemmy.world 36 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] M137@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or "How it looks"

It's just disturbing how most people are dumb enough to never understand this, it's such a common mistake.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

consider that perhaps language may be flexible

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Yeah but there are also norms.

Could you say "Merry Birthday!" Sure. Should you though?

Same thing here. It works. It just feels off.

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 months ago

I recently learned that this is actually used in the UK.

[–] IMNOTCRAZYINSTITUTION@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

it feels off, to you. it feels fine to me. does that make me dumb or am I just a different person with different thoughts and feelings than you?

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

No you're dumb because you're different obviously /s

[–] tacosplease@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't make you dumb, but it could make you seem dumb like pronouncing the "L" in salmon.

might start doing that just for fun

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sometimes it bloesn't to be.

That's "yes you're totally right" in my new made up language and if you call it the obviously dumb crap it is, it's because you're inflexible

buddy are you 14 or something because that's weak

[–] midnight_puker@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

Thank you for addressing this.

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

How it looks like?

Look I type dumb shit and don't catch it too but this is a comic, maybe proofread.

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps this was written by someone who says things like "I shouldn't of went there"

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And things like "anotherwords, I could care less", and "peaked my interest". Or "I'm very weary of this person".

Edit: also "sike" instead of "psych". That one drives me nuts.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] gmgmgm@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

oh sweet merciful

[–] McLoud@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Because the humans are thoughtless and dumb. Duh